Even when I go out on longer trips, needing 100% charge and range is still pretty damn rare... It’s just that there aren’t any DC fast charge places in some of the more remote places that allow you to drive through and keep going. Can’t just settle for driving like 4 hours out and then staying overnight just to get…

Not true at all. Been there, done that. You put up signs, obstacles, roundabouts, speedbumps, stops, etc, many drivers will simply challenge them or retaliate. It’s actually very hard to stop people from doing what they want to do.

Combined with a traffic camera ticketing setup it would work.

Is storage space on the state’s hard drive so precious that they need to purge unresolved vehicle thefts?

The article is pretty misleading.

While I like certain aspects of this idea very much, can you imagine some Hall Monitor Street Karen trying to give you a citation?

Honestly, the ONLY two issues are the charging situation... The cheaper cars can’t DC fast charge that fast (most are limited to 50-70 kw) and that there just aren’t enough along most longer roads and back roads and in cities where there’s mostly no charging infrastructure inside massive towers and apartments...

Apparently, Norway taxes the crap out of gasoline cars, so it’s cheaper to buy electric cars.

Even so, I own a 2015 Frontier, mildly loaded with the V6 AT CC, that I bought new for about $25k. I’ve been watching the prices of all mid-size trucks.

In 2020/21, Nissan experimented with the new VQ38DD and 8-spd, putting it in the old body style before the new body style came out, in 2022. In doing so, they…

Read the article.

Right? That was my first take-away.

I’m not a fan of caps/toppers.  It limits how high I can put things in the bed and putting a rack above the topper would simply make it harder to reach things.

I just got out of a 2016 CX-5 GT. I liked the car, but it did have some reliability problems as well. A few recalls for the headlights. The left rear parking brake would stick (electrical issue), The infotainment would freeze regularly, but the main reason I sold it was because the 2.5 had lifter issues.

Vans are shit for towing, they also just aren’t as comfortable and refined as modern trucks. Minivans are more refined, but even worse for towing.

I can’t bring myself to buy the Bolt, even though it is certainly a really good deal. It’s a catch 22 because as much as I like the underlying tech, I don’t like the looks nor the cargo space. I’ve been looking for a very small, very cheap EV my wife can kart the kids around town, but I found the bolt to still be less…

The name Ford might have a problem, but the Maverick is $10k cheaper, gets MUCH better fuel economy, and actually has more interior space:

....was. I’d say the Maverick has just been crowned, and it’s $10k cheaper. The maverick also isn’t as small as people think.

The Maverick actually has MORE legroom than the Ridgeline:
Maverick: 42.8"F/36.9"R vs. Ridgeline: 40.9”F/36.7”R

Trucks with beds shorter than 6' should not even qualify as trucks.

“Froias was released to his wife after his bond hearing”

Saying the women did not go to the proper federal and state civil rights agencies first. The women are allowed to amend and refile their lawsuit.