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I didn't mean to degrade the XL1 as a production car, was more pointing out that it is intact practical to most people which is why there was limited success... whereas this has application possibilities to existing vehicle stock Supposedly the plasma thing has been around a long time and...

That's an interesting concept for sure... but we're not talking lightweight concept cars. With the technology I listed above just the plasma igniter vs spark plug they can inject significantly less fuel for the same power, and saying a standard gas vehicle could easily be north of 100mpg...

https://www.newsweek.com/your-next-green-car-may-run-gas-get-100-miles-gallon-1814144 now this is wild. Seems very promising, and if you combine that with something like free-valve ... you could have a monster of a vehicle that gets north of 100 MPG, w/ tons of power, and very low if any...

I just pre-ordered an Audi RS3. It should line up perfectly with the polestar end or lease. Current garage: 2022 polestar 2 long range dual motor 2023 vw golf r 20th 6spd 2011 wrx hatchback 5spd ( super modified) Considering if early termination works out, might go find a 15/16 Q5 TDI to keep...

Yes they are electric heat pumps. Removing the chimney also likely has air sealed the house a SIGNIFICANT amount. Prior to removing the chimney, sealing 2 large foundation cracks, replacing my failed basement exterior door ( where i could see daylight through part of the frame ), air sealing...

If you have a TON of windws like we do, i think its easily hundreds of sqft of windows in my house it makes such a huge difference, 2 of my windows are bow/bay that are 8ft wide and 5ft tall, so those windows alone account for 80sqft of wall space... and like going from R1.7 to R5.2 is an...

Exactly. Volvo is gone, 20th Anniv R is running nice. Waiting for the lease end of the P2, in the mean time, in april gonna order an Audi rs3. Few years later we'll get a rivian R1T provided they're still doing well. But no electric as our primary. Chimney removed from house, working on sealing...

if someone checks for it, yes... and with the newer crackdowns at the mass rmv on inspection stations a lot of times they're checking more directly. But there are still ways around everything, its just a little more difficult than it used to be

yeah most of them have the atlas just sitting on the lot, tons of them, and my wife and i everytime "STOP MAKING THAT CAR" its awful

For anyone curious. Golf r has 820miles on it now still breaking in for sure. But getting like 31.8mpg so far. Also something super surprising this car loves shifting at 1800rpm, and will happily run in gear as low as 1300-1000rpm... no idea how they pulled off this voodoo magic in a gas car...

good old 93 eh?

yeah i noticed the same thing. I used to be the "fast" driver rolling through in the around like 75-78 maybe 80, and now i am the "slow" driver, and I'm like what the heck man... like if you get pulled over doing 80 in a 55, or 85 in a 65 the fine is just not worth it... people are wildin

i mean if it gets 100 mpge on the highway or 337wh/mi, then it would be .10 / mi, because essentially 3mi / kwh, some cars do better, some do less. Some "really efficient" ones i've seen people report 3.4/mi kwh up to 3.7 ... but like take those with a grain of salt, because its very user...

thats another thing I'm all about. Eliminate dealers. Service centers are fine, and buying direct from manufacturer. If i could buy new directly from manufacturer and never deal with a dealer again i would. Its a very antiquated system.

I've long been a fan of a flat tax, w/ 0 deductions and 0 extras. Heres the rate, its just gone, no credits and BS, done deal. EASY. Fit it on a post card, shouldn't be more complicated than that.

Also looks like EV sales are having issues... https://jalopnik.com/no-one-in-the-us-really-wants-to-buy-electric-vehicles-1850622254

Yep the 20th. I feel like the pictures make the spoiler look larger than in person. Like it's noticeable, but not really. All I can say is wife is absolutely thrilled she was hoping it wasn't a "dont meet your heroes" moment. But it wasn't the test drive she did once paperwork was locked in...

The over 300 mile number is the single motor. The US spec dual motor is going from 260 epa combined to 272 epa combined and that's mostly from going from a 78kwh pack to a 82kwh pack

That would have been nice but no..They're still entering dealerships and out the doors just as fast

I mean to each their own. Gives this generation a little more character but still very understated. Not even close to the type r...