I think most of it hasn’t been “Tesla fans,” but rather Jalopnik authors, for whatever reason. “Crushing Tesla..” one of them has production electrics, the other is still vaporware. I hate those “impending doom” clickbait headlines, but it never stops them.

It certainly will, although the sense is debatable. In dense cities, cars don’t make much sense. But where they do, electrics can do the job. However, the converse point to that is the charging infrastructure.

In smaller cities or rural areas, while you may be driving further, on a routine basis, you’re still not…

I mean VW has been touting their electric future since 2015/2016. They have been lamenting that their Tesla killers are right around the corner.

Now it is looking more like they’re Nissan Leaf killers, and while I’m very excited to see the electric market grow, it is no surprise that it looks like they tore apart some…

While this may work great in a straight line, having all that weight up high in the front from the battery modules is probably no bueno. Obviously the s2000 had a lot of weight there (engine) to begin with, so there is a chance it may not alter the characteristics too much.

I don’t think so. Tesla repair costs are notably ridiculous, so buying a Model S off of warranty is probably pretty ill-advised. I know a few MYs have known drive unit failures (13-15?) so staying away from those is probably a good idea if their warranty is coming to an end.

I mean, there’s nothing stopping you or them from buying a Leaf. 

I get it, it’s supposed to be a cheap workhorse truck. But jesus christ is that a 3" screen?

Nissan had been making too big of investments in the US? Doing what exactly? God knows their lineup is old as shit. 

Ah.. Garbage hot take journalism.

Software is not absolutely perfect.. FEAR MONGER THE PEOPLE!

“Tesla has been involved in two deadly auto-pilot accidents..” Nevermind that people are supposed to be alert when using Autopilot as it is never claimed to be a fully autonomous system.. What’s the number of deaths in…

And what happens if the driver passes out behind the wheel while operating the car?

There’s plenty of “what ifs” to go either way, but having AutoPilot drive the vehicle is probably safer than someone who is so drunk they’re passing out.

I don’t doubt that they’re fine cars. Hell, my roommate has one. (thanks to their depreciation.)

I doubt people would have bought them as a CUV. People just don’t care enough about the mpg to buy them. You put it in an Equinox package, and the mpg gains are pretty minimal due to additional drag and weight, while having…

They’re realizing they can’t compete, and with slim margins, “why bother?” They’re going to focus on “where the money is.” Which is great until that abruptly changes and they’re not prepared. I feel like Hummer was a good example of that..

#blunderyears

I mean, the Volt is something like $35k, isn’t it? The Bolt is also something like $35k.

The Volt also doesn’t share platform/powertrain components with other vehicles, while a fully electric vehicle may/likely share large platform components going forward.

They have different drive units--this isn’t supposed to be an issue in the M3's. 

There’s not really a good reason to mention it.. Nissan’s probably unsure if it still exists too.

I mean the fact that they’re not appealing it makes it pretty obvious they knew what they were doing was circumventing/cheating the rules.

I wonder how many races they got away with it before they got caught.

264 times over the course of several years? And when you can see the other accounts are different and have hundreds of feedback themselves? Sure. I think our definitions of “easily” are quite very different.

But 264/100% ebay feedback?

That’s what I mean. It does require a subscription, albeit some people got in on a “five years free” promotion. I have it, and after my promotion ran out, I can no longer start my car with the app without purchasing a subscription.