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Trollbait replied to the thread Toyota’s Chairman Shared This Controversial Opinion About EV Sports Cars.

How did the diesel get into the truck? More importantly, since the topic is private electric cars, how does the fuel for ICE cars get...

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Federal EV fees

A proposal in the big bill is to start annual federal fees on cars. $200 for EVs, $100 for hybrids, and $20 on all others. The last...

Forum: Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News

Trollbait replied to the thread Toyota’s Chairman Shared This Controversial Opinion About EV Sports Cars.

Not like all gas stations have generators. *whoosh*

Trollbait liked Rmay635703's post in the thread Toyota’s Chairman Shared This Controversial Opinion About EV Sports Cars.

Gas stations were unable to pump fuel , people couldn’t make phone calls because nobody has a landline, refrigerators went down but many...

Trollbait replied to the thread Fun observation of "parking" sensors.

Shouldn't be using adaptive cruise control in those conditions to begin with. Rain and mist can degrade radar signals in use.

Trollbait liked Kenny94945's post in the thread Movies to listen to while driving?.

Movies, to listen only? I'd guess I respond: comedies with many one-liners. Rodney Dangerfield collections perhaps? The Marx Brothers?...

Trollbait liked Leadfoot J. McCoalroller's post in the thread Toyota’s Chairman Shared This Controversial Opinion About EV Sports Cars.

The energy used to kick the cars around the track is a drop in the bucket compared to the energy used to transport the teams and fans to...

Trollbait liked rjparker's post in the thread Replacing my Model 3 battery.

If you have 73% capacity left, how much range do you gain with a new battery? Is it really necessary?

Trollbait replied to the thread Toyota’s Chairman Shared This Controversial Opinion About EV Sports Cars.

At least he went along with the new fangled idea of cars.

Trollbait replied to the thread Slate Auto US$28,000 EV.

It does. Uses the screen that is the gauge cluster.

Trollbait replied to the thread Automated Vehicle Framework (self driving).

This was a plan before the election, and one of the reasons Musk backed Trump. So expect it to be handled in the same manner as the...

Trollbait liked ChapmanF's post in the thread Are modern DRL's becoming an issue?.

The relationship between incandescent bulbs' lifetimes and the power they are run at is incredibly steep. I've read it's something like...

Trollbait replied to the thread Are modern DRL's becoming an issue?.

Depends. Many cars now have a separate LED(the eye brow) for DRLs. Those that do use the head light only have it turned on at 50% or so,...

Trollbait liked billvon's post in the thread New '24 prime solar.

A few weeks ago I exchanged my 2017 Prime for a 2024 Prime. After looking for about a month, I finally found a Prime (in Nebraska no...

Trollbait replied to the thread Automated Vehicle Framework (self driving).

With the changes, it won't be comparable to the old data, which will make any trend changes suspect. Then Level 2 or lower systems...