Automotive enthusiasts?

Kinda wish mine didn’t have the two-tone tbh. I like solid colors. Such as pic related

@05Outback  
On an empty tank, it costs me nearly $100 to fill up.

@05Outback  
I like the wheels on that one.

@TheMagpulPone  
Yeah, blacked out wheels always seem to look good. But I’m not about to drop $600+ on cosmetics now. I’m saving for a daki

@05Outback  
I’m saving up for a set of Method race wheels.

@TheMagpulPone  
If you have that eco bullshit an on-board computer or whatever might give you more powerband to play with.

ALL HAIL BUGATTI CHIRON.
 
304.77 mph
 
Koenigsegg and Hennessey, your move.

1.) Bugatti Chiron — 490.47 km/h (304.77 mph)  
2.) Koenigsegg Agera RS — 457 km/h (284 mph)  
3.) Hennessey Venom GT — 435.31 km/h (270.49 mph)  
4.) Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport — 431.072 km/h (267.856 mph)  
5.) SSC Ultimate Aero — 412.28 km/h (256.18 mph)  
6.) Bugatti Veyron 16.4 — 408.47 km/h (253.81 mph)  
7.) Koenigsegg CCR — 387.866 km/h (241.009 mph)  
8.) McLaren F1 — 355 km/h (221 mph)

@FuckItsDaytimeAgain  
I don’t know much about biodiesel, but if we could convert the methane from agricultural waste into fuel I think that would be better than having it in the atmosphere.
 
Ethanol gasoline is a mistake. It was implemented in the US to subsidize farmers producing more corn than they could sell. I strongly disagree with shielding businesses from the effects of their bad decisions. It’s like that trade dispute we had with Canada a year or two ago when dairy farmers produced more milk than Canada wanted to buy and then people got angry with Canada because lower demand for milk hurt American jobs. I shake my head at the stupidity of it.
 
An alternative fuel I think is very promising is synthetic gasoline made of hydrogen and CO2 extracted from the atmosphere. The technology now exists to make this carbon-neutral fuel that is compatible with current engines. This is what we should be funding instead of electric transportation.

@kleptomage  
Not to mention that mining the nickel and other materials required to make the batteries for electric cars is arguably worse for the environment than everyone driving gasoline cars.

@Lord Goku  
There is also the problem of electric cars being no better than their power source. My area is served by a power plant burning coal by the trainload. It’s relatively clean coal but it’s still a polluting fossil fuel. I don’t see how that’s better than burning gasoline.

@kleptomage  
The exact reason why I am still hesitant to accept an EV future.
 
(Correct me if I’m wrong) Power plants pollute more than internal combustion vehicles.
 
Even if all forms of motorized transport become 100% electric, all those power plants have to be kicked into overdrive to charge all those billions of vehicles. That means, ironically, an all electric future for cars will actually worsen air contamination.

@FerrariRacerF430  
Various studies show that even with our current power grids which heavily rely on fossil fuels, electric cars overall pollute less than a typical gasoline vehicle, mainly because the thermal efficiency of power plants is much higher than of the average combustion engine. Grid and charging losses included (Some exceptions apply with carbon power plants where when combined with grid losses would make it worse).
 
However this doesn’t mean that electric is a great solution yet. As you say, to charge all those cars, probably overnight, you can’t even use solar power.
 
Unless we finally realize nuclear power has been proven safe, clean and reliable, we will never have a clean power grid. 4th gen reactors have the potential to reduce nuclear waste 100fold, they just need more funding.
 
 
The Hyundai Ioniq has been my favorite electric car in the market for the simple reason that it has the highest efficiency of any EV on the market (and by a lot). They managed to get a decent range with just a 28kWh battery. Meaning that this car uses less resources for production and has the lowest overall emissions during operation. Still the range is a bit low, next year’s model is expected to have a 38kWh battery, which shouldn’t add much significant weight.

Now we need a first ever car to break the 500 km/h barrier.

@Count Adramélekh Sear 🎸  
Crazy, but i believe the F1 was ahead of its time. Cars are just now catching up to its speed, but kudos to Bugatti

Why?

@Count Adramélekh Sear 🎸  
Wow just saw the top speed run.  
I wanna see how this is gonna become a battle between tire manufacturers instead.

@FuckItsDaytimeAgain  
James May should have been driving.

@Count Adramélekh Sear 🎸  

So, my Subaru still isn’t fixed. We thought it was the CV Axles, which was one of the problems. But now theirs a God awful grinding sound coming from the front transfer case, and it moves in park. If the transfer case is shot its a whole new transmission because they’re the same unit.

@05Outback  
It’ll probably do 300 mph faster than what Chiron did but can it surpass their 304.7 record?
 
Also, America’s Venom F5 and the SSC Tuatara are still yet for full production soon and they’ll do what they’ve promised to achieve.

@Count Adramélekh Sear 🎸 Hennessey still hasn’t made even one production F5, out of the 24 they’re supposed to make. And why couldn’t they have tried the record break run back in 2018?

@05Outback  
They will start producing by next year or two. So their speed record attempt remains lying in wait.

@Count Adramélekh Sear 🎸  
Wikipedia says they’re supposed to start rolling off the line in 2019. But Hennessey has been known for sketchy business practices in the past. So who knows If its a scam or not, like the devel sixteen was.

@TheMagpulPone  
Eww. What a hideous looking car.