I hope they have done the napkin math. BEVs that recharge back at the depot make a heck of a lot of sense. That basically leaves long-haul trucking, which in the U.S. anyway, the required rest times are largely the bottleneck, not the recharge times.

Perhaps. I look at it differently. The question that pops up is: “Of the top 25 best-selling vehicles in the U.S., how many have a plug-in option or equivalent?” Very few.

I hate subscriptions with the passion of a thousand suns, but they would probably get me on one that gave excellent outward visibility.

I’m right there with you. Remember when you could check your blind spot and actually see what other vehicles were around you, or look out the back/sides while backing up?

Just to be clear - there is a difference between the workers’ council and a union. Any company with five or more employees in Germany gets to have a workers’ council which has co-management rights - basically they have a say in decisions of the company.

We do “shadow studies” here in San Francisco as part of a portfolio of tests (like the well-intended, but often-abused CEQA) when a new (taller) building gets proposed. Then the project gets delayed or canceled. Then we complain about the lack of housing.

It’s supposed to be coming out later this year. Q4, I believe.

I’d subscribe to one thing: better outward visibility. And I’d pay upfront.

It won’t impact the numbers much due to the ‘footprint’ loophole. The footprint idea is up there with the car/truck and import/export designation. I’m looking at you PT Cruiser (truck) and Ford Crown Victoria (import).

And to Geely’s credit, they did it right: put good people in charge, invested money, and let Volvo do Volvo.

The Ford Model T?

Here’s the hypothesis with solid-state batteries: increased energy density which means smaller (and lighter) batteries to give the same driving range as EV lithium-ion batteries. An additional hypothesis is improved safety.

A true SAV - Sports Actively Vehicle.

When is the 4xe coming? Hopefully you can get it with the Off-Road package as well (only available in the Overland trim?).

Outward visibility. The new luxury. 

“Regular” batteries have a liquid electrolyte. Solid-state batteries have a solid electrolyte.

Or snow.  A buddy of mine in Colorado calls it the best $1/day he spends in winter (the cost of workplace charging). No snow, clear windows, and a toasty interior when you head home from the office.

How many amps was the circuit you’d like to add? It’s basically an electric dryer circuit which if you live in a really old house could trigger a panel upgrade (the big box on the side of your house with the meter on it). I’d be surprised if it triggered a transformer upgrade on the local utility pole across the…

This. There aren’t that many shapes and sizes of EVs to pick from today - just a few small crossovers, plus hatchbacks and the luxury EVs, let alone in 2018. And California is a ZEV state with better selection of EVs.

Also the side pillars often contain airbags which makes them thicker. I do wonder about the trade off between powerful side air backs and poor visibility caused by thick pillars. Do side airbags need to be as powerful/big?