Teslas product is very stale and outdated and the guy at the top is a creep. He bought the US government, among many other reasons, so he can use it to promote himself and his business and to use available regulatory tools to promote his interests and businesses and to shield them from competition.

1st Gear: Last sales report, the decrease in California Tesla sales amounted to a 10% overall global sales reduction. That’s big. Regarding Tesla wanting to move more operations to Texas. Remember when he moved Tesla’s R&D, only to move it back within months? He couldn’t get enough people to make that move, nor…

It’s a neat car, but I just feel like the suspension is going to be a big bump in the road. Maybe parts are easy to find, maybe they aren’t?

To be even more fair, *IF* there were 4Runners for sale, you wouldn’t be paying MSRP for them anyhow. Probably $5-10k over.

You’ve never had a BMW oil pan - part alone was $1000.

I have an Ioniq 5 that I’ve lived with for almost a year now.  In 18 days I’ll hit the year mark.  Right now since purchase I’ve put 27k miles on it.  People that complain about range anxiety I usually explain my situation and they’re like “oh...well still can fill up faster than you charge”.  Not really...I charge at…

“My 12 year old “toy” cost me thousands for a new oil pan this year.”

I have a Mach-E for my commuter. It’s efficient, quick when I need it to be, and quiet as hell on the road.

Tell me about it. My 12 year old “toy” cost me thousands for a new oil pan this year. The subframe had to come off. Because of course it did.

In the economic fairyland that capitalism exists in, a new manufacturer should enter the market and undersell the current players, driving prices and delivery time down and quality up. This probably won’t happen, so US FDs should start looking at sourcing from Europe or Asia.

Not to them. They’re all happily profiting off it, thanks to lobbyists and very generous contributions from these entities, to ensure things stay “Business as Usual”.

The United States’ unwillingness to aggressively enforce anti-trust laws is, in my opinion, the absolute worst economic mistake this politicians from both sides have made, possibly in the history of the country.

Damn, where are all the capitalists *cough* fascists *cough* defending their infallible system?

I have several friends who work for the EPA.  This very question looms large for them, unfortunately.

Economies of scale.  With most of the world going solidly EV, how long before OEMs of various components start to raise prices on ICE components, because of reduced sales and manufacturing numbers, to make it worthwhile for them?  As the scale tips, everything *ICE* will become more expensive.  Everything. 

I mean, if you don’t do any research, one could imagine that you might be correct. But the Prius, the Efficient Car Poster Boy, is well below both mean and median new car prices. So are the Accord Hybrid, Civic Hybrid, Camry Hybrid, Corolla Hybrid. All with 50+ MPG. The efficient cars are absolutely not more expensive…

“fossil fuel dependance is a matter of national security!”

Nope. They will drive their F-150 on their daily, 60-mile round trip commute AND bitch about the price of gas.

Hey Red-Hat Dipshit Tech Bros: Increased fuel efficiency plus lower fuel prices is called “synergy!” I hear you dudes are all about that shit, yeah?

Weren’t you listening? Gas prices will go down because we’re going to drill for more oil. And I think Canada is going to pay for it, or something like that. Don’t get hung up to much on the details.