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    "Fuel Efficiency Standards Are Dead"

    You should check out the residuals on US built large SUVs and pickups and then get back to us.
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    Air India Flight AI171 (Boeing 787-8) Crash

    Aircraft parts tracking existed long before Denso. Parts tracking for aircraft has more to do with assuring airworthiness than it does liability. The fact that tracking can now be done cheaply without paper records has expanded its reach to a variety of items and industries where the cost would...
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    "Fuel Efficiency Standards Are Dead"

    Then you are in the minority of buyers. Agree with you on the unfounded assumptions about reliability.
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    Air India Flight AI171 (Boeing 787-8) Crash

    First, the tech building the phone is intended to allow cheap volume manufacturing yielding lots of handsets that can be sold cheaply or bundled with a plan to make money. Aircraft are assembled in limited volume by the standards of manufacturing as a whole, but some of the processes are highly...
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    "Fuel Efficiency Standards Are Dead"

    That cuts both ways, applying equally to our country as well as the EU although in different ways.
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    AN 124 escape from Kyiv

    Slava Ukrainiani
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    "Fuel Efficiency Standards Are Dead"

    Here's a nice IMF site that allows you to generate reports on various measures of economic performance over years as well as by country and region: https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/NGDPDPC@WEO/UVK/EURO/EU Even in 2010, the US had about 30% higher GDP per capita as compared to the EU...
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    "Fuel Efficiency Standards Are Dead"

    I guess it all comes down to how one defines interesting. To me, a bloated pickup with no real utility or an oversize SUV are merely examples of conspicuous consumption consumption intended mainly to impress others. These are no more than examples of lazy design and engineering. When weight...
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    Battery replacement estimate

    While the Volt battery pack is not cheap, a quick google will lead you to the Greentec site, you know, a third party supplier. They offer with three year warranty for a new pack for what must be a first gen Volt or $5500.00 for a reman pack with 18 month warranty. Second gen cars are a grand...
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    Air India Flight AI171 (Boeing 787-8) Crash

    Meh, at this point ole Juan knows as much as you or I. Clickbait. We can all read the preliminary report
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    Best/Worst A/C Performance in a car?

    Interesting that you write this about Ford products. The '97 Aerostar we bought new would heat or cool the entire large interior volume just great and did so through the life of the vehicle.
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    How to tax EVs

    As I've already posted, the simple way to fairly tax all vehicles is to apply a tax based upon usage and weight. Apply this at both the state and federal level and eliminate fuel taxes altogether. Can't pay the freight? Then you can't renew your registration and so can't legally operate the...
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    Air India Flight AI171 (Boeing 787-8) Crash

    With a more thorough reading of the preliminary report, while the switches were moved to cutoff, they were then moved back to run after about ten seconds, too late for a restoration of power although it appears that there was a relight on at least one side. One pilot asks the other why he placed...
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    Air India Flight AI171 (Boeing 787-8) Crash

    Kudos to the Indian investigators, since what we know thus far makes it a clear case of either malicious intent or a catastrophic cognitive failure. No effort at a coverup here.
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    CAFE Standards Fines for Automakers Reduced to $0.00

    Need: Want: Even if the buyer will never tow anything, never have more than four riding in it and certainly never go off-road, doesn't matter. As the old marketing saying goes, sell the sizzle not the steak.
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    NEW Vehicle Advice / Recommendations: Anyone? Subaru or Toyota? What says the gang?

    Wife loves her Forester and one might be a good pick for you. It is easy in and out and does have a soft ride. Subaru reliability? Well, our '09 Forester, bought 8/08 is still chugging along (with no HG replacement) and we've had no issues with our '17. Accord? Well, if you have a bad neck and...
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    Model y serviceability by owner?

    Rock has everything available that you'd be likely to need. I guess I shouldn't have been too surprised at this and the prices are not too awful. I'm sure that plenty of indie shops are also able to procure parts and do the work at reasonable prices.
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    MolaKule Q&A on Aircraft Structures VII Engines

    This is a classic venturi. As the cross section is constricted velocity increases and pressure decreases. So, pressure decreases as the hot section is reached and then increases after that point at a progressing rate to allow the LPT to capture more of the energy imparted by the burners, kinda...
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    Walmart Great Value Ice Cream=Blue Bunny?

    Blue Bunny is a premium brand and if you try it you'll understand. Great Value is a value brand, as the name would imply. Simple common sense would tell you that they aren't the same thing with different labels. I'll add that Kroger's house brand ice cream is very good and is often priced on...
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    Air India Flight AI171 (Boeing 787-8) Crash

    Probably more likely than there being no leaks.
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