There’s a joke in the EV industry:
Q: “Which public EV charging company has the best business model.”

Why is so hard to Toyota to understand that a strong PHEV - like its own RAV4 Prime - would be awesome in U.S. models like the 4Runner, Land Cruiser, Sequoia, Tacoma, Tundra, Highlander, and Grand Highlander? You can’t beat the sweet instant torque from a big electric motor (like what’s in the RAV4) coupled with ~40…

Make the other methods cheaper?

Too bad. We need a real off-roader that is a PHEV. Can’t beat that instant electric torque and the gas bill dropping to near zero for most daily mileage. 40 miles of electric range would be perfect.

The data shows EV sales are up in the U.S., especially for the companies who designed, built, and priced EVs that the market wants. Full stop.

Can’t wait to order the plug-in hybrid version of this, if Lexus ever builds one.

True. What about a layered approach (for the few U.S. cities where zoning allows) with metro, light rail, buses, and gasp - autonomous microshuttles.

The Cruise Origin has entered the chat.

I am so excited to order the Tacoma Prime, the plug-in hybrid version of this with 40 miles of electric range.

That’s a good question. It would be interesting to look at the numbers: crimes, arrests, convictions, etc. There seems to be a sense that we tried a lot in San Francisco: put the homeless up in hotels during the pandemic (nine hotels filed for $44M in damages), didn’t arrest anyone who committed a $1,000 crime (that’s…

You’re spot on.

I’ve moved 25 times since high school living in rural, suburban and urban locales, and no place is perfect. That being said, San Francisco is pretty sweet even with its challenges. It doesn’t make the news, but many neighborhoods have boomed during the pandemic, albeit with some businesses suffering. And if you want…

Local here. The question with the data is how much goes unreported.

And the best part is the known locations in town (San Francisco) where you can fence stolen goods. I love this town, but sometimes...

That’s hilarious how the Overtrail+ trim largely contains things that have no use off-roading. Maybe the camera. Maybe.

Exactly this. “Demand for the high priced EV we made it down.” Meanwhile, RAV4 Primes are still on backorder...

Does this win for the “car industry’s worst outward visibility?” Winning!

Ganz genau.

Funny survey comparing big trucks to a non-existent small one.

Well, considering they just gave $10B to their workers and $10B to their shareholders, is there any money left to invest in new products? Or is their roadmap just for every new year that arrives, the wheels get 1" bigger?