and the only redeeming factor was that it was cheap. so cheap some dealership gave one away with the purchase of a new Cadillac etc. the hyundai excel was also cheap back then and it’s been allowed to fade into history.

I guess that applies to me. I haven’t heard anything yet for my ‘22 Eco.

I haven’t had my morning coffee yet, but as an Engineer, I spent way too long trying to figure out: “Well, what if I want to loosen the bolt???”

Maybe your car should not rely on an unreliable outside source for daily operation?

I think GM bested Ford in their design of the Silverado/Sierra, and mostly for 4 reasons:

Same feeling. If you want a good companion for wrenching on cars, you want a pickup truck. You really have Nissan or Toyota to choose from. My frontier has served me well.

Who knows what they have to do or don’t have to do. That’s really up to the individual. At some point it will be as much of a necessity as a refrigerator and people with EVs will be more selective. I’m willing to bet they’re more selective now, as many EV owners have money and they have more of a choice.

In a world where speed humps are necessary though, these are the best kind.

I agree that shopping centers are a good place, again, I’ve seen a lot of chargers popping up at malls and larger retail centers, but particularly ones near the highway. The one I’m thinking about is right off an I-75 Exit.

Wow, ten whole fatalities, eh?

Disagree.  It gives me some 80's vibes.

Something something, seats in the bed, no roll cage, instant death.

A lot of what you said is what I think will happen, especially partnerships between businesses and EV charging companies, but I’m not so sure fast food restaurants will be the bread and butter.

The R8 has basically become a 911.

That’s not true at all, Rolls sells over 5,000 vehicles per year, all of them fitting into the hand-built ultra-luxury category. They were acquired by BMW and they use a lot of BMW parts because of the fact, but they are still independently operated and their entire subsidiary is dedicated to making nothing but…

Not going to dig too deep, but from what I can see, the Corolla Hybrid base is cheaper than the Prius Base by about $2000.

I’m well aware where many of the parts and powertrain comes from. Of course, when your parent company is Mercedes/BMW vs General Motors, I still think that makes a big difference.

I can’t really remember a time when the above cars were nudging themselves into the price territories of cars like the M2, 340i, Z, Supra, RS3, Corvette, Charger Scat Pack, Shelby GT350, Infiniti Red400, CLA45, Model 3 Performance. I get that we have a serious lack of mid/entry level sports cars, but there’s no…

How do you know this isn’t built in the same fashion as those “tanks”? Its a low production hand built luxury car with bespoke parts.

It looks good on paper, but ten years down the road when the local government is on the hook for all the utilities (water, sewer) and road repairs it’s going to get ugly. Not to mention the (not) funding of the school systems which will be easily overwhelmed with hundreds of new students but no additional funding.