No matter how irreversibly fucked we are, we can and will continue to get even more fucked every second we don’t change our habits.

I would very much like to know what the sentencing guidelines are for negligent homicide in circumstances other than driving.

Not sure, but I think Medicaid pays for more than medicare does. My retired parents still have copays for stuff.

Been riding my 28 mph unlocked e-bike for years.
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I have to pedal to go fast…

I wouldn’t call that “unlocked,” I’d call that “switched to Class 3 mode.” Yours sounds like it’s still a legal e-bike, which makes it categorically different from the “fast e-bikes” illegal e-motorcycles that are actually causing all the problems.

THEY ARE NOT “FAST E-BIKES.” E-BIKES ARE NOT FAST, BY DEFINITION. ANY BIKE THAT IS FAST IS CATEGORICALLY SOMETHING OTHER THAN AN E-BIKE, NAMELY, AN ILLEGAL E-MOTORCYCLE.

Actual e-bikes are being made illegal for shit they did not do because the powers that be cannot be bothered to understand the difference.

It is fucking despicable that even a publication like Electrek is contributing to the confusion with a shitty headline like that!

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Sure, if they’re trying to appeal to liberals. But if they actually tried to appeal to the working class, they could win even “deep red” districts.

I was thinking the bench seat would just flip up or something like that, but your idea is better. Clearly, I’m not thinking modern enough, LOL!

I think it’s a failure of imagination that the people running things believe public transport should turn a profit.

It’s not a failure of imagination, it’s deliberate sabotage. They don’t want transit to work because they’re classist and transit is egalitarian.

Plus, I don’t see how we could effectively get rid of cars without making everyone move to the cities.

80% already did, and the other 20% can be ignored.

I think the most important thing to remember is that even if 100% of rural folks drive, that’s still only 20% of the total population. The notion that transit doesn’t work for them does not excuse failing to provide it for the other 80% that it would work for.

Saying “but whatabout my special-snowflake rural lifestyle” to attack transit in general is always dishonest concern trolling.

How do you buy kitchen knives without becoming a felon?

“Sublemmy” is just such an awkward word, tho.

There’s no room for a frunk; that’s where your legs go. The engine in those things is under the seats and possibly behind the front axle.

[On a related note, that’s why I kinda want a Toyota Previa. With a little modification (only because not all options were offered at the same time/trim level, so you have to swap), you could truthfully tell people you have a mid-engine, supercharged, AWD, manual-transmission vehicle… and then roll up in a minivan!]

I should clarify: a Maverick is roughly the same length as my regular-cab, short-bed Ranger.

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Ford did do that, from 1998-2002.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Ranger_EV

Too bad they were expensive “compliance cars” with shitty Ni-MH batteries and were mostly leased to fleets.

Meanwhile, the past:

Edit: the more I think about it, bringing back the Econoline brand specifically as an electric “cabover” pickup and/or van would be extremely cool.

(It wouldn’t really be a cabover because the thing the cab is over is the engine and an EV doesn’t have that, but you know what I mean.)

A Maverick is almost exactly the same size as a mid-'90s Ranger, which is a compact pickup. The only difference is that it’s got more cab and less bed.

(Source: I parked my Ranger next to a Maverick once.)