How much do you suppose the music rights and residuals cost for these properties that Disney already owns? Is it insignificant? Would switching to a streaming model similar to the music industry change things (you only get paid per view)?

If Microsoft is paying for it, why do they need a loan?

Will Microsoft also be paying for any nuclear waste disposal?

Lucky you. Neither of the EVs I’ve owned have worked this way. The guess o meter automatically goes down when the AC is turned on.

https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/advice/what-ac-does-to-your-ev-range

“A study by AAA found that a temperature of 95 degrees outside translates to a 17% range loss.”

Loving the 1970s rock star outfits.

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Twitter is gone. It died the day Elon fired most of its staff.

You’re going to get 100 miles of real world range out of that 120 rating. Then you will lose 20 for running the AC. That’s 80 miles. If you add passengers, that’s another 20 you will lose. You’re now down to 60 miles of range. Better hope your commute is under 30 miles each way and that you don’t have to stop for groceries or something on the way home. Also that last 20 miles of battery power, the car is going to go into power saving mode and will turn off the AC.

Got passed by a Toyota xD van today and was thinking about how well these would sell in the US with a decent battery in them. The rectangular design means you could double stack the battery capacity underneath the floorboard space.

As someone who drove an original fiat 500e with a similar range, I can assure you this is not enough battery for anywhere but the market it’s designed for (South Korea). You will eat through that “best estimate” of 120 miles in a day’s worth of driving, especially with additional passengers and the AC running.

That’s fine but people elsewhere shouldn’t get too excited about it. When the price is listed in US dollars as some sort of bargain instead of the currency where it’s sold, it gets misleading.

Nice design, but only goes about 100 miles to the charge. That’s unacceptable in today’s market. It will go even fewer miles with passengers and air conditioning turned on. I’d imagine they put a small battery in it to hit that lower price point.

They’re killing it in Europe, but half the cars you mentioned aren’t available in North America. That’s part of the problem.

Sounds like a bubble.

I know I am. And doctor/lawyer/firefighter shows.

In other words, this vulnerability isn’t that big of a deal.

More brilliant decisions from Satya Nadella. 🙄

Wtf happened to this woman? She used to be such a brave trailblazer. Then she started going to football games with GW Bush.

But nuclear apologists told me nuclear is “safe” and “clean”?

Your memory is correct. Just about all car makers had small trucks in the 80s. Mazda even had the B2000 in the early 2000’s (rebadged and resold by Ford as well). Auto manufacturers have just gotten addicted to that sweet brodozer profit margin since then.

If they started shipping a small truck, I bet it would sell. And sell an updated version of the leaf with temperature regulated batteries, fast charging, and a modern charging connector instead of Chademo. A decent delivery van would also add to their bottom line.