G. David Felt

For our first year of the EV9, my wife put on 16,871 miles. Average cost for public charging in the greater Seattle area is 25 cents per kW. Across the state we see rates run from 20 cents to 60 cents in the most remote places. Home charging is 10 cents per kW. 1yr total electrical cost is $632 and this includes 4 public charges for road trips. So my cost per mile unless I did my math wrong is 3.7 cents per mile. No oil changes, no other maintenance.

So one, cannot download the Movie, so cannot see how many gallons or anything, I am glad you can fuel so fast. My reality is that it takes much longer to fuel my ESV than most people and it is amusing how everyone assumes everyone drives autos with their tiny tanks and fuels all the same speed and rate. End result, even for me, gas station days are coming to an end. I fuel the ESV every 4 to 5 weeks now, charge at home and even on road trips in the EV, I am able to find a fast charger near where I am stopping to eat or visit and have not had any waste of time at a gas station. Drew pretty much hits all the points well about this.

Have to laugh at this, in Texas. Seems to be pretty standard there for people driving up and attempting to go over a K rail. LOL

These two statements that have changed based on what has been changed in society will be interesting to see if we get updates. L.A. is a great big freeway - BEEN REPLACED BY HOUSTON "26 lanes wide" Are parking cars and pumping gas - EVs IS MAKING THIS HISTORY. LOL

This is not good for them and continues to show how terribly run Tesla is. Oil and gas supplier says Tesla is ‘refusing to pay’ $2 million in past-due bills – and that chaotic staffing has only made it worse

Very interesting, but shows how good BYD packages their EV components compared to American, Japan, Europe and Korea. BYD's Five-Minute Fast-Charging EV Also Has An Enormous Frunk I will say that My EV9 frunk is big in comparison to GM, all of Japan and Europe EVs, but small in comparison to the packaging by Chinese auto companies and BYD clearly took the frunk approach to our U.S. EV Trucks and applied it to their cars and SUVs. HUGE BYD SUV Frunk BYD Car Frunk, Tesla has nothing on this, except to say Tesla is very tiny in comparison.

The IONIQ 9, Hyundai America premium three row electric SUV regardless of trim delivers 300 miles of range. Hyundai calls this SUV the "Ideal for modern family life SUV" that has fast-charging technology from their 800V platform with extensive safety features and class-above interior cutting-edge design. IONIQ 9 is among the first non-Tesla EVs that feature a native NACS charging port, allowing owners to seamlessly charge at the Tesla Supercharger network across North America and includes an adapter to enable convenient use of CCS high-speed public chargers and existing Level 2 home chargers. This SUV includes the owner's choice of a ChargePoint Home Flex Level 2 charger or a $400 Charging Credit at ChargePoint stations. For more information, please visit https://www.hyundaiusa.com/us/en/special-programs/charging-benefit. The IONIQ 9 is eligible for today full $7,500 federal tax credit with purchase or lease as the SUV is assembled at the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America caficlity in Bryan County, Georgia. The 2026 IONIQ 9 will arrive at dealerships in early May. Hyundai America Senior VP for product planning and mobility had this to say: “IONIQ 9 features a beautifully executed cabin that offers the space that families need and the features and premium finishes that they desire with impressive charging speeds and a full suite of active safety features, IONIQ 9 is a no-compromises family SUV that just happens to be electric.” The IONIQ 9 offers an impressive interior space with fully flat floor, relaxation seats (depending on trim), and a slidable Universal Island 2.0 console enhance the passenger experience. View full article

Sure, it does, as we have already seen some deals are being made that reduce the tariff compared to what it was before the latest announcements. For those that are not wanting what is on the lot currently or want something made outside the U.S., it totally makes sense that they would hold off and keep driving their older auto.

Interesting the news on this: Project 2025: Full List of Organizations Behind Proposals - Newsweek Toyota, Ford and General Motors join sprint to donate millions to Trump's inauguration fund Breaking down list alleging companies like McDonald's and Walmart donated to Trump | Snopes.com Trump inauguration donors include Meta, Amazon, Target, Delta, Ford Crazy all the companies that have invested in Trump and the whole Project 2025 for destruction of America Democracy and the growth of dictatorship.

