Fucking CAFE standards… Basically, the larger the truck, the less aggressive the mandatory improvements in fuel economy. So, manufacturers have eliminated the old, compact trucks from the 90’s and early 2000’s, like the Ranger or the S10. Their modern equivalents are now as large as full-size trucks from that era. Fuel economy has worsened considerably, because CAFE standards pushed manufacturers to abandon their most efficient vehicles and focus on their least efficient.
Don’t get me wrong, I love big trucks. I’m hauling 9 people and a 2-ton trailer every evening, in a 2000’s suburban. But aside from that, an old S10-sized truck would be the perfect daily driver for me, and I can’t get one.
I’m really hoping the alpha wolf truck that’s supposed to hit production soon is a decent vehicle. 300ish mile range EV truck around the size of the old S10. Supposedly going to start in the low 30k range before the tax rebate. https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/8675dac0-c721-4466-ad5d-960bdd5a9abc.jpeg
Their web site has twice as many photos of the fancy shovels they plan to include with the truck as they have of the truck itself. Not exactly inspiring confidence here.
They have a working prototype they released footage of driving around and it’s supposed to go into production this year. Sorry you don’t like their marketing teams approach I guess?
The only thing I see from them right now is that they have a “marketing team.”. At least, they have someone who knows how to buy a domain name and produce 3d renders from a CAD file.
Prototypes are irrelevant. Anyone can produce a one-off vehicle in a garage.
The real question is whether they have the logistical chain established to support full-rate production. I’m seeing no indication of that.
Sailboats shouldn’t be that bad considering what goes into their construction and that they don’t actively produce pollutants beyond whatever wears off your rope and I guess painting the hull every couple of years.
Boats put out more CO2 than cars. Water is more dense than air and friction of tires and rolling and etc. Boats are overall worse for the environment both on climate change and environmental damage.
I remember a town hall at a corporation I worked for. It was fall. Winter weather was expected. Someone asks the EVP if work from home would become allowable, in cases of bad weather.
The EVP replies that this type of arrangement was between you and your line manager. The employee responds along the lines of “what I’d my line manager is not being reasonable?”
The EVP didn’t have a real response here. But management on my team was rolling it’s eyes. Of course, because they can afford an apartment downtown, and drive a company car, with company insurance.
If you are some poor entry level sap? You live with your mom in the suburbs, drive a beater, and if you slip on ice and hit a light post? Well your insurance rates just went up.
Not sure how this company handled covid. We all had cell phones and laptops so WFH was entirely feasible, just largely discouragd unless you have a very specific reason and a cool boss. Otherwise?
I love this because you can see how cities started out, and there’s major differences between each. It’s not just…trees as far as the eye can see. And it’s a lot easier to spot unique cars from up there too. I’ve managed to spot a couple of imported skylines, a dodge viper, and others. It also kind of puts things into perspective as you witness how similar to ants we all are.
I got an ebike and rode 130 miles (note my ebike is 250w and geared) on the trail that I live near. Haven't taken it out since last month because they started construction (resurfacing+replacing 2 bridges) that will last until next year.
I'm in a small town and the construction blocks both ways (meanwhile, the road alternative is often unshaded with grass/ditches on the sides, with at least one last-section I was on a few times before to get to another house having 40mph (though sparse) traffic). The trail made further journeys possible without complex navigation (and I'm not aware of many closer destinations due to the rurality).
Also my town has a railroad but no train-station (so no passenger rail) so I guess it's rather fitting. Although at least the trail is getting fixed (also the trail used to be a rail).
This is a perfectly fitting example if you think what would instead happen if instead there were needed to be done construction on the road (they would do half lane at the time to allow traffic, or they would only work at night and reopen the road for the day, ft. Your tax money going to construction workers night shifts). As long as car drivers are seen as special requirements kids its always going to be made artificially easier to drive rather than commuting in other ways.
Just to be clear, my point (aside from that being rural sucks for transportation+there was only 1 option in this situation) is that the problem is infrastructure and planning rather than the vehicles themselves.
EDIT: And yeah, I don't know why they didn't split the job up into at least 2. [A to B] and [B to C] rather than [A-C] (and more sections could've probably been done when it comes to the resurfacing). Seems as if this were a sudden change after delays too.
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