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Re:Squad Solar City Car by lumost on Friday May 05, 2023 @02:18PM (#35833166)
I used to be a near pathological classic car fan. It's a unique kind of terror driving a 1500 lb '73 beetle or 2500 pound 1995 ford escort alongside 7000 pound modern SUVs.

That being said, I'm sure these cars will see some adoption in dense/regulated historic neighborhoods. Manhattan has had tolling debates for the last decade - on current trajectory I'd expect lower manhattan to be restricted access by the end of the decade.

Re:Squad Solar City Car by dylan604 on Friday May 05, 2023 @02:26PM (#35833261)
I think you loose your pathological classic car club membership by touting a '95 Ford Escort. Just because it is 25 years old and qualifies for gov't definition of classic car does not make it the ideal car someone thinks of when the phrase classic car is used in normal conversation. (=
Re:Squad Solar City Car by bombcar on Friday May 05, 2023 @05:32PM (#35835393)
I had a 1966 Plymouth Fury; it was only about a foot shorter than a 15 passenger van.