I guess people from lower class can’t stand for themselves as they are busy surviving. Revolutionnary figures were often from middle class (Lenine, Che…)

Stop checking the news.

Grab a book before sleeping rather than your phone.

Unfortunately open sourcing is not an option without certification, cause vehucles will not be allowed to go on roads.

At least here in europe

A company in my city created an EV conversion kit for any cars years ago. As they could not get certification for all models, they made a partnership with the constructor and managed to have certification for only 1 model (Renault Master, a utility truck) and now the company is controlled by Renault (the constructor).

They indeed killed the competition…

Aaah then it is not a retreat it is just an excuse to fire people and whine about regulations

Check on youtube there is probably a video on how to open and do it your laptop model

Whaaat my laptop is 13yo, It is faster than new, just because I added ram and ssd 4 years ago

TL;DW : money, and a lack of critical thinking (1 men told “this is the way to build” and all jumped on the train)

Keep in mind that kremlin still runs massive campaigns to make you think Biden will loose and is unable to run the country.

But he is not alone, this is not a monarchy, there is a full team behind him to make great things for the country.

damn you just reminded me my mom bought a basic calculator with tiny solar panel 25 years ago : it is still working !

damn wild trees crossing street

They will if they are forced by regulation : 10y mandatory warrantee, right to repair, standardized swappable batteries, spare parts production for 20y…

but we need politics who set up such regulations

I know that I know nothing.

Is the motto since 2500 years, right? Right?

There is no regulation for ebikes in the US?

Here if the ebike goes >15mph it is like any other vehicle (must have insurance and plate) and is not allowed on bike lanes.

Of course uber drivers and many others people use home made set-up on their bike which exceed legal regulations and drive recklessly but heh that’s an other problem.

I got a bike for <10km flat trips (30 min).

An ebike for longer (10-20km), or hilly, or carrying stuffs trips, or very hot days.

A trailer for groceries.

And I don’t like to exercise! But I clearly saw an improvement on my physical and mental health.

My wife as her car for longer trips or when we have to move all family.

Thing is we have a fairly good bike infrastructure (bike lanes everywhere and some bike roads), but not good enough for kids or people who are afraid to share road with cars.

We need more bike-friendly roads (low speed on separated lanes), and make people conscious that car is not mandatory most of time.

Waymo is going full kamikaze drone on Pick-up, next step will be SUV ?

Maybe this is a solution for oversized vehicules

Yeah that was what I was thinking : in America, land of the lawyers, can’t you sue someone who make such important threats ?

Yes, every amenities should be at 15 min walk/bike max, that is the only way.

so now in top of entertainement systems on videos, soundsystems, drivers will be distracted with bot conversations. Awesome.

thanks vw that is very useful… How to pay attention to the road, and others road users already fragile (pedestrians, cyclists, motocylists) on a 1,5T rolling living-room-sofa ?

A car is already too much considered as personnal property and “vital space”, yeah it is a good idea to give drivers more of this “personnal bubble” feeling. /s if it was not explicit enough

Maybe you are lucky with your car, and know how to maintain yourself. We spent already 3000$ on repairs on our 2010 car and we have it for only 5 years. And there is more to be done (dampers, belts, corrosion on exhaust…). Even with knowledge and equipment (which I do not have) engines are complicated to maintain, at least here in europe with our anti pollution regulations, older motors are more robust but are now banned from cities. EV is a good solution for city/suburbs people with small range needs as less maintainance is needed. Better solution is bike and trains…