Neutral: Yep. Bought the project over the summer. Realized I’m not going to have time to work one it, so it’s sitting without a motor or trans on a rack in my garage, taking up useful space.

This article is just one slideshow short of perfection.

Weird - I generally get way above range on mine, and when it’s cold and the heater + seats are running, I get just below. It’s the 135-mile version, though

If he has an ability to charge at work, definitely recommend going with an eGolf. Even if not, you can still manage 120 miles round trip with the heater on. If you have favorable electricity rates, it’ll pay for itself in 3-4 years.  Use the wife’s SUV for road trips, and keep the Jeep!

Ah! I’m really glad you’re still getting out there!

Nope. Turns must be earned, Ducati. EMTB is a crime against nature.

When I lived in Tahoe but commuted to San Jose, there were more than a few occasions that I was stuck waiting for the road to re-open (on hwy 88, generally). I kept all the important bits in the Jeep at all times: scraper, snacks (jerky, goldfish), something to drink that besides melted snow (usually gatorade), extra…

I just realized that this vehicle would solve 3 of my major challenges at once:

GAUNTLET THROWN!

I guess this is a scenario when Miata is Absolutely The Answer.

It’s a dated example, but in the 80s and 90s, people hated the 914, especially Parsh purists. It was an objectively hilarious car to drive, and didn’t deserve the hate. It had way more power than it needed for the weight, handled great - until it didn’t, was easy-ish to work on and had a targa you could store in the…

LOL

Maybe, but would make a lot more sense to have a single motor driving the rear wheel.  That could be hub, or through some reduction gear setup.

But in 60 years and 12 design generations later, it will look like this:

Doesn’t that motor have enough torque to pull like 11 of those Kias? Which is just enough torque - it’s glorious.

Black Friday Deal: Kia Optima, Ran When Parked.

I agree with you that she needs to do what’s best for GM - that’s certainly her job. And attempting to work with the Trump administration on that council was a good move, at least at the time.

It is, in fact, an E-turdy.

The easiest, and least painful, way to accelerate EV adoption is to crank up the MPG/MPGe requirements so high (or crank down CO2/km so low) that it only makes sense for ICE on niche vehicles. Which is great, IMO. We still get toys, plus we get appliances that don’t give kids asthma attacks or turn polar bears brown.