The ID Buzz is just an evolution of the T6, with less practicality or features than any minivan on the market. Glad it’s an EV, but it’s about the most boring lob over the net they could have done.

Yep, a truck running over a biker in “self defense.”

I think that this is pretty brave given how a lot right wing movements have a propensity for violence 

What do you want? Avg new car price is $40k now. Bolt is 3/4 that. So is a Leaf. And Mini E.

Strip away the color palette from the ID Buzz and in my mind it evokes more of a T4/T5 Transporter vs. the OG Bus. 

Honestly? It matters a little. First, is just that bigger, taller, heavier vehicles aren’t great for pedestrians (or smaller cars for that matter). Between it being harder to see pedestrians, and more harmful should there be a collision, even if a new eco-friendly Excursion existed, it’d still be bad in more populated…

...Yes, it matters. If you’re not also in something that ways 9,000lbs, you’re much less safe with hoardes of these things flying down the road. It’s one thing with actual commercial vehicles (although better rail freight could take a lot of semis off the road), but when someone’s buying something that size because…

Not to mention that trucks & SUVs in the US get to skirt some regulations due to how the laws were written when cars were the primary passenger vehicles.

Yeah, an EVs change everything. Make it an EV (which would likely be what happens in 5-10 years) and does it matter if it needs a CDL to drive legally? Whatever flicks this person’s bic right?

I already have an all aluminum vehicle, it’s 22 years old and is rated for 68city/74highway.

drivers wanted nimble and fun cars are a dying breed.

Now imagine what 8 years could have done for the Fiesta’s fuel economy because of improvements in engine technology.

Or otherwise, imagine what a modern Maverick would be like with an 8-year-old 1.0L engine.

It’s like comparing prices across decades without adjusting for inflation.  

To your point, it seems that buyers these days are buying way bigger that they need. Let’s just imagine what type of mileage a hybrid Focus (which is a very good car in Europe) will bring if a (small) truck bring 40mpg...

Worth also bearing in mind that the US has probably the cheapest fuel costs in the western world (yes I know this is a US-centric forum, but it DOES have global reach).

It’s the “good times will never end” of low gas prices that happens every decade or so. I got premium for less than a dollar in the late 90s and it regularly stayed between $1-2 on average and creeped up to $4-6 in 2008. It’s how you got V10 Ford Excursions with 10mpg and no one blinked. Then the small car boom in…

The UK also has a theory test - identifying signs, road markings, speed limits, braking distances etc - which you have to pass before you can take your practical test. It’s multiple choice, which makes it a bit easier. Since I took it they also added a hazard perception part where I think you watch a dashcam video and…

I remember taking the test for the motorcycle endorsement when I moved to CA and there were at least half a dozen questions about “riding in formation.”

The last driving test I sat was on December 7th 2011, at 13:40 to be exact. It was back home in the UK and was a 45-minute affair that started with answering questions about the car itself, such as how to check your oil level, and ended with a bay park back at the test center.

Glad to see the NYS exam hasn’t changed in at least 25 years. /s

I took my driving licence in France, it is not that hard but not easy too. I passed it in 2009. I went through wath they call apprenticeship learning, at 16, I took theoric lesson about driving rules, then passed a theoric test with 40 question and you’re allowed only 5 errors. Then you have to have about 20h of…