I think inertia is their safety device, though that doesn’t help when they roll.

It took 3 reported fires for the Bolt and 2 reported fires for the Silverado. Both used ZF supplied pretensioners. Ford Recalled over 2 million F series with the issue and used Joyson (Previously Takata). In both it seems like it is more of a shielding issue so it would vary model by model.

And of course the data I used to make the chart from Transportation.gov

The accountant in me needed numbers to go with this. So, here you all go.

Just make sure they are buckled. The seat belts would definitely lock up being unreeled that quickly, but an unbuckled passenger stands a chance of breaking a presumable very expensive screen and face.

I don’t think i have seen a kia dealership with the new logo yet. At best they look like the one below, which is fine but definitely not as nice as the lead photo.  Not to mention the fact that most look about 10 years older than this one.

I’m really trying to imagine what type of family you have to be in to just assume an 80k+ car with a bow is a Christmas present from a family member.

Google is free, but because it can be hard, heres the Toyota picture.

I won’t even complain about the slide show if you will just get me an answer as to WHY Toyota decided to put the plug in the inside, then advertise it for outside use. At least the PHEV should be able to house the plug but the J1772 or use an adaptor and use the J1772 as two way power?

Okay, but have you had a stroopwafle?

It would be fun to see a competitive Mercedes Formula 1 car and actually have a 3 way fight.

Wow, lay off the sauce dude.  Elon isn’t going to fuck you.

What is happening in this picture?  Why is the bottom different from the top?

In addition, 12 downtown routes will have 24-hour service, which could be a big help to the city’s nightlife (just kidding, there is no nightlife in DC).

The Maxima with the 3.5 and CVT was always laughably bad at mimicking WOT shifts, it would shift like once every half second in Sport mode. I would think (hope) Hyundai would learn from them a little bit and focus more on the downshift feel (using regen) and not ruin the smooth acceleration runs.

Nissan CVTs in sport mode already do that, so I would think you could program that mode in pretty easily.

It looks like the kids version of a fire tablet on the dash, though im sure it looks better from the driver’s POV.

And Mercedes has shown us that take the side pods away is a clear way to end a decade of domination.

I doubt GM ever expected a tax credit. They were out on the old system and it was pretty widely expected a price limit would be in the new system.

Why is this the way it is? Why not have a plug where the J1772 plug is? Or an adapter that plugs into the J1772 then to a standard 110 or 220 plug.