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https://pluginamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-EV-Driver-Annual-Survey-Report.pdf

The tube-of-you recommended this to me today, and I found it rather interesting. It's a new channel by an electric semi driver in Germany and gives a rather positive outlook for how they are moving towards an EV future.

while a hybrid, even has Apple CarPlay (but the frunk is tiny). edited: this new video presents in less of a clown show format than the bottom one, and I do like Henry's "Quartz Crisis" analogy.

Over in the wilds of Reddit was posted:

https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-gear/cars-trucks/rivian-r1t-truck-camping-off-roading/

https://www.f150lightningforum.com/forum/threads/2023-lightning-build-and-price-is-live-5000-increase-in-price.11626/...

70% of EVs wouldn't qualify for tax credit under Senate bill, say automakers | Autoblog "An analysis by the Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday suggested just 11,000 new EVs would use the credit in 2023." Mark Twain was too kind in his comments on Congress.

Advisory: pictures of bloody injury. At My Rivian broke me! : Rivian (reddit.com) an owner posts some photos and discussion of how the sharp edge on the gear tunnel door cut him badly and thinks it needs a redesign. From this initial look it does seem like a major concern. Perhaps some...

Is a kick-ass RV van in the near future?

This guy has a very favorable opinion of the R1S vs the Model X, but the thing that really got to me was his dead perfect impression of my neighbor fan boi.

I found https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2021/08/which-car-companies-will-go-bankrupt-first.html to be an interesting though short read. Our favorite company is not compared so I am curious of its "score". Of interest is the evaluation that Ford is a 50/50 shot, and VW is considered at high risk...

Their "launch green" looks pretty sharp.

I never even thought about taking the inflatable route to comfortable spacious EV camping. https://newatlas.com/automotive/amc-heimplanet-inflatable-electric-pickup-camper

I found this traveler's video description and explanation of his gear decisions an interesting watch as he lives full time in and on his modified Jeep. The mind meanders of course to how this would work, hopefully better, in a Rivian. The indoor sleeping comfort of the R1S immediately springs...

For those who enjoy the engineering side of new EVs, this just released video by Sandy Munro of a teardown of the VW ID4 motor is worth 20 minutes. Their approach eliminates some of the components meaning fewer things to fail, and Sandy does some comparisons to Tesla's design. Volkswagen ID.4...

This is a pretty good twitter thread with various external links about the sticker shock coming soon to new vehicles. Cars are about to get a lot more expensive / Twitter " For automakers, this dynamic — of rising expenses and falling volumes — can become problematic all too quickly. That’s...

DMV investigating Tesla's self-driving claims - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com) Tesla is “under review” by the California Department of Motor Vehicles to determine whether the electric car maker misleads customers by advertising its “full self-driving capability” option, the agency told The Times.

I found this short video of Sandy Munro looking mostly at the rear suspension of the Mach-E interesting. Mostly I found myself thinking how exposed all that structure, especially the battery, is to any old FOD lying on the road and thrown up by a wheel passing over it. It makes me appreciate...

A member of a Facebook group shared his Q and A session with his Rivian Guide. Rivian Q&A Notes (crusticamerica.com)