“Literally no one would buy this over a Chevy Bolt (MSRP $25K, 260 miles range).”

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I loved my little Fiat 500! Thing was a hoot to drive and gave me the EPA-rated MPG. As a city car, it can’t be beat.

If there’s a surplus in one place, there’s likely a shortage in another. It wasn’t that long ago that empty containers were simply being dropped off at the roadside of certain streets of port cities in the US and were becoming a major nuisance. Sounds like it’s happening again.

And here I thought y’all were going to say they’d gone electric...

Not in the least surprised. When I was living in Denver 40 years ago, the exact same thing was happening on the exact same highway. Quite literally, they’ve had decades to figure out how to limit this... but apparently they think it’s too expensive.

In what way?

While I appreciate the desire, if you ask me it’s a waste of time. Unless somebody does something uncharacteristic, the age of manual transmissions is effectively over, along with the ICE (Internal Combustion Engines) that power them. I could see rigging a single-motor electric with a manual to perhaps get better…

I do NOT approve! We already have people trying to tow loads that are far beyond their training and skills, with a standard pickup. These payloads need to be delegated to larger, heavier trucks built specifically for the purpose and non-CDL drivers should not be able to purchase them for personal use.

Now that, truly, is a Personal Luxury Car. I’d love to own one just for its looks but it’s way out of my current and future budgets.

Pretty much everything I wanted in a truck, albeit 33% larger than I prefer.

Given a chance, I would project this one into a BEV, using a Tesla-style battery pack and axles for range and performance. But not at that starting price.

Love the car, but that’s ten times its price when new and no idea what kind of shape the running gear is in... it could need an all-new drivetrain, nose to tail, for all we know.

Don’t you know? His insurance is covering it. And don’t forget the other pricy cars claimed in the article... which one would YOU have tried to save?

Ummm... Exactly where did you get this map? Most charger maps I look at list what kind they are, right on the map itself, and all I see are little green dots that mean nothing. 

I would remind you of a century ago, when the USRA (U.S. Railroad Administration) literally took over the railroads for almost 40 years. We may be forced to do that again.

More like it’s the wrong vehicle at the right time; it would likely be far more of a success had it been born as a BEV.

Well, when you think about it, this isn’t too different from how Tesla worked. The difference is that Tesla didn’t offer the cheaper model first, but rather waited until they had satisfied most of the pent-up demand for the more expensive model.

Let’s not forget that a sailing craft needs a keel under it to reduce leeway when sailing in a crosswind. That affects the depth of water on which it can avoid grounding while under way (and under tow.) Under the bridge may have been the easiest route in and out of the slip but with all the uproar they had to choose a…

Tesla will still get the revenue from all those chargers, however.