Except there is more to life than just cheap monthly expenses. EVs have way better performance. It is near impossible to beat the instant torque of an electric motor.

Oooh... the extended length version.

The LEAF is awesome, but why did Nissan stop there?  Where is the plug-in hybrid Rouge?  Where is the plug-in hybrid Xterra?

Yes, as the middle class is collapsing. A few households are moving up; many are sliding down. 

Nissan Frontier Pro-4X crew cab with the six speed manual. Future classic. One of the last honest, small trucks. You can see out of it AND get stuff out of the bed. #BackTo2005

We used 120V for our first two EVs. Worked great, even starting charging at midnight (the timer in the car, not us).

They are for 2020. I’d love a RAV4 Prime TRD Pro Off-road. 

I just think of them all as the modern-day version of the AMC Eagle.

Yeah, I hear you. The hardest part for me for switching to an EV had nothing to do with an EV: it was switching the ownership model.

Also, if you lease the EV, then the finance company pockets the tax credit as the “owner.” It’s up to you during negotiations to push for sharing it with you. It’s not clear and they won’t do it out the kindness of their hearts.

Making outward visibility a priority again. MOVAPA, indeed.

Please, please, please offer a Canyonero mode.

This.

Except the tech has been around for eight years now: https://blog.ramtrucks.com/trucks/ram%C2%AE-1500-phev-pickup-demonstration-project/index.html

I drove a demo PHEV Dodge Ram 4x4 crew cab for work for a few months. It was awesome. Had the Hemi and all-electric range. Took it off-roading, hauled, etc. That was back in 2012. Batteries have only gotten cheaper.

Two separate issues - 1. NAFTA increased the ability for Mexican citizens to get a job in a variety of factories owned by North American companies. Fast forward to today, and our Mexican neighbors build a ton of great cars and trucks among other things. 2. The insatiable demand (by us Americans!) for the drugs has…

End of next year (2020).

COTD

That’s to allow for the recently mentioned 24” and 26” wheels.

We don’t need bigger wheels and tires. We need lower belt lines and thinner A, B, and C pillars. Then we go smaller with the wheels