Recent content by Mr. Coffee

Well, except that you couldn't ever buy a gas car that got 120mpg. So I'd argue that there were choices that did not exist before that do now. Electricity is not traded on large international markets so deranged events on the other side of the world have a harder time increasing the cost of...

There are two sides to the depreciation coin, though. If EVs are seen as depreciating excessively, that is one way of saying that used EVs are a better deal. And in most cases you can easily get a battery health report from an EV right on the dash so you'll know much more about what you are...

Well until very recently there weren't many practical options. But the world does have a tendency to change.

That is why the serious urban rider gets a front and rear camera. I've witnessed motorists look right at me then nearly drive right over me.

Most blinkies have a night mode that is usually 50 to 100 lumens, while a day mode has around 300 lumens typically. My own experiments show that such lights are easily visible at considerable distances of half a kilometer or more. In one test on a very dark (and very straight) stretch of road...

The Magicshine lights are generally well thought of. One pet peeve: I expect there to be a "clip" option so you can attach it to a pannier or trunk bag. A lot of bike shops will often have very inexpensive blinkies (like less than $10) that have good mounting options and work well enough if...

Facts are stubborn things. Vehicles that burn stinky liquids to move catch fire at a rate 60 times higher than electric vehicles. People are seriously injured or die in dinosaur burner fires at a rate of about two percent. The number of people who die (at least directly) from EV fires is...

Your understanding of the statistics needs remediation, please. Electric vehicles have about 25 fires per 100_000 sold. Fossil fuel burning vehicles have about 1530 fires per 100_000 sold. Hybrid vehicles have about 3475 fires per 100_000 sold. It doesn't take genius level reasoning to figure...

Approximately 7000 large truck or tractor trailer fires happen each year in the United States. That works out to a smidgen over 19 per day.

Well, until then I will enjoy the money I am saving... If this is only a risk in the long run, then all the more reason to buy an EV right now and enjoy the savings while you still can. I'd also argue that even if they kind of gouge you on the road usage tax (usually done as a fuel tax) by...

https://www.reuters.com/technology/waymo-defends-use-remote-assistance-workers-robotaxi-operations-2026-02-17/

In fairness, all modern EVs do have cooling systems for the battery and inverter. But basically all you need to do is add coolant.

I think there are two related questions: 1. Could an autonomous vehicle be allowed to drive around without any human in the vehicle at all? 2. Could someone who was intoxicated be in an autonomous vehicle and not get a DWI? I imagine it is going to take many years to work all that out...

Just saying, but my utility charges me $0.09 per kwh so I can drive over 4000 miles on $100 worth of electricity. Just do the math.