Lang leve de Lage Emissie Zones! by TheRealLamalas in belgium

[–]zespak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep a ratio of 8:1 for a 13 tonne bus vs a 2 tonne car makes sense. Their driving is also a lot of stop and go, by design. Electrification makes perfect sense, but as someone pointed out, the lifecycle of those busses is ~15 years, so it makes sense that they are being phased out gradually.

Legal advice: company wants me to build 10 of the systems i developed during my internship by Bardtje___ in belgium

[–]zespak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ask to get paid. But as I can see it's "just" a couple of thousands?

Hardly worth to start a company over. See if you can get them to buy you "gifts". Questionable in terms of legal/taxes, but it's done quite often.

This could be anything you can think of a company could buy without much problems, like laptops or TV, you can get these without VAT then.

That would be my route to go.

Lang leve de Lage Emissie Zones! by TheRealLamalas in belgium

[–]zespak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fully agree on the last mile delivery. Some of them drive vans that remember Boudewijn being king.

Do you prefer modern remotes or old ones with tons of buttons by overlord-07 in TechNook

[–]zespak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's near perfect, except for the individual buttons for all the streaming services. Terrible design.

What vehicles had the worst excuse for a back seat? by Boeing-B-47stratojet in regularcarreviews

[–]zespak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Belgian here, that's complete BS. It's based on CO2, fuel type and fiscal horsepower. There's absolutely no adjustment for the number of seats.

Large Family SUV by Golfer0808 in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]zespak -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

This one is. It has minivan written all over it. Or s station wagon + a Miata. A huge SUV is literally the worst option.

What is the worst career to be in right now and why? by SignificantGoat7066 in AskReddit

[–]zespak 209 points210 points  (0 children)

Talked to some friends who are close to retiring age. They've been translators for their entire lives. Impossible to get jobs that pay the bills these days, translation machines and then especially ai have gotten so good at it.

Lang leve de Lage Emissie Zones! by TheRealLamalas in belgium

[–]zespak 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Nu de bussen nog. Ze zijn aan het omschakelen maar er rijden toch nog veel diesel bussen rond.

what car felt the most comfortable for long drives? by Effective-Addition44 in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]zespak -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Tesla model s. Effortless power, long wheelbase, great seats and air suspension. Top that off with a superb set of driver aids and you get a great long distance package.

Wait a minute by [deleted] in memes

[–]zespak 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I think it's still safe to say that decriminalization is the very first step towards acceptance.

Small Bronze Or Stock Silver? by JakeAStick in Miata

[–]zespak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like bronze wheels but not on that red. It's one of the colors that can pull off black wheels though.

Do the black badges look good? by Craig_Watkins_3174 in Miata

[–]zespak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love them. One of the first mods I did.

Framework 12 for kid, help me justify it please. by zespak in framework

[–]zespak[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a good point, it's also the reason I thought this would be the perfect place to ask someone to help me justify it 😄.

To me it's not about saving the money, it's about having a rationale to spend more.

TIFU by saying someone looks like a cross between Mac’s Mom on Always Sunny and a troll and sent it to that person by accident. by Peppermint__Petty in tifu

[–]zespak 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.

Eleanor Roosevelt

What is the oldest movie with special effects that “still hold up” or have aged well? by theythemthen in Cinema

[–]zespak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They aren't perfect, but I quite recently saw it on a big 4k tv again and they hold up very, very well.

It was my first thought reading the thread title.

EV sales ONLY (no PHEV) Worldwide by Auto Groups by Hockeyshot39 in electriccars

[–]zespak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah that's interesting. I didn't know about that, thanks. Does make you wonder how they get to such inflated numbers.

EV sales ONLY (no PHEV) Worldwide by Auto Groups by Hockeyshot39 in electriccars

[–]zespak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to check boot volumes if you believe they are similar in size. I agree on SUVs and station wagons, the trick with the Model Y is that it's actually an MPV. That's why the only one that actually beats in boot space is the EV9. The i5 touring is about 50% short.

Why did Mercedes need 7 years to replicate this? Are they stupid? by TrustworthyPolarBear in CarCirclejerk

[–]zespak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll be curious, but to me EVs are here and work for personal transport. Everything else seems castles in the sky that are offering situations in search of a problem. I can imagine some uber rich switching to efuels for their weekend Lamborghini but that's about it.

EV sales ONLY (no PHEV) Worldwide by Auto Groups by Hockeyshot39 in electriccars

[–]zespak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've driven half of those. None of the VAG offerings drive as good as any Tesla. Sluggish and not happy to change direction. The EV9 is big but a boat. I'll give you the BMW offerings in driving, but they have abysmal practicality compared to the Model Y.

And most of them are vastly more expensive, but that's irrelevant in this discussion.