The good thing is that the outward visibility in that thing is so terrible, not even the driver can see out of it.

Fun fact: the SC430 is the last car sold in the U.S. with a cassette deck.

And you could get one with a stick and a supercharger.

The Yaris... unless you talk like a pirate. If so, it’s the best.

The PHEV one is especially awesome.

Sketchy public charging* is largely a U.S. problem. Europe and China don’t have this issue to the extent we do.

Just like Sideshow Bob.

I agree with you. An EV would work well for a good amount of rural carriers too.

You’re right. The Tennessee-built ID.4 qualifies.

Yup. 22 miles. 500 stops. 14 mph.

Also being a convertible will make readability of the screens even tougher.

Good for you, Polestar. I love this.

As others have posted, this has been a long time coming. It’s like moving from a mechanical pocket watch to a Timex. Fewer folks are needed for assembly. Jobs are one reason why the Europeans jumped and started pushing for so many battery factories over the past few years (the other being the environmental policy). We…

And for those of you who prefer denial, Automotive News is hosting a webcast called “Learn tactics you can use to get EV-minded shoppers to consider other vehicles in your inventory.” (Seriously, this popped up in my inbox this morning). Here it is verbatim:

To me, it’s not about the payback, but rather a PHEV with 30+ miles of range lets one drive on electric most days with all the benefits of instant electric torque, smoothness, quiet, etc., and then when taken on a long road trip, it’s a quick, reliable stop for gas and onward.

Horrific.

The Brightdrop and Rivian driver-focused vans can’t arrive soon enough.

Middle and higher income folks buy the majority of new vehicles. And as others have pointed out, the used car market is roughly 2.5x the size of the new car market. So limiting the amount of new EV rebates on a limited pool of new EVs is to no surprise going to have a limited impact on middle to lower income buyers.

Thank you for this. Well-said.

Yup the U.S. utilities have been working with the fire fighting folks on EV fire suppression and procedures since the mid-1990s. Whether that’s rolled out to every local fire station from sea-to-shining-sea is another question.