With licence plate recognition scanners being more or less standard equipment on the front of police cars now, the driver would more or less need to drive somebody else’s car to get away with it.

The Siri integration is the real sales point - and wow is it ever well-executed.

The Siri integration is the real sales point - and wow is it ever well-executed.

Because the 4 cylinder engine powers the motors at most speeds. The gas engine and electric motor can’t be added together.

GM and Honda have had business ties for decades. Just for some context, the Saturn Vue used the 3.5L V6 and 5spd automatic transmission commonly found in the Honda Odyssey. The Acura SLX was a mostly rebadged Isuzu Trooper, at a time when GM had a controlling stake in Isuzu. At one time, the Acura Legend was also sold…

In fairness, with supply being as tight as it is, why would any manufacturer even bother showing off the cars that you can’t buy? GM sold out all 2023 orders by June 2022. There’s no sense in spending money to increase demand even further past capacity.

I have little doubt in utility companies ability: consider that air conditioning in homes is a relatively new invention. They had no problem adapting to that being commonplace - almost expected. Air conditioning draws a lot more power than EVs do!

Fine if I’m leasing it with the full intention of giving it back after three years — it’s just free money at that point.

Owning it, though? Nah, no thanks!

Eventually landlords will realize that EV charging is just like having a communal laundry room. You install the machines and charge enough for their use to eventually justify the cost of the installation of the machines. Simple as that.

Sounds like you’ve never spent any time with a hot hatch then. The whole idea is to have a practical, fun car. Lots of trunk space, interior space, small exterior volume.

Sounds a lot like Vancouver.

Drove one about a month ago. It’s light-years ahead of the Model S in every regard. It’s a better-engineered, more thought-out vehicle, full-stop.

I’d absolutely snag one. Any urbanite would love one of these. 100 miles of range is plenty, in the city. Easy parking is a huge plus, and I never carry anything larger than a couple of grocery bags... 

Because without subsidy, they’re going elsewhere: where labour is cheaper and throughput is higher. 

It costs money to make money.

Impossible sell. Let’s be honest: there’s nothing that this does better than any of its competition, and it’s impossible to make the value argument in this price segment.

Say what you will, but they’re fantastic cars during their first three years of ownership. After three years? Not the buyer’s problem anymore - they already have a new one.

Weird. Rare cars here, and seen as very much a white-trash car socially.

Got the pedals mixed up, in a powerful car?

Cool! Now, find a way to dump heat from the chargers into it to heat the water and you’ve got a year-round heated pool (as long as enough cars are charging).... 

Agreed. Almost any road trip I take is within 500km. That means one stop and one charge on the way - not bad at all. Gives me a chance to grab a coffee or have lunch.

Much beyond 500km? I might do that every five years at most. I’ll rent a car, or fly!