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Its not a report/study its an op-ed, phrases like "dreamers in congress" and "EV apologists" should be a tip off to how seriously you can take this. Its figures are extrapolations of assumptions of distributed and socialized costs inherited through the population over a decade and then averaged...

Oh I doubt this is a car announcement, at most maybe a one off model for a contest or something like that, but I'm sure this is just part of an ad campaign with Pepsi's slight rebrand efforts that have been rolling out this year.

i had thought the car looked like the DeLorean EV! Unfortunately for a car movie, "featured" is a stretch, I don't think we actually saw the car being driven at all. Just a brief shot of it being parked at night (lights look pretty though).

Obviously things seem to be progressing and that's promising, but this word salad makes me laugh. Oh, the speed of delivery will be influenced by things like the delivery speed? Got it! Also the ability for delivery centers to deliver vehicles will influence vehicle deliveries. Delivery delivery...

This. I live fine on my level 2 at 3kw. if 20 amp is all you're able to get, it'll still be fine for daily driving.

Still an interesting siting, I don't believe they have a North American model so wonder if its a test mule or somebody actually paid for an import?

I'm not sure I follow, are you under the impression the car can only run when the sun is out?

Looks like a Nio ET7, think you can even spot the LIDAR sensor on the roof.

Just out of curiosity, why are you trying to avoid using the 12v on the Pacifica? 12v doesn't make sense for EVs, but for plug-in hybrids it seems like they're pretty much fine as an overnight option.

While not specifically a dog mode and no on-screen message, the e-tron has a climate setting that will run climate control for 30 minutes after shut off.

Its fine I guess, probably best to wait for more information before dropping too many thoughts on it but my initial kick is I'm not sure they're coming at it from a unique enough angle to really justify a 100k price point for a(nother) startup sedan. With OEMs at this price point you get a level...

That's understood, but my fault for not quoting the posts I was replying to. I was jumping into the discussion suggesting Model Ys could replace "off the lot" USPS vans currently in use. I definitely agree and think its mainly understood the Model Y wouldn't be a fit replacement for any purpose...

USPS does use minivans, but the Model Y is markedly smaller in cargo space and payload capacity than any off the lot minivan. You'd need two of them (and would need to double your staff to match) for every caravan being taken out of commision. Not to mention the advantages of sliding doors or of...

Whoops, my mistake, thank you for that correction.

Workhorse is also an example of how easily south this endeavor can go. They received 25 million from the Federal government in 2018 to develop the pictured vehicle, by 2022 they've produced less than 50, had to recall all of them, and have now officially "retired" the vehicle after determining...

To kind of play devil's advocate on this, while I agree postal trucks seems like a prime use case for EVs, 10,000 out of 50,000 vehicles ordered being EVs for a vehicle that's never been produced by a company that doesn't have much (any?) experience building electric vehicles for a task which...

I went through this too with USAA, was astounded by the price jump on going to an EV. I shopped around and found Progressive to be the best by a wide margin (its been a bit since I've re-shopped my insurance rates though).

Kyle from Out of Spec had a similar reaction, after testing the vehicle for a week he turned around and decided to buy one, glad to hear Rivian has produced something that's able to generate excitement even among those who are EV veterans! Hopefully they can step up production in the near future...

Teslas and Leaf's remain the only common sighting I have. Everything else on your list mirrors most of my experience, though I've seen a handful of etrons, both conventional and sportback (no GTs yet). No Rivians or Lucids for me though, and while I haven't seen any Ioniq 5s, I have been...

The sheer stubbornness of the "EVs have carbon footprint too" arguments always frustrate me. Like people don't understand the concept of progress being a step ladder, and think the only acceptable ways forward are all or nothing. Trying to argue that EVs are bad because they have still have a...

I understand that language of the post you were replying to suggests this response, but the poster THEY were replying to was using 220v in comparison to superchargers, seemingly suggesting that the CCS alternative to supercharging was 220v charging.

Giving the benefit of the doubt and assuming it's a genuine inquiry, I think the misunderstanding is that OP is under the impression the instant torque of an EV makes for every start being a hard abrupt starts. The accelerator pedal of an EV works just the same though, you might have to learn...

And many of those buying the used EV may be replacing an ICE vehicle, thereby improving the ratio of EVs to ICE on the roads.

Mazda is gonna have to be dragged kicking and screaming into developing a competitive EV. I think Mazda is still riding fumes from the glory days of their rotary engine that the decision makers aren't able to shake the idea that their brand identify is ICE engines (to the point where they...

Interestingly I randomly came across this on Instagram, I believe this particular one belongs to the account @techgentlemen

I think Kia and Hyundai are making some compelling options, smartly designed vehicles, 800v, bi-directional charging. And that their next offerings will be full sized SUVs, which is still a bit of an untouched market for SUVs, gives them an chunky ICE market segment to chip away at.

