Yup. Seems like if they aren’t running an old mail Jeep, they’ll be driving a late 90's early 00's Taurus. Maybe because it was one of the last with a front middle seat, making it possible to drive from the passenger side with zero mods.

Possibly. I have no idea how accommodating the feds are. I do know that some states have a process for this. Oregon grants a whole set of regulatory waivers to Daimler, since all of their testing is done here. I’ve even some European models, like this MB Actross pulling doubles.

Actually makes sense its driving the air compressor given current regulations. All DOT-regulated trucks with air brakes must have an engine-driven air compressor. Electric compressors are not currently allowed.

16) Portland, OR / 2,3651,154,218 / $9.0bn US-26 E at I-405 to NW 185th Ave

YES. So much this. Major interstates are the worst. Way to much warning, and way too many drivers panicking and hitting the brakes at the warning sign.

At-work charging is perfect for a plug-in hybrids. And it sounds like they have a few more all electric models coming out soon, so it makes sense to have the charging infrastructure in place.

Yeah, that was my thought. “Real people” don’t actually buy those things. They get stuck with them when they get off a plane.

Longer battery distance, but disappointing fuel economy in hybrid-mode. So... guess it depends on your driving cycle.

I didn’t realize those cars had such high utilization. The Prius Prime uses 2.73kW of a 4.4kW battery.

Don’t forget that the NASA tests were done at ultimate battery capacity limits. Tesla and everybody else publish artificial limits, since they typically don’t discharge below 50% or so, to preserve battery life.

Most of the examples you list are actually refundable. They are only non-refunded when you do not fulfill the agreement. However if the apartment become unavailable, or the restaurant overbooks, or the manufacturer cannot produce your personlized goods, you’re getting a refund. Elio has no intent to return the funds…

Sadly, it only gets worse from there....

The new Cascadia has the lowest drag of any mass-produced truck, so it makes good sense to use it for benchmarking, or even incognito powertrain testing. They do sell it as a glider chassis, which is a complete truck minus powertrain and/or drive axles.

Have you driven a Sport? Body roll and handling is better than the more plebeian trims, and most SUVs in general. Makes our GLK350 feel nervous and twitchy. Is is a “sports car”? No, but compare driving dynamics to an old muscle car, and I don’t think you’d find a single old stock muscle car that could keep up on a…

Hot hatches like the STs, STI, GTI, etc seem plenty popular with the millennial crowd. Granted, millennial have less disposable income to spend on large purchases, so ownership is lower overall.

Yes

That chome bar is still too much, although your version is still better. Maybe if the chrome bar were body colored...

Unfortunately I don’t know either.

In what way? It actually has buttons and switches and and knobs. Infinitely better than the take-all-the-knobs-away-and-stick-a-tablet-on-the-dash approach of Mercedes and others.

Both guys I know who bought F450 Lariats paid cash.