Recent content by gcrouse

Citations and/or veritable qualifications regarding your qualifications to discuss the matters. One of us has taught radar theory to soldiers regarding surface to air missiles and it isn't you. The forum doesn't need a pompous knob slobbering child trying to blend in at the adult's table...

It's not really a matter or liking or disliking the man for me - but let's not muddy the waters on what he is or isn't. Richard Branson has innovative companies as well - the difference is that a cult of personality doesn't exist there. I don't think Elon is an exceptional manager - but i will...

As snide as he's been to as many people as he has on this board - I think people are entitled to know from what high throne he makes such lofty pronouncements.

LMFAO! Ad hominem attacks are the surest sign you don't know what you are talking about. Especially since by your standards - before my reply I was already 7/8ths of the way to being an engineer because I've checked out library books! I brought up my former employment because it was directly...

For simplicity sake - I'm going to just post a combined response. "Only engineers can be geniuses, eh ?" Nowhere was that said. While someone doesn't have to be an engineer to be a genius - Elon possesses neither of those qualities. "Do you think that only engineers can have a science...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/fortune.com/2021/07/28/synchron-elon-musk-neuralink-fda-trial-brain-computer-implant/amp/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-fading-dream-of-the-computer-brain/%3famp=true Neuralink is another prime example of a Tesla vaporware...

I'm glad it's not just me because it was extremely awkward with the amount of oversteer it would have trying to send me into other lanes - instead of LTA they should call it DUI mode because i felt like a driver's Ed teacher trying to coach a drunk driver on how to keep it between the lines.

I'm tracking Leaf, iMiev, and Outlander PHEV - are there others using the Chademo standard I'm missing? I get what you're saying about sustainability - but in terms of fed. gov funds appropriation - the overall sales of Chademo vehicles is rather small compared to the amount of vehicles sold...

That's exactly what I wasn't comfortable with with the Toyota's adaptive cruise control is that i was constantly steering against it to stay in my lane and i wasn't really sure how to get it to just be the regular cruise control that I'm used to.

https://jalopnik.com/this-tesla-using-fsd-beta-trying-to-drive-into-a-cyclis-1848506189/amp I think this speaks volumes about how far both the technology and people using it aren't ready for prime time yet. It reminds me of the Adaptive Cruise Control on a Toyota i rented while out at school...

EVs represent less than 4% of all autos sold in the US. EVs are for all intents and purposes - one market segment entirely composed of early adopters at this point. If we are talking ICE replacement for majority of Americans - I've said elsewhere and the DoE has previously concurred - 280...

Well....keep in mind the long term timeframe considered by the planning document (https://highways.dot.gov/newsroom/president-biden-usdot-and-usdoe-announce-5-billion-over-five-years-national-ev-charging) The full program guidance is located as a link on there. It's not prohibiting the...

You can find the proposed "Alternative Fuels Corridors" here: https://afdc.energy.gov/stations/#/corridors

That makes me think of the slow and steady removal of off road capability from SUVs. I think some bright design teams all started thinking of how they could sell station wagons to people again without anyone realizing they were essentially buying a station wagon - cue the rise of CUVs to people...

I don't expect aftermarket installers to reach my neck of the woods in NW IL until the 2030s. If the right to repair bill goes anywhere it will help provide more options. (https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1135015_right-to-repair-bill-independent-shops-work-evs-hybrids) I figure since my...