No the only way to curb it is government regulation. Expecting the market to self regulate in a way that’s beneficial to consumers is a fool’s game. Which is why it’s baffling that the majority of Americans are so vehemently against government regulation (one of the reasons why a clown like Trump got into office) but…

As a mechanical engineer, it never ceases to amaze me what we are able to engineer together. This is one of the most metal things I’ve ever seen. 

Unlike with ICE vehicles, the correlation between range and speed is positive. You need lots of KWh for both and a more powerful motor is not less efficient. Tesla’s 300ish HP rear motor on the 3/Y seems to be the most efficient one yet.

My next vehicle will be either a Y or Mach-e, though I’m leaning Tesla. I test drove the Performance and it was otherworldly fast. But...for me, it’s about

This isn’t a minivan, it’s just a 2-row hatchback with a lift kit. It’s like a very quick Subaru Crosstrack.

I’m just glad they’re finally packing more power into these things, because that’s what sells them. The go-pedal, baby.

They don’t know what they are talking about here anymore. 

Pretty sure it’s impossible to fit 19" brake rotors behind a 20" wheel. Typo?

Trick question: Kinja itself is unnecessary.

How is a slideshow necessary for this?

Raphael Orlove: “Non-EVs should be banned now.”

Nice to know writers’ voices carry no water in GawkerWorld.

+1! I was interested in seeing pics of this best-in-class interior until I opened the article and it was a slideshow.

I’ve been here for over a decade.

Then you should know better?

Slideshow?

It’s definitely why they hired commenters as writers, they’re so over the moon to work here that they don’t complain about how fucking horrible this place has become since the craven assholes took over. 

Paint costs: it takes a buyer and seller to determine a price. If someone’s willing to pay $400 extra for a color, a manufacturer just might take it. Even if it only costs the manufacturer $50.

Yup. Jalopnik is paradoxically a car enthusiast site for people who hate cars. If the community at The Drive didn’t suck so badly there would be an exodus. But it really does suck that badly.