That was Toyota and their “self-charging hybrid.”

You’re right. Sunset doesn’t have a bike lane either. My bad. 

What not both?

Someone died in that crosswalk in 2014, hit by a driver. The flashing yellow light wasn’t enough, so now SFMTA is adding a stop light. (The intersection in question is down on the southern end of Sunset Boulevard, just a block north of Sloat).

My dad has a saying: “Never buy a car named after an island.”

At a USFS auction in the early 80s, Dad bought a full-size Dodge Crew Cab 4x4 pickup with a 360 V8 and front and rear bench seats. The driver’s door and front fender were crunched from what appeared to be a collision with a big tree. Dad bought a replacement dark green door and bright orange fender from a junkyard and…

Ford Model A Roadster or Jeep CJ-5.

Hah-hah.  Great reference.

Ram’s Ramcharger PHEV (EREV) has entered the chat. Big electric motor with a big generator. Win.

1960-1964 (Kaiser-Jeep) “Willys” Traveller. A rare high roof version of the standard Willys Wagon with sideways bench seats. They only built ~200 for each of the four years, with most going to government fleet use.

FWIW, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the car companies, and the electric utilities have been working on EV fire safety since the mid-1990s. Whether or not the updated procedures and updated gear have made it out to every firehouse...?

You are exactly right.

I agree. 17 miles is...

What about the Crosstrek PHEV?

(Background: we’ve had two BEVs as well as a BMW i3 REx and loved them).

Agree. And this begs the question: “how does one provide feedback to the OEMs?” Letter? Email? Twitter? The dealer? Cardboard signs posted outside HQ? Something else?

Some of the GT1s had a sweet bumper sticker on the back “Made in Flacht.” FWIW, Flacht is the neighboring village to Weissach; Porsche’s racing department on the far side of their R&D center in Weissach technically sits within the “city” limits of Flacht. 

Sat in one of these at the last LA Auto Show. The beltline felt like it came up to my ears and I’m 6'6".

“So you’re saying there’s a chance...”

How building codes get made and approved are a bit obsure, but very important: