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Michael Ballaban
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Deputy Editor, Jalopnik. 2002 Lexus IS300 Sportcross.

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Electric cars represent just the latest in the urban/rural divide. Urban dwellers have short distances and plug in opportunities at home or covered parking spaces (but not on the street). Rural folk have plug in opps aplenty but distances can be problematic, esp w a long commute, no charging stations at work and Read more

Basically, it’s going to take some brave corporations millions, if not billions, of dollars, to go ahead and start building quick-charging stations on the scale that we have gas stations now. Read more

Regarding that last point. Tesla actually cooperates with existing businesses already to position the superchargers at locations that already have a restaurant or at least a convenience store. In Texas, they seem to have a deal with the Love’s gas station chain to put the superchargers at the same locations (the one Read more

A little surprised Tesla hasn’t rebranded it or spun it off and started selling licenses already. Read more

They need to make Tesla’s supercharger an SAE standard so other companies don’t feel like they are losing face by adopting a competitor’s system.
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Tesla already owns production lines with all the systems you're claiming they're avoiding. Your argument fails both the smell test and any application of Occam's Razor.  Read more

Lmao a RWD V8 SL AMG is not a an AMG for hairdressers, its called a grand tourer. Read more

Besides the fact that he’s obviously using hyperbole, large, powerful, and comfortable GT convertibles are good.  Read more

Its funny, I was wondering around a MB dealership this past weekend. They had a 2012 there for 42k with 45k miles on it. This was the full bore big daddy Sl63. I was just sorta shocked it was so cheap. I know the running costs are insane on these but as a guy looking at the 40-45k bracket for manual F-types I gave a Read more

wow we were all wrong:

You can find an RC-F with a handful of miles on them for around 35k. Read more

Anyone mentioned a V6T ? Because you need a V6T.

Make all cars out of Nerf, problem solved Read more

Neutral: Cars are generally bigger, producing more power, and moving faster than ever before, so we absolutely need to step up crash tests. It’s probably worth examining the statistically most dangerous types of accidents and focusing on safety standards which directly address those.
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I love the LC500's blue/white/orange interior. It’s so daring. It’d definitly be the color combo I’d spring for on my $100k coupe. The full toasted caramel interior is unique, but reminds me of a ‘70s Cadillac for some reason.