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Candela P-12, the world’s first electric hydrofoil passenger vessel, has completed its first test flights and begun production at our Rotebro facility. P-12 is offering a faster, sustainable, and more cost-efficient option for maritime transport and will halve commuting times in Stockholm from...
This is a bit more than 'just' a conversion...
Anyways...
There still doesn't exist one single decent production EV Station wagon on this planet(!) The only ones that do exist are a few custom builds. And once this one is finished there will be one more EV Station wagon unicorn...
The guy...
The member ”jrad6515” have been massively trolling this thread with completely false nonsense for I don’t know how long:
Climate Change / Global Warming Discussion
Here a post where he(?) commits a vicious personal attack on the sixteen year old teenage girl Greta Thunberg:
In my opinion...
Apparantly there's a repeat right now of the Subprime mortgage crisis. But this time it's Auto Lending.
And here's some additional info about a what appears to be manipulation of the Stock Price of many Auto Makers (+ some expansion on the John Oliver Video above.)...
PLEASE NOTE: THE...
I don't understand a word of what they're saying. Dutch does sound quite funny to a native Swedish-speaking though... No offense :wink:
Anyho...
Things starts moving at ~2:25… :rolleyes:
Nick Murray – the guy who got ~1.7 million hits on his 991 911 Porsche lemon Youtube video recently put up a rather detailed review on one of his friends brand spanking new Model S 70D (MC Red, Tan Leather and Sub Zero).
Unfortunately Nick replaced that 991 911 with a Bimmer M4, and is now in...
Searched the forum and couldn't find it. As noted, could also not find a date of publication.
...and I haven't read it, but from glancing a few seconds it seams favorable... :rolleyes:
A little while ago I wanted to find the Forum Rules. Having had too little sleep, and having been away from my good ole Mac for a while I forgot I could simply search for them. It therefore took a while before I vaguely recalled perhaps they were posted somewhere in the "Site Feedback"...
Was completely unaware until I heard about it on Swedish public service radio (yesterday I think). Can't find a journalistic article about it in English. Here's one in Swedish from Sweden's only conservative national newspaper (and it's not a tabloid):
Förvirrade fåglar speglar katastrof...
Image Credit: Mullen Motor Company
Really... :rolleyes: I guess it wasn't designed by Pininfarina then... :biggrin:
Additional source:
Coda Sedan Gets Rebirth As Mullen 700e At 2014 LA Auto Show | InsideEVs
Image credit: VW
Additional sources:
Volkswagen charges up new Passat GTE for the trip to Paris - Autoblog
VW Passat GTE plug-in hybrid makes 141 mpg | gizmag
(Will also be available as a sedan.) :rolleyes:
Image Credit: SS Customs (?)
Source: SS Customs and Tesla Create One-Off TeslaVets to Celebrate Veterans Day | Automobiles review
Surprised this hasn't hit TMC yet.
I want a Model 3 station wagon. And my current career arch will enable me to buy one for cash if Tesla puts a Model 3 station wagon into production.
What do you want?
Edit: Poll is public and open indefinitely.
(mod note: this discussion was moved out of the Model S vs. BMW i8 thread)
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I guess it all depends on how you view the global warming part of that decision.
What’s more important to you?
The world you (and the humans younger than you), will have to spend your lives in, or
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Title: "Details Leak Out On BMW-Toyota Plug-In Hybrid Supercar – Target Is To Crush Porsche 911"
Details Leak Out On BMW-Toyota Plug-In Hybrid Supercar - Target Is To Crush Porsche 911 | InsideEVs
How hard can it be to foresee this outcome? Seems like a piece of cake to mandate a ballast system to counter any advantages from weight and center of gravity because of differences in physique.
Just absurd.
Additional sources:
Adrian Sutil: lighter Formula 1 drivers blocking weight rule...
See more here:
Exxon CEO loves fracking except in his backyard... | TMC
Gasland II | TMC
Gasland The Dark side of Natural Gas | TMC
The thread about Oil Corporations:
Oil Companies are Dangerous! | TMC
More about Oil Corporations:
Keystone Pipeline evaluation | TMC
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Anyone heard of Global NCAP?
