Easy. They will charge you $2,000 to delete it.

The conspiracy-minded in the EV industry thought that the main reason for the low-speed sound requirement (different than regular cars) was not to help impaired people, but because the companies selling the sounds had made internal and external promises (with a market size of X, we will make $Y).

On all of our faces.

5th: I love cars, and lived in Germany for 5+ years without a car. There are a lot of factors making train / bus travel easier there compared to the U.S.: short distances (relatively) between cities, the premiere location of the train stations in city centers (compared to an airport), congestion of inner city…

Isn’t Tesla just doing a pilot with CCS in the U.S.? Or are they complying with NEVI to get the funding?

What was the styling of this inspired by - both a mid 90s Mustang and Impala? Whoa. At least the VTEC still kicks in, yo.

Went for a ride in a Cruise AV a few nights ago. It was smooth and easy. Only complaint was the AV didn’t get close enough to the curb during pickup and drop-off, slightly blocking the nearby lane.

This suggestion flies in the face of all-things aero as well as coupe crossovers are somehow cool, but what if Jeep made the next-gen Cherokee blocky like an old XJ or Willys Wagon? Or is that what the Renegade is supposed to be? If the Compass is a baby Grand Cherokee, then maybe drop the next Renegade and make the…

Yeah, we were crossing our fingers for a Grand Cherokee L 4xe, but it looks like one isn’t coming anytime soon. Time to send the kids off to the salt mines.

Yeah. Where we need to end up at the end of 300 miles is covering 10 miles on a dirt / gravel /clay road with one creek crossing. The last DC fast charger is 100 miles away, so 200 round trip. Once the fast charging industry gets some customer-friendly reliability metrics, we are in.

Good point, although with the decreased gas mileage from the drag of the roofbox, maybe leave it at home? “oops, forget to add the roofbox.”

So. Much. This.

True, but I’d rather take the hit to efficiency and instead have the utility of a useable second and third row plus cargo space rather than the swoopy styling and blind spots of the “coupe” crossover/SUV craze.

One of the benefits of an EV is that you can pre-warm the cabin and de-ice the windows using grid power, whether that’s at home or work. It’s pretty awesome coming out to a snow-covered parking lot at the end of a work day to a nice toasty warm EV with a full battery and windows clear from snow and ice. All hail…

Yup. So much this.

Can you flip it for $132,000 like this Toyota dealership is doing with a R1T in San Francisco?

1. Why only bucket seats in the middle row?

Yes, plug-in hybrids have real all-electric range, a bigger battery, and a stronger electric motor. Accelerating, emerging, passing, etc. is... fun. Since 80+% of Americans (pre-pandemic) drive 25 miles a day or fewer, it’s a great solution as most of your daily mileage is covered by the battery. Also when you road…

And you know what isn’t luxury - high beltlines, thick pillars, and overall crappy outward visibility. At this rate, cars are about to become elevators.

Wouldn’t this policy also apply to Rivian, meaning buyers of the R1T and R1S also wouldn’t get the $2,500 rebate?