These things run on tight schedules, tight budgets and use new hire pilots that they pay as low as possible.

I’d really like to see numbers in these sort of articles. And in depth descriptions of working conditions. Just saying people are overworked and underpaid means nothing except that someone, likely the people concerned, made that statement.

No doubt. My next door neighbor’s kid went to Embry-Riddle. Graduated 5-6 years ago, got hired by one of the American Airlines regional subsidiaries flying turboprops before he even graduated. Went to CRJs almost immediately - today he is flying A330s to Europe for AA - at like 27 years old.

Ummmm.... I’m an airline pilot and yeah, there is a pilot shortage. You can tell there is by how easy it is to get a job at a major airline these days. When I started pay was peanuts, getting to a major was the ultimate meal ticket. Now regionals are paying starting around 100k and captains can make 200+. And you can…

Just out of warranty, should go really well for someone.

I’ve done this swap three times - it takes under an hour with no special tools. Removing the interior trim panels takes longer than the entire battery swap!

Except lower power does not translate to more range for EVs. Higher power drivetrains actually can be more efficient because there are less resistive losses. And people don’t buy cars based on “need”, they buy it base on wants. Otherwise people would be buying the cheapest stripped out econobox and there would be zero…

Part of it is so they can take advantage of the tax credit. Tesla was established from the outset to be immensely profitable once they hit a production stride. They’ve hit that stride, and even though manboy Musk won’t admit it, he wants to trounce the other automakers. Because other automakers don’t have the same…

Seriously, go out onto the street and survey 100 passers by. Ask each of them if they would prefer a Subaru or a Tesla. Return here with the results.

Model Y would smoke it at 0-60 in 5 seconds and has well over twice the HP. Jalopnik use to care about performance specs, but people suddenly treat that as if that is worth nothing because it’s a Tesla.

I’m “that guy.” If the CEO wasn’t an unhinged genius who I have no intention of supporting financially or otherwise, I’d probably have a Tesla parked in my garage now, and if not I’d have ordered a Y at this fire sale price. It’s not like the class-leading infrastructure is going away, and I’d have this fancy high…

I hate Apple but they still control the market narrative for what’s important in phones and personal computers. Shit they even convinced people to this day that their boneheaded “bump” hardware design was somehow a benefit instead of a compromise to create a solution no one asked for, and other companies started…

I own a Model Y, it’s definitely better than you’re giving it credit for.

Gonna call BS on this. Compared to driving a Model Y, a comparable gas car is like driving a farm tractor. They outsell everything globally, and clearly they are worth whatever Tesla decides to charge.

So there’s the Colorado WT, LT, and Z71 - the ZR2 model comes later - and despite being named ZR2 it is the most capable 4x4, apparently?

Yep, the ol “does this cost more to fix than we would lose if we didn’t fix it” math. I feel like the insurance thing was the nail in the coffin here.

I’ll lay odds that they were just waiting to see if this would all blow over so they could get out of spending the money. Clearly it’s only gotten worse and has been a constant in even non-automotive headlines, so they are now left with no choice but to actually do something. Hyundai/Kia make some world-class cars,…

Oh yeah! Well I drive a HYBRID Minivan! Top that!

Based on the quick deflection to big trucks by Jalopnik posters certainly tell us the study is accurate

I guess I have a huge penis because I own a prius for commuting. But only when I’m driving the prius because huge penis coming through. =P