• Honda Accord (mid-size car) gets 30/38 MPG. A Toyota Camry gets 29/41. There are mid-size hybrids that get up to 55 and dino burners that are down in the mid-20's, but I would move your MPG number up to the 32+ range.

There are different levels of “mad”, hence my point of “marketing mad” versus “truly mad”. The proper analogy would be my girlfriend cheating on me and whether I still continue business as usual in public or whether we consider breaking up.

“But Apple is mad, right? I’d say so.”

“... the fact that cars today get better mileage at 79 then the cars of yore did while driving 55.”

“Where did you get your 45 mph number from?”

“Space Station, this is your President.”

To be fair - the problem is that it is that Horse and Buggy is running a real world highway test that also happens to be ~30 MPH over the speed that internal combustion engines would get their best fuel economy. Damn their logic.

“My thoughts as a Pats fan.”

Your statement is absolutely true, but your assumption that someone will stick with the same “platform mate” may not be accurate. The EV and plug-in hybrid era could potentially change how customers react to future petrol price hikes. That is -- if those options survive.

“Actually I’m VERY surprised that Texas is #2 on the list as Tesla still can’t sell directly in Texas, IIRC”

There are many factors involved, but one of which is how electricity is created in the state. (See link below.) Kentucky is still heavily coal, so electric vehicles do not make as much sense. (Still an improvement over dino-power, but not dramatically so.) Tennessee is mostly nuclear with coal in second, so…

“A difference of 2-4 mpg isn’t that big of a deal for most folks.”

To be fair - you are comparing the new Supra to one of the most beautiful cars ever made.

5G seems like a potential answer to areas with one (or less) broadband connections for their home, but I do not hear many people complaining that their Instagram feed on their iPhone is not refreshing fast enough.

“If EVs can’t sell on their own merits, then they’re not really the future, are they?”

... because all three vehicles have identical crash test scores?

“... which means that if one of these is behind you, you’re greeted with the sight of just grille, massive and hungry, filling your view.”

“The vast majority of electric cars sell for north of $35k”

Oh, and I think your stats about battery production (cobalt) may be out of date. Watch this video from a few weeks ago:

There are many ideas that would be better for the planet than the 7.5K tax credit ... Add 50 additional cents of federal tax on gasoline annually, for example. However, all of these better ideas need congress to pass them as a law. Until that happens, a 7.5K credit for EV purchases is what we have.