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@ KayLeadfoot @fedia.io

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  • It’s Official: The Cybertruck is More Explosive Than The Ford Pinto

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  • The original Pinto Madness essay is worth a read, even just as a historical primary source:

    https://www.motherjones.com/politics/1977/09/pinto-madness/

    Interestingly, you're right, I think. The Pinto wasn't uniquely lethal, it was a vehicle with an obvious design flaw that horrifically killed people, but in a class of vehicle where that was weirdly common at the time.

    The uncommon thing was that Lee Iacocca put things into writing like "Safety doesn't sell" and actively de-prioritized safety, and THEN his Ford Motor Company pushed out the Ford Pinto.

    But, w.r.t. the Tesla Cybertruck, the year is 2026, every single car on the road should be vastly safer than any 50-year-old subcompact deathtrap.

  • a very tasty snack

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  • Treat yourself.

    Slice it thin and fry it til it browns a little. Thank me later.

  • DHS Agents Arrest Man by Pretending to Be Stranded Motorists… A Ploy to Get The “Worst of the Worst” Who are Midwest Nice

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  • They seem to like blurring those lines. As though the agents being in danger is part of the goal.

    Makes you wonder, what government wants the spark to ignite the powder keg? That would be like packing the Reichstag with flammable stuff and telling a local arsonist about it -- OH.

  • DHS Agents Arrest Man by Pretending to Be Stranded Motorists… A Ploy to Get The “Worst of the Worst” Who are Midwest Nice

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  • DHS Agents Arrest Man by Pretending to Be Stranded Motorists… A Ploy to Get The “Worst of the Worst” Who are Midwest Nice

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  • I may be from a hive of scum and villainy (southsiiiiide!), but also I have jumper cables, so back up while I take care of this.

  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world
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    DHS Agents Arrest Man by Pretending to Be Stranded Motorists… A Ploy to Get The “Worst of the Worst” Who are Midwest Nice

    fuelarc.com /hot-takes/ice-agents-trap-man-by-pretending-to-be-stranded-motorists-a-ploy-to-get-the-worst-of-the-worst-who-are-midwest-nice/

  • Hyundai IONIQ 6 SEL Drops to 1/3rd of MSRP, or $13,995, After 2 Years

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  • For me, it's the social piece that gets me - I have to go get talked at by a series of increasingly greasier dudes until eventually I reach the apex greaseball and he tries to con me out of as much money as he can steal

    It's a terrible system TBH XD

  • Hyundai IONIQ 6 SEL Drops to 1/3rd of MSRP, or $13,995, After 2 Years

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  • I test drove one... They're really really nice!

    Personally, the used market has collapsed, but that's also sort of a good thing if you're shopping used.

  • Hyundai IONIQ 6 SEL Drops to 1/3rd of MSRP, or $13,995, After 2 Years

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  • If the car will make it to 200,000 miles, you'd expect a used one with 95,000 miles to be worth ~50% of original sales price.

    And that's just the baseline. Some vehicles hold value exceptionally well, like my Toyota Tacoma, the used prices are absurd, it's worth something crazy like 75%+ what we paid for it in 2021.

    Not so for a lot of EVs. I threw 3 examples into the article (Audi e-Tron, Dodge Charger Daytona, and then I guess the Ioniq 6 itself, the sporty ones with a speed markup). It's newsworthy just because it's unusual, it's like the used market is saying something about the vehicle is not worth what the manufacturer thought it was worth on day one.

  • Hyundai IONIQ 6 SEL Drops to 1/3rd of MSRP, or $13,995, After 2 Years

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  • Pretty sure you're joking, but I am who I am, so I got to do the math.

    Here, Edmunds has a really crisp infographic. By the Edmunds used car depreciation percentages, this Hyundai should be worth about ~65% of what it originally sold for, but instead it is being sold for half as much: https://www.edmunds.com/car-buying/how-fast-does-my-new-car-lose-value-infographic.html

    Seems weird, right? My working theory is that EVs are being overvalued by the manufacturers with inflated MSRPs, and that the used market sort of reveals fair-market value in an unexpected way.

