Sign of the times that one of the OEMs that has a well-earned reputation for safety basically punts and says, “nah, who needs to see out of the car; we got screens inside the car.”

San Francisco resident here.

True. The Ram Power Wagon has one, for example.

It’s a fuel/oil mix. Depending on how much the chain say is used, you don’t need that big of a tank (jerry can) to fill.

True, German labor law is way more pro-worker than in the U.S. (funny thing - we and the Brits largely wrote it). That being said, the workers’ council and management in the south seem to get the fact that if they don’t remain competitive in Germany, factories are more likely to move east (Czech Republic, Slovakia,…

Most farms have electricity, though, right? Seems like a lot of electric miles could be had with a 240V charging station at the farm and a PHEV work pickup. There is a fierce debate about whether PHEVs are needed or not in the long term, but IMO a PHEV pickup with say a 40 mile electric range is a niche that makes a…

It’s more cave-like. Hard pass.

I saw a R1T up close yesterday. It’s awesome, especially for someone who actually goes off-road: great ground clearance and fording depth, full-size spare, flat underbody. But $15K for subscriptions? Not awesome.

Nice. And an older friend of mine figured out they can activate their home Google box by saying... “hey, Boomer!”

• TRD Pro with the PHEV (“Prime”) powertrain

We had a FIAT 500e, then an i3 REx, and now are driving a Niro EV which ~230+ has miles of range. After driving the Niro EV as well as the company’s Bolt, why go back to 100 mile range?

Only if you listen to the Talking Heads.

Yes, and here is the outcome of the last three vehicles we rented (Chevy Tahoe or equivalent). Background: The vehicle needed to take five people and a big dog and all their gear, food, supplies, etc. 300 miles to an off-the-grid family cabin. The last 10 miles of the route is off-road (gravel, dirt, rock, clay, mud) w…

Orange County coastline has entered the chat.

ArsTechnica and Reddit already hammered this: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2021/10/making-sense-of-mazdas-mx-30-electric-commuter-car/?comments=1&post=40287245

Can’t wait for the danger to manifold version:

Or someone who sees the potential of a 2018 Ford.

Also, it matters if you look at how we drive. Short trips/cold starts in older cars are horrible bad for the environment and our lungs.

So much this. Maybe in the future, it will be an option for better outward visibility?

Did you see the article on Rivians on the TFT by Motor Trend? Worth a read.