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Well, I have to. Tesla doesn't a have pickup truck yet. Will trade when they do one day. But the weird thing is... So I went to Ford's web site, selected all the weird combinations of options that I wanted, selected the color, oh, everything perfect. Except that Ford seems to have forgotten...

I want to know if this is a good car for the bargain too replace my MS with Used 2013 Audi S7 4.0T Prestige Sedan in Charlotte, NC near 28208 | WAU32AFC3DN093973 | Auto.com

Every time I read someone say "the interior of the Model S isn't as luxurious as <insert German car manufacturer>," the comparison that comes to my mind is the Cadillac Catera. Wasn't that car a Cavalier that they put in a luxury interior? If that's the gripe, why not buy an S70 and use the...

seriously don't know what the execs at toyota are smoking these days. i mean first with the mirai being ugly as hell as well as completely impractical, but now the styling of the new prius? I thought it was supposed to lose its "ugliness" and start looking like a sharp car? wow this thing is...

I tuned into the 2016 Prius reveal that happened about a half hour ago. I must say, it was one of the biggest wastes of time that I've managed in a while. The reveal didn't include any hard facts regarding pricing, efficiency, etc. It's was all about ooo'ing and ahh'ing over the design (which...

Saw this in the news today. Autopilot in the Tesla shouldn't be effected by this specifically since it is using cameras instead of these Lidar sensors but still worth noting when thinking of all the things Tesla needs to be considering before releasing auto pilot to the world. Self-driving cars...

Since some of you seem to be familiar with them, what exactly is a cooled seat? I've never in my life seen such a thing. A heated seat is easy; like putting a heating blanket in the seat. But air conditioning usually requires a complicated heat exchange system which usually involves fluids...

This News from CNBC is good news for Tesla and other BEV as well. Tesla Goes Forward another big step. CO Poisoning. Moderator please correct my typo on the thread title.

Hi Guys. Well, I'm not a Tesla owner (yet) but I did recently purchase a second-hand eBike. After fixing all the issues on it after I bought it off Craigslist, I probably would have been just as well off buying one new, but that's beside the point. At any rate, it's running pretty well, and with...

If you act quickly, you can get a Sears special on an oil & filter change for your Model S! As recommended by the manufacturer!

What kinds of experiences have you had with looking into getting windshields repairs? Not how was the service. But what kinds of repairs were they able to do, and if it's relevant, how did it hold up? I had a rock hit my windshield on the highway, and it put both a chip and about a half...

At least it's new to me. Bought a leaf for my daughter, couldn't wait for model3. BTW impressive car but for range. We got a used CPO car. After agreeing on price they present contract with a 995 dollar inspection fee added for CPO inspection. Never heard of that one before so I refused to pay...

A friend from work just bought a 2016 Mazda CX-5 two days ago. Taken that this information is at least two levels of indirection, yesterday, he said, "I need to hook the car up to my Wi-Fi at home so it can get software updates in the future." I replied that it was news to me that a vendor other...

wow, corvette's are the latest to get hacked. recently the fiat crystler had to recall 1.4m vehicles, then of course Tesla was hacked and shut down while driving, and now the latest is the corvettes. hackers are able to send SMS instructions to the SIM card that's on the insurance dongle (if...

Found this video (not sure if it has been posted elsewhere)...: http://digg.com/video/car-commercials-honest-funny-cracked

BBC - Autos - Audi's S8 Plus advances the executive express Yawn... A continued celebration of a lot of pistons and chrome-tipped exhaust pipes...

German carmakers buy Nokia's HERE maps unit - Business - CBC News

Interesting article in today's Guardian about Google Auto: How Google quietly revved up its very own car company | Technology | The Guardian The tech giant has flirted with major car firms as it explores driverless cars but has also quietly set up its own auto company, according to documents...

Full article at: http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/virgin-galactic-didn-t-prepare-for-human-error-ahead-of-spaceshiptwo-crash-ntsb-1.3171381

The Model X's new door handles. I'd say it's an improvement. Just kidding. It's from a spoof "ad" for the new Family Truckster from the upcoming "Vacation" movie. It's hilarious! https://youtu.be/99iAONlvpbw

I just read an online article on venturebeat.com/2015/07/25/california-fuel-cell-car... It seems that a lot of the early hydrogen fuel car drivers are having considerable difficulties refueling their cars as many stations are either malfunctioning, shut down, and sometimes low on fuel. The car...

I was born in the mid-60s and my father bought a new car when I was a baby. I ended up with that car as my first teenager beater. I had a few other used cars and then bought a new 1992 Buick which I'm still driving. My SO and I were talking the other night about how much things have changed...

Barstow SC ay become more crowded. Best of luck, hope they have better luck than Project 100. TESLOOP - Travel Between Los Angeles and Las Vegas

based on their industry leading experience with them: Toyota: Negative On Batteries Because It Has More Experience Than Any Other Maker Try not to laugh while reading this.

Attackers remotely control Jeep via exploits in the connected car control unit: http://www.wired.com/2015/07/hackers-remotely-kill-jeep-highway/ No mention of Tesla, but I'm willing to bet it will come soon in the rebloggings of the article. For the owners: Guess that's something we...