  • Hyundai IONIQ 6 SEL Drops to 1/3rd of MSRP, or $13,995, After 2 Years

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  • ICCU issue would be covered by recall if this unit was impacted. Recalls are listed on the Carfax, along with a repaired-already/not-repaired flag.

    It has a single unrepaired recall... for a loose charging cap cover :)

    I'm not a great automotive journalist, but I do try!

    If you wouldn't pay 1/3rd of MSRP for a car with about 1/2 the lifetime mileage left in it, you're sort of proving why it's newsworthy. A used ICE vehicle in the same condition would be snapped up with that pricing. Depreciation like that matters to folks when the product costs ~$40-50K new.

  • a very tasty snack

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  • Yea nah the good parts of the pig, those they sell in far better cuts XD

    Spam is all that's left over but the squeal, and then, sawdust or whatever they use to retain the water.

  • Electric Vehicles @slrpnk.net
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    Hyundai IONIQ 6 SEL Drops to 1/3rd of MSRP, or $13,995, After 2 Years

    fuelarc.com /cars/hyundai-ioniq-6-sel-drops-to-1-3rd-of-msrp-or-13995-after-just-over-2-years/

  • Tesla’s Head of North American Sales Out After Just Over Six Months, With Canadian Sales Down 60%+

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  • This post goes so hard XD

    I appreciate your unreasonable level of commitment to the bit 🫡

  • Tesla’s Head of North American Sales Out After Just Over Six Months, With Canadian Sales Down 60%+

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  • Any Cadillac for Sentry Mode (it's called Surround Vision Recorder, and unlike Tesla, it's not constantly narcing on you, it's locally stored). I'm sure others have equivalents, that's just the one I know off the top of my head.

    Any... car... for keyless entry. That's literally more common than using a key in a new vehicle.

  • Tesla’s Head of North American Sales Out After Just Over Six Months, With Canadian Sales Down 60%+

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  • I drive a Chevy, can confirm, the door latches consistently work even when the power goes out (which is frequent LOL)

  • News @lemmy.world
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    Tesla’s Head of North American Sales Out After Just Over Six Months, With Canadian Sales Down 60%+

    fuelarc.com /cars/teslas-head-of-north-american-sales-out-after-just-over-six-months/
  • World News @beehaw.org
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    Tesla’s Head of North American Sales Out After Just Over Six Months, With Canadian Sales Down 60%+

    fuelarc.com /cars/teslas-head-of-north-american-sales-out-after-just-over-six-months/

  • What's the deal with that scary-looking green gas ICE is using in Minneapolis?

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  • That's right - I just read up on it so y'all don't have to :)

    It's one of the many smoke grenades that create colorful smoke, the chemicals in a smoke grenade aren't awesome, but it's not CS gas or tear gas or anything that is specifically designed to hurt you.

  • Weak Sauce

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  • Tough guy, LOL.

    Couldn't walk off that protected cat-walk fast enough. Threw a middle finger over his shoulder even though he was surrounded by his own retinue of armed guards.

    Hilariously soft.

  • Weak Sauce

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  • The factory worker has been interviewed, and he sounded exultant

  • ICE Agents Surge Into Minneapolis, Immediately Thwarted by Actual Ice

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  • I thought about riffing on that line from No Country for Old Men there, "even between man and steer, the contest is uncertain."

    It was so close to being a joke, but like ICE, I got stuck about 5 yards from my starting point and gave up

  • Videos @lemmy.world
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    ICE Agents Surge Into Minneapolis, Immediately Thwarted by Actual Ice

    fuelarc.com /cars/ice-agents-surge-into-minneapolis-immediately-thwarted-by-actual-ice/

  • ICE Agents Surge Into Minneapolis, Immediately Thwarted by Actual Ice

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  • Quirk of the video - he has a high power flashlight under the barrel, I think. Illumination looks like flash, but the lack of "flinch" tells me there was no loud sound when we see it.

