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Old 06-28-2024 | 06:52 PM
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I hope the 911 never becomes a "software defined vehicle"...
It already is.
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Originally Posted by ipse dixit
It already is.

Let’s get some FPGA’s in the Porsche.
Old 06-28-2024 | 07:13 PM
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Let’s get some FPGA’s in the Porsche.
I worry that if Porsche did that, we would lose too many RL members as their heads would do this ...

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Old 06-28-2024 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by ipse dixit
I worry that if Porsche did that, we would lose too many RL members as their heads would do this ...




My thought….



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Or better yet, how about this picture from Nancy Pelosi (the conservative’s dog whistle):


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Or better yet, how about this picture from Nancy Pelosi (the conservative’s dog whistle):

Man, to be honest, I could really do with less politics, from all sides of the fence.

Especially after last night ...

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Originally Posted by ipse dixit
Especially after last night ...

You got a point!
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I gave it a shot. Had a Taycan and a MachE GT. Both sucked tremendously. Neither are in my garage and I have zero interest in ever buying another EV.
There is a small subset of people who actually want EVs, most others don't want them....this is why governments are making mandates and other laws that make it very hard to make ICE cars. If EVs were so great there would be no need for mandates and incentives.
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I didn’t watch the debate. When a neighbor asked if we would be watching..I said no, because we (my wife and I) already know the policies and character of each candidate. No debate will change that.

But i agree, can’t wait for politics to take a back seat to news about things that matter.
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Originally Posted by malba2366
There is a small subset of people who actually want EVs, most others don't want them....this is why governments are making mandates and other laws that make it very hard to make ICE cars. If EVs were so great there would be no need for mandates and incentives.

It will be a number of years before mandates take effect (if that actually happens)….since “mandates” keep getting kicked down the road.

But to paraphrase you, if seatbelts are “so great”, there would have been no federal mandate to install them on cars. Yet, despite their unpopularity, in 1968, the federal government REQUIRED all new cars be equipped with seatbelts. Yet, nearly 2 decades later, only 58% of Americans used, or wanted seatbelts.

Sometimes, stupidity is hard to kill.

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Originally Posted by malba2366
There is a small subset of people who actually want EVs, most others don't want them....this is why governments are making mandates and other laws that make it very hard to make ICE cars. If EVs were so great there would be no need for mandates and incentives.
Spot on my friend.
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Originally Posted by CodyBigdog
But i agree, can’t wait for politics to take a back seat to news about things that matter.
That would be nice. Problem is , politics does matter a lot but unfortunately we have a choice between not good and really, really bad.
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That would be nice. Problem is , politics does matter a lot but unfortunately we have a choice between not good and really, really bad.
What I meant is that today’s politics are more about personalities. I read that at one point last night, the two candidates were squabbling about who was the better golfer. WTF?

China (and Putin) are just laughing at how far we’ve fallen as a country.

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Originally Posted by CodyBigdog
It will be a number of years before mandates take effect (if that actually happens)….since “mandates” keep getting kicked down the road.

But to paraphrase you, if seatbelts are “so great”, there would have been no federal mandate to install them on cars. Yet, despite their unpopularity, in 1968, the federal government REQUIRED all new cars be equipped with seatbelts. Yet, nearly 2 decades later, only 58% of Americans used, or wanted seatbelts.

Sometimes, stupidity is hard to kill.
Or motorcycle helmets
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Originally Posted by CodyBigdog
Let’s get some FPGA’s in the Porsche.
Jeez, had to look that one up!


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