2010 Audi you say? did it need tires or something? 2 water pumps in 6 months and a motor sounds totally normal to me...

you had me at the first complete paragraph of regulatory descriptor acronyms.

Yeah, it has to do with creating a new category of EV called the “BEVx” which is between a full BEV (like a Tesla or LEAF) and a PHEV / plug-in hybrid (like a Volt or Ford Fusion Energi).

this weird obscure knowledge of absolutely minor nuance is why I come back here every day.

The 2014-2016 cars are software limited to 1.9 gallons. Basically, when you’ve used 1.9 gallons, the engine shuts off and says the tank is empty, even though there’s a half gallon still sitting in there.

Apparently you can re-program the US market i3 REx to allow more than 2 gallons of fuel, which makes it a lot more practical. It’s the same tank as the European model, but software doesn’t let the car use more than a certain amount. I believe this is so it gets in a particular classification with the EPA or the CARB.

The first Prius was so generic that I didn’t know it existed until the third generation was getting ready to hit the market.

I would seriously buy an i3 if it had at least 200 miles of electric range OR a range-extender with more than two gallons and that could be used regularly.

All words are made up. Don’t be an asshole

VIPER ARMED.

I’m trying to make my dreams come true:

It’s starting to show up in the US too. I think people like it because it also mimics freeway street racing as well.

Hell to the yeah!

When i was doing my undergrad work, the Phaeton hit dealerships and our VW dealer did throw the only PR event I remember them ever having.

I was in a college design class/group who was invited to compete on site crating an art car out of a vw beetle. The competition was spread out over two days and we were only able…

i don’t even know anyone that can afford a tesla...

Too bad I’m a loser and don’t know half the people it would take to get a free car.

There are a number of reasons for this, including decreased access to jobs that pay enough to afford children for Americans.

They were used up and thrown away because they were the transportation appliances of the day.