As some have mentioned, your car’s mileage is recorded at inspection (at least here in Texas and I’m sure other states as well) so that’s not really any extra information over and above what we already provide to operate motor vehicles. As for the tax, it is hard for me to argue against the sensibility of using weight…

CDLs are typically more expensive to obtain and some states also penalize CDL holders much more harshly for traffic infractions in their personal cars. So it would definitely have to be a well considered choice to obtain one. As an example, I’m reading that in many states, getting caught more than 15 mph over the…

Depends. The wife’s Chevy Bolt has a curb weight 3589 lbs, about 400lbs more than my 2017 Sentra. Both cars fit us, a family of 5. A larger Sedan such as a Toyota Camry weighs 3310-3595 lbs wouldn’t significantly offer any additional benefit. If folks buy the EV that meets their minimum needs, there should be little…

I was discussing this with a buddy. The only way it seems to make sense is if you consider folks that have no car and currently don’t pay for car insurance and need a 1+ month car usage. The way I see it, it’s about $100-$200 more expensive than it should be otherwise. Still doesn't solve the charging issue though.…

I don’t know man, I’m seeing the Toyota Sienna has a .28 drag coefficient while their Highlander has a .34 drag coefficient. Is it possible to do better? Yes, the Tesla Model X has a .25cd while the Model Y has a .23 cd. So some serious wind tunnel testing is going to be required if SUVs are to become as efficient as…

I just posted a similar response to yours before making my way through the comments. Seems like a huge miss to be rewarding heavier vehicles and penalizing lighter ones. 

“The federal taxation agency requires SUVs to weigh more than 6,000 pounds. No Model Y exceeds 4,400 pounds.”

Regular Highlander isn't a LWB model. 

Off the top of my head:

Not sure, but I think the 3 got available AWD a couple of years ago. 

Texas here. Blue laws keep auto dealers closed on Sunday. Maybe it's so the car salesmen don't have to sin on Sundays when they're being shady. 

Mazda/FD are kind of an edge case. They even touted swiss-cheesing the pedals to reduce weight. A buddy of mine had 3 and they had interior door pulls that broke right off (apparently a common issue). It’s contemporaries weighed in at:

As the previous owner of 92 and 93 Maxima SE’s (manuals), 97 Maxima GXE automatic, 2003 Sentra SE-R Spec-V, 2003 Infiniti I35, 98 Maxima GXE manual, 2015 Sentra SV, and currently driving a 2017 Sentra Nismo manual (which while I don’t love it, it’s much better than the 2015), have you driven any Nissan’s from the last…

“and worse, I had no idea anybody had received this terrifying message. Wouldn’t you think you’d get a notification on your Apple Watch, allowing you to dismiss the crash alert before it gives your whole family a collective heart attack?”

Newer Chevy Bolt here. It has a large center touchscreen with 3 rotating knobs and a couple of buttons. That being said, navigating the UI is fairly intuitive before you factor in Android Auto/Apple Carplay. Ignore the glare and the fingerprints. In practice they are nearly unnoticeable. They are highlighted due to…

Doesn’t ‘89 only exclude the VE equipped 190 HP version of the SE? I thought’ 89's only had the VG with significantly less power.

I don't think the Sentra was excluded. 

I’m not sure the EV1 is a great example. They produced 1117 of them and none of them were sold, only leased so by the time the ceo killed the program, it was just a matter of waiting for the leases to end.

I think that was debunked. Or at least, the info was incorrectly presented.

That mirror, at least appears to have been a feature on Ferrari’s Testarossa 😉