G. David Felt

Very cool Ionna has agreed to take over all Circle K's and will manage the charging network, upgrade where needed and add super fast DC charging at all locations. https://insideevs.com/news/792988/ionna-circle-k-fast-charging-partnership/

Seeing more and more Ioniq 5 and EV6 being lease returned all with below 20K miles for around $30K which makes them a hell of a deal, and they you have the 18min recharge to 80%. L2 it at home and your sitting pretty, I think. Like you, had a vasectomy after the wife and I decided no more kids, best thing ever for us. Love my two and the 3 grandkids I have.

https://www.caranddriver.com/shopping-advice/g69413224/best-used-electric-vehicles/

I can understand the dealership access point and BYD is doing that in Canada and Mexico with BYD Dealerships to support their EVs.

Amazing the low miles and price. Lucid RWD 13,824 miles asking $41,000 Used 2024 Lucid Air Pure for sale in Lynnwood, WA 98037: Sedan Details - 776958761 - Autotrader Lucid AWD 13,748 miles asking $42,980 https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicle/776534015?allListingType=all-cars&city=Mountlake Terrace&driveGroup=AWD4WD&makeCode=LUCID&sortBy=derivedpriceASC&state=WA&clickType=listing If I go away from Washington State, I find this one in Florida Lucid AWD 12,880 miles asking $37,995 Used 2023 Lucid Air Pure for sale in Orlando, FL 32811: Sedan Details - 763594212 - Autotrader

I did the rarest of leases, 3yrs at 15,000 miles a year. Most especially for the Cadillac Lyriq were 2 year leases at 10,000 miles a year. Of the 1.2 million EVs being returned this year, pretty much all of them are low mile 2 year leases so you should be able to find a number of good low cost deals to buy on an EV. 4,813 were ZDX with the bulk on low mileage 2yr leases. There are 28,402 Lyriq's low mileage lease returns coming back this year. https://gmauthority.com/blog/gm/cadillac/lyriq/cadillac-lyriq-sales/ Q1-2025-Kelley-Blue-Book-EV-Sales-Report-04-11-25.pdf Acura ZDX AWD Used 2024 Acura ZDX A-Spec for sale in Renton, WA 98057: Sport Utility Details - 776625051 - Autotrader Cadillac Lyriq RWD Used 2024 Cadillac Lyriq Luxury for sale in Enumclaw, WA 98022: Sport Utility Details - 772214602 - Autotrader AWD Used 2024 Cadillac Lyriq Sport for sale in Seattle, WA 98133: Sport Utility Details - 775845739 - Autotrader Kia EV9 RWD No used yet, just new New 2026 Kia EV9 Light for sale in Renton, WA 98057: Sport Utility Details - 761201098 - Autotrader AWD Used 2024 Kia EV9 Wind for sale in Tacoma, WA 98409: Sport Utility Details - 772435775 - Autotrader Kia EV6 RWD Used 2023 Kia EV6 Light for sale in North Bend, WA 98045: Sport Utility Details - 760380155 - Autotrader AWD Used 2024 Kia EV6 Light for sale in Tacoma, WA 98409: Sport Utility Details - 772435774 - Autotrader

I did the rarest of leases, 3yrs at 15,000 miles a year. Most especially for the Cadillac Lyriq were 2 year leases at 10,000 miles a year. Of the 1.2 million EVs being returned this year, pretty much all of them are low mile 2 year leases so you should be able to find a number of good low cost deals to buy on an EV. 4,813 were ZDX with the bulk on low mileage 2yr leases. There are 28,402 Lyriq's low mileage lease returns coming back this year. https://gmauthority.com/blog/gm/cadillac/lyriq/cadillac-lyriq-sales/ Q1-2025-Kelley-Blue-Book-EV-Sales-Report-04-11-25.pdf

We'll the collector status and instant markup for ownership seems to be over for high power muscle cars. The last Dodge Challengers were supposed to age into money, not lose $14,000 with delivery mileage Seems more and more investment companies / banks are down rating Tesla and expect a market correction of about 60% downward for the stock. JP Morgan Concerned Tesla Stock Will Crash by 60 Percent in Face of Ongoing Business Failures

If this ends up being true, then solar power will overcome many other forms of energy production, just need large scale storage. Solar breakthrough as scientists achieve 'impossible' efficiency level

Total loss including what they wrote off in their global operations around the world hit $28 billion, the largest ever. Course it does not help propping up old brands that were brought back but still cannot stand on their own like Alfa, Maserati, etc. The Italian brands just have never had quality nor been desired by the bulk of the world.

I am all for the second amendment rights, I always protect my family, friends and neighbors first against someone who does intend violence. Yet based on the stupidity we have seen in the south with guns, I also feel one needs to have some common sense. Course my response was sarcastic which clearly failed to come across here, but I do remember these stupid folks who were out threatening as a peaceful protest walked by their house.

I agree that it does have far more space inside than a GLS, Escalade or any other full size SUV. Still feel that the Minivan scene would take off more if they were styled like an SUV and had AWD. I see now more of the Kia Minivan around the Seattle area than Chrysler, Toyota, or Honda and people I talk with love the style plus all the room inside. As @Drew Dowdell pointed out, I do hear that others wish the stow and go seats would be incorporated into other makes. I have to figure there is a patent issue or some legal issue as to why Honda, Toyota, Kia have not done it yet.

Interesting comparison of the two newest fully electric AWD Minivans from Buick and Mercedes to this.