China is at ~ $70/mwh. US is at ~ $105/mwh. EU is ~ $160/mwh. China’s new Gen 4 reactors even run on previous gen waste. China’s built on top of IAEA’s Safety Standards and from everything I’ve read, they are doing it right for cheaper/safer/better. Just cause we haven’t done it properly since 1973 (discount the…

I think the bigger underlying issue is the narrative US produces its own oil and more than any other country is enough to isolate us from market manipulation is not panning out. US Crude production hit an all time high in 2023-2024.

I think the flaw here is pushing EVs carrying 300-500 miles worth of batteries when the greater majority (over 50%) of folks don’t use 200 miles a day. If batteries are the most expensive part of an EV, imagine how much dead battery weight you are carrying. With battery chemistries like LFP that can charge to 100% you…

Everybody platform shares, nothing wrong with that. But read my post again. They all share the SAME wheelbase... IE they are the exact same truck frame with different options.

Correction: Toyota believes they can sell you 4-5 different bodies on top the same base frame. IE Instead of different trims, they’ll throw in different exteriors as well:

I’ve been hearing and am now in agreement. We did not EV tax Credits. We needed EV Infrastructure. Standardizing to the NACS plug for Level 1, Level 2, and DC Rapid Charging is the first step. But 80% charge at home. 20% do not. And 60% in total use Rapid Charging at least weekly.

Until you have more DC Rapid Chargers,…

Because like many things Elon (and therefore Tesla) are polarizing that we almost feel like we don’t want to or they don’t deserve it. I really want to see the US Auto industry beat China to the EV race otherwise besides China, no one else can compete on that scale. But I also want Rivian and Lucid and some other…

Sso many other batteries and types that could be swapped in. BYD/Panasonic/CATL/Samsung, etc could be inserted in various form factors (Blade, Pouch, Packs, etc.) Seems like they are leaving the options open when the Model S/X is tapped out at ~ 100kwh and the Model 3/Y at ~82kwh.

Doesn’t the Rivian R2/R3 plan on using…

The winner: hoser68 and the HD truck.

There is also an independent Subaru Shop called Developedauto.com there in Salisbury for the mods.

1) Not an XT (aka NA I4, not the Turbo I4). That is about ~ $4400 difference in MSRP between a Limited and a Limited XT.
2) Who says you have to service the car where you bought it? CPO means any Subaru Authorized Service location will honor the Subaru 7yr/100k CPO Warranty. They just have to travel one time to the…

Owen’s answer of the Subaru Outback is the right choice. Bradley’s is a good runner up, but no aftermarket support. I see the Wilderness trim everywhere, but the Limited XT or Touring XT comes with the Turbo 4 + Leather Interior. You can get a CPO 2022 Outback Touring XT w/ 22k miles about 90 miles away in…

So the Jeep Mighty FC makes the list, but what about the Jeep M-715? Or the Dodge M80? Or the Dodge Tomahawk Concept? Or the Chrysler Imperial? And the Van-Based Jeep Wrangler Deisgn Concept (although not a concept car). I mean did/does anyone do Concepts better than Mopar?

Close. Chevy HHR. GM’s take on the PT Cruiser, itself a close second to the list of aged like milk and probably first had Chevy not repeat the same mistake effectively bumping Mopar.

We can sit here an debate why cars should not be $50k. That is irrelevant. The fact is the No 1 selling car around the world in its most popular trim (Long Range Dual Motor) has a starting MSRPs at $49k in the US. Those are the stats regardless of how asinine we think that is.

I think they should put another 107,385 on it, hit the 999,999 counter, tweet it to FoMoCo, and have Ford buy it and give them another one for PR the way Toyota did with the mil-mile Tundra.

Do these 3 count?

Seriously. Ford should have named this the Sport Trac instead of the Maverick.

The Tesla Model Y sold ~$400k in 2023 in the US and 1.2m around the world.

People want space at the $40-$50k price point. If Ford could sell a Maverick EV for $40k, and make an SUV based on the Maverick and sell it for $50k it would have a world beater. ~280-300 miles, AWD, and NACS.

Making a small Honda E will not sell…

While I am a big fan of the 02-06 Avalanche 2500, I’m not sure if I call these a bargain for a 20 year old HD truck. The 8.1 V8 Big Block was easy-ish to work on, but the cheapest one I found started at $9k for a 20 yo HD truck. I think I would have to argue a 2016 -2019 Titan xD could be a better fit. The avalanche…