Why a Crown Vic?

This. They could even call it the Ford Galax-E.

Let’s put some numbers to that.

I was going to say that it’s not so impressive given that it’s also way heavier than those sedans, but then I googled it.

For a brief time, the Clarity was America’s best-selling PHEV, too.[1] But given its ¥5,880,600 ($54,150) price tag in Japan, they may have been selling at a considerable loss here for the sake of ZEV/CARB credits.

EVs are going to take over because until we have a carbon neutral infrastructure, EVs are the lowest-footprint option. Once we do have a carbon neutral infrastructure, EVs will stay because they’re the lowest-cost option.

You just can’t sell a Dodge Viper in 2019.

Some critical specs: [1]

No official range test, but they’re “targeting” 275 miles in the same way the XC40 is “targeting” 200 miles.

Apples to oranges. Sulfur dioxide is bad, but it’s not a greenhouse gas.

Electrify America, BP, and Shell all run at 150kW (ABB model), and EVgo is building 100kW now, and Chargepoint is installing 500kW (shared). I don’t know about SF, but in the Midwest, Electrify America stations are almost as common as Superchargers, and they’re placed at truck stops and Walmarts along the highways.…

Tangentially related, I feel like maybe Toyota needs to apply some Konmari method to their busy, overwrought design.

-You can easily exceed this kind of EV range for about $30K.

It will have liquid thermal management.

400 km WLTP = 248 mi WLTP.

When it comes to infractions that kill people (other than the offender), I tend to be pretty far on the progressive end of the spectrum. Kind of a “you break it, you buy it” mentality, you know?

Correct, go after the incentive structure. Attacking people for buying what they like given the incentives in place won’t get you anywhere.

I’ve always hated Start-Stop.

I think they are just not refined enough.

Same, but with a Clarity. I take Midwest-length roadtrips often, and while I could drive a short range EV for commuting and use my wife’s van for roadtrips, having a short-range EV that could double as a hybrid roadtripper was was the best way to lower my CO2 footprint at my budget.