IIRC Microsoft purposely didn't do the numeric scheme because they would lave always been 1 behind Sony, and people are dumb.
Xbox 2 vs PS3 - > Xbox 4 vs PS5
People would have just assumed the Playstation was better based on name alone. Honestly they were probably right. They have to live with that decision though.
I have no idea what's going on with Nintendo. They have some absolute banger names but generally don't cash in with a follow up.
McMansions are for workers. That's how they got their name. Big like mansions, but built as cheap as possible so that they're (relatively) affordable.... Until they start falling apart in 15 years.
Yeah, Hertz's pricing on their EV sales seems to be at the absolute upper end of the market, which is crazy for rentals. I was hoping their 20,000 unit sell-off would drive down used prices, but if anything it's going to cause them to go up.
Why don't we compare the Hummer EV to... a Hummer H2? You know, the much smaller, older ICE one that was also 8,600 lbs?
Most 2000sf+ homes, even in rural areas, are 2+ stories. That would leave room for yards. Not big yards, but yards.
Probably being driven up by the huge number of McMansions in the US, plus most of the 'smaller' places are apartments/condos, so wouldn't be counted.
This unlocks a memory from a long ago time...
... My pastor did a bit on how watching porn makes you gay, because you see the dick. That then makes you get turned on by dick.
Not them, but every tipped job I've had has been skimmed.
Whether to pay the cooks, dishwasher, or just straight pocketed by the owner, I only ever got 50-75% of the tip.
I know. But this YouTube channel, Out of Spec, runs this exact same 70mph loop in every EV. A large number of them exceed their EPA rated range in this test. I mentioned the EV9 because it's similar to the Cybertruck in many ways (a brick...), and I had just watched that range test this week.
Also worth noting the guy is a Tesla fanboy, so he's not going to deliberately make the CT look bad.
The gearing in the Taycan/E-Tron GT aren't for efficiency, but for speed. Electric motors don't really lose efficiency as they spin faster, but they do start to lose the ability to move the car faster against the exponentially increasing wind resistance. This isn't an issue for most cars (they top out around 110mph), but for something like the Taycan it's important (tops out around 155mph).
The 70mph situation is more that manufacturers de-rate their cars. Both the Taycan and the Lyriq (a SUV brick) are well-known for demolishing their EPA ranges in 70mph cruising tests. Even the EV9 (the brickiest brick) exceeded the EPA range in this same test.
Most EVs he's tested hit or exceed the EPA range on this test. Even bricks like the EV9 exceed their EPA range in similar temps.
Have you looked recently? For the past few years buying new was actually cheaper than buying used, and factoring in manufacturer subsidized interest rates, the difference in the current market still makes new a viable option, unless you're looking at 10+ year old cars (which still start north of $10k these days).