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https://electricautonomy.ca/2019/06/24/solving-the-electric-vehicle-garage-orphans-problem/ https://lecircuitelectrique.com/welcome Garage orphans would be the name for this latest EV concern. There are many ways to overcome this. But it takes a change in the mindset of the federal government, the provincial government (or in the US...the individual state government), the municipal government, the local businesses including gas stations and the people... Above are two links. Canadian point of views and what Canada and some of its provinces do to help change the landscape of how we drive gas powered cars to to ease the change to electrics. The second link is what Quebec does. What are its plans for the future and how it eases the use of EVs in our province. Quebec. We have hydro-electric power. Its a crown corporation that provides us with electricity. Which also means, it makes financial sense for us to switch to EVs because the money that costs to produce and sell electricity to people of Quebec, stays in our province... We have also have an abundance of it that we also sell to New York, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and some parts of Ontario. Maybe there are other states and provinces... We've talked about how local businesses, such as restaurants, grocery stores, hardware stores could partner up with the 1 or 2 or all 3 levels of government to provide chargers. 1 or 2 or all 3 levels of government could provide on the street, many streets, in many urban areas street chargers. In Dowtown Montreal we got lots of them. It says...no parking except EVs that want to recharge. And lastly, gas stations themselves...could provide EV stations. Petro-Canada has started to create its own charging network in their gasoline stations across Canada... Where there is a will, there is a way. If citizens want to resist change, then that is a whole 'nother ball game. But...300 mile range EVs are gonna be common place from 2020 and on. That number will go up 2-3 years from now. Fast fast fast supercharging is but 2 years away also. That means that to get an additional 30-40-50-miles of range, it will be done in 10-15 minutes, if not in less time and for more range even, which also means, THAT would be almost on par to refueling your car with gasoline. Now...I am NOT saying EVs are the way of your future because I understand politics, I understand people dont want change, I understand how electricity is made and in some places, coal powered plants are STILL in use. In some places, nuclear is also frowned upon so its hard, almost impossible, for a mass migration to electric from gas... In Quebec, where I live. We dont seem to have much resistance for us to go from gas to electric. Its easy peasey for us...

To be honest, ^ only matters to a distinct minority of people. MOST consumers don’t care about that in the least. By far the #1 obstacles to widespread EV sales is uncompetitive pricing. When a kia soul is $18K and an EV soul is $38K, you’ve got a huge consumer problem.

I think blu is more of a Chevy boxer engine fan.

Yes because people like yourself have been lined outside the doors of your local Subaru to get your hands on one of those boxer engine cars. Going EV will just kill that notion I guess.

Not with a warranty, they have not. Requiring a warranty over 50-60,000 miles is a game changer for engineers. I agree but it's funny to think somebody who can afford $80,000-$100,000+ for a vehicle would scare at a ~$2.00 per gallon raise.

• Uhhh, the updated rating for the "cybertruck" is 14,000 lbs, or 286,000 lbs less than initially claimed. The Ford F-350 is good for somewhere in the 35,000 lb area. I think that might be more than double the Tesla "truck". • It strikes me that instantaneous torque is the opposite of one would want in slippery/icy/snowy conditions. That's kinda why cars don't drag race when the strip is wet.

And All Wheel Drive that will shame ICE powered cars. EV Subaru, EV Jeep, EV GMC and GMC HUMMER and Toyota EV 4Runner, EV Land Rover and any other off road, snow conquering electric vehicle will have this feature... And if electric wheel motor hubs get perfected, then ALL EVs will be able to do this...

I was referring to Subarus. A very small percentage of their product line (the 3 letter models—BRZ, WRX, STI) are performance vehicles. For mainstream appliances, I think a BEV approach will be advantageous. Less maintenance, cleaner, more efficient, better performance. Regular consumers don’t open the hood, whether it is ICE or BEV would have little meaning to most drivers I suspect.

