“idiot billionaires....”
*checks notes*
Head of an insanely valuable car company that jumpstarted the fantasy of an EV future.... check
Making progress in re-using rockets, re-using rockets... check
Even if he didn’t do it himself, was smart enough to assemble teams to do it ... check

I can clearly understand not liking…

Rory, I would like someone to get into the BEV Wrangler mockup. A commenter (sorry, can’t remember who, or would give a hat tip) made a point about the transmission keeping the motor in an efficient range and the batteries being a known entity and highly swappable.

Can someone deep dive into that first?

The lead photo is a Delica 4x4.  Why did no one suggest that?  Mileage?

That was both prophetic and, at the same time, immediate....

For everyone that said, “No, there are a bunch near me”, I wonder:  Would you have bought one were there not?

TBF, how trained are you to see their sedans?  If I lived in a de-badged world, I would get maybe 3/20 sedans named correctly, and, if I got the marque, it would be because of how much the grill looked like one of their trucks....

And the Pathfinder Armada.
Oh, wait.... that became a thing...

Holy Crud. Nevada sucks. I thought I had it bad. I retract my hate for my utility.
As a Virginian, I can (and did) build an array that covers 150% of my annual usage. That leaves room (on purpose, from the state house) for future EV.
I have net metering, so I do pay $6.48 to remain attached to the grid, and $1.50 to my…

It is time for people to have more incentive to go solar. I don’t mind the 7-10 year ROI, as my emotional ROI is immediate.
Dispersing the pressure of the grid during peak usage (day) seems like a no-brainer for everyone except my state legislature, which is pretty much owned by our utility company.

Reverse: So, that is about 1/100,000 of the whole story, but, sure, Stephen Decatur.
The parts include “How the hell was the USS Philadelphia captured in the first place?” and “Why did you not mention the state-sponsored regime toppling that was going on at the same time?”
For anyone that would like Paul Harvey’s “the…

“Hey, who wants to ride with me to the testing grounds for jeeps built this century, but in a jeep designed in the first half of the last century?”
“No one? But I just rebuilt the frame with a Harbor Freight welder!”

Those vacations, even if I intertwined GoDevil with Postal.

In fairness, that sounds like a metric shit-ton of fun....

Congratulations on the install!
Virginia offers no state incentives, but does offer 1:1 kWh credit. Our major utility, Dominion, has promised to ‘net zero carbon’ by 2050, with checkins along the way, so they allow us to build arrays that equal 150% of our annual usage to leave room for EVs.

I went live at the end of…

I agree. I know companies can’t mess with peoples’ monies like this, but were it private, and I could try what I wanted, there would be Electric AWD screamers, Luxo-Pickups with 40" tires, and Bentley competitors.
I mean, as a last hurrah, of course, because what do they have to lose at this point? Obscuring their…

You have no idea how refreshing it is to see the writing of another classically trained economist.
So that you know; I get it.

And in the winter? :)
I have an R51. In the cool spring and summer, I can get 20 with a tailwind at 65-70.
As it stands, my current tank is 15.7.
Congrats on the 6-speed; they are not that common.

You are right; I should have said hybrid. I don’t know how the Jeep is doing with theirs, but I wouldn’t mind getting 30 miles on a battery, so I could commute to work, but have gas when I wanted to go play in the mud.

Slow sales killed it the first time.  Part of those slow sales was the abysmal gas mileage, even for…

1st Gear: Nissan fanboi here; they are starting to look okay. That Pathfinder will make people feel rugged again, which will help it sell. If they price the truck right, then they did the whole damn thing right.
I don’t understand the Rogue, but it seems fine.
The new CVT supplier doesn’t suck. (I mean, CVTs suck, but…

Samesies. That is not an 8k truck for me.
In my heart of hearts, I believe this is for someone and that he will sell.

After all, he knows what he has.

It may also be the case, based on my bias and complete lack of information, that the evil Communist party is cracking down on unbridled capitalism (re: wild west sort of environment we see now).
Once the approved manufacturers are found and backed by the Party, the price will go up and, possibly, the safety.

I liken it…

Electricity is a national commodity, so, a bit? Most PowerCo’s are regulated by state. Mine, Virginia, has to source green in the next 10? years (I’d have to look to be certain). I took advantage of a federal tax credit to install solar. In short, I make more than I take, and send back when I am making excess. I am…