The most unbelievable part of this is that 20 year olds still think of Jaguars as a status symbol. 

Normalize Reverse in parking. Any time backing into a stall is possible you should be backing into a stall.

Delta gave passengers 8,000 SkyMiles, hotel rooms and a $30 meal ticket for those who were delayed overnight

I’ve been considering this car, but it’s just too pricey for me for what it is.

A) The Grand Highlander is not offered as a PHEV; if you really want to get into the electric future of plugging in your car and foregoing gasoline for at least 30 miles a day or so, you have to go with the TX.

B) The interior on the TX is…

Some of us want the PHEV powertrain in a vehicle like the Grand Highlander. We currently have a Highlander (regular) Hybrid that is 95% station wagon and 5% off-roader including water crossings. Our family of five is outgrowing it.

The Volvo XC90 is available as a PHEV and has three rows. And until recently, there was a PHEV Lincoln Aviator, but they seem to have canceled it with the 2025 refresh. Neither of those options are perfect, but Lexus is hardly the only player in this game.

Just before Dieselgate, the AdBlue (urea) heater in our Passat failed. This was a known issue with the Passat, but Volkswagen wouldn’t acknowledge the problem, and the dealer (that I worked for at the time) wanted $1,200 to replace the unit, because the car was out of warranty at that point. Being the cheapskate…

Well, I can see a lawsuit on a shared vehicle, but not on free speech grounds.  But you can do things like require digital drivers’ licenses that exist on your phone, notify authorities when you are driving, and tie that to the car.   If you are in the car with your license (your phone) the car will start and the…

This is, IMO, better than the California proposal. But I think it needs to be for egregious situations. If you are caught way over the limit, or in a school zone, or are a repeat offender, then a limiter is a reasonable option.

I get your point, but I wouldn’t be surprised if these people just kept driving cars not registered to them, just like people without licenses just keep driving anyway.

A few examples of radically underposted roads come to mind:

If you do the posted 55mph speed limit in Philly on I-95 you are going to be a massive traffic hazard to everyone else doing 70-75 mph or more. Even in the far right slow lane, as I have found out personally many times when driving a stock 1964 VW bus on that…

Counterpoint, the EV component mitigates the wear and tear on ICE components. I’ve read of accounts of NYC taxis (hybrid escapes) running hundreds of thousands of miles on original components because they go heavily on EV and regen.

Toyota: GOOD. Now give me my new PHEV Celica!

I like Toyota’s PHEVs. But i won’t consider buying one until they start selling below MSRP. And not the “buy for $100 below MSRP and wait a year for delivery” deal like Maverick buyers get suckered into...

This thing looks like something my kid designed in Minecraft.

Mitsubishi Mirage. In spite of what the name implies, you can’t just drive right through it.

Simply whipping out a debit or credit card to charge your car is another problem that’s not being addressed, mostly because you can’t just simply do that.

I was unaware that Electrify America was part of Volkswagen’s detention. The fact that these stations do not work makes a lot more sense now - just as how the penmanship for when they had to write “I will not cheat on diesel emissions” 100 times was somewhat subpar.

The real answer here is to buy one of those wireless Carplay/Android Auto adapters. Then use whatever cable you have on you for high speed charging.

Thats on your company doing it poorly then. You should be prompted every time you access something unless your IP or location has changed. My Company has Authenticator for some apps, Duo for others and Yubikeys. For most apps I only have to authenticate once a month, and others just the first time I access it that day.