Of course people fly 4,300 km trips - that is where air travel makes sense.

I’ve been driving forest service roads to interesting places for 20 years without issue. Never been stuck and never broken anything. I just take it easy and slow down for the rough bits. Airing down to about 25 psi reduces punctures quite a bit.

The right tool for the job is a wagon lifted enough to clear small rocks and cross water bars without scraping. 7 to 9 inches of ground clearance it just about right.

Maine must have a much bigger budget for grading gravel forest roads than Oregon. I’ve routinely bottomed out my Sportwagen. My old Jetta wagon had some nice dents in the oil pan from rocks.

Yes, you said efficiency and I agreed with you in my first post.

Who owes the rail lines is a huge factor on whether passenger or freight traffic gets priority. The USA will never have high-speed long distance trains as long as passenger trains are running on the same tracks as freight trains.

Yes, it is a tax credit not a deduction. However the Federal EV tax credit is not refundable. That is - it cannot reduce your taxes below $0.  

You must mean that perfect combination of wagon and crossover.

Which makes sense as the rails are owned by freight hauling railroads.

I would check your basic geography. Western Russia - including Moscow - is part of the European continent.

Lisbon to Moscow is 4500 km. Glasgow to Istanbul is 3,700 km

Traveling by train in the USA is not in any way comparable to train travel in other countries.     Travel by train in Europe or Asia and you will ask yourself why we don’t have something that nice.

No, this isn’t a big ask. It quickly becomes habit. Come home, plug in car, walk in house. Enjoy an electric drive the next day for a fraction of the cost of the same trip burning gas.

1978. A top of the line Camaro made 185 hp and a Corvette made an astounding 220 hp.

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There are more but they are little countries like Malta and Bhutan.

True. The more you make the larger the tax credit.

It is an opening bid. The parties will come to an agreement eventually - especially if the ships owner’s ever want to send another ship through the Suez Canal 

From the Freightliner website:

Cost thing and temperature thing.   Lead Acid batteries still continue to work below freezing but at lower performance.   You cannot charge a Li-Ion battery below freezing - you have use a heater to warm it up first.