In your experience are the inflated prices on “regular” cars an industry wide thing or is it more specific to certain brands? You gave the RAV4 as an example but is this happening with Escapes and Sportages?

Or dealers are colluding to maintain a high pricing floor on as many vehicles as possible. Doesn’t matter if they have 50 of the same vehicle sitting on the lot when you have an agreement from the next 3 closest dealers that you all keep pricing high. *foil hat removed*

That’s a tough one because I agree that a lot of Dodge and Mitsubishi can seem like just lenders of last resort. But the Hornet is too expensive, it starts basically $5k higher than an HRV. I know overall cost vs end payment and credit approval are different but wouldn’t even the least discerning person see that just…

I would think if you have the main components and utilities setup already that the port/cable would be a relatively easy update. I mean what happens if the normal port gets damaged and needs replaced? I assume a smarter/more well versed commenter will be by soon.

Forgot about the Hornet. The meat of my argument was that those actually buying these kinds of vehicles are already looking to spend close to the amount of money for the hybrid models so saying it’s just going to increase prices is suspect. While yes it will increase the theoretical base price of what is actually…

Well the whole point of the incentive is to encourage more adoption of electrified models. Just because they can be bought at a comparable price would be a big step. However that would serve as a reason to reduce the incentive not eliminate it, the goal being the consumer still has more incentive to buy the hybrid or…

I think in general you might have a point due to hybrids being in general more expensive. Though most hybrid models are not that much more than their regular counterparts. What’s the difference in the RAV4 $800-1000? In that example if being forced into the hybrid will have some penalty on people I think then you have…

I think that’s basically the point. VW can program the DSG to meet the standards required they can’t program the driver to use the manual in its most optimal settings. All of those things are something VW can set in a test but once it’s in the hands of the consumer the manufacturer doesn’t really care due to the…

Better yet just say they are guaranteed to get 30-50% if all EV allocations for the entire country and their truck allocations will be dependent on EV sales. They Will spontaneously combust at that point.

Isn’t this what Ford did? They essentially didn’t want normal Ford to show the large costs of EV startup so they opened a new company that houses those costs, please correct me if I am off base.

I was getting video game vibes, glad I’m not alone.

The take rate may be high now but aren’t these numbers from the first model year? Who’s to say these aren’t the hype train people and next year take rate is down below 10% like everything else? It’s nice that they offered it in the first place though.

Until the law changes I do not remember anything keeping you from doing that. Given the current political climate I would advise that first purchase within one year to have the best chance of getting it, this assumes a party change in gov and them getting to a few other priorities before axing the IRA if they do it at…

Previously it only applied to 1 purchase per year per filer. If you and a spouse file separately I believe you could each get the credit (assuming your individual income garnered enough tax liability). Then the next year you could buy another car and get the credit for next tax season. I do not know if that has…

As well you can use the credit on a lease with the only restriction being if the lease company is willing to pass on the savings.

Well technically that is happening next year so we shall see what the rules look like once they are finalized for dealers to take the tax credit.

I think the current ranges are basically what most people need. So using the tech to halve battery size instead of doubling range would make a ton of sense. With smaller batteries you theoretically can reduce weight and given the new techs ability to charge quickly we may see 300 miles ranges that can 80% recharge in…

I think fuel cells still have room in commercial/cargo applications where energy density vs weight of liquid fuels still holds promise. With this new tech coming I may be off a bit but Toyota has been working with class 8 trucks to get them ready for a fuel cell future.

I’m speaking in terms of gov subsidies. Apologies for not being clearer.

Many reviewers said the Cobalt SS was a great sport compact it was let down by a poor interior but driving it was fun. The Sonic RS was considered a slow but engaging platform. GM can certainly make a sporty hatchback if they wanted to…if being the keyword.