Damn I think I’ll consider myself lucky, I custom ordered a Bolt and it’s been built for at least a month, kept calling the dealer asking what was going on and they told me they were going to charter a truck to collect it if it keeps getting delayed. The fact they couldn’t do at least that for you with a Cadillac is…

IF I had to guess, a lot were probably scrapped expecting a long term downturn, but it quite clearly sprung up faster than they were able to add back the lost capacity.

Another highly cited reason I see from them against driving is also climate anxiety, knowing that “they are part of the problem” by driving

In my experience at least, typically the ones that push back the most are in areas with genuine alternatives (IE, decent bus network, enough disposable income for Uber, etc) so the need to *push* them isn’t as high.

Good thing harvest isn't a daily occurrence then

In Fairness, car dependency as a whole is unsustainable. EV's are only a part of the solution. The full solution involves having to Get a lot of people (but not everyone) to give up their cars in favor of bikes, walking, bus, etc. It's what is meant by "radical societal transformation" for the required fixes.

As I understand it, CAFE killed the ute here. Why make a pickup truck meet car fuel economy standards when it can meet truck fuel economy standards by making it bigger?

I remember when I was looking into buying a used school bus for an RV project, anything with air brakes required either an air brake endorsement or a full CDL, though that may just only be in my state?

Ford did confirm a 100% BEV version of the F-150 in the coming years (with a Dev unit already having been showcased). It will be interesting to see what effect that makes on the market.

That’s the gigafactory you’re thinking of. Ones in Nevada, one is in China, and I remember a third one being confirmed for Europe. However, these factories are all exclusive to Tesla and Panasonic (who I believe Tesla eventually wants to boot out and keep all the batteries for themselves if I remember right)

well, I’m 19 right now but already onto my 2nd car. my first is a 2006 Saturn Ion. 2.2L 5 speed. It still runs and drives but a relative of mine ended up with a broken 2004 Jeep Liberty taking up driveway space. long story short, if I can fix it it’s mine. needs a new engine, but it’s from the south and VERY clean on…

Why not the Volkswagen Phaeton? It's an S class tier luxury car that's absolutely crashed in pricing

If I were to get one, I'd be importing a diesel engine with manual trans from one in Australia or NZ and just convert it myself... In fact... That could be a nice business...

Theres really only one thing I want to know, does it still have an OBDII port? Cause I had someone tell me, then prove to me that Tesla's don't have them cause they're electric.

Ive seen a Colorado in my town with that little door on the side, always wondered what it really was 

I do know that there are a handful of kei trucks and vans that get sold here for off highway use, though it’s generally for specialized applications (large warehouses where you need more than a forklift but a regular size vehicle is too big, on a farm with soft soil and you need something light that won’t sink, etc)…

It is unfortunately already confirmed, as the only version of the next gen Focus we’re getting is one that’s jacked up like a crossover, we’re not getting any other version unless they make a Focus Raptor

A ffw things I want to point out to the commenters, A: in the U.S., Wagons have all but disappeared, as they were also replaced by crossovers. And for a sporty minivan, Dodge used to make a Grand Caravan R/T, though it’s discontinued as FCA’s only minivan is the Pacifica now. And as for the GTI argument, not everyone…

I know a lot of cars in the OBDI era worked like this, there was either a knob, button, or pin you’d use to make the CEL flash whatever the error code is. However since OBDII a scanner has been required, mainly to make it easier for technicians to check for codes when doing an inspection, as the technician will have a…

Mechanic here, unfortunately, the current check engine light system is working perfectly fine as intended, to make you think your car is seriously broken even when it’s nothing major. It all has to do with the strict U.S. Emissions regulations. If something would cause any increase of any emission, it will throw the…