    Oh and they didn't shoot 6 random bystanders, which I'm pretty sure they would.

  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world
    KayLeadfoot @fedia.io

    ICE Agents Surge Into Minneapolis, Immediately Thwarted by Actual Ice

    fuelarc.com /cars/ice-agents-surge-into-minneapolis-immediately-thwarted-by-actual-ice/
  • Electric Vehicles @slrpnk.net
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    Electric Dodge Chargers Now On Sale for Less Than Half of MSRP, or $28,935

    fuelarc.com /evs/electric-dodge-chargers-now-on-sale-for-less-than-half-of-msrp-or-28935/
  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world
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    Las Vegas Police Touted New “Bulletproof” Cybertrucks. The Only Problem? They Aren’t Bulletproof.

    fuelarc.com /cars/las-vegas-police-force-touted-new-bulletproof-cybertrucks-the-only-problem-they-arent-bulletproof/
  • Enshittification @lemmy.world
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    Popup Ads in Your Pickup Truck? RAM Trucks Now Feature Scammy Ads on the Center Display

    fuelarc.com /cars/popup-ads-in-your-pickup-truck-ram-trucks-now-feature-scammy-ads-on-the-center-display/
  • Technology @lemmy.world
    KayLeadfoot @fedia.io

    Popup Ads in Your Pickup Truck? RAM Trucks Now Feature Scammy Ads on the Center Display

    fuelarc.com /cars/popup-ads-in-your-pickup-truck-ram-trucks-now-feature-scammy-ads-on-the-center-display/
  • Too Dumb To Imagine @europe.pub
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    Tesla Robotaxi Stops Mid-Intersection & Runs a Red Light… The Influencer Onboard Calls It “Impressive”

    fuelarc.com /cars/tesla-robotaxi-stops-mid-intersection-after-running-a-red-light-the-influencer-onboard-calls-it-impressive/
  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world
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    Tesla Reports Drop in Self-Driving Safety After Introducing “End-to-End Neural Networks”

    fuelarc.com /news-and-features/teslas-self-driving-data-reports-safety-decline-after-introducing-end-to-end-neural-networks/
  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world
    KayLeadfoot @fedia.io

    Tesla Robotaxi Stops Mid-Intersection After Running a Red Light… The Influencer Onboard Calls It “Impressive”

    fuelarc.com /cars/tesla-robotaxi-stops-mid-intersection-after-running-a-red-light-the-influencer-onboard-calls-it-impressive/
  • Technology @lemmy.world
    KayLeadfoot @fedia.io

    Tesla Robotaxi Stops Mid-Intersection After Running a Red Light… The Influencer Onboard Calls It “Impressive”

    fuelarc.com /cars/tesla-robotaxi-stops-mid-intersection-after-running-a-red-light-the-influencer-onboard-calls-it-impressive/
  • Technology @lemmy.world
    KayLeadfoot @fedia.io

    Tesla Reports Drop in Self-Driving Safety After Introducing “End-to-End Neural Networks”

    fuelarc.com /news-and-features/teslas-self-driving-data-reports-safety-decline-after-introducing-end-to-end-neural-networks/
  • A Boring Dystopia @lemmy.world
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    Two Tesla Robotaxis Use Center of Four-Lane Road for Pickup and Dropoff… With One Getting Stuck for 4 Minutes

    fuelarc.com /tech/tesla-robotaxi-stops-in-traffic-for-4-minutes-as-onboard-tesla-influencer-describes-the-ride-as-smooth-and-confident/
  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    Elon Musk Promises Grok in Tesla Vehicles By Next Week… as the New Grok 4 Blames “Anti-White Hate” on “Jews”

    fuelarc.com /cars/elon-musk-promises-grok-in-tesla-vehicles-by-next-week-as-the-new-grok-4-blames-anti-white-hate-on-jews/