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They apparently smashed an Indian Tata Nano if anyone’s interested in seeing what zero stars looks like…
Or do you know people who are thinking about seeking employment at Qatar Airways?
Then, IMO, you should take a look at the following:
More here:
ITF lobbies for ICAO action on Qatar/UAE rights abuses | International Transport Workers' Federation: Press area
And this is corroborated by the...
I used to follow hockey. That was some time ago though. For some reason things like politics interest me more these days. :wink: But yeah, I’ve also read good things about the Sedin brothers.
I ‘made you’ this thread though. :rolleyes:
Maybe there are more here on TMC that are as passionate...
Unless I’m missing something; this is one tax break that I can get behind :wink: :
Additional (?):
California grants Tesla $34.7 million tax break to boost production - Autoblog
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I meant to submit this to the News section, but apparently I managed to put it here...
Volvo Cars is allegedly releasing a new Plug-In Hybrid XC90 in late 2014.
Image Credit: Volvo Cars
Image Credit: Volvo Cars
Image Credit: Volvo Cars
Image Credit: Volvo Cars
Edit: On closer inspection it appears that the third image is from their Concept Coupé, and not the upcoming new...
Couldn’t find a general thread about air pollution/fine-particles/soot from internal combustion engine exhaust.
Found these though:
China Announces New Measures to Curb Air Pollution
Los Angeles air pollution drops after tailpipe laws
Air pollution data from my local area
A...
Tesla CEO Says Model S Fire Caused by Metal Debris: Video - Bloomberg
Parts of this segment are also included in the longer format “Bloomberg West1” (24:20 – 27:50). Therefore, there is a partial transcript here:
Musk Talks Model S Fire: Bloomberg West (10/24): Video - Bloomberg
(On a glance...
Speaks for itself really... [And here I meant the segment below…]
Original source: Fox Business offers silly numbers when talking about TSLA stock rise (AutoblogGreen)
By now I suppose you’ve all seen the news. Don’t know how your news outlet of choice is covering this, but personally I found this coverage… well, I guess there really are no words for it…
You can also watch it on their site:
How the U.S. Narrowly Avoided a Nuclear Holocaust 33 Years...
I saw a 52 min. edit of this documentary on Swedish Public Service TV:
SAND WARS – The official site which has a 2:50 long trailer
Unfortunately the Swedish Public Service TV site is the only place I know of where it’s currently available. And here it’s been locked in so it can only be viewed...
Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid (A plug-in hybrid)
Photo Credit: autobloggreen
I couldn’t find a thread on this particular plug-in hybrid…
”[The] official NEDC [New European Driving Cycle] rating of 3.1 l/km (75.87 mpg) is not some impossible-to-meet-outside-the-lab fuel economy level...
Credit for this Picture goes to Volvo Cars and carsuk.net.
I couldn’t find a thread on this particular model… Anyways, it looks like Volvo Cars might have a small hit (?) in Europe with their V60 Plug-in Hybrid:
Volvo doubling V60 diesel PHEV production to 10,000 to meet demand
...a car...
…or that little furry animal ‘fair’ and ‘balanced’ ‘news’-corporation. With rabies. Allegedly.
"FBN’s Stuart Varney sounds off on the environmental issues with alternative-fuel vehicles."
The Pollution Problem with Electric Cars | Fox Business Video (1:47 min.)
"'Cool It' author Bjorn...
Where Did Electric Cars Go Wrong? | Fox Business Video
Uses a sig. red Model S (and a Volt (of course!)) as an illustration (from 0:29-0.46).
Perhaps it’s best if I refrain from making a further comment…
Rear seat whiplash protection
First: English is only my second language (I'm a Swedish national) so apologies if I’ve gotten the wording of this wrong in some way.
Also, this is my first post on this forum. The reason for this is that I’ve been unable to find anything definitive on this...