4th gear: The “hidden” nature of this isn’t that they don’t know. It’s more of a matter of not being able to talk about it.

This video misses the worse way to board a plane, which is what airlines do today.

I’ve been flying a couple times a year for about 30 years. When I started, I was one of the few that understood that I could take everything I needed for a week long trip in a carry on bag. I would check it when I knew I had a small plane or if I had a trip to colder climbs and needed a bulky jacket.

As I think about it, I don’t think I am in the EV world. Little things that add up to big problems.

I’m shocked. Completely shocked by this behavior from Chrysler.

In Gen X, and I wish I had learned earlier to be a Boomer when it comes to sticking with good enough.

If some father packed their kid’s urus full of anything where I live, Child Protective Services would have questions.

For MOST Americans, EVs would work with Level 2 charging at their workplaces. But not all. You are an exception, and having a ton of range and quick refills is a requirement for your life. Which means only ICE will be able to fit your needs for likely the rest of your career.

When you get down to it, EVs are not for everyone. They cost too much, take too long to charge and can be hard to find a charger for. If you drive a lot, have problems with finding an overnight charger and the like, get an ICE vehicle of some sort.

The secret to reduce range requirements is to have your workplace install chargers. Assuming you work 40 hours a week, a level 2 charger at your place of business allows for up to 400-800 miles of range added while the car is parked at your work place anyway.  Workplace charging basically means that for the Average…

Take off a zero and it’s a NP all day. Drive it for a while, then donate it to some quirky museum like Lane Motors.  Actually, I could 100% see this thing at Lane. Be right up their alley it seems.  But maybe $1000 instead of $4000.

The AC load for Europe is a lot lower than in most of the US. I can’t see this thing using the same amount of energy to stay cool in Orlando as Rome (Rome is about the same latitude as Chicago, the sun is much hotter in Orlando as a result and with all those windows, that’s going to make that AC system work a lot…

First Gear:

Years ago, I spent 3 months working in Germany. I loved it, but it’s a different way of living.

Totally agree about it being too high. If it was $50 starting instead of $60 it would be an easier sale if the $7500 off on a lease still applied.

The $70k price seems stupidly high... until you price other minivans. A Sienna Platinum is over $60k (it’s easy to hit $65k with the options) and a base model is $41k.

Aerospace and nuclear (my industry) are polar opposite when it comes to throwing material at problems. I saw that recently where I worked with an aerospace company that designed a fixture. They were concerned that the fixture weighed 750 lbs, which seemed insane to them. My design would have been 2900 lbs and I had…

I’m all for going EV... for others. But the math doesn’t work for everyone. and we can prove it.

PHEVs can be charged with a 110V Level 1. They typically have 40 miles of range or less and with that charger, they can add 4-6 miles an hour. Which means a over night charger (10 hours) is more than enough to fill up the battery on most of them.

So basically, the only thing worth keeping is some pickups and Jeep?