You may recall my 2018 post about the supply-chain ethics of Toyota light trucks used for militant political destabilization. Basically when technology gets battle-tested with life-and-death results, the optimal tools for the job become somewhat self-evident. If driving around to shoot things is the job, then a light truck (before light electric-motorbikes arrived) repeatedly came … Continue reading American Bemoans “Big Dumb and Blind” Truck Options, Demands Import of Chicken Little Trucks→
Some crazy electric bike stats flew across my desk and I just had to take a minute to say… WOW. With Flluid-2 you get an ultra-long range e-bike with an unprecedented range of 225mi (350km)… with a max speed of 28mph (45km/h in the EU). Before you say anything about those numbers, let me interject … Continue reading New 28mph Flluid eBike Design by Buell Exceeds 200 Miles Per Charge→
Elon Musk infamously boasts he makes mistakes whenever and doesn’t respect the rules. Well, I guess we might make some mistakes. Who knows? This seems to be coming up repeatedly as bad news for his customers, let alone anyone around them, when their car acts like the CEO and gloatingly crosses a double yellow. Another … Continue reading Tesla Keeps Crossing Double-Yellow Causing Head-on Collisions→
The Motorcycles and Misfits podcast from Santa Cruz, California has put together a fantastic interview with local sailor Mo Hart, first American-born rider to finish the Dakar Malle. This week on our motorcycle podcast we are joined by Mo Hart, fresh back from completing the Dakar Rally. This is no small feat, especially in the … Continue reading An American Finally Finished Dakar Malle: Focus Was Slow and Steady, Not Speed→