It probably happened when the tensioner failed and the belt flew off.

Well, a car ICE car converted to an EV will typically not be as good a vehicle as one built as an EV in the first place. But the real issue is the same one behind not seeing small cheap EVs in the US, lower profit margins.

Well, that is the amount gold that is mined or recycled every year that is used in electronics. The thing is though, a lot of the gold used in electronics is never recovered. So a considerable amount of the gold used in electronics is removed from from circulation in a way the gold in jewelry or bullion or coins isn't. It isn't the primary driver of gold's price increase, but it is a significant factor.

Metric measuring systems are superior in almost every use case, with the exception, I think, of how temperature feels to us. As arbitrary as Fahrenheit seems, it does seem like a more natural scale to talk about the weather or body temp. The smaller units are nice for these purposes too. 0 being very cold and 100 being very hot feels less arbitrary than -18 and 38, even if celcius is more logical and easier to use for many other things.

At some point it almost stops seeming like greed and more like the willful extinction of the human race. But I'm probably just underestimating the greed.

Pick one and get something started! Be the change you want to see!

It's more like they are around again, they folded quite a while ago then started back up in 2019 I think. Still a fairly long development, but not 15 years, haha.

I think the timer is a little pushy, but giving a warning before closing open investment isn't a bad thing. If they reopen crowdfunding after closing it now, I will share your suspicions.

Well, it has a carbon fiber frame with a crumple zone in the front. They are going to put it through 3rd party safety testing. It won't be as safe as a big SUV, sure, but I think it will be safer than an ebike. It also protects you from weather and has 35 cubic feet of storage in the back. I think ebikes are great too, but this does have more of the advantages of a car.

TIL! I had never heard the typhoon was used for both tornados and hurricanes in China, had just heard of their Typhoon rating sytem that seems to apply more to what would be called a hurricane in the states.

But the storm in the article was not a tornado. The 3 people who were pulled from their homes lived in a high rise, and had large windows that failed in the wind, and they were blown out.

Well, you are right about the subsidies and going after bigger market shares. And they may not be the highest quality vehicles, but I don't think they will be terrible either or they wouldn't hold on to the market share they gain.

They have been making electric buses and forklifts in the US since 2009, and have a decent reputation.

US I assume? We do get their buses and Semis. Have for years. So maybe we'll get cars too? I won't hold my breath though. I think we'll count ourselves lucky if we get Nissans made in China once that plant opens.