I used to have a ‘91 Wrangler and I drove it NY to Los Angeles, packed with most of my belongings. It was the four-banger and was distinctly unhappy above 65mph, which seems to have kept the death wobble at bay. At the time I always wished for an extra 50hp, but I guess this is what happens when you give people what…

Worst take today.

This is the system. Half of these cars belong to cops or cop adjacent peoples. The other half belong to more or less serious criminals. The third half belongs to Contractors. So in either of these cases, he is trying to expose the shady activities of people who consider themselves fully above or outside the law.

Ok, Nostradamus. Government regulations may indeed make gasoline vehicles worthless, but if they still allow you to use them more or less freely then there will be a market, and then there will be a supply. I can’t say you are wrong, but there is simply no way to tell.

I don’t think hybrids will be dead by any stretch. They do certain things better than EVs, and I see no reason to believe electricity prices will drop in the next decade. Brownouts and blackouts will definitely increase, though.

It’s probably a placeholder while they go find out what Toyota calls their EV. Like when you open a webpage and it says “Lorem ipsum” all over.

No it isn’t. Erin makes a point (repeatedly) of saying that even the comparison of Paris and London to NYC is unfair, and that Phoenix and Columbus etcetera are on a whole different level of car dependence again. She makes it very clear that most US cities seem utterly impossible to repair.

Yep; on days when there is a Chinese or a Jewish holiday, the 10-20 percent drop in commuters makes a staggering difference.

Yeah, but that’s not going to be fun for anyone. I wish we could figure out a way to do that job before Mother Nature takes the wheel, because she’s not particularly sentimental.

I think a wee bit of both would be a good start. China shrunk last year, now we just need to invent/discover/figure out an economic system which allows us to live without growth.

Done (oops, had two sprogs first)!

What’s funny is how much similarly selective maths are happening in these comments.

Currently true, but this will change as EV adoption rates increase. I have only bought one new car in my life (2003 Protege5, a wise decision) but I imagine if I ever do it again it will be an EV.

Last time I filled up (Queens, NY) gas was 3.19 per gallon, national average is 3.481. I think a car of comparable size and age to a Bolt should get way better than 22mpg (my mid-sized, 4WD, low-tech station wagon gets 22-24mpg). But if we assume 30mpg and with the national average then the gasoline cost drops to…

...and then we ran out of gas; we had to fly all the way back.

Well worded, because those in the sucky half (wait, is that me?) can still agree with your statement.

The problem isn’t only whether your car is actually easy to steal, it is also how likely someone is to break into it because it’s a Kia or a Hyundai - insurance will still have to pay to replace window, trim, possibly lock cylinders etc. I would like to see stats on how many attempted thefts are taking place.

I would generally agree with you until I read that she had already been knocked over by the jet exhaust once.

Beth, be careful in recommending people warm up their car before driving. For sure if there is ice on the windshield, but not as a habit:

My Ford does it and I absolutely hate it. There are plenty of occasions when I want ambient air to blow on the windshield. I don’t always care to lose precious horsepower, use more gas, and listen to the whine of the AC belt.