Age of Ultron featured Harley's Livewire (Black Widow rides it through the Ultron chase sequence) and Audi's eTron GT (Tony Stark's ride at the end of the movie) before they were released.

One thing that makes the Ioniq 5 or Kia EV6 something to look at, they have V2L and will possibly have V2G available down the line with software updates, making them enviable models during the occasional power outages. Nissan Ariya is something you might want to keep an eye on as well. The big...

The presumption on Elon stating SC will open up is due to grants provided in the new infrastructure bill to charging stations (but only charging stations that are publicly accessible). So I don't think there are any deals being made with automakers that will making Elon a fortune or limiting...

No one knows the timeline AND we really don't know how compatible a Tesla SC will be with another vehicle. It might be they get opened up but non-Tesla's are only able to draw 50 kWh or otherwise be limited, definitely wouldn't be thinking about Tesla superchargers when discussing anything other...

I think the SUV version is gorgeous, the positive reviews definitely bode well. The recent video of the truck driving through 3 feet of water was pretty impressive too.

The dealer model is genuinely anti-consumer and predatory. I’ve always thought it odd that people don’t get more bothered that legislators work so hard to protect a monopoly that actively works to screw over its constituents on something so significant, as a vehicle is one of the latest...

I just saw my first one in real life a few days ago and realized pictures don’t do it justice at all. It’s a beautifully built car, hope you hear good reports from the Taycan forums!

The post I was replying to was noting how crowded the electric pickup space was going to become, I guess I should have been clearer but I was noting the Canoo would be cheaper than the EV pickup alternatives, wasn't trying to say it'd be cheaper than every/any pickup on the market. As to its...

The canoo pickup will be quite a bit cheaper (I assume) and smaller than any of the other pickup offerings, its more comparable to the compact pickup of the 80s and 90s, so it wouldn't just be filling a niche for EV pickups but for pickups in general, since the compact pickup market is largely...

Well that's the whole conceit of Canoo, the platform is completely independent, you could conceivably drive JUST the platform, all these styles are essentially just different shells. That said, I don't necessarily see the point of a sedan model to their lineup, I guess maybe as a taxi/uber...

They managed to get it down to a flat .2 I'm very interested to find out how quiet this sucker is. I remember watching one of the development videos where they were working on dampening the motors themselves. Mercedes has always been pretty great at insulating the cabin, so if they manage to...

Its years off from being more mainstream, if ever. But I do wonder how a company like Ample (a battery swap start-up for fast charging), which the Leaf is the main vehicle it works with, would handle this? Ample is a twist in that it replaces individual packs as they lose their charge, rather...

1.99 is definitely with rollout, Tesla notes when it accounts for rollout on the site when looking at the specs.

I've seen videos like this on a youtube channel called Wham Bam Teslacam and the Teslacam subreeddit get solved real quick by the user community. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbMoDtZ6Ani-eyHzCvxeVCw https://www.reddit.com/r/TeslaCam/

Guess we'll wait for the reviews, but I was really hoping to get to see some driving! I'm really curious to see the auto-gear select and yoke steering in action. All in all, I'm sure its a fun night for those getting the new car, but doesn't seem like much new was announced that we didn't expect...

EQS already stole their thunder on this with their flat .2 figure.

Looks like they have EV charging stations at the visiting center. Some of the reviews note to turn off the wifi in your vehicle, so might want to familiarize yourself with those settings; otherwise looks like zone 1 is where the diesel restrictions come into place...

Being a Tesla fan from back in the early Model S days, I've kind of had my fill of these discussions with anti-EVers and mainly more just spread EV-joy by focusing on what excites me with current and upcoming EVs, BUT I do still get drawn in by the occasional comment and this is a point I've...

That the convo has devolved into thinking charging station layout is a necessary topic to this EV is FUD, because it stems from someone just baselessly asserting that the cables won't be able to reach the Lightning's charging port. I don't see any reason to assume that regardless of whether the...

I think you guys are over estimating the size of the F150. The placement of the charge port is where it is on most EVs, the front end of an F150, bumper to wheel well, isn't longer than most standard vehicles and SUVs. The main limiting factor to the F150 may be that, for a lot of the other EVs...

Can we not with posting political conspiracy junk from fringe websites? There are all sorts of forums for you guys to dump these desperate political posts, this shouldn’t be one of them.

Granted, it IS just an electric F150, but the F150 is a fine looking truck, and honestly when we saw the previews yesterday I was worried they had kind of neutered the look of it, but the official reveal images look pretty good. I haven't liked any of the electric PUs revealed so far, with the...

Love that when the reporters get a taste of an EVs takeoff speed it still elicits that child-like joy.

Maybe I’m misunderstanding the study, but I think these numbers are being conflated incorrectly. That’s NOT 1 in 5 EV owners. 40% of EV owners made a decision to replace their EV, 1 in 5 of THOSE people replaced it with an ICE vehicle, while the rest replaced it with another EV, and presumably...