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    Electric Lawnmowers

    One of my other hobbies is building and tinkering with RC trucks and UAVs. I have frequently thought about tearing down a couple of my older electric mowers and trying to make a few RC electric mowers and setting up a lawn care service. It is a fun dream, I just know I wouldn't have enough time...
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    A sad cautionary tale of poor judgement

    That is what the police decided. He did not seem impaired when I was speaking with him before the drive, and he said he had not had anything to drink when I asked him before letting him drive (a standard question I always asked anyone).
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    A sad cautionary tale of poor judgement

    DUI resulting in a suspended license for 18 months and a fine {$1000 I think}
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    A sad cautionary tale of poor judgement

    In what I expect should be the closing material update to this long sordid thread, the court case against the driver went to an appearance in the county court, and almost went to state court before being settled. I spoke with an attorney before hand and was counseled that there was minimal...
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    Autopilot tries to exit at every right lane exit opportunity (SoCal)

    Drove four hours worth of northern New Hampshire and Vermont interstate today and it was my first chance to significantly try out the autopilot. It is definitely beta. What I found driving at the speed limit in the right hand lane the whole way was that the issue described in this thread...
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    Electric Lawnmowers

    I wonder if they batteries are interchangeable between the Greenworks Pro and the Kobalt... I've checked a couple of times on how much it would cost to pick up that spare 2 amp hour battery and have been put off by the price. Being able to pick one up from Lowes or maybe second-hand might be a...
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    Electric Lawnmowers

    I'm sorry I forgot to post my mini-review of the Greenworks Pro equipment I purchased. I've been using the lawn mower for a couple of months now, and I am very happy with it. Unless the grass is wet and over 6", it can cut my entire lawn (about 7000') in a single charge of the 4 Amp Hour...
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    Tesla eRV?

    I'm surprised there doesn't appear to be any threads here about an electric RV. As I get older, I keep thinking that I would love to take an RV on a long cross-country tour, but the thought of dealing with that much gas just makes me shudder. One of the interesting points to such a beast would...
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    Electric Lawnmowers

    I just bought the Greenworks Pro 80v 21" mower through Amazon. Will give a mini review this weekend. I was specifically interested in this brand because the battery pack is compatible with their snow thrower and chainsaw. I got the 4 amp hour battery with the mower and the 2 amp hour with the...
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    What's your 6.0+ car name (if you are willing to share?)

    Fawkes after the phoenix in Harry Potter. This P85D is a replacement for my first S85 which was totaled by a reckless test driver.
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    Should EVs Make Artificial Sounds at Low Speeds?

    I think a nifty hack rather than disabling the noise would be to offer a small add-on speaker that output the inverse of the noise to cancel it out. The car is still making its prescribed noise at the prescribed level.. It just happens to be making an additional noise as well... >:)
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    Tesla App on Android

    I don't think that Tesla would necessarily be depending on difficult to interpret market demographics and research for iOS vs Android. The fact is they do have an app out on both platforms, and their drivers are highly incentivized to use the app if it is available for their phone. That means...
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    First Model X deliveries done in secret This morning

    Simpsons did it! April Fool's bluff ends in $50k BMW - National - NZ Herald News
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    Vandalized twice - Bigotry is alive and well on San Francisco Peninsula

    Not tazer, but you reminded me of this old video.. :) South African Car Flamethrower - YouTube
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    A sad cautionary tale of poor judgement

    Just noticed I never answered this question. Had the 19" Goodyears. Road conditions were dry, but I can distinctly remember the second when the right hand side tires drifted off the pavement into the dirt and dug in. When he came back onto the road from that, he was at an angle and drifting...