It’s FWD only. 

The only way this would fit within the payload of an F150 is if you get the extremely rare payload package - and probably a regular cab 2WD version. That kind of weight is really a 3/4 ton+ job.

I loved my 2019, don’t get me wrong. I also loved that I made out like a bandit on the buyback.

As usual lots of folks here are missing the plot. As an EV owner since 2015 what I’d like to see is:

+1 on the Falken Wildpeak AT3W. The original Firestone Transforce AT tires on my Ram 3500 were absolute garbage - terrifying in the snow even with 4wd engaged. I swapped them out for the Falkens and it transformed the truck.

Most old cars are pretty easy to shift without the clutch once you have the feel and can match revs. I learned that when I broke the clutch cable in my dad’s Blazer as a kid and he just drove it home, no sweat.

The best I ever saw was a Maserati Coupe with the personalized plate “CLXXXV”.

First gear: I actually did this back in March. It was ... fraught. I was looking for a Chevy Volt to replace the recalled Bolt that GM bought back from me, so I really did need a car. At the time there was 0% financing from GM on CPO Volts and there were absolutely zero available in my state.

The Valiant also likely has a single circuit brake system, so when (not if) a brake line rusts through you lose all 4 brakes instead of only 2. IIRC dual circuit brake systems became mandatory in ‘69.

The technology already exists to eliminate generators, so I’m on board with forcing RV and chassis manufacturers to provide an integrated solution with the chassis.

Back in the Jurassic period my dad tried to teach me, with predictably horrific results. Any time we went out together he’d end up screaming, I’d end up stressed, and very little learning actually occurred.

Every few years when gas prices go nuts the values of Metros, Insights, Prii, etc. tend to briefly spike as people make dumb decisions triggered by seeing large numbers at the gas pump. I mean I get it, I have a 1 ton Ram with a 50 gallon gas tank and it’s uncomfortable as hell racking up high scores at the Costco…

There were times in the last couple of years where depending on spec and your local tax incentives you could get a Bolt for well under $20k. I know, I did exactly that in late 2019. COVID and the stop-sale has driven used prices way above that mark, and it doesn’t look like it’s going down anytime soon.

It still has a chain running from the motor to the back wheel so I wouldn’t expect a 2WD version.

The tires shipped with the production Grunt are not DOT rated, they specifically state “for off road use only”. And they’re 25x8x12, not 26x8x12 as stated in the article. Volcon actually had the tires custom made with their logo as a motif in the tread, which is kind of silly but fun.

It has a head light and a tail light with a brake light. Just needs DOT tires, a horn, and one mirror to get it plated where I live. 

Their other car’s a Lexus, so... yeah? And in my brother’s case he could have afforded something better but didn’t want a car payment. Which is fine, but if you don’t want to lay out the cash you better be willing to learn the mechanical skills to sort out a cheap hooptie on your own.

This question gives me PTSD from my cheapskate brother. Years ago he needed a car and gave a similarly unrealistic budget and requirements. He was in college at the time and was notoriously clueless when it came to evaluating cars. So as the nice guy I used to be I summoned all my considerable cheap hooptie acquiring…

As a slide-in truck camper owner guy I’d really like to see this capability on the heavy duty trucks. The half-tons don’t really have enough payload capacity to be worth the effort.

the Leaf is no longer eligible for federal incentives