R.I.P. Scout26
So she was expecting to be trapped in a hot car for only 24 minutes?
Teslas cutting 10% of it's workforceTesla is reporting it first decline in sales in nearly 4 years.and did any one hear about an arson attack while is mentioned in the article on one of it's factories?'There is nothing I hate more': How Elon Musk delivered news that 10% of Tesla's global workforce of 140,000 would be axed to keep the EV maker 'lean and hungry for the next growth cycle'https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13310433/Elon-Musk-tesla-memo-hate-more.html
Not the Babylon BeePro tip: Do not update your Teslas's software while sitting in a parking lot in the hot sun.Then says she was stuck in the car the whole time despite them having manual door handles. Tesla owner left horrified after getting stuck in her car as temperature hits 103 degrees when she tried to update its software in Chick-fil-A parking lothttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13382795/tesla-driver-trapped-updating-cars-software-tiktok.html
Stupid people are stupid, in other news, water is wet.Actually I suspect she's not stupid, but is a liar, and saw a chance to get TikTok famous and went for it.
She saw a chance to get TikTok famous by showing how stupid she is.
Yes. That's how Tik Tok works.
Lots of stories out there about Hertz ripping off customers. Read one recently where they lost a decent sized corporate contract because of this behavior.
Aren't they the ones (most) guilty of charging customers with car theft when they actually returned the car as agreed?
The Transportation Department told automakers they have eight years to squeeze another 16 miles per gallon out of their cars if they want to stay in business - while the fuel efficiency of their trucks will have to double.Friday's edict came just weeks after the EPA slashed the limits on tailpipe emissions as part of the White House pledge to ensure that more than half of all new vehicles sold are electric by 2032.
Pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles will have to average 45 miles rather than the 35.1 miles today.But heavy-duty pickup trucks and large vans will have to nearly double their fuel efficiency from 18.8 to 35 miles per gallon.
Steve Lehto even brings that up in the videoThey reported cars stolen while continuing to rent them out. If a renter got pulled over while driving one and the police checked the tags they were arrested for having a stolen car. Hertz was like sorry about your luck have a nice day.
Sounds like someone (several someones) at Hertz ought to be charged - CRIMINALLY charged - with filing a false police report.
For years, the rental car company Hertz falsely accused hundreds of innocent customers of stealing its vehicles — accusations that, for some customers, resulted in arrests, felony charges and jail time.Now, the company will pay $168 million to settle those claims, Hertz announced Monday.In total, the settlement will cover 364 people falsely accused of car theft. In a statement, the company said the number represents "more than 95%" of such claims.
More regs to try and push out gas cars and trucksMeanwhile sales of EV are fallingBiden unveils latest attempt to kill off gas cars in bid to force all Americans to switch to EVs by 2032https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13507831/evs-electric-vehicles-gas-emissions-biden-tailpipes.html
Fiskars EV start up just declared bankruptcy and is looking to sell off its assets. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/18/ev-startup-fisker-files-for-bankruptcy-aims-to-sell-assets.html
What's the bed length on the Maverick? From the photos on Ford's web site, it looks like it can't be more than 5 feet.
