I have a tough time being convinced an All EV successor will be any different from a plaid, or the Taycan, or even a honda E for that matter outside of “this one accelerates .3144444444448th of a second faster”. I haven’t driven a huge amount of EVs, but the ones I have (Model 3, I-pace, some Hybrid EV modes) once you…

Except I will look outside and have a heart attack, God it’s ugly. I think the Supra has a manual option, wonder how the 2 compare.

The interior of a Tesla belongs in a entry level car, so you’re just paying for the tech in most parts...

You’re making the assumption that those things are important to any EV owner.

I get it- part of the reason Tesla is so profitable is that they paid off the tooling on their cars a LOOOOONG time ago. And new tooling for fresh bodywork is expensive and it’s gonna kill that profit margin. And that would be fine if the CEO didn’t leverage his shares against the purchase of the least popular major…

Heavy trucks have had, and continue to have ever-escalating standards, with a massive decrease in NOx for 2027. Heavy trucks are already >10x cleaner than just 15 years ago, and this goes almost another 10x.

I know so many people who work W9 type careers (independent contractors) whose accountants tell them to buy 6,000 pound SUVs so they can get a tax writeoff. But they don’t at all actually need it for work.

This is the choir you’re preaching to. I mourn the loss of my Fiesta ST’s (plural), while pedestrian deaths go up and up.

The rules have been variations of this theme for 50 years.

Add in tax based on weight and we’re getting somewhere...

Yep. My hot take for the day: buyers who actually need a truck should be required to apply for a “work” designation for it. Otherwise, it’s classed as a “passenger truck” and regulated accordingly.

Honestly just making light trucks subject to the same standards as passenger cars would be a major win

For Cars there will be a massive crack down on buning dinos.
For light trucks there will be a minor crack down
For heavy trucks, there will be nothing much

“Worst Selling”... or “Most Exclusive”?

M539 Restorations. Incredible channel, endlessly watchable.

“It’s going to take a mixture of alternative solutions”

Because humans aren’t the only ones producing methane. Everything from decaying vegetation to volcanoes to glaciers to whale farts produce methane, and if its breakdown is prevented, problems will arise even if no one else ever eats a hamburger again.

150 more miles than a Hummer and 100 more than the Silverado/Sierra EV on a similarly sized battery?

I half-agree with you. I’ve seen the separate bike “highways” (for lack of a better word) in Minneapolis and they’re fantastic. Others as well - Charlotte, for example. So I certainly wouldn’t disagree with building separate bike infrastructure.