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It's the old Microsoft ballad - "embrace and extend." Copy what works and extend. My EV6 doesn't feel like a Kia. There's sound deadening in all the right places and it drives like a dream. The interior materials beat anything in its class and while I wish they kept up on software updates, I can...

Time will tell: Hyundai’s new patent points to an upcoming off-road electric SUV

I really wanted to like it as well. As I said, I'd love to test drive it and see if it drives like a "road-preferred" EV Wrangler, which is kind of my desired use case. I remember when Stellantis announced their STLA Large EV platform, they claimed it would power their "500-mile Ram 1500 REV...

I don't think anyone is going to pay $70K+ for that particular vehicle. Would love to test drive one though. I recently test drove an R1S and disliked the ride on every setting. Not only did it feel like it was floating, but when stomping the pedal, it pulled hard to the right as if it was...

After 40 years driving CJ's and Wranglers, I said for years all I wanted was my latest 2012 2-door Wrangler in EV form. If I could have spent $6K to convert it to an EV that got maybe 60-80 miles per charge or more I would have done it. As it was, I had 150K miles on the clutch, had just...

I'm eager to test drive the R2. Coming from 40 years of CJ's/Wranglers, what I really want in an EV is an EV Wrangler. I had more than one person tell me I should try the R1S. It's out of my price range, but I was curious, so I finally accepted an invite from Rivian to test drive the tri-motor...

Every product launch I've ever followed had the higher-trim / higher-optioned versions released first, at a price far above what the initial claim was. I have no reason to think Scout will do it any differently. For that reason, I'm really glad the R2 is finally out to likely to put some price...

I think once people get their first EV, they realize they can easily integrate another in the family and discover all the benefits of going electric. Maybe the delay of Scout gives people a little more time to get a 2nd hand EV first. That's what I did anyway. Canceled my reservation and picked...

I tend to keep my cars for ten years or more. So the next car I buy will likely be in 2030 or later. Maybe they'll be out by then. :like:

I gave up my reservation. I had the BEV Traveler reserved. Someone is interested in buying my Jeep, so I decided to jump in to the EV world now rather than wait. Picked up a CPO EV6 GT-Line AWD. Loving it so far. VW has really never quite been able to figure out the North American market. The...

Love it. My son just turned 18 and started work/college so he likely won't be vacationing with us anymore, so it's just me and the wife. I think when we downsize our 2019 Forester, this looks the ticket. AWD 288hp small boxy EV with ~350 miles per charge? Sign me up. EDIT: The GT-Line looks...

I don't know about you, but this "feeling" over "facts" is really depressing me. I can't wait to be done with my gas vehicles and move on to the more simplified BEV drivetrain. Trouble is, I maintain my vehicles well, so all of them are worth way more to me than they are to sell them for an EV...

Oh YEAH baby!! BEV FTW! ?

Go into "Your Account -> Account Details" and scroll down. Under gender, there is the selection dropdown for ordered model.

For this Jeep driver/owner (for the last 40 years), the issue is Stellantis' hubris. At a time when the entire planet was processing the financial aftershocks of COVID and supply chain constrictions, this company decided it was going to rake its customers over the coals by increasing the price...

Perfectly stated! Couldn't agree more. My wife and I are renting an EV6 as our "first" electric while our Subaru is in the shop (a deer hit the side of it, caused $10K of damage). It was actually the only rental that came in at USAA's stupid $30/day coverage. It was a little adjustment for my...

They seriously shouldn't have debuted this video with that drivetrain note. It sounds terrible. I know this is a prototype, but yikes.

Such a small thing that's SO nice on cold mornings! We had one on a Grand Cherokee we leased for a bit and really missed it when we went back to Subuaru. And of course, my 2012 Wrangler Sport doesn't have it. It's the little things!

That video seems to have been taken under the least ideal circumstances, if it's the same one I saw. A review by ArsTechica showed a real-world result of 231 miles on a full charge, which is much closer to the production 240. But I get it - production ended up being way lower than targeted...

Yes, but I was referring more to the charging infrastructure. I like Scout's design philosophy and ideology (body-on-frame, bolt-on-panels, buttons and tactile human-based UI's), so I don't expect much to change in the next few years as far as the vehicle I want. I was just saying that by 2028 I...