mrpoppetinjector
the Oldsmobile 5.7 diesel wasn't nearly as bad as you've heard
mrpoppetinjector

Way to miss the point yo.

Right, that was kinda my point. The people who would derive the most benefit from BEVs, have the highest barrier to entry.

just because the electrical lines are old.

Old thinking from a decade ago that EVs are more suitable to be niche city vehicles

People want something done

But he may loose his ability to fund his ideas on his own.

Even French/American hybrid cars designed for the market weren’t successful (Eagle Premier/ Dodge Monaco).

Ah, yes. The signing bonus sports car is alive and well. 

I’m sure there are, but I mean as corprate policy.

Right now the name of the game is name recognition. Going on Fox News is a cheap way to get it. The lefty sites will wring their hands about if it’s a good idea, Fox will make a spectacle of it, and the candidate gets some cheap coverage.

I think FCA is doing that on Rams and Jeeps.

Kinda surprised Starbucks and Panera have’t gotten in on the fast charge game yet.

<looks at bottle of scotch sitting on top of welder>

The CRZ desperately needed a more powerful battery pack and an “E-Boost” button.

Oh, no. I agree. Honda has been half hearted with hybrids at best until recently.

The original Insight was an engineering exercise. It was never ment to appeal to the larger market.

the lesser-educated part of the current administration’s voting base

Dude, the IP theft thing is a 20 years ago problem.

Lane splitting: that thing the rest of the world does everyday without batting an eye, but you even whisper it in the US people lose their shit.

Well. Considering the Bolt is based on an existing platform, it could be all future platform upgrades have to have provisions for a 60-80 kWh pack. Basically just make it a powertrain option that can roll down the same assembly line as the ICE models.