We’ve had a FIAT 500e, an i3REx, and now have a hybrid station wagon (three kids and big dog). The VF3 would be a perfect second car for us. Where do I sign up? By the time it gets here (fingers crossed), hopefully VinFast will learn from its early struggles.

Or the Central Valley. Bros gotta bro.

I was out-of-the-house by then, but late in 1993, my folks bought a red metallic 1993 Accord EX sedan with a moonroof and the five speed stick. That just may have been peak car.

EVs aren’t perfect (despite us expecting them to be), but subsidies aren’t the hill to die on:

But it has graphics packages which are extremely useful off-road.

This.

Completely. Audi offered that on TT. Ugh.

I agree. And it’s less about hybridizing the Civic, Accord, CRV, Corolla, and Camry, and more about hybridizing (for MPG) the Odyssey, Pilot, Ridgeline, 4Runner, Sequoia, Tacoma, Tundra, etc. It’s interesting that Toyota has offered the iForceMax hybrid as the bridge to... more power.

Yup. Many of those headlines needed to be updated to say: “Demand for our (Company X’s) EVs that we chose to design, build, market, and sell at a certain price is increasing/decreasing/staying flat.”

This. Privatize the gain and socialize the costs. Winning. /s

Available power, available space, and a variety code requirements (e.g. spacing) make it challenging. Also many jurisdictions require a property to be brought up to code when work over a certain value is done.

I think it looks stunning in real life. Is it for everyone? No. 

I’m 6'6" and 225 lbs, and see things differently.

“The clouds are getting thicker...”

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.