Sorry, one last thing. Not an animal, but I think the back of the Model Y looks like a Sports Bra:

Oh and special mention for the Chevy Spark. More or less I call all cars like this “Hamster Cars”

CRZ always looked like a Bull Terrier to me

There... fixed it for accuracy. And thinking like a legacy car company when building a modern BEV is a BAD THING. Case in point... the Mazda MX-30 BEV... which has completely inadequate range and has been a complete flop.

I’m going to say this as a former Uber driver, an active Uber user, and a parent of 2 girls:

1) I have transported unaccompanied minors as an Uber driver. Not the smartest thing, but granted I was loaded with dash cams to protect myself, I figured I could only be reprimanded for accepting the ride, but not accused with…

Well, the residual plus the cost of payments adds up to about $43k, which is about what you would expect to pay for a $40k vehicle after interest is considered.

The opposite of ‘niche’ is ‘mainstream’... and stuff like the Model 3 and Model Y are as mainstream as you can get these days.

Why not an AMERICAN made Tesla? Virtue signaling? other reasons?

Can’t you just lease it as is mentioned in the article? Then are the end of your term you can buy it back since you already got the tax benefit.

Hard to say. Touch screens are a bit of a problem because of their “hunt and peck” nature. Unlike a button or knob that you can feel around for, ALL touch screens require visual guidance.

On one hand, I’m in agreement. Mining/refining these heavy metals is an environmental nightmare disguised as Environmental Virtue. However, at the end of the day, it is a means to the right direction. Lithium is here to stay for a good while, and future lithium batteries are set to reach 500W/kg and more, meaning what…

The rule change was put in place far too soon and now the entire BEV market is going to suffer. It’s the same concept as me punishing my kids for not cleaning their room, 0.05 seconds after I told them to go clean their room.

The rules are working (as intended), but the rules were put in place far too soon. It’s the same concept as me punishing my kids for not cleaning their room, 0.05 seconds after I told them to go clean their room.

I haven’t really thought about it up until now, but my kids really only have their tablets in situations where I know they will need to just sit and relax. I’d say they use their tablets about 3 or 4 times a month.

GM, Ford, and VW are going through the same growing pains that Tesla went through. Credit where credit is due, Tesla had to pioneer a lot of the technology that other car manufacturers can just pick up and run with. Tesla also started off in a market that wasn’t as favorable (technologically) for EVs to exist.

Except that is false. In saying that, all you are REALLY saying is you know nothing and you just look at things in the most superficial way.

Yeah road trip with a baby is WAY worse than a flight with a baby. Wife and I are hoping to take a trip somewhere out east in the next year with our now 14 month old and they’ll be flying while I bring the car out. We’ve only done 4-5 hour drives so far with her and you’d be pissed too if you were basically harnessed…

Because cars, trains, and ferries do not exist, nor does video calling.

I was just thinking this. Disney doesn’t have to rip their parks out of FL, but it would be some sweet justice if they bought up a shit-ton of land in a nearby state and started building new parks, drawing people away from FL.

The organization’s data revealed that the ATP for non-luxury vehicles in April 2023 was $44,750.