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The Mercedes AA Class- powered by AA batteries

Hope you have not seen this>>>>>

https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/new-mercedes/3021121

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[OT]—My RAV4 hybrid is getting 40mpg in city driving, just as advertised.

On a different topic, the car dealership where I bought the car does not understand COVID. To close a deal, they have buyers sit in a tiny, unventilated room with a purported finance specialist, who is really just a salesman pushing up-sells such as extended warranties. (I declined all of them.) The staff people wear poorly fitting masks. For anyone who has not had COVID and has yet not been vaccinated, I would recommend staying away from car dealerships.

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TM’s CEO_skeptical_of_EV_market_penetration_in_near_future:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/toyotas-chief-says-electric-vehicles-are-overhyped-11608196665

Toyota has a lot riding on its hybrid technology, so the above is “talking book” to some degree.