Wait so we’re gatekeeping hybrids now? It literally says hybrid in the name “mild hybrid.” Just because it’s not a Prius or a PHEV doesn’t mean it’s not a hybrid, there’s an electric motor literally assisting the gas engine with propulsion at times which is the definition of hybrid.

The gas plants weren’t shutdown because of lack of demand, but the impossibility * to get them to pass emissions rules.

Having talked to some UAW representatives at Tesla about how they were attempting to bust in, I suspect the exact same thing as went on there is going on at Rivian. They send people in to find every minor issue and encourage a very public complaint as a means for the UAW to gain support at the plant. Never do they…

You know what CA has even more of? Sunshine and wind. Oh, and tidal power.

Yeah... I pretty much lost all respect for the guy when he made his “pedo guy” comment about one of the divers who participated in the Tham Luang cave rescue (trapped soccer team). The Amazon movie of what went in to the rescue really highlights the heroism of the divers and, by extension, just how despicable the…

Elon Musk is about the most confusing person. There was a time when I admired him for what he had done. Form both an electric car company and a space company. But because the man cannot keep his mouth shut and makes random and often chaotic decisions. The latest in blurting out that he’d buy Twitter only to try and…

I think they will survive but the business model will change. I see them looking more like Car Max long term but still having buying online and delivery as the primary part of their business. I also see their purchase of ADESA being a good long term move. They’ll eventually get their paperwork crap worked out…

My favorite part in all of this is that you did no more than 30 seconds of Google research, decided you needed to post a bunch of negativity not based in reality, then accused ME of being the toxicity that this site doesn’t need.

This isn’t a lift kit that allows bigger wheels/tires to be installed. It physically moves the axles up higher increase ground clearance. Just for a bit of information, you could put lower springs on the vehicle and it would work with these. A lift kit is a tually the opposite of lower the vehicle.

And considering all of that, you never paused to think, “Man, there must really be a big upside to these things.”

And considering all of that, you never paused to think, “Man, there must really be a big upside to these things.”

If you think portal axles are equivalent to a lift kit, maybe you don’t know what portal axles are?

Most lift kits are kind of dumb. This one however is pretty clever.

Exactly this. We can debate the BEV versus PHEV split, but at the end of the day, Toyota has been fighting the switch to plug-ins around the world.

I really feel like people are missing the key point with respect to electric vehicles -- we’ve already reached a peak in terms of gasoline powered vehicles sold, and that’s only going to go down from here. Which means, petroleum companies have reached the peak in terms of how much gasoline they’re going to refine, and…

Yeah for Automotive Journalists they sure pick shitty cars. 

The reason you don’t see Dodge Caliber’s anymore is because they all died and went to the crusher.

Bit pricey for an auto but it’s a much better suggestion than anything the staff came up with.  First and foremost it’s a rust free California car.  Secondly it’s a mostly fairly simple and reliable 4.6 auto Mustang.  Sounds like an awesome fly-and-drive out to CA before the snow flies!

That and an Acura that’s notorious for transmission failures, and a Chevy with a V8 hooked to a transaxle with even lower transmission longevity than the Acura lmao. Throw in a GM product with a timing-chain-shredding 3.6L V6 while we’re at it.

Wait - the reader asked for something a little nicer, and didn’t want to be dealing with CELs and maintenance issues...and was recommended a Cerberus-era Dodge?!?