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To put it another way, everyone has a moral obligation to do what it is in their power to do. However, individual contributions are insufficient to solve the problem. So we need something in addition to individual contributions. Particularly when individual contributions are only coming from...

It's not about some level of smugness for owning an EV or cutting hydrocarbons. I certainly don't intend for my comments to come across that way, although I know they sometimes get interpreted that way. It's a challenge of communicating across the internet. I know that not everyone can have...

There's some REALLY good reasons to use less hydrocarbons in the world. They intersect with the most pressing issues of our generation. First off, climate change is hitting the world hard. The climate disasters that are making homes unaffordable in parts of the country are only getting worse...

HVAC is the hardest one for sure. I'm glad I did it, but it was a pain. HVAC contractors can be particularly painful to deal with. Heat-pump water heaters are a much more manageable project, and also have a better ROI if you're looking for a smaller scale project. Just don't be paying $5k...

There's a lot of ways this can go. With gulf production being shut down because of lack of transport, this could get bad pretty fast. The number I saw is that about 6m/bpd of production could go offline if transport isn't resumed in the next few weeks. That's about 6% of global oil...

For those that haven't done it, changing a Rivian tire in the wild is harder than most cars. I learned a few lessons when I caught a screw in the tire right outside the Eisenhower tunnel at 11pm on a snowy December night. -With a completely flat tire, the frame of the car will be low enough to...

Yuck, this sounds like an unpleasant situation. You need to really price out your options. How I'd think about it: 1. What is your total cost to repair the Subaru, net of the trade-in value you'd get for it in a repaired state? If you've got $3k in repair costs, but it's worth $4k less as a...

This happens to me a lot too. It's one of my few complaints about the truck, but it's serious enough that a fix (or lack thereof) will be a consideration in my next vehicle purchase. I don't want to fully re-hash my prior complaints, but I despise streaming services and it's important to me to...

With the increasing price of homeownership and trendiness of Vanlife, I think my kids generation is aspiring to live in a van by the river.

Every forum I visit has become infested with Tesla bots. Even the ones that aren't car related. I count at least a handful of them that have popped up here and eventually go away as people figure out they're bots. They have grown more persistent and better at fooling people over the last few...

I'd be a maybe on this. Not a high likelihood though. Things I'd be looking for: 1. Does it at least improve that crappy top-trim piece? Even something that makes it harder to catch things on that top trim piece would be an improvement. 2. How is it mounted? I'd be looking for something...

Back to the topic of Scout... I'm trying to keep an open mind on Scout. I remain skeptical, but still hope they launch an awesome product. I suspect the bias for EREV reservations are because there are existing EV trucks to choose from and no EREV options to choose from. Someone wanting an...

Ford's strategy was always to be first to market with EV's, learn some lessons, then develop a dedicated EV platform from there. GM took the approach of developing the platform first, then launching later. Stellantis took the approach of building crappy cars at a premium price and hoping no...

There are accounting standards for this. I briefly started down the path of getting certified in GHG accounting/reporting. I didn't go too far, as it'ss a fields that involves lots of work and very little pay. But I got a little background knowledge. GHG Protocol is the most prominent...

It always makes me happy to see people doing climate math. Understanding the scale of different aspects of emissions is intuitively hard for most people until the numbers come out. I really like the IEA's tool for comparing ICE vs. EV. It's mostly designed for a non-US audience with...

I've had my R1T since mid-2023. 1. Would you buy a Rivian again? Absofrigginlutely. No questions. I'd probably pick a few options that weren't available when I bought (dual motor, max pack), but I can't think of any car I'd rather have. 2. How is living with a R1T with a family of 4? It's...

Looks like an amazing trip! Thanks for sharing.

I wouldn't count on anything until a major manufacturer commits to a specific model with a specific launch date. An EV battery might cost $7k-$10K (SWAG). Car manufactures are putting 100k - 150k mile warranties on these batteries. A big engineering challenge with new battery technologies...

His videos are pretty good. The target audience is kids, but they're mostly enjoyable for adults as well. His squirrel obstacle course is a good first-watch you won't regret spending 20 minutes of your life on.

I don't get the rage-bait. They lowered the MSRP slightly and turned the front trunk into an option. Those that don't want it can save a few bucks. Those that want it can pay a bit more. They're just fiddling with pricing & options a bit.