Is the production rising to meet it? Because I’ve heard nothing but long wait times and cancelled orders(cancelled by the manufacture) from fleet managers.

On the Cummins note:

There’s some safety standards it doesn’t have to meet, but the claims about off road emissions and getting to ignore those reis false. Ford Raptor is still held to on-road emission standards. MY2022 is certified by California as a LEV III ultra low emission vehicle, just like the Corvette.

To be fair, it is the same for off roading. But in this case the Raptor isn’t the F1 of the off road world, it’s more of the Corvette that’s meant to be able to do both daily driving and track days. Like the vette, it’s not the best of either.

This. People who’ve tried towing 8-10k on the regular with a half ton often find out that it doesn’t guarantee that the transmission will survive the length of the loan term.

Is the EV Transit on backorder? I know one fleet manager who’s had some on order for around a year.

It depends on the vehicle. If it’s a requirement for locking the diffs, it makes sense. It doesn’t change the diff status on every vehicle and will sometimes disable ESP and ABS. 4 low with an automatic can also make it a bad situation even worst when trying to descend an icy trail in the mountains. When getting close…

This. It’s why PHEVs don’t have many issues from gas sitting. But a modern boat that sits over the winter with ethanol free fuel and stabilizer might still have an unwelcomed surprise once you make it a few hundred feet from the dock.

I don’t have enough experience with Quartz to know the answer, the original poster in the thread likely does and might receive a notification if you reply to them.

Quartz if you can afford it. If granite is a lot cheaper in your area and you find one you like, I’d choose it. The less desirable granites are often more durable and stain resistant than some of the marble surfaces. A granite that has a mix of colors and earth tones won’t really show noticeable stains if it does…

The discount we give to the commercial vechiles is with the special IFTA club. Instead of California’s 41 cent per gallon tax on diesel, it’s 85 cents.

All of the leg work for these issues has been decided on already, it’s just whether or not it’d be implemented. This exact system is used on the truckers, IFTA. They all have to give an honest best guess and calculation on the gallons or KwH used and pay each state their tax rate each quarter. Not doing so honestly…

To make it even better, it wasn’t even a complex component. It was a simple design loosely based on the original from nearly 40 years ago. Forget if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. We’re going to fix it until it’s broke. 

The trailer camera implementation on the Ram, it was definitely designed by someone who doesn’t tow. It’s an overpriced system that relies on a wired connection. To make it worst, there’s no always on option. You have to navigate through the touch screen to activate it for only 10-15 seconds.

That grid heater pulls a lot of power, near 100 amps for each of the two cables.

The issue with the TRX in winter driving is the tires, most regular stock Rams will perform better in icy conditions. The same exists for a Jeep Wrangler, especially due to how light they are with their large tires.

This. Many of these engines are being tested and certified by CARB to have PM levels matching most hybrid passenger cars, and even some PHEVs.

“Infrastructure is really not a big deal unless you live in an apartment”

They’re incredible when they work, but they engineered them with zero compromise for how smooth and well the engine performs for the name of serviceability and long term reliability. They’re great engines for people who usually don’t keep cars for more than 5 years or 100k miles. But you won’t see many people buying…

Their chassis are great, very easy to service and repair, and very well built. I can drop the entire subframe with the steering rack in 30 minutes or less. But they maintain their unreliable pride by focusing their effort on the EA888. It’s riddled with the stank of some overachieving engineer who’s trying to justify…