Aviation Week has just published some interesting articles. First, about the Airbus projects, Pipistrel, Siemens and others. Second, flying cars. Third, not linked here, NASA imagining Electric gyro copter-like solutions to Silicon Valley gridlock: Electric Aircraft Log Milestone Crossings |...

But this one I do: (Even the one in the background. :biggrin: )

In USA Today Flush door handles.

Saw this site when I was cruising around the 'net: Chava Energy LLC Co-Founder Mark Goldes And His Fraudulent | Fraudcraft Of Chava Energy Swindler Hagen Ruff Amazing how this mountebank has continued to fleece the public for all these years.

Heads up in case you've missed this - Solar Impulse is due to land in Hawaii in 43 minutes from when I'm posting this after about 118 hours since departing Nagoya. It appears plane is in holding pattern awaiting sunrise. Link here: http://www.solarimpulse.com/leg-8-from-Nagoya-to-Hawaii

We are thinking about launching a luxury taxi service using our Model S. All trips would be prearranged. My wife works very limited hours and I work days so there would always be one of us available to drive. We would launch it in Omaha. I looked at the regulations for Omaha and wow they're...

Instead of losing billions. Seems exaggerated. Still... Did you know that Smart Car has the dubious name of being the biggest European automotive money drain of all time. Daimler has lost $4.6 billion over the course of its existence – approximately $6,100 for each Smart sold by the end of 2013...

Source: More info at Google Self-Driving Car Project

Now has parking and will come in and out of the garage by itself. Where have we heard this before ?!?!?!? LOL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Viyt2aIOG8

On Divergent Microfactories' site, there is a claim that the manufacturing process of a 3D printed gasoline-powered car they make is, from an emissions perspective, 3 times better than an EV. Isn't this statement false, and certainly so when the EV factory and EV are both powered by solar/wind...

[/RANT/] Browsing my facebook news feed today, I see a link to this: 2016 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Concept Predictions and Price I guess it started with the Mustang redesign in 2005 (and then every iteration thereafter becoming more gaudy), or maybe it started with the PT cruiser? The 1994...

check this out: Future Range Rovers will laugh in the face of potholes | Stuff I wonder if Tesla can adapt this technology (obviously especially for the 21" low profiles) to prevent all those blowouts and cracked rims that everyone is experiencing when they hit potholes in their MS.

Didn't see this coming: http://news.yahoo.com/latest-g7-leaders-search-consensus-climate-goals-084728130--finance.html "German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the Group of Seven wealthy democracies have agreed that the world should phase out the use of fossil fuels by the end of this century."

I think there is one thing about self-driving cars, that is not yet in the collective minds of people just yet: if cars can move themselves, we could sleep, work, live in cars without human intervention. We could even recharge doing that. We also don't have to be in the car while the car is...

"The effects of the autonomous car movement will be staggering. PricewaterhouseCoopers predicts that the number of vehicles on the road will be reduced by 99%, estimating that the fleet will fall from 245 million to just 2.4 million vehicles." Wanna read more of this sort of spicy statements...

I drive an 8th Generation Honda Civic sedan. I am really hoping that it will last me until Model 3, but there is the possibility that I may need to replace it at some point with a vehicle that can carry a lot more bulky stuff. With a Tesla, there isn't much compromise. With gasoline cars...

Looks like Tesla owners are digging this: Redwood City Car Wash Does The Job With Just 1 Cup Of Water During California Drought CBS San Francisco

...always try to find the positive!

I believe we're going to see some massive changes in the electric car market in the next 5-7 years, among them range, cost and practicality. Which got me to thinking, are plug-in hybrids by definition just compliance cars? After all, aside from the Volt, almost none of them have a range longer...

About a year ago I published a proposal for a high speed transit format for the UK called the MaRT proposal. This envisaged a high speed national metro system for the UK using maglev technology. The responses I got were generally encouraging but sceptical of Maglev technology. so I have devised...

Car runs over metal bumper, rupturing gas tank and causing deadly fire - YouTube Tesla doesn't look so bad now does it? the last guy that hit a tow hitch even recovered his papers from the glovebox.

Now that Tesla will be offering battery banks, I'm wondering which coach work company will be the first to market with "Tesla inside". I don't expect the aerodynamics to work for an electrical powered motorhome (larger than a VW bus) but it could make a lot of sense to get rid of the lead acid...

This is what many Swedes and Norwegians have been laughing at this week: Test drive of a petrol car - Tesla Club Sweden

Interesting article about the arguments General Motors and other auto manufacturers (except Tesla) are making to the Copyright Office about who owns the software part of a car. "It’s worth noting Tesla Motors didn’t join automakers in this argument, even though its cars rely heavily on...

My 16 yr old son and I just completed a 1 day driving skills course at the newly opened BMW performance driving school in Thermal, CA, just outside of Palm Springs. I highly recommend it for your teen drivers, it teaches them invaluable driving skills that go far beyond drivers ed. It's also a...