“about 55% of Model 3 owners own their home”
“But the Model 3 ownership does not trend toward home ownership”

I think we’ll have to agree to disagree on how to interpret the stats.

as easy as buying a tarp, and then going through the pfaff of fastening the tarp when you set off, unfastening the tarp when you arrive, and replacing the tarp when it gets cut open by people remoiving your stuff without permission.

And there are higher accident rates in Northern latitudes without DST. You pays your money, and makes your choice.

EVs are by far most often bought by people with off-street parking which has, or can have, an electric outlet run to it. Ideally at 240V.

The Model S definitely used to have a big fake grill. I thought that was also true of thte X, but it turns out that it’s always had the tiny pencil moustache -style of fake grill

“I will say that there needs to be some kind of standardization when it comes to charging”

Looks a lot like UK “stock car racing”

Scotland has closed down all its coal-fired plants, and now is 88% wind power.

Reminds me of the Rover 200 coupé. They used 'soft tooling' for it.  Only lasted up to 50,000 stampings, but much cheaper than standard tooling'.

VAT in some countries hits at least 25%.

What Car, 2019 Reliability survey

The Europeans have dropped the “New European Driving Cycle” in favour of the “Worldwide Light-vehicle Testing Programme”. Japan are in the process of adopting the “Worldwide Light-vehicle Testing Programme”.

“Complexity usually results in lower reliability”

The WLTP has a highway cycle which simulates actual highway use. Start from standstill, get up to 73mph, sit at 70-73mph for 12 minutes, with one slowdown to a near-stop, and return to 70+mph in the middle. (It’s called the “Extra High” cycle).

Yes - we call them fire engines. Even if they have ladders. That was exactly my point.

I’m surprised that it isn’t the GT ID

Norway, Netherlands, Germany, UK.

Very much this.

The last electric MB EV was engineered by Tesla, and also built by Tesla at Fremont, iirc.

The Romans had hand-pumped, hand-drawn fire carts.