This is awesome, but why didn’t Honda follow the existing swappable scooter batteries?

True, but there also is the missed opportunity of getting a customer for life (lifetime value of a customer)... move from a Civic to a CRV to a Pilot to an MDX to a ???

Japan is also one of the leading countries in aging out.

So much this.

That back seat. The room. The upholstery. The styling. The outward visibility.

I don’t get why we can’t sleep on the ground. With a decent mattress, it’s not bad. Plus you can see the stars. I know it’s not cool, but this whole overlanding thing seems absurd.

It’s funny. Toyota of America has done so much good over time. This, however, comes across as 100% being shoved across the pond.  It’s ugly inside and out, and WTF is up with the marketing, starting with the name?

This.

I’ve been camping and backpacking my entire life. WTF is the matter with sleeping on the ground?

I agree. It’s tough to do big products, not when everyone and their pet llama can file a delay or say no. I’m all for public comment, but at some point...

Didn’t Rivian (or Ford) file a patent on that?

Ha. True that. I was thinking of the requirements in Europe intended to help (?) pedestrians by requiring some space between the hood and the top of the motor when a driver runs them over.

Yeah, it’s nice that some automakers ( Jeep, Honda, Subaru) are now making a concerted effort to reduce physical blind spots: increase window size, slim down pillars, lower the beltline, etc. I’d pay cold hard cash to see out better.

Well, since the hoods get raised for pedestrian crash standards and the beltlines rise, moar wheel is needed to balance the design say the designers.

But they lobbied so hard to get it.

The high beltline and thick pillars encouraged or dictated by safety standards. At some point, cars will be like tanks with near-zero outward visibility.

Isn’t this GM giving each dealer 10 charging stations and the dealer chooses where to put them in the community? Say what you want about dealers, but they know the community. This is not about putting a bunch of charging stations at dealerships, which as nearly everyone has pointed out, quite pointless. The Level 2…

It’s on the European-spec WLTP cycle, so figure about 50 miles EPA. Darn good for a PHEV; it’s also the distance that the California Air Resources Board is considering as a “strong PHEV” for the next round of regulations.

5th: EV charging costs. That report is pretty imbalanced, but that’s nothing new in the industry.

If the employee gets paid out unused vacation, maybe do a true-up less the cost of the home charging station.