It’s ironic- how many times have we said/read ‘why can’t we get the good vehicles here’ yet some markets get our leftovers for DECADES.

I couldnt find a Subie swap, I wasnt trying too hard either, but I did find a Porsche 911 swap But like always...a ton of LS swaps... Even front engine conversions

"Subie rumble" is distinct with unequal length headers with the Subaru boxer 4 cylinder. Only the STI has the unequal length headers from factory now. Equal headers are better in most regards (aside from the sound preference).

You’d think, in the grand plan scheme, that public chargers for EVs would ideally only be on interstates and at offices, as ‘home fueling’ would basically eliminate street chargers’ neccessity.

Isn't the idea of an EV to charge at home, for even less cost? It seems way more inconvenient to try and charge over a lunch period than to just charge at home. Tesla Superchargers? Free.

Yeah, I don’t care about outside noise, it’s quiet inside I like. Tire and wind noise is unavoidable, but can be minimized.

I doubt if more than 1% of drivers care about ‘boxer engine noise’. In a daily driver, engine noise is something that is usually an irritant or annoyance.. A smooth and quiet power unit is best for most real world use cases. We are talking about practical daily drivers, not muscle cars or Ferraris. I like a rumbly V8 or other performance engine in a performance car, but in a practical daily use vehicle I want smooth and silent so I can enjoy the sound of my music or podcasts, not mechanical noise. (I do wish automakers could make HVAC fans quieter).

All these rich ppl with garages...

Yes I saw your knees accidentally pushing buttons on the dash in the front seat, and I saw your knees pressed deep into the back of the front seat when shoehorned into the back seat. Tanks fer the mammaries!

I agree with you that Solid State Batteries will change the EV game as we are at the start compared to the 125 years of ICE evolution. ERROR, Cybertruck is NOT able to tow more than the F150. Ford has already proven that their Rivian based F150 can tow 1.25 million pounds and the Cybertruck is only rated at 300,000 pounds. Big difference between them, right now Ford and Rivian for the win at this point.

Avereage brake jobs on Hybrids are lasting 100,000 miles so still much less maintenance than traditional ICE auto's. If you have a small car or CUV to Medium, then yes under 10 min to fill and you have stated you fill at half a tank so always quick to top off. I know I spend 20 min fueling at the gas station as the full size SUV's, aka Escalade ESV and Suburban SLE have way bigger tanks than your Jeep has. Anyone wanting a full size truck to pull with will and should always get the bigger tank option than the smaller ones. Plus depending on how the gas station services their own pumps and the dirty level of the filters, you can easily spend 10 to 15 min fueling at the pump on a mid size auto. Just my own observations IMHO. Yes all the wireless pads you can have installed are automatic. The 3rd party ones are compatible with the Leaf, Bolt, Volt, i3, i8 and Tesla. That removes the whole cord thing, just drive over it, get out, lock the auto and go in if outside, otherwise just get out and go about your life that night, next morning full battery charge. My plans are for the wireless pads in my garage once we buy an EV. Here is a good writeup about the current state of Wireless Charging: https://chargedevs.com/features/whats-the-current-state-of-wireless-ev-charging/ Nice thing is that with the auto's you do not have to be perfect just drive over it and they will grab and charge the battery as long as the bulk of the pad is somewhere under the auto.

Subaru might be an appliance, but Tesla's aren't. The Model S can win a drag race against an Aventador. And we are in the infancy stages of electric cars and 125 years into evolution of gas cars. I think when the next gen battery tech gets here, EV's will smash gas cars. Take the Cybertruck for example, it is faster than a Porsche 911, and it tows more than an F150. And that is their first effort, they will improve upon that.

But it will have all wheel drive.

I think the character of a brand is more a result of the styling and design inside and out, features, performance, driving feel, etc than the propulsion system. Whether it’s ICE or BEV, as long as it performs within expected parameters for normal use cases, it should be fine. And as Tesla has shown, an EV can perform very well and be a practical real world vehicle. Remember, these are mainstream appliances that regular consumers drive, not something for car enthusiasts.