Based on sales rates for the auto dealers, it might be 180 days as people who are not forced to buy a new auto are holding off. I am seeing my neighbors who were thinking of getting a new auto have now held off waiting to see where prices go as dealers are already raising prices with add on stickers here about Tariff fee. 😒 I suspect there is some unsavory sales being done too for increased profits.

I also am wondering if the next Rav4 could look a bit like that bZ3X in the photo. I will say this is the first time a car from Toyota has actually caught my attention as the bZ7 is pretty sweet looking.

WOW, Sorry to hear the storm is so bad. All the best for riding it out.

This is too funny and I HOPE HOPE HOPE Amazon moves forward with this as all the auto's on Amazon for sale will have a TRUMP TARIFF line that shows how much TARIFF tax they will pay. Trump’s ‘Pottery Barn rule’ problem

House Republicans, lead by Sam Graves, Republican for Montana and head of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee are proposing a $250 annual charge for electric vehicles as part of an effort to shore up funding for the national highway system and other transportation projects. Graves stated that with the increase in electric, hybrid and just overall efficiency in internal combustion automobiles that the federal tax collected per mile traveled has dropped, making it a challenge to keep the Federal Highway Administration funded. With the new fees, Republicans hope to raise $50 billion in new funding over the next 10 years. The additional money would go to pay for highway repairs and additional funding for air traffic control. Republicans point out that since 2008, more than $275 billion has been shifted from the general fund to pay for road repairs. The federal government has not raised fuel taxes, currently 18.3 cents per gallon, since October of 1993. The latest proposed fee schedule would be $250 per electric vehicle per year and $100 per hybrid-vehicle per year. An earlier proposal had the electric vehicle fee at $200 per year and also included a $20 per year fee for gasoline and diesel powered vehicles. The Federal fee would be on top of any state fees imposed. Many states have adopted EV fees to replace the loss in gas tax revenue at the local level. The federal fees are tied to inflation and would be recalculated each year and grow over time. The U.S. Energy Information Administration has pointed out that the proposed $250 fee would require the average EV owner to pay the equivalent 1366 gallons gas tax while hybrid owners would pay roughly the equivalent of 547 gallons of fuel tax on top of paying 18.3 cents at the pump. For an EV owner, they would be paying as much tax as someone driving 15,000 miles per year in an 11 mpg vehicle. The average amount of gas used by non-hybrid gasoline vehicles is roughly 489 gallons per year. This latest proposal comes just two months after the House attempted to propose a bill that would have killed the Biden-era electric tax credit system and funding for manufacturing of batteries to EVs. With state republicans worried about billions that would be lost due to killing of the IRA bill, house republicans have focused on how to make everyone pay more into the federal system. The GOP says it is only fair that Hybrid and Electric vehicle owners pay their fair share into the federal Highway Administration department. View full article

Very cool to see This Hyundai Ioniq 5 Owner Managed 413,991 Miles In Under Four Years, With One Big Catch

Removing tariffs that idiot47 caused so much pain with for getting nothing in return show how stupid a person can be in not understanding true business and how to negotiate. A real man with Business sense would have put together a package of tariffs to present to China to address specific areas that are an imbalance not just attack everything and see what falls out. As such, incompetence in not understanding the long road map to building greatness shows how foolish the current administration is and now they are going to sign an exception list for the auto industry. Destroy good trading partners just to cause Chaos! Never a sound business strategy. Trump to Sign Order Later Tuesday Easing Auto Tariff Impact

Ughhhhhhhhh UPS cuts 20,000 jobs, GM delays investor call as Trump's tariffs create corporate chaos | Reuters The Companies Lowering or Ditching Guidance Amid Tariff Chaos - Business Insider Trump tariffs: Pepsi, Chipotle, P&G cut earnings forecasts Major companies face a difficult task in estimating the impact of tariffs on their business | RochesterFirst Interesting reads on the auto industry. Cox Automotive Forecast: First Quarter New-Vehicle Sales Expected to Increase Year over Year as Market Momentum Shows Signs of Fading - Cox Automotive Inc. The rush is over from Q1, expect everything else to slow dooooooooowwwwwwwnnnnnnnnnn. Tariffs will lead to 2 million fewer auto sales in US this year, auto advisory firm forecasts | Reuters 5 Predictions For The Auto Industry In 2025