G. David Felt

Interesting read I’ve Been Driving an EV for a Year. I Have Only One Regret. (msn.com) Interesting take by this gambler. Nate Silver on the 2024 race: 'It's no longer Trump's election to lose.' (msn.com)

Would love to have this as an EV with a huge Frunk!

Today was a Sad day, i went to my boss's funeral. I knelt down next to his casket and said, "Who's thinking outside the box now?" ?

Yes true, but I know that the EV9 headlight system is a stand alone system and not connected to the front end the way many current autos are built, so a hit on the front bumper area will not impact the headlight system unless it is a full rear-ender from the person driving the EV9. This seems to look like the headlights are part of the front bumper system with the Daytime LED running light assembly being separate from the front nose. There are actual separate crumple zones on the EV9 compared to what I see as one massive front nose crumple zone that hits both incorporated headlights. @smk4565 being an insurance adjuster might have info on if that is one big crumple zone or separate areas. This is one thing that causes more headaches for Tesla is the big single crumple zone on those front ends that tends to really increase cost for repair compared to the assembly which can be cheaper.

Interesting read Hybrids’ Dirty Secret: Up To Nearly 5 Times The Lifetime Emissions Of EVs | Carscoops

This totally screems Big Mouth Billy Bass with that terrible big black grill. Plus talk about expensive repair if you hit someone due to the bumper, headlights, etc. all built into one front end unit. Just not impressed with it and the seats do not look comfy at all, 2nd row are just flat hard looking seats that I am just shaking my head at. ?

How tall are you? As the back seat looks very tight since you were in the front seat. I would say this works for those under 5'8" tall.

We just need to stop allowing people to have dangerous wild animals as pets. I see no reason to have it, this being allowed is what is causing an imbalance in the native eco system. Just look at Florida and all the stupid non-native snakes dropped in the water there when they get too big.

CoWorker bought themselves a brand new Cadillac Lyriq

So Happy to hear you might have a path forward for your health and very happy you are here posting. Some very interesting reading: EVs May Get Cheaper Than Gas Cars As Early As Next Year. Here’s Why (insideevs.com) 1,000-mile EV road trip reveals pain points and surprising benefits : NPR Red-State Republicans Say They’ll Defend Biden-Era Green Jobs - Bloomberg

I honestly do not get the rabid fans of the DFW area. I owned a home on Grapevine Lake north of the mid-city area and for the year we lived there before moving back to the PNW it was a hot, flat blahness of an area. I miss the BBQ, but I do not miss the snakes in the lake coming up onto the yard and trying to get into the house. Water Moccasins are nasty, and I am glad to not live there.

Agree, always a great variety of BBQ, loved eating here: Spring Creek Barbeque The unlimited hot fresh dinner rolls that were buttery right out of the oven, so good you could eat them as is.

True, the state is led by an idiot and boomer thinking, so I feel for you and others who want to move forward but are held back by old archaic thinking.

I am expecting this corvette to start around $175,000 and run up to $250,000 before crazy dealership markups.

I used to agree with that thinking, but at least here in the PNW, Condo Complexes have been embracing allowing Condo owners to install a charger in their garage much like my daughter has done or has built charging sections. Apartments too are now advertising that they have chargers, something the tech workers want so getting well paid folks to move in.

No matter what ICE fans say about EV never taking off, the days of big block engines is over and for those that have driven an EV and has the ability to charge at home, EVs make so much more sense than ICE.

Drew has told me he had the story to go up, so I did not post anything. This was the official press release: 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1: The Fastest, Most Powerful Corvette Ever

I honestly have tried a couple times and Seinfeld is just not funny nor interesting to me, I feel like I deserve a refund for my time wasted on that show. That also is why I tend to not watch much TV unless I stream a movie as I would rather be out living life than sitting in front of the tube being programmed at.

I so facepalm this as I totally agree with you, I have come to feel Washington state needs to have yearly vehicle safety inspections. I am seeing so many autos from the South/Southeast that are in terrible condition driving on the roads with same issues or worse, accident damage that has fenders, bumpers, etc. bent way out that could hurt people as well as cause damage to other autos. The number of autos I am seeing on the road with no taillights, single headlight, no markers working, third cyclops brake light not working, time to make people realize driving is a privilege earned and not a right and driving dangerous autos on the road is a danger to all.

Sorry, I just do not get these jokes. ?

Yes that would be true if in the actual city creeping along, but around here having to take a freeway that is one hour to go 15 to 20 miles on the freeway is terrible. Freeway is far less efficient than local driving with regen on. I have not heard or read anything that BMW has very good regen, so freeway creeping is pretty bad on battery power. In the last 5 years the King County area has grown by 1 million folks with no improvement in the freeway system, just more congestion. As such, driving from my house which was a 15 to 20 drive in 2019 if I was not in the commute traffic to downtown Seattle is now 30 to 35 minutes. If I am in the normal commute traffic it takes 1 1/2 to 2 hrs. As such, working from home is the best to no have to deal with 2 to 4 hrs. a day wasted on the freeway commuting. Sadly, EV or ICE, freeway crawl is still worse than city driving especially during the summer here. Thought I get it things are hotter where you live. Hybrids do much better than ICE and plugin are just meh in what owners of them have to say that I hear.

Around here with traffic congestion back to PrePandemic levels, the 30 miles would seem like enough but it seems when you live on the Eastside, then your 20 miles one way is too long to get to work and back and if it is hot where you use the climate control, then 30 miles is more like 25 or so, so I get the drive to work, charge, drive home and charge, but your right, might as well get a full on EV. Still an Ugly Porky Pig of an SUV and I love SUVs, but this one just does not click for me.

The thing is a fat pig that does not fit in the parking stalls and slower than stink on charging. Pretty bad, found out it is a salesperson here at Dell and they have stated they love how fast it is, but the battery is so small for any real pure electric driving and the charging is slower than crap. They charge as they get free parking for less cost charging than the cost of parking in the garage. ?

I agree, never really understood the short-term investment and lack of not willing to benefit from Rivian. Some stupid leadership at Ford for sure.