1st gear: I hope these Legacies don’t screw up by going all in on EVs. If political winds change and EV market penetration is hamstrung either by the U.S. Gov pulls back on pro-EV investments or partisans convincing enough people that EVs = ‘woke socialism’ or whatever the anti-liberal catchphrase will be by then,…

I get what he’s saying. The 23 yr olds are the cheap entry level guys who the companies recruit after the mass layoffs and will later be the most vulnerable to having the rug pulled from under them as thirty-somethings in the next round of FIFO job cuts.

Chevy Chevette. No need to explain why.

By extension, every adult woman in Texas should have access to the HOV lanes based on the TX definition of a person.

Assuming the fall in petroleum demand will correspond with a rise in electricity use and renewable energy sources, California’s tax revenue shortfall will continue until at least it figures out a way to tax EV users who plug in at home and complete its bait-and-switch from providing incentives for investing in solar…

Understanding that some people need cars, the idea that these dealers are still selling these insanely marked up vehicles as fast as they get them is a sign that too many of us are driven by want instead of need. For instance, in my neck of the woods I cannot turn a corner without seeing a new Kia Sportage knowing…

Toyota may be on to something being slow to kill vehicle segments and go all in on BEVs while their competitors dump vehicles in their pursuit of profit margins. There’s nothing wrong with owning larger slices of smaller pies as long as said slices are still filling.

1st gear: EV’s in general are rapidly being politicized as much as the Chevy Volt was during the Obama Administration. Not only won’t EV tax incentives be extended after the mid-terms (little doubt of a GOP takeover at this point), but a GOP-led Congress and media will turn on the misinformation machine and do all it…

1969 Buick Electra 225 hardtop coupe. Purple.

This “thing” that until recently, Ford provided to owners not affluent enough to spring for their upper trim levels. At least show some respect.

Any EV with <250 miles of realistic highway range would suck all the spontaneous fun out of road trips since every route and stop would need to be planned around where and when you can recharge.

1st gear. There’s going to be a big churn in models with some automakers going all in on EVs and then pulling brands out of the U.S. market a few years later.

 I strongly prefer sedans and their driving position but navigating a lower slung vehicle thru what is essentially a herd of vehicular cattle gets tiring after a while.

A billionaire overpaying for a yacht is like the rest of us overpaying for bottled water at a gas station because the water fountain is covered with slime and we just happen to be really thirsty.

First gear: With all these automakers rushing into EV’s, I wonder if they are considering the risk of going all-in in the U.S. market: our reactionary politics.

Virtual Insanity is one of my favorite afternoon jams on road trips.

Might as well call it on the Kia K5 too since both vehicles share the same platform. Most automakers may not even bother building EV sedans if and when sub $40K EV’s become commonplace.

I agree that the Dart was one of the nicest looking and roomiest small sedans sold this century. It just suffered from terrible powertrains across all trim levels throughout its production run thanks to the unwillingness by Fiat to properly invest in its U.S. lineup (Just as Daimler did before)

If we’re gonna limit vehicle speed to posted speed limits, there will be no point in manufacturing vehicles with more than barely adequate horsepower. I’d almost rather own a vehicle in such an environment that could accelerate quickly to 30mph then take forever to reach 60mph than bump up against the speed limit in <…

Mazda 5. Just large enough as a “true” minivan to be useful without all the extra bulk. I’m willing to bet an electrified version would be successful in at least some markets.