What really confuses me about Range Rovers is that they’re supposed to carry you out to remote, hard-to-access locations. Which is exactly where you’d want a reliable vehicle like a Land Cruiser, not a mechanic’s dream like a Land Rover.

Based on my engineering experience, I think there is a 98% chance it went something like this:

Amphibious, too

In fairness, the recipe called for “egg whites” not, you know.

I am continuously impressed by the mental gymnastics that Tesla fans will do in order to justify the bad quality control on their vehicles. 

“@MeetKevin was facetiously accused of spilling beer in the interior, with a Twitter user hunting down a mugshot from an apparent DUI arrest. Posters scrutinized images and criticized @jf.okay in particular for excessive fingernail pressure on the yoke. Others spuriously asserted that excessive alcohol consumption…

“I really have no idea what this means.”

It won’t cost the farm to buy it, true, but it will to maintain it.

Sure, on some level it’s virtue signaling to decree you will eliminate ICE vehicles in X years, but better to fall short of an ambitious goal, than to make a weak one typically. On the other hand, when have promises from these organizations ever been worth more than the air used to promise them? They’re going where…

just increase the range.

The fun thing is that EV range and performance are the same hardware. Larger batteries mean more power for the system so more charge and discharge at once. Its why a Lucid air with 1100hp can get 550+ miles. The eco mode limits the maximum draw on the motors.
Closest comparison would be a cylinder deactivation…

But there isn’t a “middle ground.” Lowering power doesn’t get you more range. Range requires more battery, which is a lot more expensive than a bigger motor. 

Problem is that EVs don’t work like that. You don’t get more range for dropping down in power. To get more range, you need a bigger battery. This chassis likely can’t fit any more battery than it already has.

It’s a lot easier (and cheaper) to add a more powerful motor and suck the charge out of the battery faster. To add range, the only option is to make the battery bigger. This is expensive and heavy.

Range and power are not a trade-off with EVs. They are both a function of the battery size, and battery size is the primary driver of EV price.

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Multiple car makers can go after the same niche. However, this is much more of a fun RAV4. The Kona is a full size down. 

I think this is closer to the CX-3/CX-30 in size & spec. 

I don’t think this is right, though. Other CUV / SUV makers seem to be doing quite well with their performance variants.