The EV9 is the right answer. Wrong trim. You can find EV9 Winds that sticker for $49k . They are Long Range + AWD. This one has 148 miles: https://www.ecarone.com/used/Kia/2024-Kia-EV9-near-dallas-tx-477061a4ac18353a2a65c8d7572853e1.htm

Hybrid alternative: Used Acura MDX Sport Hybrid. ~29mpg. 48k miles. $25k. Pocket…

The problem is we do not have the complete supply chain for this yet. So we have to accept their will be material and supplies coming from outside until we can build the supply chain here the same way we are no longer trusting China with semi conductor supply chain and building that out here.

The EV thing is so political. But its part of a great foreign policy strategy. We can make all the Oil and Nat Gas we want, but we can’t control the total supply of the market. So OPEC+ can always adjust supply and impact prices.

If the EV credits went to DC Rapid Chargers as prevalent as gas pumps, we really would…

I say save the money and get a slightly bigger CPO Subaru Outback for like $23k: https://www.modestosubaru.com/viewdetails/cpo/4s4btacc8l3226197/2020-subaru-outback-sport-utility

Or even an CPO Ascent for $28k. With the 3rd row down, still plenty of space for a big dog to roam around: https://www.hanleesnapasubaru.com/i…

I am going to go out the opposite side of this and say:
+IF a human uses just his eyes to see the road
+IF a computer is trained to be at least as good as a human

That was for ground truthing their vision approach from how I understand it. Not to put in their fleet of cars. Hence why Luminar did not expect that to be reoccurring revenue.

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, FCA/Stellantis will have a hard time until they adopt the future while still having plenty of competitive products to sell in the PRESENT. No Stellantis US Brand Dealership has a complete model lineup akin to a Toyota/Lexus, Ford/Lincoln, VW/Audi, etc. Mazda and Subaru…

This might trigger some, but in the US the insurance system is designed to spread the burden. In Europe, insurance is relatively expensive that responsibility is almost required due to the fiscal load. We have “uninsured motorists” coverage to pay for someone else NOT having insurance and the uninsured generally have…

The 1st Gen NSX had a timeless design. It still ages well. What let it down was on paper a V6 was nothing special in the world of V8 or V12s. The 996 911s came out in mid-late 90s and from there the 911 took off as Acura/Honda never really updated the NSX meaningfully outside of the 3.2/6sp change in 97.

That is what Cash for Clunkers was supposed to accomplish. But most of the hindsight evidence suggests outside of the Prius (which rose in popularity) Hybrids take rate did not noticeably change.

One can argue that as Hybrid tech has accelerated, it is a pretty viable option today. So the other argument is that even if…

Ford CEO might be right with respect to the USA, but we Americans have blundered this one. First, we did another EV credit when we really needed to incentivize DC Rapid Charging. Everyone talks about the grid being maxed out, but all these mobile batteries could actually stabilize the grid on peak demand during the…

Having drove a 97 NSX-T from 60k to 180k from 2002-2021, I can say it has been pretty close to perfect. With a few NSX-S/NSX-R upgrades, it handled so surreal. It may not have been the fastest in a straight line, but around turns very few things kept up speed in the turns with. Let me go curl up in a ball as I…

I think the CT looks like cat$hit. That said, the title is so click bait with the “lie” int he headline. Yet when you read it, factually it didn’t lie. It can fit that length. I get the point, but when someone measures the width of a bed both between the wheel wells and full width, its to get an idea of how much 4x8…

New: Toyota RAV4 Prime 4WS. 42 miles electric. 600 total miles hybrid. Its your Volt in a 2012-2015 Lexus RX sized wrapper. Start at $45k

Used: Overlooked is the 2018ish Acura MDX SH-AWD Sport Hybrids. You can find them for around $25-$30k with about 50-75k miles on them (knowing that you guys will be wracking up the…

This happened 12 months ago with the Model 3 when Q3 2023, people said there was a slow down. Than we found out Tesla was using all the parts in inventory to build as many Model 3s as they could, so they had inventory to take the production lines off and upgrade them for the new “Highland” Model 3 which came out Jan…

How about the 83-84 Brat EA71 turbo? Although irrelevant because the sales volume speaks for how unpopular the Baja was.

Subaru Baja. No payload. No towing capacity. Could not carry 4' wide material (at least the Maverick can above the wheel arches) It was the Baja:

“SoCal” = not representative of most of the USA.

TVR Sagaris:

Um... Most EV owners DO have a plug at home, most have a Level 2 charger at home. And yes, the batteries “should” be at ideal thermal temps before driving. That is why many times Regen is limited from what I’ve read.