Probably some kid of “admit fault” or precedent setting thing. Given the federal vehicle code does not require immobilizers, Kia/Hyundai probably doesn’t want to set the precedent/idea of it being a given. The software update can probably address most of the cases given after you lock the car with the fob, the car…

No they don’t, see the truck bros. The trucks are not styled to look like work trucks, but to look ridiculously huge and overpowering on the road (for example trucks with lift kits, duallies, exhaust mods, but without all the side storage and accessories you would see in an actual work truck), which is exactly the…

Yeah, same thought. Do they seriously think the pickup market in the US would be anywhere near it is today, if they were actually for work instead of being a lifestyle vehicle? There’s plenty of room in the market for pickups that are used primarily for daily driving and not for actual construction work.

There’s no shell when they are making plenty of revenue from the Model 3/Y. Similar things have been said countless times about Tesla’s product line and that the latest thing will be the last straw that *finally* kills the company, but I think Tesla as a company is well past that point and can weather a few missteps,…

Everyone does that. Advertising always presents the best possible case and then the fine print and manual shows the caveats and exceptions.

This is a normal hybrid not a PHEV. Hybrids and PHEVs also use different battery types than BEVs (power and cycle life optimized) and need to keep a sizeable buffer (to allow for regen and to reduce cycling). Many of Toyota’s lower end hybrids also even use a completely different chemistry (NIMH) which are less…

There’s only so far you can go. People who want to drive distracted will go to great lengths to defeat whatever attention detection system you put, for example putting an anti-nag device (which NHTSA set a C&D letter to one manufacturer, but after the attention died down, there are now many easily available on eBay or…

Actually the people that died used the Autopilot system against Tesla’s instructions (the deaths were on Autopilot, not FSD, FSD Beta was not released until late 2020, and these deaths predate that). Tesla’s instructions (even prior to the first death) are very clear you must pay attention and be ready to take over…

It has nothing to do with the marketing, but everything to do with people’s desires to drive distracted (but not wanting to take personal responsibility when things go wrong). Tesla didn’t just put legal nannies, but a nag system that puts you in “jail” for the rest of the drive if you ignore it.

It isn't at that step yet, the trial haven't even started, the judge only approved going ahead.

On the other hand, it’s disingenuous for someone using a defeat device (if it’s true they did) to claim they didn’t get enough warning. I understand if this was a first time user and they were misled by advertising, but anyone using it for any length of time knows immediately that it can’t be safely left to its own…

I disagree, there are no lack of instances of this happening with two pedal driving nor any indication that it happens more often with one pedal mode.

The difference is you didn’t sell it for more than a new one though. That was what was happening with Teslas though! I’ve seen people that were doing that back then, and they basically got to drive a brand new car for free and then selling it off for more than they paid for it when new.

A lot of them do (including all Teslas, although they are hidden behind panels).

The situation inflated used car prices, but not many actually appreciated like the Teslas did back then (meaning used car selling for more than a new one). This has partially to do with how Tesla does direct sales, so there aren’t dealer ”market adjustments”.

Actually what Elon said was true back then he said it in 2019 and was true for a few years. During the new car shortage, there were plenty of Tesla owners that were selling them for more money than a new one, even with considerable mileage. That’s why the prices skyrocketed. Then after supply caught up, the entire…

Wasn’t that hard to Google, it’s a store and service center in one:

Because Tesla doesn’t really care about press vehicles. They don’t appear to do special prep to prepare for press, they just give whatever vehicle is available. When you buy a Tesla you are buying one for fitment.

Yep, I bet that played a much bigger role. Also Ford tried to do semi-direct, but limiting the preorder allocation of their EVs to try to reduce dealer markups, which I’m sure dealers disliked also.

And that’s the problem. When oil supply worldwide goes down, it drives up oil prices, given the US supply does not live in a vacuum. The only long term fix is to reduce the reliance on it. While oil is used in a ton of industries, the most noticeable direct impact has always been in using to fuel personal vehicles.