“Does that mean no one is allowed to put a bigger screen in their car because Tesla did it first?”

So you’ve never seen inside a Model S, then.  Got it. 

Who cares, it’s in a colossal-size SUV.  Not exactly anything an enthusiast can get excited about.  Rear-drive does not immediately make a vehicle good, or bad for that matter.  

I hadn’t, but now that you’ve said it...  

There was a brief, shining moment-the Mulally years-during which Ford seemed like it lost its hatred of America and wanted us to have good stuff too.

Tesla gets a pass because they’re cool.  Ford...  Does not.  Everyone on the playground knows the genuine article versus the store-brand knock-off.  

I think they just copied it from the Tesla Model S, like “Look, we’re hip and techy too!”

Tesla gets away with it by virtue of the aura and novelty of the company and product. I actually really like the interior of the Model 3.

They straight-up grifted that from the Tesla Model S.  Actually, the whole interior design looks like they grifted it from Tesla, with the wood being reminiscent of the Model 3.  

This sounds like good news all around for GM. I give them a ton of credit for buckling down and doing the work of developing hybrids and EVs ahead of the curve and applicable to the real world-actually looking forward unlike, say, 15 years ago. At the same time, they’ve given enthusiasts some love, kept the…

Exactly this.  I have a buddy that has a Leaf, and he has grumbled on multiple occasions about how lying and inaccurate the range and battery displays are.  He’s remarked before that he’ll drive a mile and watch the range decrease by 2-3 miles.  I’m considering an EV as my next car, and his experiences with the Leaf…

Oh, I agree. Thing is, with the current crop of EVs, there are still a lot of really good ICE cars one can buy at the same price points. Depending upon how a buyer weights the various attributes of, say, a 35-40K car (Bolt), that couple grand might not be enough to convince someone to buy an EV with a cheap Cruze-grade…

I’m likely to be in the new car market this spring, and I’m seriously considering an EV. The tax credit will significantly play into my decision as to whether or not I pursue an EV all the way to purchase or I keep on with another ICE car. The trouble is that in the EV space, nearly every one of them has some serious…

From what I’ve read, it functions as a conventional tax credit.  This means you pay the full purchase price of the vehicle, then you receive the credit as part of your tax filing.  I don’t know if you can carry any of it over-my guess is no.  

A few years ago, it made the news that someone was trying to scrap a gas meter, with predictable results.

Two wrongs don’t make a right, but three lefts do.  Or something.

Same.  I mean, I’d rather not drive a death trap, but I don’t think it’s possible to buy one in the United States these days.  I mean, I’ve totaled a Fiesta ST, which did not have great crash ratings, and I walked away without so much as a bruise.  

Ambitious, but awesome!

Even better are the Tim Hortons cups that somehow dribble out the top even before you’ve opened the tab on the lid!  Their coffee’s amazing, but their cups are junk. 

When I was in the market for a work truck, I got to the point where I knew it was a waste of time to bother replying to the ad if the wheels weren’t straight in the pics. The ad with 20 pictures of a truck that looked really great, parked wheels turned? The thing was more bondo than truck, and I was scared to take it…