Maybe they will do a smaller PHEV system for the upcoming Gladiator 4xe and Ram mid-sized truck. Or one day offer multiple sized systems in the Ram 1500.

This.

Actually Califonria changed its regs late last summer to encourage more strong plug-in hybrids. What’s a strong PHEV? A PHEV with 50 miles of electric range and a big burley electric motor such that the vehicle moves on electric power alone in nearly every “punch it” type driving situation.

This is way different than what Toyota is offering: a token supply of PHEV RAV4s and non-plug-in hybrids in various power levels for everything else. A strong plug-in hybrid like this one is awesome - all the awesomeness of an EV (hello, instant torque) with none of the worries about public fast charging, especially…

You nailed the headline.

How is outward visibility? How thin are the pillars? How low is the beltline?

Driving with both sliding doors locked open.

They are trying: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a44649909/automakers-ev-charging-network-joint-venture/

Okay, here we go with data:

It’s not zero, but pilots of electric school buses have shown that a 12 kW AC charging station works just fine. That’s just a big air conditioner.

Yeah. We were very interested in the Equinox EV... but now?

And it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy that the OEMs have been claiming for years now: “There’s no demand for EVs.”

We have a 2021 Highlander Hybrid. It does fairly well off-road. Thanks for this note; would hate to have the bumper come off in the middle of nowhere. Is there a separate recall for our Highlander’s horrific panel gaps?

A high school buddy drove an Axxess with a stick; it was awesome to drive, especially in helicopter mode. Another buddy’s family had a Toyota van with a stick. It spun on a dime. We called it the “leg press van” in denial of the realities of a frontal collision.

San Francisco resident here. This is bizarre, even by our “standards.”

Anything that rolls coal - bro-dozers, grow-dozers, and even clapped out old Mercedes 240D with biodiesel. 

This. It’s like Baskin Robbins just offering a 10 scoop hot fudge sundae on the menu, but not chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry on their own. And when the line for the sundae gets shorter, they say: “See! No one wants ice cream.”

Drove the family brown-and-tan ‘86 Chevy Astro minivan in high school. The V6 engine sounded like a popcorn popper when you pushed on the gas pedal.

The Saint!

6'6" here. x 2 on the CRX.

California updated its regs last summer (August, I think) to incentivize strong PHEVs starting in the 2026 model year. So in two years, we might actually see some more awesome PHEVs, especially in the large truck or SUV catagory.