my father in the 90's bought a ford explorer with a similar rationale... because he wanted to use it off road for camping. in over 2 decades of my family’s ownership, that car has gone off-road exactly 3 times.

crossthread > nothread 

lol. my neighbor across the street when from mirage to spark.

lol. you clearly have no idea what third-world really is. I’ve seen third world, and cali aint it... by all definitions, California is by far one of the most developed states in the nation, and will continue to be that way. take any example, income standards, economy, infrastructure, state funding surplus, and HDI...

I love how the entire brand is unassuming.... but then you show people the specs of what’s under the hood and they’re mind blown.... we have an S70 set up for 24 hours of lemons, and whenever we have a new driver hop in, they’re always surprised how well the thing drives and handles... they then realize theyre coming…

according to the census bureau, the average commute is 27 miles one-way.... which seems kinda high.... that being said, alot of independent studies are saying between 16 to 20 miles (one way) in the US...

I have a feeling you meant to say EV first, then converted to PHEV.... to which i would say that I agree.

CARB requires a PHEV to have a minimum of 12 miles battery-only range currently.... i believe that is due to change in 2026

this fuckin thing.... (the 2020 ioniq Limited EV)

what can i say.... roadside oranges... they’ve got apPEEL...

PHEV according to CARB is a zero emissions vehicle, and will still be allowed in 2035, we’ll likely see a ton of new PHEV’s hit the market in the next 5 years.

you can still buy a new PHEV in 2035 too. according to CARB, PHEV’s are ZEV.

I think it also needs to be clarified that according to CARB, Plug-In Hybrids are considered zero emissions vehicles as well..... PHEV will still be sold as new in 2035.

this reminds me. I was in florida a few years ago for work with a coworker, and we had to stop off in sebring to visit an account on our way to the east coast.... I got stuck behind this truck full of oranges somewhere between sebring and sarasota... i was kinda hungry, and as luck would have it we come up on a corner…

idk, i think it’s more a difference along the lines of eating halloween candy you collected on halloween, but not buying more halloween candy to eat after halloween.

It’s not an incredibly car by any measure, but the best car I drove was a 1998 Volvo S70 Naturally aspirated 2.4L 5cyl. It was slow. It was a boat. It needed work. But it was the car that sent me down the eternal rabbit hole of love for fixing cars. The interior and exterior were perfect. it was 113k miles garage…

My buddy had a 300zx. It even had keyless entry (doors wouldn’t lock).

if they can fully automate tractors, they can maybe flip operating hours around.... sit and charge during the day, and run it at night.

I daily a 1958 Volvo 444.... I got drums at all 4 corners.

my friend’s brother has a mall-crawler... im gonna tell him about this, and see how long it takes for him to bolt this on to his car.... that wrangler has never, and will never see dirt, but you can bet your boots it’s got every single bolt-on “upgrade” imaginable.