Yeah, I'm looking at a Polestar, and the base wheels - 19" - are plenty big enough for me. A single motor long range version on those tires goes 320 miles per charge and 0-60 in 6 seconds, which is as fast as the "performance" car I drove 20 years ago. That's fast enough. That's far enough.
βFor example, the Honda Accord Hybrid suffers a 9 percent loss of efficiency moving from 17- to 19-inch wheels. The Toyota Prius suffers a similar loss between trims, dropping from 57 mpg (4.13 L/100 km) to 52 mpg (4.52 L/100 km). As does the Lucid Air, which loses about 7.5 percent of its range when you swap 19-inch wheels for 21-inch versionsβ https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/08/can-we-please-just-go-back-to-using-smaller-wheels-and-tires/
And both the US and the UK fell for it. Which doesn't say good things about either one.
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Today, let's highlight Special Investigative Correspondent @stevanzetti's recent investigations into #extremism:
'God's Army' Gathers in #FortWorth https://www.texasobserver.org/gods-army-gathers-in-fort-worth/
Brave #Books vs the people of #Texas https://www.texasobserver.org/brave-books-texas-library-free-speech/
#news #politics #USpol #racism #library #schools #homophobia
Their money has always shielded them from consequences before, so they think it'll continue.
Well, actually, when you think about the purpose of a flower, it isn't the neck you're snapping.
When I found out Steve Kornacki is a member of my tribe, I had a little nerdgasm.
Massive βLandslide due to heavy rains in βShimla of Himachal Pradesh, India
#GlobalWarming #climatechange #weather #ClimateEmergency #climatecrisis #AureFreePress
A most excellent graphic from @Hazie
Why people are expected to excuse racist behaviours and/or comments from white people.
If the RW media didn't call the tunes for the mainstream press, POTUS's son, who has no role in the admin, facing allegations of falsifying info on a gun permit app and failing to pay some taxes would be a relatively minor story. And the GOP's relentless attacks on a pol's kid would be a bigger one.
Maybe it was prescient misplaced blame?
So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.