Fungus People more wrong than Gas decay. Yet Gas decay bugs us? And we are now citing JD Power? Do they make fungus ethanol beer for this conversation?

I am all for more 2door vehicles. I just don’t think 2door SUVs make sense when people are building less 2door trucks, 2door cars, and 2door hatches. The fact a 2door SUV survives the cut is what is bonkers.

I know its easy to point to Tesla. But honestly, 2 door SUVs. Such an oxymoron. The wrangler I gave a pass to. But now the Defender and Bronco both do it when 2dr pickups rarely exist.

As a former Philly resident the issue is the skinny ally ways. If a 05 xB is about 155" long, the Kia Soul at 165" might be too much, but is the correct answer. 

They almost need a Tokyo Drift style redirect aka back-to-basics. I’m tired of shit just blowing up and stupid scenes that would almost never happen.

Based on his original comments, I’m getting the following vibes and I’m not mad:

A few criticism with the much loved Maverick:
1) There should be a $0 cost option for Vinyl instead of Fabric. It’s a truck, it should be utilitarian like a truck.
2) If a Prius can have a Hybrid and AWD, how does a truck not have that option. Limit the Payload/Towing, etc. But at least offer the configuration.
3) Maybe…

That is where they “start”. We’ve had a 2010 with over 300k and honestly I bet the engine ran for 150k of it when on the highway and cruise control is on the NJ Turnpike. And when they do fail, just like Tesla, so many HV Battery companies reman them for way less. This one is $2650 for a replacement: https://www.besthy…

Right Make and Model, wrong Trim on the Lexus RX. Get the RX450h AWD.
Something like this: https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=668502388 which was just reduced to $15k.

Do the Diverging Diamond Interchanges count? I’ve seen them in other states like WA. But DE had its first a few years back and they had this video posted about them:

To your point, I think one plug that works on Level 1, Level 2, and DC Rapid Charging helps access. Imagine today an ICE car had to have an adapter to use their vehicle designed for Exxon’s pumps at a Shell or BP station. This is very clumsy. I’ve seen so many rest stops along I-95 that have a Tesla SuperChargers,…

I disagree. Thermal management is the biggest challenge to maintaining higher amperage during rapid charging. So managing a batteries thermal properties is more crucial than capacity.

Congrats for writing an EV article while only mentioning the Tesla Roadster and Tesla Supercharging network. It proves there are more EV options than Tesla’s Model 3, Y, S, and X even though combined they are the majority of EVs.

I truly believe as Batteries improve, the need for large range vehicles goes down. Imagine…

From my understanding, much of that has changed. The Rav4 Prime qualified for the $7500 Rebate in 2022. But in 2023, the battery sourcing requirements changed. Now dealers are trying to cancel the Rav4 Primes as the economics don’t make sense. Those that placed their order in 2022 will still qualify for the 2022 rules…

Sounds like the Toyota Rav4 Prime Plug-in Hybrid with 42 miles of electric range might be the perfect choice, as its basically more wagon than SUV. It Starts at $42k. Otherwise, the Genesis G70 2.0T AWD starts at $41.5k and is a hard bargain to beat.

If 3 Rows were really about capacity, you would see more vehicles do what the 2023 Pilot does with its 2/3/3 seating and removable middle 2nd row seat to create access to the 3 seat 3rd row. This is Minivan level flexibility. Yet most 3rd rows are 2 seats only. I’ve never truly seen adults in the 3rd row, just people…

There are plenty of other Red states that have agreed to this. Tennessee has with the GM/LG JV. Georgia has a new SKI plant that will provide batteries to VW’s Chattanooga plant. Oklahoma courted Tesla hard-core before Tesla settled on Texas. At that time it was still unknown if CATL or Panasonic would be Tesla’s 4680…

So I get that the batteries are all in the floor. And for Aero purposes, they want to keep this Minivan as short as possible without skimping on interior height. But they still should have figured out how to fold the seats flat and have a deep trunk behind the rear wheels like every other minivan on the market. Hell…

2010-2013 Acura MDX SH-AWDs. That Torque split around corners actually made this an engaging SUV to drive let along amazing in winter weather. It was pretty reliable, and could tow 5,000 pounds if necessary. If you find one with the Rear Entertainment, you even get rear heated seats. Something like this: https://www.au…

Tesla (mostly Model 3/Y) are not Luxury unless Tech is the new Luxury, which just makes them Tech then. So I wouldn’t include them on any “Luxury” List same way I wouldn’t include a Cadillac ELR or Lexus HS250 just because it carries a badge sometimes affiliated with Luxury vehicles.

But I would say without a doubt,…