“Subsidize battery infrastructure.”

Yeah, very strange stance to take for a site that publishes at least one article a week bitching about how expensive cars have become recently.

“This will cut into automakers’ profit margins, which is not a thing you should really care about unless you are a shareholder of an automaker.” I know this might not make sense to a motor journalist that only drives a honda fit, but this should scare the masses as the companies selling these cars will only just raise…

I fucking hate Trump, but I don't trust a single figure reported by China about their COVID death rate or anything COVID related. 

Here I am killing all the covid and you morons are off buying Chinese SUVs with all your sweet stimulus money! SAD! No more checks for you people. Didn’t I ban Hyundai because their 5G routers were spying on us? Let me make this clear, my son does not do cocaine. He was high on America. I have that effect on people,…

Electric vans are gonna be so good. Consumers won’t buy them, but they’ll be really good.

Asking the wrong question.

The union line employees are being permitted to “opt-out” of going to work because of the pandemic. Normally, an employee would be terminated for refusing to show for work when the plant is open and there is no strike. So the employees are being extended a reasonable, fair and expected courtesy due to the pandemic.…

This has been the federal government’s coronavirus response in a nutshell: begrudgingly ordering up a half-baked solution it didn’t even end up using all that much.

Why is Jalopnik so whiny these days....

Ask Chevrolet if it’s possible to fuck up a full-size pickup launch. They may disagree with your assessment.

ebay doesn’t dictate how much you sell your stuff for.  ebay does not kick you off or penalize you if you’re not selling enough stuff.

um, no, they don’t pass 1) or 2). They have some control over drivers in that they penalize them if they aren’t accepting “enough” rides. They also control what they pay drivers; drivers are not free to negotiate their own rates. 

Uber and Lyft set requirements for what kind of cars they can drive, and they set the fares for the rides. They have a lot of control over the drivers.

I don’t think that is nearly as clear cut as you suggest, nor apparently do the lawyers and courts involved.

I used to be a contractor - I set my own prices for video production, the company agreed to them, and then I set about delivering the final product by the due date. I didn’t get penalized for not working certain hours, or not using a certain type of equipment, or any other set of rules. As a contractor, I was given a…

not likely, but it it is a big mental stumbling block for a lot of people w/r/t BEVs.  “What if I have to take a long drive?”  Gas stations are everywhere and it takes about 5 minutes to fill your tank.  if you look at a map you’ll see Tesla strategically placed Supercharger stations along highways for just this…

Neutral: I think the general consensus is that 2004-2010 was the “sweet spot” for modern safety, good power, decent economy, and VERY LITTLE OF THAT INTRUSIVE BULLSHIT THAT WE’VE BEEN TOLD THAT WE WANT, BUT WOULDN’T REALLY MISS IF IT WAS GONE.

Thar it is.

Nissan has a shortage of Frontiers? Can’t they just sell their leftover 2006 models as new, who would know?