^This. The Audi A4 and VW Passat share the same platform for years. This is exactly what both Rivian and VW (Scout) need. Rivian needs help with the transition from start up to full blown production engineered manufacturer (something VW has been doing forever) and VW needs a platform for Scout.

Strip out some of the…

Yeah this was my thought too. Depending on how far Rivian is on tooling up for the R2 it might make sense for VW to offer up the upcoming scout production facility. I wouldn’t be surprised to see this be a slow take over.

Yup. The whole limited for the sake of status is bullshit. I would be much more impressed by a fair priced (but probably still expensive) drivers car that is available in slow production - but not limited production. 

“the only practical need for an EV to have one is for very high speed, like a track car on a fast, Le Mans-style track.”

I’m not specifically saying you need a manual to have driver engagement. Having said that, the take that the inclusion of a manual transmission is bad for EVs is uneducated. A transmission (any transmission) acts as a torque multiplier, it’s why there have been EVs with integrated 2 and 3 speed transmissions. Tesla…

Sigh. I don’t have a problem with electrification of classics. I do have a problem with taking a performance car and claiming that by stuffing a tesla motor in the back its still a performance car. Sure it can go in straight line, an the chassis can turn, but you lose all the things that made this car great to begin…

My old boss was a lawyer and chronic drink then driver. They told me that if ever I was ever pulled over, to always refuse the field test. Make them take you to the hospital for the blood test. It would add an additional hour of time, giving your body enough time to (on average) process 1 drink, lowering your blood…

Musk(rat) is a piece of garbage and has been since he was a kid. This isn’t new. It also hasn’t stopped his sycophant toadies from loving him. Hell it may make them love him more. They want to be him. He should be removed from his position in all of ‘his’ companies by board members or shareholders out of duty to the…

Ok, so let me get this straight: He’s posting the videos of a group of masked people engaging in illegal activities, on Instagram (and potentially other platforms)?

That is some impressive distance. Evil would be proud. 

I love the concept of 15 min towns and cities. Just like many things though, the implementation is fraught with ways to fuck it all up, especially when trying to rehabilitate existing areas.

WFH should make this kind of things more feasible. 

I have been lucky enough to have lived in multiple parts of the US. I’ve lived in big cities where a car was more of a hassle than not, and I’ve lived in rural communities where not having a car is simply not feasible. I’ve also lived in small cities which combined neighborhoods with local watering holes, and…

That’s an unnecessarily dickish response. 

“The majestic Vancouver Harbor Beaver, preys upon unsuspecting pleasure craft. Here you can see it capture the roof from one such encounter before diving back to the water for its meal.”

Ah yes, trolling. I gave you the benefit of the doubt. My mistake.

I’m not quite sure of your question/point, but I’m guessing you’re referencing the cost of charging an EV and home? In any case, the cost of at home charging where I live (unless you have solar on your roof) is more expensive per kwh than charging at a supercharger or other charging station down the road. Even…

And its not like you can tell the difference from the outside.

100% agree! The whole return to work thing is horrible for a number of reasons. Imagine letting people relocate to rural areas and bringing the capital with them to revitalize those areas, while also reducing emissions, and the strain on the housing market. 

Agreed, this seems like a reactionary hot-take just to be edgy. I have a fair number of friends rocking plug in hybrids and full EVs, and the consensus is the cost per mile is much lower on the plug in’s than the full EVs. Additionally, the amount of time they’re running on plug in power for the PHEVs is quite high.…

^this. I saw ‘averaging 65' and my jaw dropped. That’s a lot of mass to be moving in those conditions at those speeds. It’s incredible.