I had a 70's Datsun that burned so much oil, I figured I should just get 2-stroke oil and dump it in with the gas
Hate to see what would have happened if musk wasn’t his friend for the last year…
When every move is transactional “friendship” doesn’t enter into the picture.
I have an '81 RX7 that I've owned since the 80s and has been garaged since the 90s. It was going to be a project eventually... I even have a 'new' engine with actual new rotor housings (unobtainium!), sitting in the corner of the garage. But after the Model S arrived 10 years ago, my interest in ICE plummeted. I'm more likely to convert this to electric now.
I've said many times over the years that being on the spectrum is what gives him his superpowers, which are his technical understanding, imagination and drive.
I agree. In fact, I would think that eliminating gas tax and moving to a "mileage x weight x tax rate" would be the ideal way to ensure road maintenance is funded at the national level across all vehicle types. In the past, weight was pretty much not needed because heavier cars use more gas for the most part. My F-450 paid a lot more per mile than a Camry.
A Suburban with 4MPG, would also cause more wear on the road compared to a Prius that get 50 MPG. And lawnmowers and generators should have no road-tax applied to that gas, trying to do refunds would be near impossible.Why is everyone so concerned about charging for usage? By that logic, high MPG cars should pay extra, because they buy less fuel per mile (and therefore pay less tax).
What about all the tax paid by users of generators, lawnmowers, etc., should they get a refund?
Heck, Suburbans that get 4MPG should get a discount
Remember what is happening in CA. The anti-EV sentiment is not just GOP. Solar and EVs are under attack in CA, have been ever since COVID and Tesla plant wanting to re-open.
