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Mercedes-Benz heads to China to build $740M EV battery factory(cnet.com)
1 points by cjrp 9y ago|0 comments
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by cjrp 9y ago
> [...] you don't have things like coolants or radiators or oil changes Surely they must still require radiators/coolant for the batteries?
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by cjrp 9y ago
> I wonder if Tesla is worried that this new model might cannibalize its more expensive, more profitable model S? Obligatory "If you don't cannibalise yourself, someone else will" Steve Jobs quote! I see them aimed at diff
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by cjrp 9y ago
> it would probably tank the market in the very same way that the whole thing started. ...allowing them to take advantage for a second time, possibly?
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by cjrp 9y ago
There are flights via Toronto, for example
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by cjrp 9y ago
It says in the article they convert some of the heat caused by braking, but I thought regenerative braking meant you also didn't have to brake as much.
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by cjrp 9y ago
Generally the difference is how far below the surface they are, and how they are constructed (cut and cover vs. bored)
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by cjrp 9y ago
Plenty more here too https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/the-uk-companies-... . IMSI catchers exported to Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, etc.
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by cjrp 9y ago
There are several similar stories in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_(film)
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by cjrp 9y ago
Interesting, thanks!
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by cjrp 9y ago
My understanding is GAP insurance only comes into play if the car is written off (and makes up the difference between what the car was worth and what the insurer pays out). I didn't think it was designed to cover any shortfall in the h
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by cjrp 9y ago
> ...largest turbo installed in a production car ever Bigger than a Veyron?!
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by cjrp 9y ago
> If you are good at your job and you are treated as trash then its simple: move elsewhere. I think that's good advice, and easy to see from the outside, but when you're involved personally it can sometimes be hard to see what&
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by cjrp 9y ago
But then for a lot of people in London (although maybe not in your case?) they won't have easy access to a charger at home, so public chargers might be the easiest way.
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by cjrp 9y ago
You can get still get private coverage in the UK (e.g. Bupa), the NHS is there for people who don't want that.
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by cjrp 9y ago
ISIS aren't employed by Twitter. It's completely different.
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by cjrp 9y ago
The coolant on a Bolt EV needs changing after 150k miles ( http://imgur.com/7hF0Ijg ). What gearbox?
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by cjrp 9y ago
He hosted a show on Russia Today; he was literally a mouthpiece of the Kremlin.
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by cjrp 9y ago
Really? We're congratulating people who successfully skip bail now?
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by cjrp 9y ago
Which airline, out of interest? I understand that American airlines have less attractive Biz/First offerings than European and Middle-Eastern airlines.
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by cjrp 9y ago
That sort of exists with minicabs here in the UK. Using Kabbee I say I want to go from my house to Heathrow on a certain date, and it comes back with prices for ~15 cab firms. The firms aren't bidding in real-time, I'm guessing it
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by cjrp 9y ago
Yeh, in my experience UberLUX cars in London have all been chauffeurs picking up Uber work between booked chauffeur jobs.
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by cjrp 9y ago
I wonder how many of these systems have already been exploited (silently) in order to extract things like patient details? Scary.
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by cjrp 9y ago
He ate an onion. Raw. Skin and all. https://media.giphy.com/media/68HJUosvhSSI0/giphy.gif
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by cjrp 9y ago
I received an email the other day saying side collision avoidance has been added in the latest update, but the rest still stand. That seems crazy that automatic windshield wipers aren't enabled... my 2008 Honda Civic has those!
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by cjrp 9y ago
I feel like London is just the test city since it's where their offices are. Maybe the plan is to fine-tune the platform here and then expand to cities which are not as well served by public transport?
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by cjrp 9y ago
In the UK it's quite common for people to convert their garage into an additional bedroom or office, since most people don't keep their car in there and just use it as storage.
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by cjrp 10y ago
Well they're limited by the FAA to 1000 hours / year, so they'd have to be averaging 83 hours/month at most.
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by cjrp 10y ago
Looks like the actual total at Mesa (including per diems, etc.) was $20,183 last year[1]. [1] https://www.alpa.org/news-and-events/news-room/2016-08-16-st...
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by cjrp 10y ago
http://www.pilotjobsnetwork.com/jobs/Mesa - First Officer (copilot) in their first year at the company makes $19/hour, and is guaranteed 76 hours/month. Equates to $17,328 pre-tax. It's why so many regio

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