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If you can do a round trip, Turo has everything. I've rented flagship luxury sedans for the price of a Hertz rental.

The first one makes a lot of sense. Even though I have about as many Tesla miles as CCS, I have never seen a single Tesla Supercharger repair team, and probably 5-6 Electrify America repair teams. They seem to burn through parts too quickly.

My thoughts as well. The EQE is marshmallow soft on the road. The seats, the ride, the power are all creamy smooth. It can also really move when you need it to. The interior with the light wood dash, matte elements, and small screen is gorgeous. The exterior is less awkward than the EQS by...

So everyone knows for sure it's the base model :D (edit: they have the Turbo, power move..)

This is what stuck out to me in the 3 hours or so I've had behind the wheel of Taycans. A Boxster is a loud car in general. Tons of road noise, tons of wind noise, tons of engine noise. Any sedan is quieter.

Pretty fascinating stuff. You would think a lot of the noise reducing innovations like zigzagged pattern would be used already in tires optimizing for NVH. 3 dBA is a pretty huge improvement. I would be temped to try EV/"elec" tires in my gas car, but I do wonder how much of that is going from...

I gave up watching OutOfSpec because he would condescend his girlfriend endlessly on camera.

This is a good clip. To my ear adding those lower harmonics balances out the natural highs of the drivetrain. Could be better (like Mercedes EQS), but for $600 I would spec it.

Really is special, just like this e-718 will likely be. The world of EVs is getting a lot more interesting : ) 170 kW to the Boxster seems excellent, btw, for what will likely be a relatively small and light battery.

I'm holding out for gen 2. Must haves are physical buttons, much better software experience with actual OTA and Tesla/Mercedes level charger navigation, better backup camera (VW cameras are terrible at night), and of course more range. I would also like to see better packaging. The Taycan is a...

Not really a wishlist, just the minimum viable design. A Taycan (or any front fender chargeport vehicle) will only reach if parked perpendicular to the typical back-in spaces, thus blocking other chargers. Lack of a standardized charge port location was a huge miss on the part of automakers...

Can't wait for the Superchargers to open! There's been a lot of discussion about this Magic Dock thing and cable length. Anything less than 4 extended length CCS cables per station will result in mayhem and a very bad look for Tesla. Hopefully they are smart about this.

I'm glad somebody is running all of these tests, but I wouldn't watch a feature-length video of someone getting gas. Same goes for EVs.

I didn't mind it. They streamlined the process by removing the start/stop button. Enter pin, put it in drive, go.

Automakers should add “Pin to Drive” like Tesla has. It’s a simple but very effective defense against those relay attacks.

I was not too impressed with my test drive of the EQS sedan. It had a level of quietness that is initially impressive, but overall it lacked the cosseting feeling of an S-Class. It felt more like a tech product than an ultra luxury experience. The EQ brand will be dropped by 2024 (C&D), so it...

Didn’t mean to ruffle feathers. I’m glad you are enjoying your RWD, it’s just not for me.

Power is integral to my enjoyment of sport sedans. I just couldn't do the base model. An old S-Class will hustle quicker than that, and make glorious noises all the while. I expect a brand new EV sport sedan costing $100k to do a lot better than 5 seconds.

Public CCS charging is a novelty. That's the best way to put it. The pushback from the EV zombies is frustrating. The people that proclaim Electrify America works flawlessly and if you have problems it's because you're holding it wrong, or that CCS can take you anywhere in the country that gas...

Is that normal consumption for a CT? 140-150 mile full charge seems especially not good (assuming they started the trip at 100%). Those consumption figures are just a hair better than what I’m seeing on the highway in my Ford Lightning (7000 lb brick wall). In general, preconditioning (using...