I'm working on a big well-researched op-ed at the moment

"this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata" (fantastic-mr-foxbody)
03/01/2015 at 18:14 • Filed to: None

Any tips for giving it the best chance to be read by more than 12 people? That might make it seem a little more worth my while. I mean I'm going to post it anyway, because it's something I think is really important for our community to think about: whether electric cars should be embraced by petrol heads. Spoiler alert, I'm pro high voltage.

I'd just like to post it at a time and with a title and first paragraph that might help more people get a chance to click. Edit: oh, also, how many words are Oppo's actually willing to read. I can get very carried and away and long winded... Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks Oppo, here's the Drayson B12 EV prototype for your time.

DISCUSSION (16)

GTRZILLAR32-Now saving for Godzilla and a condo > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
03/01/2015 at 18:18

Looking forward to it!

ttyymmnn > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
03/01/2015 at 18:21

I would suggest posting it during normal business hours tomorrow, perhaps mid-morning on the right coast (as opposed to the left coast).

puppyknuckles > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
03/01/2015 at 18:26

Email the editors of Jalopnik directly after you post it. If they like it, they'll run it.

E. Julius > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
03/01/2015 at 18:26

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this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > E. Julius
03/01/2015 at 18:27

Are you suggesting I... utilize the dark art of Clickeya Baiteeus ??

GASP

Fred (FreddsterExprs) > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
03/01/2015 at 18:28

Here's my thoughts on EVs: There's nothing that speaks against them as daily drivers, at least as soon as autonomous driving is a thing. If I'm being driven to work automatically and sit in the back, reading a paper or (more likely) playing on my phone, I couldn't care less what propels the car. Nobody would in fact care. And autonomous cars would erase the need for a charging station right at your home - the car could drive itself to a remote highspeed charger, fill the battery and return. You'd get a 97% charged battery without having to deal with actual charging.

DasWauto > puppyknuckles
03/01/2015 at 18:31

Yeah, this or Twitter is a quick way to reach them.

If those don't work, the best Oppo posts tend to be shared on Oppositeblog as well, which I know the Jalopnik editors pick from too.

E. Julius > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
03/01/2015 at 18:31

Kinja'd!!!

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > Fred (FreddsterExprs)
03/01/2015 at 18:32

I think a lot of people would agree with you on that. I won't go into it here, because that's what the op-ed is doing, but I not only see an EV as a potentially rewarding enthusiast machine that might at most rival an ICE car, but that electric might even offer something new and better.

Not that I'm not sad to see gas go... I'm teaching myself how to rebuild an engine right as we speak, and I'll be watching F1 all year and wishing they were running V12's instead of pidly quiet turbo 6's.

desertdog5051 > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
03/01/2015 at 18:34

I don't know about everyone. But, I am for E Cars.

Having built 2, I think I have a decent grasp on the things. Now, mine were lead acid powered and not the luxurious LI battery, they still performed well and the 2nd car way exceeded the performance of the first. They will always have a place in the car lovers portfolio. The gas engined car will not be upstaged by electric for the foreseeable future. They should be able to exist side-by-side in any gearheads portfolio.

Joe6pack > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
03/01/2015 at 20:17

I to am working on a longer op-ed and have the same questions.

Also, I drive an EV every day. It is a 2012 Nissan Leaf and I love it. I also own an '87 911 and a '78 Fiat Spider and have owned many cars in the past including a '66 K-Code Mustang, a '72 Pantera and a couple of Mercedes SLs. Let me know if you have any specific questions you would like to ask of a petrol head EV driver.

Slipstream Network > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
03/02/2015 at 00:16

Looks like you've already got great advice here. Hope the best for your post. If you're putting a good deal of research into it and you are going to cover some electric motorsports related topics, we'd love to have you on the show to talk about it. Of course, we'd pimp your kinja page on the show as well.

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > puppyknuckles
03/02/2015 at 00:37

Good point, hadn't even thought of that haha