Underwhelming is a generous way of describing the Cullinan. It is just so painfully ugly, it hurts. The Phantom is ugly, too, but in a way that gives it immense presence. The Cullinan is just an awkwardly proportioned abomination.

Cults just dig in when the outside world / data contradicts their belief system. Also, as Tesla loses more of the advantages of being early to market and other manufacturers beat them on the non vapourware qualities that make a good car, expect Tesla to double down on even more fantastical claims.

And I guess the exposed screw heads are supposed to give it that steampunk flair, but they just scream 1990s British company revival sports car attempt.

Taycan GTS Sport Turismo: I was able to trade in our 2020 Taycan Turbo for more than we paid, so got a more practical version of the same platform for a very small delta. And it was a chance to customize exactly the way I wanted (the Turbo was technically a demo, although it had never been driven) and add some unique…

I’m not fighting about it, or opposing progress. I have two EVs. But the trend everywhere is to ignore the basic realities of alternative energy and transportation solutions. Most people, for example, have no concept of why stable base load is so important, why the the relatively low cost of solar and wind at the…

Most of what you’re saying only applies to level 2 charging, which is of little value for a stop of less than a few hours. Almost none of the locations you’re talking about have the electrical infrastructure in place for a bank of fast chargers. They might be able to add one or two 50 Kw chargers at best. There is…

Most people have no idea how anything works, so it’s not surprising that they don’t realize that installing something like a 1,000-amp three-phase service for a bank of fast chargers isn’t straightforward or fast. In Ontario, just getting one of the local distribution companies or Hydro One to get a new service layout…

This was my choice also. The UK press got pretty hysterical about it when it was launched.

Many of the most successful tech company investments of the last three decades have had structures whereby the founders retain control of all of the major decisions the business makes. I don’t think anyone who bought Google at their IPO is worried about the super voting rights of the founders when they see the stock…

And that’s before ADM.

It’s so painful when you guys try and explain financial terms. It would be much simpler just to explain a stock split as follows: if you owned one share before the split, you now own three shares after the split. The buy / sell activity sets the price and correspondingly determines the market cap.

Yes, their line up is thin to say the least. I do have a soft spot for the Giulia Quadrifoglio, and if I was in the market for a fast four-door gasoline sedan, I’d consider it. But it’s likely one of those things where I’d consider it but then opt for a brand with less uncertainty about reliability and maintenance in…

I think I’d be more upset if I was an Alfa Romeo dealer, since now what could have been a unique small SUV is more likely to be cross-shopped by people picking the best deal between Alfa and Dodge. For 2022, Alfa’s US market share to date is 0.09%, and for most months was down almost 30% from 2021. I can’t see how…

Move to Canada. The Ioniq 5 RWD long range (with the same 77 KwH battery) is $54.5k Canadian ($42k US) here and has 225 hp. You can get about 320 miles on a charge, but otherwise it meets your requirements.

My Ioniq 5 regularly exceeds its official range. The official range is 414 km, and I’ve done two trips now where I exceeded 460 km, without any kind of hyper-miling, just normal driving. Driven carefully, I’m sure it can do more than 500 km. If you drive very aggressively, or do mostly high speed freeway driving, then…

We do have to factor in the emissions from battery production, which make the manufacture of an EV significantly more polluting than the manufacture of an ICE car. So I agree that a lot of the criticism of EVs is disingenuous to say the least, but some of the criticism is valid. The problem is the EV / solar / wind…

I think that might be a bit too charitable. If anything, the Hummer will validate the prejudices of the many drivers who see EVs as expensive toys for the smug and entitled.

My ridiculous notion? This was my first comment in the thread.

But still you felt compelled to tell the commentariat that your income increased by 10x, and explain that you could have a giant house and giant RV if you wanted to. If these things truly didn’t matter to you, there would be no need to bring them up, but instead you’re using their absence as a marker of virtue.…

There is just such huge variability based on where you live. I plug both our EVs in at home, but for those without off street parking, the options in most of Ontario are terrible unless you’re in the Tesla camp. I managed to get more than 460 km range from the Ioniq 5 on a recent trip, but even two hours from Toronto,…