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nice tin top.

cool bike, but the car behind it is kick ass.

<P>yah I agree, bullits are pooey.</P>

nice bike.

^ those are Grimeca system 12, I have the same ones.

Is the steer bent or is it just me.

Those rims are massive! Ive seen a set and its like holy damn.

Its just a sign put up for fun, theres lots of random stuff like that there.

give me your fork

they are so weird to ride!, my firend had the same one. I cant beleive theres actually 6" of travel there!

Fido works fine for me. $45/mo for 4gb and unlimited everything else. $12/day roaming seems to be a thing across the board. I use 1.5gb data on average. I bought a cheap LG G8 Thinq over eBay, new in box for $150 and it's been good enough. Velvet 5G can probably be found cheap too.

I can't seem to give a shit about social media these days.

Opeth - Soldier of fortune

I've been hearing of a push to get workers back into the office after Labour Day. Wonder how that's going to play out for everyone who cashed out of the city and moved to small affordable communities.

Maybe a ploy to shake off some payroll and outsource jobs?

I've had a Yakima Holdup for eons, does the trick. Probably high $$$ these days.

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Posted by: earleb

The Volt has the ability to be a Series Hybrid or a Parallel Hybrid, the ICE can either run in generator mode to charge the battery while the EV motor propels the car or in parallel to help the EV motor.

Nissan does a full Series Hybrid system called E-Power. The ICE has no connection to the EV motor, it is only connected to a generator to provide power to the battery. It has a pretty small battery so the ICE runs all the time. The ICE can run along at it's peak efficiency to keep the battery topped up along with regenerative breaking. The EV motor in this is the same as a Leaf. They've just started selling this system outside of Japan in a CUV so it will start to get more press.

i don’t get why anyone would buy such a vehicle in 2022. you‘ll clearly be the last owner as the resell value will drop hard in the coming years.

the more ev vehicles press on holding on to such a car will turn out in a financial game of musical chairs. at some point there will be no buyers left anymore.

I had a chat with a guy with a shiny new Prius Prime recently. Does all of his everyday driving on the battery, plugs it into 110v over night. No range anxiety for longer trips and excellent fuel efficiency to boot. Not exactly ground breaking tech but it's getting better and cheaper.

Posted by: three-sheets

Meth.

I was going to redeem this thread with some cool pictures from around town but I changed my mind after walking around old city this afternoon. Pretty fucking grim and I've lived here a long time.

If you're lazy, head down to Drip at Departure Bay beach. Drive over to Piper's Lagoon and check out Shack Island and Neck Point. 

If you want to stretch your legs, Jack Point has a great view of the city and some cool sandstone features. The Crow & Gate has a great patio area and good eats. Cedar farmers market is on Sundays.

Another one I like is a quick hike up Notch Hill then a drive through Nanoose Bay to Parksville. I'll usually stop at Beachcomber park (quiet, nice views) then Arrowsmith Brewing for pizza & beers.

Enjoyed the first few I've watched so far. The Pentaverate with Mike Myers was pretty great too!

I often used to ride in Kuhl Revolvr Rogue hiking pants. Not bad.