Electra Meccanica Announces New Single-Occupant SOLO EV
As an EV enthusiast, I suppose I’m rooting for these guys, but I’m certainly not investing, as it’s hard to imagine how this single-passenger vehicle could possibly succeed in the market. My reasoning:
• Sure, there are people who have routine commutes to work, but, insofar as they go other places too, they’re going to need to have two different cars, and that means two depreciation and maintenance schedules, insurance policies, etc. Who wants that?
• The car is tiny, meaning that it’s uncomfortable and unsafe.
• The MSRP is $18,500. (!) The (full size) Nissan Leaf is only $31,600.
• Newly established automakers scare the bejeepers out of prospective customers, as there is no track record of customer satisfaction, and no reason to believe the company will be in business long enough to honor its warranty.
Doesn’t sound like a winner to me.
It’s hard to look at the hatred on this boy’s face and not feel angry that it was generated by one man. That kid should be out riding his bike with friends or studying algebra, not screaming racial epithets with a bunch of repulsive morons.
It’s heartening to know that the movement to do away with robo-consumerism is alive and well.
Often, the greatest steps forward in our civilization occur when someone stands up against unjust laws and simply refuses to obey them. A few people who said it (much) better: 
Just received this:
Re: the photo here, a reader notes: The president-elect has included those with climate experience across a wide swath of federal agencies. I hope they are experts that think outside the business as usual box. 
Given that 73 million voters cannot recognize a cheap conman when they see one, what’s the prognosis for making America smart and compassionate again?
The caption here translates as “Exxon’s climate solution: use algae as biofuel. Experts say it won’t work.”
As previously mentioned, 2GreenEnergy “headquarters” is located in Santa Ynez, CA, a fairly rural, “God and country” (read: redneck) part of Santa Barbara County. Ironically, our little burg has the completely opposite ethos of the tiny little beach city that sits only 30 miles away, featuring the University of California at Santa Barbara, home of 12 different Nobel laureates, 9 of whom won for physics and materials science.
David Brooks: “The Rotting of the Republican Mind”