Based on the plates, this is the car of the (french) chef de mission diplomatique, Burundi.
The Car thread
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A general speed limit would certainly have a direct effect, but even in times when the Autobahn mainly consists of construction sites, the speed limit debate is comparable to the gun issue in the states and the kind of hot potato no one will seriously touch. I wouldn't mind it much, but I think it's not worth it to have this political battle when there are other areas that are not as symbolically charged and could yield greater results.
I was really surprised to see Germany cited as a positive example, since energy policies over the last two decades have been mixed at best and downright disastrous in certain areas. There are far more renewables in the mix, but at the same time christian democrats are actively sabotaging the construction of new wind farms. Electricity in Germany is also ridiculously expensive while also being extremely dirty when compared to our neighbours, which is what happens when you make the idiotic decision to shut down all your nuclear plants long before the heavily subsidized coal powered ones. This one really does my head in, energy companies are still allowed to raze entire villages not far from my home to dig out some dirty coal with really low energy density.
Add to that the giant eff you to the rest of the EU and Ukraine that is the completely unnecessary Nordstream 2 gas pipeline, and I don't have much faith that this country will manage to make the necessary transition in time. If any party had promised to shut down NS2 and keep the nuclear plants running, they would have had a good chance of getting my vote in the upcoming election. Alas, the big parties are busy sucking up to Putin while the Greens still have too many anti nuclear power stickers left over from their early days.
We need an EV thread.
Finally. After endless crossovers and crossover coupes it looks like I might get my electric wagon after all. Even the pictured hatchback doesn't look totally off in its proportions. Pretty good chances this will be my next car if they finish it in time:
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/volkswagen/355997/2023-volkswagen-aero-b-new-electric-passat-equivalent-spied
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/volkswagen/355997/2023-volkswagen-aero-b-new-electric-passat-equivalent-spied
go forth and shout into the void
for reference, I have no issue with EVs nor talking about cool upcoming EVs nor anything like that...but if you want to debate energy politics and which elon memes are the best, use the other thread and keep this one about the cars themselves.
Porsche Develops Genius New Fuel To Save The Combustion Engine
The automaker has committed tens of millions to the project, with its partner Siemens Energy.
carbuzz.com
from december....just heard it mentioned on radio today
Porsche Develops Genius New Fuel To Save The Combustion Engine
The automaker has committed tens of millions to the project, with its partner Siemens Energy.
from december....just heard it mentioned on radio today
The futility of the Prius and the end of the world as we know it
I sold my only car back in 2008 after having an epiphany that our western way of life is unsustainable. Recently, I've come to a more gradual realization that my reaction to it is futile. Here's how it all came to pass: The Epiphany Although I'd read this and that regarding the energy use...
ridemonkey.bikemag.com
This should be good.
is there a affordable ev yet...The futility of the Prius and the end of the world as we know it
I sold my only car back in 2008 after having an epiphany that our western way of life is unsustainable. Recently, I've come to a more gradual realization that my reaction to it is futile. Here's how it all came to pass: The Epiphany Although I'd read this and that regarding the energy use...
She's hawt. That vehicle is an abomination.
Legacy brands “getting back into it” with craziness like that car (which my 10 year old self would have been very excited about… look, it’s Racer X’s car!) seems like a last gasp before kicking the bucket.
Bills don't pay themselves. They never got the level of respect they deserve. There is an early 70's that goes to Beaches that was there last night. They were really great cars, but Italian design with American muscle didn't equate to sales. I'll likely go next week, too. I'll grab a pic, it's hot
I agree, they were cool in the 70s. One of the best/classic designs of that period imo.
DeTomaso Mangusta all day long over the Pantera. Way more classic exotic shape IMO. The Pantera was "ok", but then it got a whole bunch of 80s "cladding" and body kit crap to make it look more "80s" and it just took away from the car, much in the same way the later Countach was so far removed from the LP500 prototype. It also seems like the Pantera isn't all that much different than the Pantera, as the general angles seem the same...
Love both and was utterly delighted when I encountered a group of three Panteras on a highway in Italy.
there must be a restoration shop somewhere in colorado as i seem to remember seeing quite a few while living there....
there is a guy my older brother and i know in nc who has one....a lazy restoration project...among other cars...
"and now I buy a new car or 2nd home nowhere near where I live once a year"The futility of the Prius and the end of the world as we know it
I sold my only car back in 2008 after having an epiphany that our western way of life is unsustainable. Recently, I've come to a more gradual realization that my reaction to it is futile. Here's how it all came to pass: The Epiphany Although I'd read this and that regarding the energy use...
never trust a man who owned a trials bicycle
The R8 didn't run, I think it was someone's support vehicle. I don't know what it classes in, but I'd be surprised if it was SS, but then again they tend to not update vehicles after classing them, even after much faster stuff comes along.
The Z06 is damn fast, I think he either won his class or got 2nd overall, real close.
Fastest car was a Tesla 3 Performance. Fastest cars at our events are usually: Tesla Model 3, Fiesta ST, Z06, Cayman. They are the most consistently fast and usually all fighting for the top spots.
Last few events someone (usually a different person) shows up in a C8 the day of, except we can't do registration the day of, it has to be in advance, so this keeps repeating.
On the topic of whether it's better to buy a new ev or keep your current vehicle:
This is a more recent video than the last one I posted...
keep old car: $0 purchase, continued gas and maintenance, although next to nothing now working from home
buy new ev: 50-150% annual salary, LOL wut
also......we're just doing the thing again
Protect Thacker Pass
Protect Thacker Pass from the largest hard rock lithium mine in the world which will destroy the landscape and ecosystem along with all wild beings who call Thacker Pass home.
www.protectthackerpass.org
I can tell you from directly seeing it myself in places I've gone to camp and enjoy the stars for years, this is not good. NV is about to start looking like wyoming does with gigantic open pit mine bullshit. I'm all for dropping petroleum, but I'm even more for americans sitting their fatasses down and not driving and flying all over the god damn place just as a matter of "gee, honey, let's go look at this thing in the brochure".
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It is not awful at turning. Fastest raw time today Tesla.
Am I on crack or do corvettes look a million times better than all the cars that cost magnitudes more?
