Agree on the sedan, but the hatch reminds me too much of a certain infamous cover

I see a lot of Venues around. Which makes sense. It’s cheap, it has a large hatch to pack life into, has a small footprint and isn’t horrible looking.

Completely agree. Spend $1k more get a Corolla, spend $2k more get a Hybrid one. Spend $1-2k more get a CorollaCross. Spend $2k more get a Camry, spend $1k more get a Rav4... Next you know, you just signed up for a Land Cruiser.

I don’t know.  Corollas hold value really well.  If you are talking saving a say $1-2k but getting a vehicle with say 20-30k miles, I would bite the bullet and get new.

ND.

I think BMW had some idea of a hybrid vehicle that didn’t use electricity, but something like a steam turbine running off the exhaust waste heat to produce additional power. Basically, use the exhaust to boil water that produces steam, which can be used to...

So did Chevy with the Corvair. Their problem was cracked exhaust manifolds or leaks between the donut looking seals between the manifold and the heads.

I think it might be “topping” behavior.

Actually no. You and your home have a much better chance of surviving an Eastern quake than a Western one, regardless of construction. The details like stuff falling over or off is a concern but those are fairly simple changes like anchoring things to the studs and not trusting drywall anchors.

Meh... every car before Fuel injection

Why did they sonic boom OKC?

You are behind the times on earthquakes there.

I think this meme might be 100% accurate in Musk’s case.

Right now, there is too much complexity. Hotels have chargers, but you don’t know if they work, if they are available and I’m not sure if the connector is correct (I know level 3 chargers aren’t all compatible, are Level 2?)

Since Louis Braille was French, it works both ways.

Boy the CT drivers sure try.

In the US, when Musk first started moving right, I thought he was being clever.

Thanks for the details. I have sort of been looking at a Bolt. For the year/price they are excellent deals. Particularly the ones with new factory batteries. They not only sell for a cheaper price (branded title), but have a long warranty on that battery.

More and more hotels are getting EV chargers, but I know what you mean.  If I rent a normal car, I just have to find a gas station near the airport. If I rent an EV, I need to see if the hotel has a charger.

Rental cars get a lot of minor damage. I rented a car in the Middle East where the company didn’t try to keep the cars looking perfect and it had about a hundred places on the front and rear bumper covers that were missing paint when I picked it up.