Asking for a friend... is there a way to bet against certain SPACs? I guess... just short them?

Oh, and before all of this back in ~2012, work got one of those DOE-funded crew cab Ram 4x4 PHEV pickups. It was awesome. 16 miles of range if you babied it. Had a Hemi too. Commuted in it. Took it camping. Off-roading (fire roads). Hauled firewood. Had power export (120V and 240V) in the bed (see 2021 Ford F150…

They lasted two years/24K miles of our abridged lease. Surprisingly they had more grin than their Schwinn-like contact patch may suggest. 

First EV (then we had 1 kid and a big/95 lbs. dog): FIAT 500E. Loved it. Handled high speed turns better than my carpool’s 500 Abarth. Signed up for for utility off-peak EV rate. Charged at 120V overnight and 240V at work. 70 mile round trip commute. We parked our 2005 Accord-with-a-lift-kit and used it occasionally to…

IKA did some awesome things to Jeep. This is one example. They also improved upon the 230 OHC Tornado and raced it for years. 

Yeah, why no PHEV, Nissan?

Should be a 120V cordset in the trunk.

Maybe it’s just my neighborhood, but modified Subies are everywhere (lifts, racks, missing or Sawz-alled front bumpers, etc.). Sure this is handed by the aftermarket, but it seems like a win for the customer (factory warranty and easier to finance) and a win for Subaru (more profits).

PHEV Gladiator is coming.

This. We are all human... 

That’s some serious seat time. Is it 662 miles each way?

Tesla has a lot of problems, but they nailed the battery size (with options) and charging. The idea is that you stop for a coffee/use the restroom and your EV gets a 200 mile (or more) blast of energy from the fast charger.

True. Also, Nissan’s decision to use an “air-cooled” battery makes it the exception* in the world of EVs. Every other OEM designs a system around the battery to keep it like porridge that Goldilocks ate - not too hot, and not too cold... just right. The LEAF is a good EV; Nissan just prioritized other things ahead of…

But does the 7.6 kWh battery get it the carpool sticker?

Exactly. It’s almost like Toyota is sandbagging while spending a lot of time in Sacramento, DC, etc...

Level 2 are 240V, but amps vary. The spec goes all the way up to 19.2 kW, but may charging stations are ~3, 5, or 7 kW.

Drove a prototype plug-in hybrid 4x4 crew cab pickup for a few months back in 2012. It was awesome. Commuted in it. Took it on 300 mile road trips. Went camping. Took it off-roading (fire roads, not Lion’s Back). Hauled firewood.

Of the top 25 best-selling “cars” in the U.S., how many have a plug-in option and are widely available across the country?

1964 Willys Traveller with amber. Can confirm.

Nailed it.