Tag: ev

  • The Telo MT1, Almost — And the Truck I Actually Want

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    The setup, briefly: we have a 2016 Audi Allroad my wife loves, somewhere past 100,000 miles and probably pushing 125k by the time we replace it. Comfortable, capable, hauls everything. The brief for its replacement is simple — she wants an EV wagon. I did quietly float a small EV pickup as an alternative. That…

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  • What’s the Future of EVs/ICE? Why Aren’t We Talking About Onboard Generators?

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    I own an EV. I am not opposed to EVs. And the more I drive mine, the more I think going fully electric — meaning battery-only, plug-only — is short-sighted. ICE alone is a worse answer. The complexity, the maintenance, the dependence on a fuel that has to be extracted, refined, and trucked everywhere —…

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  • Tesla Model Y LR 7-Seat: The Four-Month Reality Check

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    After four months and about 6,000 miles with my first EV — a used 2023 7-seat Model Y Long Range with the Acceleration Boost — I’m ready to give an honest report. The short version: I’d probably make the same decision today, but with significant reservations about which parts of the car I actually got…

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  • How We Ended Up With a Model Y 7 Seater (And Which Parts I Actually Liked)

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    I had a 2019 Honda Ridgeline and I really liked it. But we’d decided we needed a third row — for the occasional extra kid, or for piling everyone into one car when the grandparents came along. With two boys around 11 and 12, we started looking at hybrids as our first toe in the…

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