German engineering of cars hasn't been great since the eighties.

Sales of the S class were cut in half when the Lexus LS came out. Mostly because they went back and learned from when Mercedes could still make one worth a fuck - the W126.

"I got this from ChatGPT"

Too bad you don't have your own brain.

"once you get up to a constant RPM like highway driving modern ICE engines can hit 40% efficiency."

A few of the best turbo engines can, yeah. Most are a lot worse, while turbocharging means a shorter lifespan and more maintenance.

There aren't many used EVs in the market yet so they are expensive, and the free which are not are shit. So GP is comparing things which exist instead of things which don't, and it is perfectly reasonable.

I sometimes flick my mouse cursor out of the way and don't want to worry about where it lands. I used to use sloppy focus but eventually went to click.

No, you're just an idiot. Thanks for playing though, idiot.

What evidence has been provided that the vehicle was already falling apart? I've seen only speculation.

"Yet you support Muslims. The rapiest culture of them all.
Oh and they also marry children to old men..."

You're talking about American evangelicals again

Lots of companies' PR dicks say lots of things, but so far everyone who has not been making EVs has had to do embarrassing things to get one in their lineup. Honda is selling an electric SUV made by GM! Well, not really selling it, but offering it. It doesn't look or feel like a Honda so buyers aren't.

The phrase TDS was invented by a pedo.

The people who use it? Also pedos.

"The most plastic/poorly-made junk I've experienced in my life is a Tesla Model Y."

Try a Chrysler anything. They are actually getting worse

Toyota has the best hybrid system by far, but it's still not as good as an EV. The mileage also isn't that impressive really, there have been a few cars which get that mileage without being a hybrid.

There's a hell of a lot more that would have to change to even make your suggestions viable or helpful in this country.

I'm not angry about EVs, I'm poor, so I can't afford the off street parking that would let me charge at home. I live in a remote corner of California without enough electrical power for current demand, and the orange child rapist spent a bunch of our money to stop the wind farm project that was going to go in here. There is a DC charger in town but i choose not to walk that far in the morning. A used EV in my price range literally won't make it to work and back (1st Gen leaf is it) and we don't have EV charging at or near work.

So while I'd love to have a clean, quiet EV, I can't have one. And given that over 25% of Americans are underemployed, this story or one which is similar is a hell of a lot more common than you think. Slashdotters are overall a privileged bunch, but some of you are willfully ignorant of what it's like for the rest of us.

"My government is NOT there to tell me what the fuck to do...it is there to represent my interests"

Although you care about zero of them, there ARE other people with the same representatives you have, who want different things than you do. For example, they want livable climate for themselves and their offspring, while you couldn't be arsed to care about yours.