Last week saw people noticeably slower on my commute. Today at least the commuter pickups have gone back to their 70-75 mph speeds. The big rigs are still sticking around 65-70.

Not entirely true. My current daily is a mid level trim with a manual. I wanted the nicer engine, a few tech features and to row my own. And happily paid more over a base model manual for the privilege.

Seriously considering this once it comes Stateside. The LWB is perfect for towing a small camper. AWD is great for maneuvering said camper on loose surfaces. And a lot of my hobbies involve long thin items. The seats not coming out isn't a deal breaker. If it gets VTL capability to eliminate the generator when…

This is exactly what I want to do when I'm older. AWD electric retro Mustang. Yay for the crazy Brits showing us colonials how it's done!

Some cars don't have that many packages available. When I bought my car 10 years ago, there was one option package on the trim I wanted. That made shopping really easy.

It’s prompting my household to get serious on overall energy efficiency. Like, my solar can pay for half of an average EV's yearly charging by upgrading our old and not terribly efficient HVAC and tightening the house a little bit more. Replacing that stuff is something we'd have to do anyhow. So high gas prices have…

You're doing a good thing fostering kids.

VW ID.Buzz

Back in 2011 I needed a car. With gas prices akin to where they are today and driving a lot for work, fuel economy was a priority. It was between the JSW TDI and a Chevy Cruze Eco, both in 6MT. After reading horror stories about the HPFP grenading and the emissions systems being expensive to replace out of warranty, I…

The dealer gets a spiff from the lender and a cut of the interest. They can legally pad the interest rate if they want.

Even in my area of western NY an older ranch house in a nice suburb is going for $200k or more at the moment. A payment on a $50k car won’t dwarf that payment.

If dealers were smart they’d use this to push EV’s as an alternative to high gas prices. Even selling at MSRP and without too many gimmicks they could slightly lowball a trade, get a vehicle to sell used, and meet a volume bonus. Especially if someone is trading a small CUV. Sell up the gas savings, move metal, and…

Seafoam green. A period correct color. Yes, I like it. Since this car is slow as molasses in winter, it might as well have a fun color.

This is any brand with franchised dealers selling EV’s. Not just a Kia problem. It may be more acute because H/K dealers have been slime from the time when those cars sold solely on price. Now that Kia actually makes good cars and wants to get a more upscale buyer, those dealers are holding it back. Eco-conscious is…

The major bits are there. From the pictures they even look to be done decently. That green is even a color I'd pick. Some crimping and pulling to have a fun weekend toy? Younger me would say ND. Older me says mmm, spaghetti! Nice price!

We sure they weren't testing the FSD beta?

Don’t some current EV’s like the Mach-E lose 3-4% of their charge overnight in cold weather to keep batteries from freezing? For street parked city folks that would definitely be an issue. Or for outdoorsy folks who take multi-day hikes weather be darned. Losing 20% of the capacity over 5 days someplace without cell…

The fund from NY is the state/county/local government employee and teacher pension fund. Which is a mandatory deduction from public employee paychecks. A lot of those paychecks go to people whose skin color is not white. This makes total sense to protest racism at one of America's most valuable (based on stock market…

For a vehicle that will easily top 10k lbs on a road trip, the energy use is not horrible. If it makes EV trucks cool with truck folks then it's fine. I'm still going to be mad when one cuts me off in traffic.

Oil companies may find out there are a lot of people tired of paying through the nose at the pump. Which will have the effect of expanding gas, but also solar/wind plus storage. That electricity isn’t free, although renewables can make charging an EV much cheaper than fossil fuels.