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  1. SpaceEVDriver

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    If it was all-electric (and wasn’t a Stellantis POJ), we would probably end up with it. It’s too bad both Toyota and Honda have shoved their heads so far up their own.... The minivan is the most under-rated utility vehicle out there. And adding some clearance to it would make it even more useful.
  2. SpaceEVDriver

    We own EVs. Ask Us Anything.

    That was similar to my Tacoma. Supposedly it could get 18, but I was always using it as a truck with loads in the bed and/or towing. My average was 12 mpg. When I was towing, it was 6-8 mpg. Going from that to the Lightning, which doesn’t notice stuff in the bed was/is amazing. The Lightning...
  3. SpaceEVDriver

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    I mean, that’s kind of the point of hybrids though, right? To be a stepping stone. A couple of points to remember: 1) You used the hybrid for however long and while you did, you gained benefits from it, including cost savings. 2) The sale/transfer of your hybrid to someone else will keep it...
  4. SpaceEVDriver

    We own EVs. Ask Us Anything.

    No.
  5. SpaceEVDriver

    We own EVs. Ask Us Anything.

    Copy-paste. I’m lazy.
  6. SpaceEVDriver

    Recline flat rear bench

    I’m only talking about the frame, not the horrifyingly awful mattress of a futon.
  7. SpaceEVDriver

    We own EVs. Ask Us Anything.

    And for DC Fast charging: E.V. fast-charging cost over 100 miles, relative to a gas car 1 Washington -$3.23 2 Oregon -$0.04 3 California +$0.02 4 Hawaii +$0.18 5 Florida +$1.35 6 Idaho +$1.46 7 Illinois +$1.50 8 Utah +$1.62 9 Iowa +$1.65 10...
  8. SpaceEVDriver

    We own EVs. Ask Us Anything.

    The NYTimes has an article where they estimate the costs to drive an EV, hybrid, and gas vehicle in each state. This necessarily deals in averages, so it’s not very accurate for any individual, but — assuming they use accurate inputs and assumptions — is accurate for the conglomeration of...
  9. SpaceEVDriver

    Recline flat rear bench

    Sounds like what’s really desired is a multi-directional futon-like frame for the rear seats.
  10. SpaceEVDriver

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    Battle Star Galactica? I always thought of that as grey, not green.
  11. SpaceEVDriver

    Package options - what would you like bundled?

    Sure. But they include in their calculations a driver and passenger who each weight 150 pounds as standard expectation. (I haven’t weighed 150 pounds since I was in high school, so I don’t know who is driving these vehicles, but whatever.) They don’t include more than the driver and one...
  12. SpaceEVDriver

    Package options - what would you like bundled?

    On the F-250, the XL and XLT have a 40/20/40 bench seat standard. On the Lariat, King Ranch, and Platinum, 40/console/40 are standard with an option for a bench on the Lariat. The max recline seats are optional on Lariat, King Ranch, and Platinum and standard on the Platinum Plus. But you can’t...
  13. SpaceEVDriver

    Package options - what would you like bundled?

    I think I’m lost in what you’re trying to say. I think bench vs other seat types is very unlikely to change weight capacities. That’s what I read your original post about this to suggest: that a bench seat would change payload. The seat type (bench vs captain; manual vs 10 position; leather...
  14. SpaceEVDriver

    Package options - what would you like bundled?

    I don’t think it’s a payload or any other weight capacity decision; I think it’s a “luxury” decision. Captain's chairs have been the top level of “luxury” in the US for a few decades. They still advertise them as something to be desired. So when manufacturers include a bench seat, it’s meant as...
  15. SpaceEVDriver

    Package options - what would you like bundled?

    The 2012 Tundra we used to own had a bench and its GVWR was higher than the Platinum version without the bench.
  16. SpaceEVDriver

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    I see it as Peanut Butter and Yams. Parental trauma.
  17. SpaceEVDriver

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    What if they made it PBY?
  18. SpaceEVDriver

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    I would never get there. I spent years and years training my typing speed. First on a mechanic typewriter, then on an electric typewriter, and finally on various keyboards. Until I injured a nerve in my hand ten years ago, I could type at around 100-120 WPM. I’m a bit slower not because the...
  19. SpaceEVDriver

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    I will often turn off 1PD if I need to back up at low speeds in a sensitive space or if I need to control coasting at low speeds. In the Ford, there’s a bit of an “activation energy” to overcome before the vehicle starts to move while in 1PD, and at low speeds, this can be weird to manage...
  20. SpaceEVDriver

    Package options - what would you like bundled?

    I really think this is the right cross-shopping for the Terra. The other comparison is the Silverado/Sierra EV truck. I know some will cross-shop the R1T, but there are compromises (in both directions) to that comparison.
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