Handing out home-use L2 chargers with no funds or way of hooking them up outside for public use is a far cry from claiming they have created a new artery of the charging network. It’s like tossing fruit and vegetable seeds at people and claiming you’ve solved the world hunger problem.

they handed out personal chargers, but who knows if the businesses will actually keep them or make them available for public use. They’ll now have the not so cheap task of setting up the electrical needed to put those chargers somewhere where people can use them. That can cost as much or more than an L2 charger…

Maybe if an Aztek had a baby with a rubber door stop. 

As impressive as it is, anything that helps White Nationalist Motor is a not a exactly good thing in my book. My life as someone who is mixed was much easier & safer before White Nationalists like Donald Trump & Elon Musk openly encouraged racism. I wonder if the Indigenous people they met along the way know that the…

They are looking very Pontiac Aztekish. And all things considered, that might be a compliment.

Tom Ford off of Top Gear and all that did the same journey in a Miata. https://www.topgear.com/car-news/adventures/road-trip-alaskas-arctic-limits-mazda-mx-5

How do you figure that i’m miserable about everything? it’s cool they helped bring stuff to set up a charging infrastructure but none of that changes that this isn’t that impressive of a trip considering the claims made about them. I’ve considered buying a tesla but after being in a few and seeing build quality…

With all the caked on dirt and bolt-on kit, the look of the cybertrucks has almost been upgraded to only looking bad rather than gawd awful. 

Was going to say exactly this.  Say what you will about Subarus - in my experience, they’re all over the place where people are doing genuinely ‘outdoorsy’ things - trail running, hiking, surfing, SUPing, mountain climbing, etc.  And for all the reasons you mention - they’re agile, reliable, capable vehicles with as…

I live in an area where by far the most common vehicle on the road is a Suburu Outback or similar because it is legitimately the perfect vehicle for winding, high-wind, snowy mountain roads. They’re just billy goats. And seeing them with 250K+ on the odometer is very common around here. 

As much as I diss Subarus for their wonky craptacular CVT transmissions. Go to any trailhead where the terrain is gnarly and requires fitness and expertise and the Subarus outnumber SUVs and 4x4 trucks by a good margin. Subies are a lot cheaper than the alternatives and real dirtbags work to live not the other way…

The issue is that the “fix” doesn’t completely alleviate the potential for damage. From the article “...updated wheel covers that should cause less damage to the tires.” (emphasis, mine).

It’s actually kind of uncanny how similar they look.

In the article you emphasised “should” cause less damage. What about “less”? They’ll cause “less damage”.

And on top of that, the form is hideous!

A+ on using the photo of the Cybertruck with dumpsters in the background. No ignoring the similarity in design.

For you? How about for 80-90% of all truck owners. Most full-size pickups are nothing but dressed up grocery haulers for people who think they’re gonna need towing capacity or lug drywall to a work site- but they never will.

Can i remove the 2 rows of seats without fuss and fit a mattress for when I’m living down by the river?

We have a 2012 Chrysler T&C that, although it should be replaced, is hard to replace for just this reason. Plus, my wife is 100% WFH so she drives about 3K miles per year now.

Will it haul a sheet of plywood? I’ve started coming around to the idea that a owning van would make more sense than a truck 99% of the time, for me.