And they are still pulling that crap with electric vehicles. And if the math still doesn’t work out for them with the cheats already in place, they’ll factor in a battery replacement or two. They also love to throw that into cost of ownership, as well.

Oh, absolutely there are Gen X and Millennial folks who are problems. But I don’t think they are the primary driving force. Hell, they probably aren’t even their own primary driving force in many cases. A lot of the political ones recognize Boomer voters are the consistent votes. The consistent campaign contributions.…

Hey, physics is just applied math.

Boomers are definitely the demographic I see spreading this kind of misinformation and fighting against things like electric vehicles. And they still hold a disproportionate percentage of the wealth and political power in this country.

I mean, they can hardly be considered to be around. They’re mostly just a company name and the vaguest of ideas that they may eventually make a vehicle. That and a black hole for investment money.

I would be curious as to whether the drivers actually knew. It would suck to think you had done really well and then find out the folks who set your car up had cheated. And I would not be surprised to find out that they keep the drivers in the dark to minimize the chances of getting caught.

This is the sort of bad math my parents see and warn me that an EV isn’t a reasonable option while I (try to) explain to them that this is incredibly incorrect, knowing they don’t understand anything about EVs, PHEVs, or hybrids.

I suspect that this will sadly lead to considerable escalations of tactics. Known burner car drop-off locations will be surveilled, so drop-offs will have to constantly change location. There might then be significant surveillance of clinic staff and volunteers, and we could soon run into a new case regarding rights…

But they kept making the Fusion PHEV without changing that design flaw. 8 model years without a fix, with 2 facelifts in that time and the addition of the co-pilot 360 stuff.

I got the Niro PHEV of the same model year as the Fusion I drove. It did not have those tradeoffs, just a kind of gutless engine and road noise. The Prius Prime was also available, and also better designed than the Fusion Energi.

The adaptive cruise is great in moderate traffic, though. The kind of traffic where you aren’t necessarily going to gain anything by passing, so you may as well go with the flow. Down a relatively open freeway, it’s only fine. It just can lead to you ending up slowing down because you got complacent behind a car.

Mine is worthless. I had once thought that wireless Android Auto would be really nice with a charging pad. I like wired, because at least your phone stays charged.

I avoided the sunroof on my Niro. I don’t need more heat getting into the car, more chance of leaks, and more chance of electrical issues.

or even a PHEV

That was my first thought, and I am glad to see I’m not the only one. If they would come out with a hybrid Outback, I’d buy it immediately.

The humble Dodge Neon. Because you saw them everywhere, in all sorts of configurations. Lifted? Sure. Lowered? Of course. Carbon fiber hood wrap? You better believe you’d see it. Doors removed? Don’t know why, but they were out there. They were a very typical sedan, and people did all sorts of things with them.

Yeah, spend a little less on fluff and pay the competitors, and everyone is happier.

If they want to do something more crossover, I’d love to see the Estate make it over here. No changes necessary, just call it a crossover and people will buy it.

I’ve had comments make it into the slideshows and I am in the greys. It’s just our lot in life.

That show was just so bizarre. It really played out like someone asked “what if a massive EMP took out everything electrical?” Someone else told them it wouldn’t take that long to fix, and they said “but what if it couldn’t come back on? Because...nanobots did it! And they are still pulling all the electricity from…