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3 wheeled vehicles are classified as motorcycles, and there is a whole raft of regulations they can get around, and get the weight way down, increasing efficiency. I remember seeing an old magazine(70s popular mechanics or mother earth news?) claiming you could build your own and get over 200 mpg.

That might have been true years ago, when the prevailing speed was around the speed limit of 55, but the prevailing speed is now likely often edging into the squirrelly range for some of the vehicles on the road, and some may seem stable, while driving straight, but when they need to correct...

Never said I was road tripping in county, though this county has 310 miles of interstates. 6 miles of which are 70 mph. I can and do drive on other highways with 70 mph, but would have to recharge the Slate twice mid trip to get to the next state and possible 80 mph limits. The Slate isn't made...

From what I've seen, if you actually test that, and hold at the speed limit, you don't get passed as much as you would think, and often, you end up catching up with the same vehicles you saw passing you. That happens even more on surface streets, where their extra 10 mph just means they sit at...

The federal 30% credit on solar, which can be spread across multiple years has not ended, it goes to 2032. Prices for panels have dropped drastically. Labor may have gone up though. Even if you can't get 100% of the use covered, it may be worth getting a new estimate in case the cost has gone...

Wraps for other cars tend to start around $2000, for a simple job. More for bigger vehicles. Cost more in materials, because there is a lot of waste in custom cutting per job, and more in labor. With Slate, it's probably not more than $500 for the labor, less if you DIY.

That's ... a lot. Check again, panel prices have dropped. Install at like 28k has completely negated my bill. Even then, offsetting 60% of the bill, if it's the high tier expensive 60% that's 60 cents/kWh it might well be worth it. Federal funds may be gone, but state and utility company level...

Sure you can wrap any car, but how much does it cost to wrap it? No, you can't just swap out the radio and add an amp etc with most cars now, the backup camera at the very least is integrated, and many now have a whole lot more integrated. No, Ford has released hardly anything at all: It's...

CVTs can be a whole range. Driving my sister's rogue, it's pure smooth acceleration 0-60, with steady RPM and you can see when other cars shift, that is when they drop back in accelerating relative to the rogue. My versa is apparently a limited range cvt coupled with a 2 speed automatic, so if...

$0.60 per kWh? You really need some solar panels, the payback should be short if your rate is that high.

Keep in mind the quote on the frunk size is 2 carry on bags fit, so it's not really a lot of space.

Taking out the frunk just seems weird though. It's kind of designed into the car, might make sense if they put something else there, more battery or something. Probably makes very little cost difference to the company to take it out, might even cost them more, since they have to replace the...

Yeah, and the numbers don't work out to actually saving consumers without the frunk much. It's like $150 less without the frunk than the older model, and adding the frunk costs $500, if I remember correctly.

Car companies have to cover the batteries for at least 8 years, and they know many customers will charge to 100%. That 80% rule is being found to be much less important than it used to be. The main thing is don't charge on DC fast chargers unnecessarily, and second, don't KEEP it at 100% So...

These stats don't mean they know what every driver does, they send out a survey to a few thousand owners, maybe they offer an incentive like a discount on service to encourage them filling it out, and that's where they get the towing stats.

I've also lately been seeing a commercial on TV about Toyota EVs where there is a line about them being experienced and "not starting with a blank slate"

No, Slate has a name, we've seen prototypes etc. Ford is talk of a new platform, announcement of 2027 release of a $30k nameless "truck" without even concept art. Supposed to have a digital experience beyond what we've seen from others. A couple of different name rumors, but no idea what it...

Basically rumors, and since it's supposed to be a whole new architecture, calling it a Maverick EV seems unlikely. Ranchero seems more likely, but still only based on a trademark registration. Also, Santa Fe is being ended, no one knows the date though.

Yes, and that article contains basically the sum of all info that we have on it.

Yeah, very little info on what they are actually making has really been released. Their announcement was more about the platform, supposed to start with something "trucklike" no names released, only image was a shot of a guy polishing a front "grill" area. The idea that it would be "Ranchero" is...