That's pretty standard for the BBC. They know where most of their audiences are, so they rarely mention the local currency.

Nothing stops you from doing both (except limits on your time). I like this one because I feel like I'm learning geography!

For each count of not paying the helper's salary no later than seven days after it was due, Wu could have been jailed for up to a year, fined up to S$10,000, or both.

Instead she received no jail time and one S$10,000 fine when there were dozens of counts.

I actually do think EV range will come down in price faster than inflation, and probably at a pretty significant rate too. I just think the the $15K, 350mi EV is unlikely to ever exist because:

• The other basic components of a car have a cost, and that's increasing because of inflation, but also increased safety standards and the additional "standard" options the industry pushes. I think the price of a car before the drive-train is getting pretty close to that $15K.
• Bigger battery packs have less range efficiency because they have to haul around the rest of the battery. People keep pointing out the BYD Dolphin is sold in China for the equivalent of <$15K, but the base range is 187mi, meaning a 350mi range would need significantly more than double the batteries.
• I expect (or at least hope) that range will become less of an issue as charging gets better and more ubiquitous, and owners get used to charging at home. I know some people actually do need 350mi+ range, but I think that's pretty rare so high range cars won't have the economies of scale that cheap, mainstream goods get.

There used to be a podcast, and it was great! Unfortunately, the last episode they released was in 2018.

If we were to follow what was proposed in NYC, the funds from the congestion fees would be used to fund more public transit.

Well, since you asked:

• The base range is 187mi. You're going to need to spend more if you want the 252mi range.
• That's the price in China. It costs thousands of dollars to move a vehicle halfway across the world. There's a reason the price is Australia and Europe is significantly higher!

I agree a bit more a direct comparison would be helpful. And you're right, that besides height (which is a HUGE issue), their dimensions haven't change much outside of safety norms.

The main problem (besides that height) is what's being sold has changed drastically. In the 90's, a regular cab was the default, now it's special order or not even offered. A 2024 Ranger has way more power and can tow more than a 1995 F-150, yet so many people still get a F-150 to just tow the family trailer, if that.

Eh, we Canadians officially use L/100km, which just make so much more sense to compare fuel efficiency. MPG can be so misleading.

Your council works too slowly. Here's the fix:

The first mobile cost about $4000

I said a decade ago, not the very first. I also should have said "smartphone". Powering cars by battery isn't a brand new technology.

The original cars cost 30k adjusted for inflation with the cheapest today costing around 15.

I was responding to a meme that said $15K, not $15K (inflation adjusted).

Sure, hate capitalism all you want, but it’s the system we live in

As pointed out in the first paragraph of the article, "Lakota Language Consortium" is a nonprofit organization. While NPOs operate in our capitalist system, you expect them to have goals besides pure profit.

Vehicles aren't just one technology though, they are commodity items. Cellphones are more expensive than a decade ago, so are laptops. The average ICE car has gotten much more expensive over time. So, do you think EV technologies will get significantly cheaper quicker than inflation and the general direction of the industry?

100% agree! I'm wondering if I should have clarified in my original comment that $15K EVs might be possible without ridiculous subsidies, but they aren't going to have a 350mi range.

Electric vehicles are expected to be cheaper than ICE cars.

I completely agree, especially if people can get away from the BS "I need 350mi of range." Better charging will hopefully help with this.

I just don't see the price coming down fast enough for a 350mi range EV to be sold for $15,000 vs inflation. At 2% inflation, $15K in 10 years is $12,305.22 today, in $15K in 5 years is $13,585.96 today.

And what's the range on that? Spoiler: It's 190 mi base with a max 252 mi. That's nowhere near 350mi!

this is a notebook with an Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.60GHz (2 cores, 4 threads) with 8 GB RAM and installing and upgrading on xubuntu 23.10 was already really, painfully slow.

Have you put an SSD in there, or are you still running on spinning rust? In my experience, even a cheap SSD will make a huge difference.

I'm just not sure what your argument is. Since the US practices unfair trade in one industry, China should be allowed to in other industries? I don't know if you missed this lesson in second grade, but, "Two wrongs don't make a right."

I'm Canadian, so I'm well versed in softwood lumber dispute. However, we're talking about EVs.

I don't doubt that batteries will continue to get better and better, and cheaper and cheaper. However, there are almost no new vehicles PERIOD that are sold in the US for $15K. Maybe we'll see EVs for $15K, but they certainly won't have a 350mi range. By the time cheap EVs have that range, cheap cars won't be sold for $15K due to inflation.