“ This deal is only offered until April 1, 2024, so if you’ve been waiting for a sign to get into a new EV, this is it.”

From my original post:

The airline is removing roots? Have they taken up gardening?

The Seagull does 0-60 in around 11 seconds, which is the same as a Mirage. The U.S. would effectively subsidize a cheap EV like this with the $7,500 tax credit. So if they made it for $20k, it would be OTD at $13.5k for buyers. Way cheaper than an $18k Mirage. It would be in a similar spot to the Yugo back in the day…

Elon didn’t exactly buy Tesla so much as muscle his way in. 

The Chinese car situation is certainly reminiscent of the Japanese in late 1970s. The big3 at first refused to take Japanese seriously and Japanese cars were considered “cheap junk” by the buying public. But by the late 1980s, the Big3 was getting its lunch eaten. Perhaps tariffs will keep them out for the time being,…

That’s just a sign of bad management. Nobody in the C-suite should have the time to argue about travel policies. You would never hear from the C-suite at my company for anything less than an 8-figure issue unless it impacts them directly. Obviously a bit different for a smaller company where a few thousand bucks may…

I guess they could do straight-cut gears. EV race cars like the ID.R. are loud and pretty-crazy for that reason. But I really hope they don’t think artificial sound will scratch that itch.

Right, even if the tires could last a whole race, the current rules require a tire change during the race.

I agree that Lufthansa First Class wouldn’t be worth whatever crazy fee they charge for it cash, but it’s a very big upgrade if you can get it with miles/upgrade certificates. Last I used it, it was 40 United Plus points to upgrade, which are pretty much worthless on United flights because they only clear about 20% of…

That’s pretty obnoxious. My company (F500) is pretty simple: economy for domestic and short-haul International (i.e. Canada/Mexico), business for long-haul International. Only rule besides that is you have to take the “least cost logical” fare, which means you can’t demand to fly on Airline A when Airline B has the…

Not only do you have to worry about repairs, the thing is going to be worth $25k in a year if they do go under (which is likely). This isn’t like a 00s Saab, which was mostly GM (or Subaru in the case of the 9-2x) and could always be fixed even if there was no dealer warranty. If Fisker goes under, there may be cars…

Global entry changes the calculus for frequent fliers who are U.S. citizens (frequent fliers being the primary market for flights like the one in the article). I barely break a stride clearing customs in NYC. It’s certainly not worth an hour longer flight to refuel to avoid. The Ireland based customs and immigration…

For me, PE is kind of pointless (at least for overnight flights). I’m not sleeping a wink if I can’t lie flat. PE would be fine for daytime return flights from Europe. 

The Big 3 American carriers (United/American/Delta) have all phased out or are in the process of phasing out international first, which was indeed only a slight upgrade from business when it existed ~10 years ago. However, the big European and Asian carriers (i.e. Lufthansa, Air France, Singapore) all have…

Yeah, but most of the Midwest and South have also mostly grown around a car-centric world, and EV adoption lags way behind California. It’s really only the North East that has a lot of non-car friendly housing stock and infrastructure.

First gear: There are legitimate reasons why EVs don’t work for certain use cases, but the main reason why places like California have adopted EVs at many multiples of other states is that EVs have become front and center in the culture wars. Instead of a machine, EVs have become a symbol of latte-sipping liberals…

Which any current EV can do round-trip, even in freezing weather. But they have been told that they will all die in 50 miles and burst into flames.

The BZ4X would like a word. 

How the heck did it end up more than 1,000lbs heavier than a Model S Plaid and 600lbs heavier than a Taycan Turbo? I get that the Charger/Challenger is not supposed to be a lithe sports car but that is obscene.