California makes every vehicle sold in the US more expensive. The regulations they are trying to force on the overall transportation industry do not make any real difference outside of the aforementioned cost increase.

The gas tax hasn’t been raised since the early 90s. Hybrids getting 40-50mpg pay substantially less than traditional gas cars. I hear no one ever ask those to pay more.

You do realize that’s nothing new, right?  During WWI, Americans started calling sauerkraut “freedom cabbage”

Most importantly, that EV charging infrastructure better work as well as Tesla’s does or, when you’re on the road, it doesn’t matter how big your battery is or how small.

You're forgetting that the vast majority of EV owners do the vast majority of their charging from home while they sleep, so their batteries are usually more than half full. You come home, plug in if necessary and wake up with a full "tank". Charging on the go, for most, is the exception rather than the rule.

Stopping every 150 miles = 2hrs highway drive is only sensible, actually.

Electric chargers already markup the raw cost per KW, and it’s still cheaper than gas.

That is why you charge nightly or whenever necessary. When it comes to refueling, think of it more as a phone than a car.

ID probably upside down in a ditch, but AZ delegates agree.

You forgot the first and best tip....GO THE FUCK BACK TO CALIFORNIA!!!

Sounds like the difference between driving as fast as possible among highly skilled drivers with a reliably sloped friction curve, and driving to survive among distracted dumbasses with a friction curve like a crumbling precipice.

Also note: a (big) rain presents the most dangerous road conditions at the beginning of the event - as oils and debris disperse across the road, before they are eventually washed away through gutters and drains. This phenomena is most evident the longer the dry spell before the rain.

Came here to say this, but you beat me to it.

“Body-on-frame construction is optimal for off-road vehicles...”

X3. Not that I want one, but just to see how much complexity and maintenance burden BMW could build into a full frame.

1: It’s a Hyundai, and Hyundai resale value has never been great.

Public sentiment about EVs I think. People think used EV and they think bad expensive battery that will need to be replaced very soon, but it couldn’t be further from the truth.

Could y’all do some digging to figure out why they’re depreciating so quickly? I want to know if this is just a great deal before everyone figures out that it’s a great deal or if it’s an issue with reliability or owner dissatisfaction for other reasons.

First and foremost: not judging, you do you.

That’s some impressive mileage! My wife’s Model Y is at 24,000 but 18 months old (16,000/yr, and she only commutes 9 months per year). A lot of that has been some long trips, NH to Florida and back, to Toronto and back, etc. EVs do indeed make good road trip vehicles, despite range anxiety claims by non-EV owners. I…