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Hold on to your buggy whips. Smart companies build for the future, not the past.

I did not say they have no place. Their place is... on the fringe. This is the 21st Century, why are you judging me?

Well there's an old Ford Escape and Focus as well but yeah, that is the west coast mentality... completely removed from the mainstream.

Yesterday while walking downtown I saw: Puke green but very clean 69-70 Coupe de Ville convertible Red 80s BMW M6 Gray Corvette C7 Grand Sport Red Jag F-type

I remember the Amanti. The roofline looked kind of like a scaled down Town Car. Saw a dead one this morning (had grass growing up around it).

Tacky

Again, someone can want an EV without buying one simply because one that suits his needs isn't on the market. I like everything about the powertrain of the Bolt. I do not like its size, shape, or interior. I wouldn't buy it for myself even if it was gasoline powered and $25k cheaper. I would buy a CT6 Plug-in, but I don't have that kinda cash laying around. I am also interested in the Volt, but Albert decided it was too small since we're already wanting to upsize from the Encore. If we had a different life scenario, I'd love to find him a low mileage ELR and I would get something else bigger for the trips we take. For those of us with spouses @ocnblu, keeping a non-car-fanatic spouse happy is probably the biggest challenge of all in car buying. So let him go about buying a Bolt... if his wife doesn't like it, it's not going to happen. I'm sure it frustrates him just the same as the limitations imposed on me frustrate me.

Remember, it's still 1699 to the Amish..

Anecdotally, compared to Phoenix and Denver (both largish metro areas I've lived in over the last 20 years), the Cleveland area seems to have a higher percentage of the Detroit brands on the roads and in the driveways. Could be due to the area's auto industry history (many plants and parts plants in the area, some still in operation), and proximity to Detroit. Though I do see a lot of Hyundais and Kias.

There's that ... and more - there's a pressure to be cool and drive foreign iron, especially around people with more coin. And younger kids and their first cars, too. When I would tell people what I drove - either an Olds or a Buick - you could see a slight wince or the slight curling of their lip. All of these proved to be very reliable cars, but trying to educate them would have been a waste of time, so I just let it go at that. I am dyed in the wool B-O-P, even though there's no more O-P. Sigh.

Actually not, Europe is far ahead of the US in moving forward with EV auto sales. Only China is ahead of Europe. Check out these interesting statistics: http://www.ev-volumes.com/country/total-world-plug-in-vehicle-volumes/ Here are the Q1 results for 2018 in Europe. The numbers show some countries have had high double and triple digit sales increases of EVs. https://www.best-selling-cars.com/europe/2018-q1-europe-electric-and-hybrid-car-sales-per-eu-and-efta-country/ Here the sales numbers are very noticable. The US is the stuck in the past head in the sand country. Time to Dump Standard and Join the World in all things Metric. Time to dump Daylight Savings time like the rest of the world has done. Time to dump old baby boomer mentality and move forward into the 21st century.

While true, even the best and most attentive drivers can't avoid every incident. I do pay attention while driving, but I don't mind the car being able to take countermeasures if needed especially since it can react faster than I can.

Shell oil now owns more charging stations than gas stations globally.

Nope Trader Joe's on Highway 99 in Lynnwood WA. They are moving to a way better location diagonal from here this summer into the old Safeway location, 4 times bigger, more parking and far easier to get into and out of. Yup, far more Asian and German brands than American around here.

Saw this Beauty when I ran to Trader Joes!

Why you gotta go all racial on here sir? I will defend my country's manufacturing.