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Ryan Felton
ryanfelton13
Senior Reporter, Jalopnik/Special Projects Desk

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The fact that there’s a business case for a car that big, with a range that small, to be used only for short commuting and grocery-getting, tells me that North American society is doomed. Get a bike or cheap subcompact. Read more

Let’s see Tesla is actually an anagram for Lates. Which is what it was meant to be to warn the illuminati not to buy the car. Also you then take the l and a which gives you layoffs, which is what the Model 3 leads to. Read more

The biggest reason for production delay? Over-promising from the very top. Read more

I don’t read tea leaves, but I have a gut level feeling a recession is in the offing, probably in 18-24 months. I’m glad my car and truck are paid off.
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I was kinda hoping it would look more like this. No? Just me and my dream of a Victorian opium den on wheels. With Wi-Fi.

Was expecting a Torch article with some stupid ass (but funny) photoshop work done. Read more

This guy gets it. He is in the business of building chargers and encouraging EV adoption. Read more

Folks, the interviewee is NOT saying we only need 400 stations. He is saying that it takes 400 stations merely to have one station every 75 miles. Then note that he says we have to scale from there (meaning that those locations have to have more and more chargers installed as more EVs are on the road). Read more

The rapid charging infrastructure is a legitimate problem that would prevent EVs from reaching 50%+ penetration of the US Market. But they’re a red herring for the near future, since 95%+ of cars are driven well within the typical EV’s range on a daily basis, and as the article notes, many folks can charge at home Read more

One wonders what America’s auto safety regulator will have to say about this... Read more

At least his wipers won’t stick to the windshield. #silverlining

See if you can rent a car to go out to the Valley of Fire. Go early in the day, and you can see Hoover Dam on the way back. Also try to go down to Fremont Street and check out the older Vegas. Read more

You can’t tell me what to do, Ryan. You’re not the boss of me.