Historically disruptive tech costs jobs in one sector while creating them in another. This is a smoke screen because Toyoda does not like the concept of going fully electric and never has. He’s not totally wrong about the tech, at least in the near term. Right now plug in hybrids make the most sense as the grid…

The cuts could come as skilled jobs in “engine-related” work are lost as gas-powered motors are replaced by electric ones

Of course it’s going to cost jobs. Typewriters being replaced meant there wasn’t a need for people to fix them; Plotting printers meant there was no longer a need for drafters.

Losing jobs due to technical advancements is a story as old as the industrial revolution. Look at this picture compared to the lead one and see how many workers lost their jobs from robots.

Yeap. Almost had that happen to my GP once. They had gotten a new EKG machine and were experimenting with it and hooked him up. The results were way off, which he said had to be an error with the machine. Other doctor insisted he take a stress test. Which he did without any pain or shortness of breath. While in the…

$10k for a 13 year old NGV that would be a pain to refill for most people?

$10 would be 18kwh, so enough for maybe 72 miles of range, HEAVILY depending on car and conditions. To put it another way, 72 miles of range is maybe 2.5 gallons of gas worth of range for a typical crossover suv. 2 gallons of gas for a compact car. And like 1.5 gallons of gas for a hybrid sedan.
So this is MORE…

Their secondary market journeys are so rough. Repos, auctions, BHPH lots, sketchy neighborhoods, buyers who just need A car -- any car and hate having to own one because Boomers made car ownership mandatory.

By granny shifting.  Not double clutching like he should.

It would be nice to see the data. If he just hit redline or maybe went over by 50 rpm, that would be one thing, if he hit 500 rpm over the redline then that’s completely different.

There’s a big difference between taking the engine up to the rev limiter, and actual over-revving which can only really be caused by downshifting.

It says he took it to a drag strip. How to you overrev a modern engine while accelerating?

No.

Nissan is the next Mitsubishi. Boring, forgettable cars that will soon be nothing more than rental fleet fodder.

That is ridiculously untrue, but also not something anyone needs anyway.

“S&P Global cut Nissan’s credit rating to junk in March of last year.”

Nissan is in a very worrying spot right now.  I think they have been usurped by the likes of Hyundai.  They should be where Hyundai is now if they had played their cards right.  I still think their vehicles are plenty decent, just not stellar.  Might be some good deals to be had if they have to slash prices.  They…

it’s a tie between the PT Cruiser and the HHR. 

The Chevy SSR. Unnervingly ugly, not good at anything except acting as a callout to other drivers that you make poor decisions. And in convertible form, it just looked worse.

Please... let’s stop pretending that any $300,000 car “justifies its price.” Let’s stop running YouTube videos about “why this Rolls Royce is worth $500,000.” Let’s not insult anyone’s intelligence by suggesting that there is some sort of “value” in a million dollar Bugatti or Lamborghini.