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Fully agree. There's absolutely no way his whole bit about guns was generated from an LLM, while including the tangent about Japan. There had to have been a significant amount of leading prompts to get it to that point. At which point, whoever developed those prompts gets (at least partial) credit as a writer

You need video to show with certainty that they are white. Text can be written by anyone

The big one seems to be non-techies who long ago heard they were good. A long, LONG time ago.

Do you mean that ICE is more efficient than EV at higher speeds, or that ICE scales better than EV?

It's also a factor that acceleration/deceleration in an ICE kills mileage. Highway tests maintain a constant speed. If you ran the same test at 35 mph, they would get much better mileage than at 55 (or 70)

It's the same with gas, you just didn't notice it as much. Gas cars definitely get way lower mileage in the winter.

I really doubt that's a significant portion of drunk drivers. Those people would not be getting far when driving anyway.

The amount of fighting there was about lowering the BAC limit from 0.10 to 0.08 leads me to believe that's where a large portion of them are.

It's pretty bad. I can really only tell because it's 4 distinct objects and what the headline is about.

It's like when a 4-year-old draws a dinosaur, but you only know that because he told you that he was drawing a dinosaur.

It's only a sin when they disagree with the results.

Because vehicle to load (V2L) is a popular selling point of EVs. While the article isn't clear, it sounds like this is what they already had installed and used.

V2L is not the same as those inverters. The inverters can only provide enough power for a few outlets (~3,000 Watts or so, depending) and for a relatively brief time (looks like most are 600-1500 Wh, meaning 1 hour of a single US 120v outlet at capacity). They must be purchased separately (which can be a problem once the need first arises, since they are not a common preventative option), and then manually connected all the way from car to device.

V2L, however, is very different. It is purchased and configured when the vehicle charging circuit is installed. It connects directly to the mains line, meaning that the feature simply needs to be turned on. Devices you want to power are still plugged into the wall. This feature can often supply 50 amps @ 240v, or 12,000 Watts.

Then there's the issue of capacity. The battery used to start an ICE isn't even playing the same sport as an EV battery. The high end noted above is 1,500 Wh (1.5 kWh). The Tesla model 3 has one that's 50,000 Wh (50 kWh), while the F150 lightning has 98,000 Wh (98 kWh) and an option for 131,000 Wh (131 kWh). While an ICE can act as a generator, I'm not even going to try to get an estimate on capacity. Way too many variables involved.

As for why the article focused on that brand/model, I think it's more about tugging at the heart strings. It's less about the brand and more about putting a face on why the feature was helpful/important. But I agree that it was written in a way that focused way too heavily on the brand and feels like an ad.

It really depends on exactly what you're measuring and what your goals are (and thus, what the law does/should say). Is the goal to reduce the amount of fuel (petrol) used? Then yes, tax incentives should apply via whatever metric you're using. If the goal is to incentivize a switch to a different fuel source, regardless of efficiency, then no.

Many people with plugin hybrids only add gas a few times per year. The (small) battery is enough for them ~95% of the time. For most (but not all) purposes, that would count as an EV. I can see your point about them not being the same, and why it would need to be handled separately, but it feels too absolutist. There are certainly shades of gray in it.

Used corporate laptops are readily available from numerous channels. Most buy the 3-year warranty with a planned replacement at 4 years, and there's roughly 1 cycle per year (which lines up with a new model released each year). These get sold to refurbishers and resold from there.

IOW, figure out which Dell Latitude, HP Elitebook, and Lenovo Thinkpad models were released about 5 years ago. Then head over to eBay, Amazon, Micro Center, Newegg, etc and search for that model. Be very careful on specs - many remove and destroy the SSD for data security, and that often includes the mounting bracket. There may be a wide range of options, from a 1366x768 screen to 4k, or SATA vs NVMe, etc.

It looks like you can probably get a Lenovo T470 for about $150 or so; even less if you're willing to deal with your own hardware repairs/upgrades.