One of the things I dislike about hidden door handles that don't pop out automatically though, is how ergonomically awkward they are to use. I have always wondered if people with hand and dexterity issues have issues using them, because they do not feel natural.

some of yall are conflating hidden door handles and electronic door handles the Corvette has had electronic door handles since 2006. The Ioniq 5 or Kia EV6 may have hidden door handles, but they aren’t always electronic

lol

i used to love recommending these to drivers who are on a budget and want a reliable car but rust is starting to take these off the roads ☹️

what are we gonna do about it, tho

fun fact: China just instituted a range floor for PHEV models sold. If a PHEV can‘t get 100 km (62 miles) on electric power, then it doesn't qualify for tax subsidies. insideevs.com/news/775369/...

Honest to god, I'd just get a used one and call it a day. The upgraded battery and charging ability is nice to see, but most people who drive EVs likely don't DC fast charge that much. If Chevy was a Chinese brand, these changes would have been implemented in 2018, 12 months after introduction.

Like. I think it should be on sale....right now.

Not sure what I expected here insideevs.com/news/775172/...

So, the Lucid Gravity has key issues and I had several moments where the keys straight up didn’t work. The worst one leaving me unable to drive the car for around 40 minutes. Give it a read, at @insideevs.com insideevs.com/news/775131/...

them: “we’re going back to gas 😎” me: “you sure you know how to do that? It seems like you were having a hard time doing that before all this went down.”

it's so weird to see brands renege and pivot back toward ICE cars, but from what I'm seeing from their ICE efforts, IDK if they knew how to make those either

model Y standard:

there’s no FM tuner in the new cheap Model Y. insideevs.com/news/775016/...

I get the gist that the USA and Canada was the only region that liked or bought the soul.

low key looking for a 500L for the winter

Unclear if we will get this car. In most markets the Seltos took up the slack.

the hate for this car came from a stupid ass meme and the alternatives you are all recommending stupid ass alternatives

this looks….so ugly (GWM Ora 5)

ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.

i forgot that vinfast had shooters lmao who do they think they’re fooling

Three years ago, I flew to Vietnam to check out the VinFast VF8 — a trip that changed my career. The brand was weird, the car sucked. About a week ago, I looked at the VF8 again — was it really that bad? (yes.) But it could be the best lease deal in the country. insideevs.com/features/774...

See: China.

“i need more range! i need more range!” me, in my best momma voice: “y’all don’t need to be driving that damn far no way…where you gotta be so damn bad?”

I think the mid 2020s will go down as everyone learning how unprincipled and easily manipulated our leaders and longstanding institutions are like when push came to shove, these folks fell over with little effort

“There aren’t a lot of legal alternatives for minors who need HRT [or] even just hormone blockers.” Embi also lamented the loss of access to therapy and mental health support in the absence of THRIVE. “It’s going to be a huge loss for a lot of trans youth across Central Ohio.” By Larkin Cleland.

Everyone’s talking about Volvo’s future PHEV, but I think my experience with Lynk & Co and Zeekr models in China have already clued us into what we can expect from big EREV or PHEV Volvo. insideevs.com/features/774...

some of the replies to this are v weird

why is everything and everyone so brazenly terrible now

I would be lying if I said it wasn’t hard to write about *electric cars* right now when the world is crashing and burning

this administration wants to purge black people women from the military while gearing up to literally kill people they’ve already un-personed in other countries (like China) because they don’t consider them human because they aren’t white and christian

they’re never gonna write this in a headline and thus no one will give a fuck until not-brown bodies are strewn about on camera and even then, it’s a stretch

i don’t know if i have the bandwidth to be snarky on the internet anymore it just feels exceptionally futile and shallow now

kill?

The state of ohio passed an age verification law so now I can’t access my bluesky private messages without giving information like my credit card of SSN to a third party company i hate it here so much

if you wanted a closer look at the Lucif Gravity, here’s a walkaround I did today:

it’s always fun seeing foreign market cars in ohio. Like, why is a Mexican market Hyundai Grand Creta wayyy out here??

Even though we don’t get this car in the USA, the Nissan Leaf (52kWh) will cost about $26,000 when it goes on sale in a few weeks.

Ford will have two pickups that are similarly sized and not spartan in execution, for about the same price; Maverick and whatever its electric pickup will be called. Buyers don’t want two door trucks. If there’s a back seat, they want another set of doors.

Anyways, I saw the Slate in person a few weeks ago. I am worried. I think the internet is in a bubble about the real-world appeal of this thing, especially when it comes to pushing back against China. insideevs.com/news/773876/...

oh here’s a cutie walkaround of the 2026 Nissan Leaf @insideevs.com

oh, and also i’ve got a Lucid Gravity this week. #ama

Interesting. Got some seat time with this little ditty today: (Nissan Leaf)

passively looking at these two:

he can’t even say acetaminophen

maybe i should go back on vacation

spoiler alert: it’s just as bad as I remembered. It feels like a car made by a shitty and scammy MLM.

hello i’m back from vacation ifkyk

Silicon Valley’s willingness to accommodate these kinds of subpoenas puts those who speak out at greater risk.

popped in to say that if oracle expects american users to migrate to a new tiktok then this just could best Yahoo’s purchase of tumblr in the recent hiearchy of stupid fucking ideas