Recent content by jerry33

Actually it adds a lot of value. It's saved me from two accidents. I call that good value for money.

The Soviet Union did, not Russia.

Trying to think (hard I know). I lived in Canada at the time and when driving in places such as rural Saskatchewan or Manitoba I recall hitting birds once I went 130 or over. I'm almost positive it was km/h but it was around the time of the transition, so I could be misremembering (though I...

Strictly speaking, even FSD still will have sight distances on hills and curves. Speed limits are supposed to be designed so there will be enough reaction time to stop--this isn't always the case, sometimes they are designed to increase city revenue. In some places it is not safe to go faster...

You'd also never have an ICE vehicle as a Robotaxi. It would either have to be running all the time, which would kill any hope of profits, or it would have a standby mode which would drain the 12V battery pretty quickly. Even if you include PHEVs, it's unlikely they could run at a profit.

When Tesla had a PR department, all that happened was anything the PR department said was taken out of context and turned negative. At best it was a net zero. Also remember that the public has been lied to so often by corporations that no one believes what a PR department says anyway.

Beats me. I've been searching for a definition ever since the term came out. As best I can tell it's whatever you don't like on a particular day. Kind of similar to Commie in the 1950s.

That strategy won't work, agreed. But if they purchase a significant amount of the current Supercharger network, then they can either close them all down or raise the prices higher than gas.

There's no fee for the forced change.

For a person, I don't think so. It's just $5 and trolls don't hang around for that long. $5 deters bots from X because there are thousands, but for a single person, it's a nothing-burger.

Agreed. Buying Supercharger sites by an oil company is scary. Buying the hardware is bullish.

Don't know, my accounts are supposed to be moved this week. Fortunately, I have already voted because I understand it's a nightmare to vote your shares at Schwab. I'm also wondering if my open orders will get moved (I assume not, but who knows). Allowing this buyout was a great disservice to...

It depends on if this is just North America or world wide. I can see 500 people for world wide because you need people familiar with how each country does business. If it's just North America, 500 people shouldn't be necessary. At most one per state/province plus admin staff. Yes, there are...

Proving it can be done and others actually doing it are two different things. I have little faith in those who copy actually having a stable, reliable, and affordable network.

I don't believe enough people exit to fill the police ranks to enforce it for everyone. Best to not enforce it for all. However, if you hit someone by not fully stopping, then, regardless of what the other driver was doing, it's your fault.