In this current market, MSRP is a discount.

Bet he was trying to tell you that it didn’t matter that they wouldn’t come down on the price of the EV, because you’d save so much on gas?

Nah, the lady with the Tesla, she definitely Bondo’d with her car.

Oh, for sure, I think FF was just setting money on fire. 

That’s how all emerging markets work, though. In the beginning, there are lots of competitors, with different business models. Over time, certain business models prove more viable than others, and the less viable companies either go bankrupt or get acquired in a consolidation phase. Eventually there will be a few…

It probably depends on the size of the house.

FYI, the rate of charge is Kw, battery capacity is measured in kWh.

Well, if you can afford a $150,000 car, there’s a decent (though not guaranteed) chance that your home has that much service.

Yeah, you’re not supposed to ‘Top off’ your tank. When it stops automatically, your tank is full.

If they had made it a proper four-door, it would probably still be on the market.

Ironically, most EVs with the skateboard-style battery pack handle like mid-engine vehicles. I had a Nissan Leaf, and as far as turning, it never felt like it was over or under steering, it was fairly neutral.

It was never intended to be a high-volume import. It was, literally, a compliance car. But not for the US. It was a compliance car for the Australian factory. GM made a deal to export a certain number of Holdens from the Australian factory, and that’s exactly how many G8s were exported.

They actually just destroyed the seats, shredded the cushions, which some other supplier bought and used as filler for another product.

More than that, they were actually imported as passenger vehicles, with seats, windows, the whole 9 yards. So it made sense to offer the passenger version since it actually meant less prep work after importing them.

Ironically, it was their avoidance of the chicken tax that probably killed it. Ford imported them as passenger vehicles, complete with seats and windows and all that stuff, thus bypassing the chicken tax. Then they were sent to an outfitter who removed all the passenger stuff, took out the windows and installed metal…

Spot on. It’s primary purpose was as a cargo van, not a posh people mover. The other passenger-oriented minivans are definitely much better suited for moving people. The Transit Connect was more of a miniature shuttle bus than a family-friendly transport.

It’s literally an homage to Hyundai’s first passenger vehicle, the Hyundai Pony.

That’s assuming Tesla doesn’t raise prices by $7,000 come Jan 1.

It sounds like Tesla does have a backup system, but for whatever reason it wasn’t working.

Are you saying these cars are in danger?