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Kevin Williams @gaytonausa.bsky.social · 21h

(is what i’m taking away from this.)

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Kevin Williams @gaytonausa.bsky.social · 21h

because no one wanted to make the damn things in the first place

toastface killah @toasty.cx · 21h

Yeah that one blew my mind tbh, why does one (known shitty) company get to dictate what everyone else does rather than like, adopting a standard as a cooperative industry like "how big is a gas nozzle vs a diesel nozzle" for example

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Kevin Williams @gaytonausa.bsky.social · 21h

You can buy one! But yes, it’s a mess.

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Kevin Williams @gaytonausa.bsky.social · 21h

Yeah, I have no desire to give Musk any money. Luckily, Ionna’s been pretty consistent with its rollout.

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Kevin Williams @gaytonausa.bsky.social · 21h

you want to *beat* tesla by letting them lead the conversation? by letting him control the tech and standard?

what are we fucking doing?

Shit like this is why i feel like so many auto manufacturers never really wanted to make EVs.

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Kevin Williams @gaytonausa.bsky.social · 21h

it really just felt like Musk told everyone to jump and everyone else said “how high?”

and it doesn’t even seem like it worked!

Kevin Williams @gaytonausa.bsky.social · 22h

the U.S. government fucked up by not forcing Tesla to use CCS. The EU and China had the right idea by making everyone use the same port.

Alex Pawlowski @apawlows.bsky.social · 22h

I get it, but Jim Farley decided for the industry in February 2023. Adapter Hell will be around for awhile. In the meantime, I hope more companies don't follow CLA/Leaf EV footsteps and make life more complicated....

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Kevin Williams @gaytonausa.bsky.social · 22h

which is why i constantly feel like this country is completely unserious about EVs.

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Kevin Williams @gaytonausa.bsky.social · 22h

the U.S. government fucked up by not forcing Tesla to use CCS. The EU and China had the right idea by making everyone use the same port.

Alex Pawlowski @apawlows.bsky.social · 22h

I get it, but Jim Farley decided for the industry in February 2023. Adapter Hell will be around for awhile. In the meantime, I hope more companies don't follow CLA/Leaf EV footsteps and make life more complicated....

Kevin Williams @gaytonausa.bsky.social · 22h

Not going to lie, I’m not convinced the tesla-style NACS port is as big of a game changer as we think it is.

Native access to the supercharger network is nice, I guess, but I don’t know if real EV drivers will use it outside of one-off roadtrips.

insideevs.com/news/775910/...

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Kevin Williams @gaytonausa.bsky.social · 22h

Not going to lie, I’m not convinced the tesla-style NACS port is as big of a game changer as we think it is.

Native access to the supercharger network is nice, I guess, but I don’t know if real EV drivers will use it outside of one-off roadtrips.

insideevs.com/news/775910/...

Tesla’s NACS Plug Should've Fixed EV Charging. Here’s What We Got Instead

EVs with Tesla-style ports are all the rage. But access to the Supercharger network didn’t really move the needle for me.

insideevs.com

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Kevin Williams @gaytonausa.bsky.social · 22h

? You asked which models have electronic door releases and i gave you a few examples.

Reposted by Kevin Williams

Patrick George @patrickgeorge.bsky.social · 2d

Whiplash is expensive, it turns out insideevs.com/news/775762/...

GM Is Selling More EVs Than Ever. Here's Why It's Out $1.6 Billion

Here's why General Motors announced a $1.6 billion adjustment, even after selling a record number of electric vehicles in Q3 2025.

insideevs.com

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Kevin Williams @gaytonausa.bsky.social · 1d

i don’t think it would fit

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Kevin Williams @gaytonausa.bsky.social · 1d

Lexus NX and RX. Lucid Air and Gravity. Any Rivian. BMW i7, iX, i5.

these are ones i can name off the top of my head

graysonb.bsky.social @graysonb.bsky.social · 1d

Mustang Mach E has strange button doors but apart from Tesla don’t know any other odd button doors?

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Kevin Williams @gaytonausa.bsky.social · 2d

I hate those door handles so much. Styled to look like a regular door handle, but it's electronic.

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Kevin Williams @gaytonausa.bsky.social · 2d

One of the things I dislike about hidden door handles that don't pop out automatically though, is how ergonomically awkward they are to use. I have always wondered if people with hand and dexterity issues have issues using them, because they do not feel natural.

Stephen Judkins @stephenjudkins.bsky.social · 2d

The Ioniq 5 / EV6 all have traditional levers, but different trim levels have versions that may or may not electronically "pop out" on their own, FWIW

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Kevin Williams @gaytonausa.bsky.social · 2d

yes. Also a lot of EVs have frameless doors, too.

Kevin Williams @gaytonausa.bsky.social · 2d

Yep! I like Hyundai's solution a lot, tbh. It feels robust and easy to fix, without sacrificing aero or style

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Kevin Williams @gaytonausa.bsky.social · 2d

The Xiaomi YU7 and SU7 may look like they have mechanical door handles, but they're actually buttons. (I've used them.)

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Kevin Williams @gaytonausa.bsky.social · 2d

you can literally feel the difference and delay. The handle in a Kia or Hyundai EV is literally pulling a lever/cord. Pressing a button in a Tesla (or many other modern EV brand) doesn't feel the same.

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Kevin Williams @gaytonausa.bsky.social · 2d

the Corvette’s door handle (as is any tesla) is akin to an electronic trunk release

an ioniq 5 or EV6 may have the exterior handle hidden, but the door handle itself is connected to a traditional release and lever

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Kevin Williams @gaytonausa.bsky.social · 2d

some of yall are conflating hidden door handles and electronic door handles

the Corvette has had electronic door handles since 2006.

The Ioniq 5 or Kia EV6 may have hidden door handles, but they aren’t always electronic

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Kevin Williams @gaytonausa.bsky.social · 2d

not if they keep blowing up engines

Kevin Williams @gaytonausa.bsky.social · 3d

lol

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Kevin Williams @gaytonausa.bsky.social · 4d

i used to love recommending these to drivers who are on a budget and want a reliable car

but rust is starting to take these off the roads ☹️

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Kevin Williams @gaytonausa.bsky.social · 5d

what are we gonna do about it, tho

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 5d

FULL STORY HERE: Emails began flooding CDC inboxes late Friday night announcing dozens of layoffs. HR people brought back from furlough to oversee the RIFs. Disease detectives, entire Washington office, global health, injury prevention, MMWR staff among those hit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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