Take the $1B with a large bag of salt. Some websites fail to report whole stories. Its hard to tell if the $1B they are talking about is the total cost, the cost to GM after LG paid their part, or something in the middle.

1st gear - um... Gasoline? Literally used in bombs. In just about every car on the road. Pointing out that storing energy is dangerous is like pointing out water is wet.

I’d also like to add to that a bid for a Maverick ST. Make it the only sport-truck on the market.

Maverick Plug-In

I don’t think the comparison should be defined solely by price. It’s a big vehicle - larger than a Toyota Camry - for a modest price. 

Even this is a matter of a few inches at most. 2wd trucks used to be a lot more common, which influences the memories of the good old “I could reach into the bed when I was 10 years old” days for many.

Absolutely. And an ROI problem - if you expect me to be on call, work all the time, never see my family - it better damn well be worth it.

The sound of the half-destroyed Chevy truck that the dude around the corner from me owns. It’s running on maybe 6 or 7 cylinders, the mufflers have either been cut off or fell off, and it’s got some nasty lifter noise too. But he thinks everyone in the neighborhood needs to hear it, all the time. 

No, the difference was that the standard CSX had the intercooled Turbo II (175hp), while the -T was the non-intercooled Turbo I (~146hp), which was still quick enough for the 80's. Think the difference between the original GLH and the GLHS, but in reverse.

I’m not sure how many potential new drivers are thinking this, but the idea that the job will be increasingly obsolete in (5? 10?) years may also be putting downward pressure on bringing new drivers into the industry who would otherwise replace older drivers as they age out.

1 : An 11 years old Volt is an early EV(hybrid), and it is made by GM

Tesla Model S. There, I said it.

It looks like a normal car. Rectangular headlights. Small grill.

You are correct - google says US production started in 2015 for the 2016 model year. That aside, this is a generally pretty good-looking design. Big thumbs up for any cheap car that looks decent and isn’t a rickety pile of crap like a Mirage.

“Claims involving defects in 1, tail light design or assembly of all makes and models, and 2, powertrain cooling systems in Jeep Wrangler (Model Years 2017-) are subject to delay pending consultation of third-party experts”

Ford C-Max as an alternate.

A Prius V, obviously

The real problem here are precious metal costs. You’re heading down a path where these extremely heavy (Lucid Air, Hummer EV, Rivian R1T) vehicles require monster battery packs to have useful range, and you’re filling these battery packs with precious metals that have ever-increasing prices due to rarity.

Not necessarily. There are a lot of swing voters out there that will vote based on the actions they see from a party. There’s also people out there that may lean more strongly to one side of the party line, but are getting fed up with the inaction or the blatant disregard of common interest from the party.

Seems like a good solution is not having to worry about mpg by going electric then, right?