Try the Niro EV. Been driving one for a few weeks, and it’s much more enjoyable than the Bolt. Performance and range seem about the same, but interior design and quality is far better.

Willys Jeep can help save the manuals. Pick one from 1946 to 1964. Add a Warn/Saturn overdrive, a front PTO, and a rear PTO and you end up with six shift levers:

Perfect for hauling Christmas trees, propane tanks, and baby giraffes.

3rd gear is hilarious. It’s up there with the “There is no demand for EVs since we refuse to build plug-in SUVs and crossovers.”

Excellent:

But won’t someone think of the “white space?!”

Your last paragraph is spot-on. It’s all about choice. Once there are plug-in SUVs, crossovers, and pickups from a variety of OEMs, then we can talk about whether or not consumers like EVs. No offense to the LEAF/Bolt/Prius Prime as those are great vehicles, but they aren’t craved by the mass market like the…

This. That’s why other countries have set a requirement (or incentive) for plug-in hybrids to have a minimum (tested) range of 50 km... 31 miles.

I appreciate the viewpoint. Thanks for sharing.

Here’s a suggestion:

Ich habe mal in der Berrenrather Strasse gewohnt.

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Virginia. He’s gonna snag that Willys truck for $750.

This. 

Ford just annouced the pricing for the highest trim on the 2021 F-150. It’s in the low $70s. That’s where Rivian is competing.  

Yeah, I have a 230 OHC Tornado in my ‘64 Willys Wagon (Traveller). I love it:

COTD.

This.

Save the Tornados! Here’s the one in my ‘64 Willys Wagon:

Yes.