Maybe 5 minutes just to fill a tank, but you still have to pull in, park, pay inside if you don't at the pump, maybe that gas station is not on your exact route that day so you to go a bit out of the way to get to the gas station. I just figured 10 minutes is a good average amount of time out of the day if you had to go to a gas station.

The thing with EV charging is you do it at home every night, so you don't spend 10 minutes per week at a gas station. An EV saves you 520 minutes per year not standing at a gas station. Then it saves you more time for needing less maintenance, fewer oil changes, less brake pad changes, etc. If the trade off for that is having to spend an hour at a super charger the one time a year you decide to drive 500-600 miles in a day, then so be it.

But 'here' is one city, not the country at large. Anecdotal. What if you bring lunch/eat at your desk due to either preference or job dictates? Here's the chargers near me: • Tesla, 8 chargers at a lone Panera Bread. • nissan dealer, for nissan leaf, 2 different plugs, no food within walking. • hyndai dealer, 1 type of plug, McD & BK a 1/4 mile away. • kia dealer, 1 charger, must get dealer permission to charge, some food about a 1/2 mile away. • Ford dealer, 1 charger, Fords only, a few places within a mile of walking. • Turnpike plaza (if you want to pay to use Turnpike and deal with the 180 to get back to work), I'm sure the usual fast food is there. Has 2 different plugs there, nissans charge free. • a college parking deck I'm pretty positive you have to pay to get into. Recommended you stay with your car or risk getting towed, deck gates only stay open on weekends. I believe it'd be a dozen blocks to the college grease trucks but don't know it they're there on weekends. • township building, dual station, open 7Am to 11PM 7 days, no food within walking. Just sounds like a major pain in the ass to deal with, and it seems the 'unicorn scenarios' where you drive right up to an unoccupied charger and walk 100' to a appealing food source, doesn't exist around here. I know; anecdotal.

The problem is GM invents stuff but does nothing with it.... they came up with that skateboard platform and didn't do anything with it due to their incompetent leadership..

They have a 2.7L in a pickup. I actually applaud the 310 hp from that engine and it makes more torque than the 3.6 V6. They need more of that, but that engine should be hooked up to a mild hybrid system like how Ram has e-torque.

If its not in production, it's not real...means nothing, can't compare to production products..

Ford built a 800+ HP 4-cylinder for competition 40 years ago. Chevy has a pedestrian 2.0T developing 310 HP right now, and took an Ecotec 2.0L 4 to 246 MPH 15 years ago. That's faster than a MB GT R with a TT V8 does now. You don't think Chevrolet could take a 2.0L 4 and make it produce 600-700 HP in a Corvette with a snap of their fingers?

I feel like companies like this and all the other EV start ups are basically on a mission to just get bought out but a bigger manufacturer so the original investors can cash out. This company probably doesn't want to sell cars, they want to get bought by Honda or Toyota or someone.

Certainly seems like an interesting company, interesting potential product.. kind of a skateboard w/ configurable bodywork variations. I wonder how real they are or how much is smoke and mirrors presentation...

Ford Brazil built the '65 Ford Galaxie until 1984. This is a '74 :

I find myself watching the trailblazer too....

No one ever said making auto's was easy!

I did that to my 2007 Sierra. 2" lowering shackles on the rear leaves to level it.

I agree with Drew, hopefully it will just be the ineffective e-torque baloney strapped on, and not full suicide.

No boxer engine noise = no Subaru. Plain and simple. Silly statement from Moltar re: "little meaning" between ICE and BEV. There is PLENTY of "meaning" between the two. In the case of Subaru, one is intrinsic to the Subaru zeitgeist, the other is completely devoid of any individuality. BEV are "cars" with all traces of soul cut out.

Chevy Boxer...Corvair. I wonder if any one has ever swapped a Subaru boxer into a Corvair...