No, we can’t dismiss all PHEVs, but we have to ask if they really serve their purpose or are they just an evolutionary step that has outlived its purpose? I agree that some are better than others, and I also am a full proponent of having all choices on the table, as one or two options may cover a lot of folks, but not…

Because they do as intended? Catch speeders, like yourself?

Well stated, thanks. If we all did a little reflection on the issue, not just a knee jerk reaction one way or the other, it would become clear that the premise of the article is correct.

Exactly. If you read the reports, real world PHEV battery only distances travelled is usually around 20 KM, or about 13 miles. That is one half of the average commute, so unless you plug in at work, you are going to stop running battery only and go ICE.

The key point in your statement is “they seem like...”. Because, as noted, the PHEV is rarely used as promoted, and the benefit of the electric only part is seldom fully realized, and the weight penalty on the ICE performance negates any benefit that was there.

We have such a thing. It’s called the Auto Train. Sadly, just goes from the DC area (VA area) to Sanford FL (outside Orlando). The premise has been around for a long while, and the snowbirds used to really like it, but most folks have no clue it exists and it only serves a limited area. If they had more stations in…

I really like these, both the Tesla and Geely versions, but...

I feel your pain. Try selling IT hardware, stuff that has to be imported from various countries, some heavily tariffed, some less so, and all of them seeing material shortages, labor issues, and the like. I hope the customers are willing to wait several months to get whatever they needed immediately, because most…

I might get kicked out of AARP for telling you this, but...

JIT only works if the supply chain is self controlled. Theory, not practice, as shown by this and other shortages that affected production.

Man, so many things not accurate, or fully accurate, in your post.

Talk is cheap, really. Actions speak louder than words. And I really would love for this to be true, and there be a viable truck when they say it will come out in 2022 or whenever.

Wait, the company that teased a mid-engined Corvette for, what, 20 years or more is saying that an EV pickup will be out soon?

See, both of us look at the same thing with different needs, so we see the answer differently. I find the extra door to be useless, you find them useful. I didn’t use the back seat for storage, nor passengers, so why have a separate door that doesn’t get used? You had different needs and it is useful for that extra…

I understand that a general business degree does not cover all aspects of finance, but we are talking basic knowledge and the application of a basic concept to everyday life. It’s not a stretch to understand what an APR is, and how a high APR is bad and a low APR is better. That the total cost including finance…

They are fine with it. “I’m sentient food... my meaty goodness and I feel no shame!”

I also took those classes, in Florida, of all places, in a public school, in the late 1970s (graduated in 1980). And while fundamental, it was all taught. As I mentioned in a post, what matters is whether you applied that learning, or even remember it. I don’t remember much of algebra, having last used it to graduate…

Maybe not giving loans to those who cannot pay them back, at least with minimal certainty of that, is the best answer.

All kinda true, but I have, in 6 years of ownership, exactly one person in the back seat of my car. My nephew, for a 5 minute ride to his house. Other than that, never. So tell me why it is important to be able to load occupants into the rear seat? And the big hatch in the back easily swallows up cargo way better than…

My main reason for having a 2 door hatch (Fiat 500) and small convertible with 2 seats (Miata) is simple. I don’t want to drive people around, for the most part. I don’t want to haul 5 of my friends to an event. You can all pile in, and come and go when the entire group is ready - or at the whim of the driver, as…