gavia1

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by gavia1 7y ago
The platform on which the current generation of cars are built often does not lend itself nicely to electrification. You have transmission tunnels, engine bays with large firewalls, exhaust tunnels, suspension and braking systems designed f
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by gavia1 7y ago
The great thing about electric cars is that, as far as I know, unlike ICE vehicles, short journeys do not cause excessive wear on the engine and drivetrain because oil, water and components are unable to get up to correct operating temperat
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by gavia1 7y ago
If this were true people wouldn't be able to do burnouts in auto transmissions cars?
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by gavia1 7y ago
I don't think the General Public understand what autopilot is and what it does. The perceived definition is far from the real definition.
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by gavia1 7y ago
I wonder how they control humidity inside the home and prevent mildew/mould? The air in the greenhouse would be very humid all year round I would have thought?
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by gavia1 7y ago
I seldom fly anymore. I was very lucky to see a lot of the world when I was growing up so I don't feel the need to travel much, and I don't need to travel for work. I take public transport to work and walk most places. I have a ca
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by gavia1 7y ago
Plenty of non-wealthy people build one-off/low production cars that would fall under the same umbrella: restoration and replicas of classic cars, kit cars such as Caterhams and Westfields, custom coachworks on frames, etc. In the U.K t
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by gavia1 7y ago
Not really. People are already discouraged from driving private vehicles in London during the week with the £10 congestion charge, which along with parking prices, makes it too expensive to drive to work in Central London for the vast major
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by gavia1 7y ago
You seem strangely concerned about the health risks of a one-off/low production car that you will probably never encounter on the road. Personally I'm much more concerned about the 100s of diesel powered buses that run 24/7 a
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by gavia1 7y ago
Sugar is so bad for us and we eat it in such large amounts! I don't drink a lot, or consume large quantities of caffeine, but when it comes to sugar I'm certain my intake is much too high!
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by gavia1 7y ago
You're right, that is indeed correct. I'm not sure why I thought it was a cable. I have a 197/200, and before than owned a couple of turbo cars. I'd take the 197 - it's so much more rewarding to drive with that extr
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by gavia1 7y ago
> Without providing a specific use case or criteria then it's impossible to say. The use case for me is for a fun weekend car with occasional track use. It must be fun to drive both at sensible, safe road speeds but also come alive
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by gavia1 7y ago
I understand what you're saying, but your generalizations aren't fair. What you're talking about are wealthy people who like to show off and do so by driving supercars fast around cities and other densely populated areas. Tak
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by gavia1 8y ago
You can kind of "fake" ADTs in Go with interface{} and switches, but it isn't all that nice. Rust on the other hand with first-class ADT and pattern matching makes it a pleasure! You also have all the nice advantages of the c