At Volkswagen, workers get a seat on the board, because Europeans broadly have more respect for their workers than Americans do. That is complicating things at Volkswagen, as CEO Herbert Diess is trying to fill the chief financial officer and top purchasing officer jobs, and encountering resistance for his choices,…

I wonder what the fuel consumption rate is when idling to provide power to the 2.4 kW compared to that of a portable generator.

CARB isn’t putting jack on us car people.

Where is the plug-in Palisade?

Hat tip for Street Hawk reference.

Yes, the 1995ish Acura Legend Coupe GS with the six speed:

I’m for this... and maybe in return we can adjust the crash safety standards to improve outward visibility. We can start with assuming passengers are belted in to shrink airbags and hence A pillars. Maybe take a hard look at front pedestrian crash guidelines to avoid the trend of a hood the height of a MRAP.

Yup, it’s the lack of offering a plug-in option on nearly any of the top 30 best-selling “cars” in the US. The US doesn’t need another plug-in city car.

France figured it out:

Just to state the obvious in California: if the buyer is in California, the seller is required recent smog cert. Otherwise, it’s just for parts and good luck registering it at the CA DMV. If the buyer is out-of-state, no problem. No smog required.

That’s my point. Honda chose poorly.

The Renault Zoe and Model 3 are selling well in Europe. They face the same challenges.

I am optimistic about the future of plug-ins in the US - say by 2024 - but today, there are few to pick from. The Fusion Energi has been discontinued. The Explorer PHEV (though built in Chicago) is only available in Europe. The RAV4 Prime looks awesome, but is severely supply-constrained in the US (hello, dealer mark…

A Borrego? How about a brand-new KIA KM450, nee Kaiser Jeep M715. Alas, it no longer has the 230 OHC Tornado.

I look at things a little differently. It seems we have a supply problem, i.e. does an EV option exist in the vehicle type that I like/want/need?

That’s awesome. Thank you. 

Yup, “electrified” can be everything from a mild hybrid to a PHEV to a BEV to a even a fuel cell. More to come, I guess.

Welcome. My neighbors in Switzerland had a Smart car that they took to IKEA and also (to go) white water rafting. One can do a lot with a Smart, but you already know that.

Okay, I’ll bite. I really like this, but what’s up with the upswept belt line. Do modern car designers hate glass and outward visibility? It’s not as bad as say the Toyota CH-R or others, but yikes...

It’s the daily driving range, not the size of the vehicle that matters. Delivery vans, school buses, garbage trucks are ripe for electrification. Heck, if it works in Paris (pictures from October 2019), it will work in Peoria: