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Tesla Model Y wait times now stretch into 2027, according to Autoblog.

The Model Y remains the top-selling EV, which is sort of an SUV, I guess, but it is an EV.

Cox Automotive estimates Tesla sold 163,454 Model Ys in the first half of 2026 up about 8.8 percent over the year and delivery windows according to car cars direct are up to five months for some configurations the longest one is the new model y l premium with deliveries estimated for january to february time frame in 2027 um I think people move pretty quickly, and if they say, oh, gas prices are up, buy an electric car.

yeah it's well i know you're not supposed to say that but uh let's talk go stay on vw and talk about uh what should be an exciting event for them uh they are uh beginning production of the Volkswagen Atlas, the brand new Atlas for 2027.

But they may have a problem.

And this is according to an Autoblog article.

They may have a $5,000 profit problem.

300, ideally 400, where I can drive from my house to Boston and either have no recharging or maybe I'll stop for 20 minutes and do a little refresher charge, a little power nap, as it were.

Okay, here's one from Autoblog.

It says, hackers found a way to unlock and start cars through the SiriusXM.

and Hyundai vulnerability.

Now, also, while we're talking Nissan, let's talk about a great new patent.

Uh, this was in, uh, Autoblog.

They revealed Nissan has filed a patent for a pickup truck midgate for their Frontier, uh, similar to Avalanche, GMC Hummer EV-

Yep

Uh, well, no thank you.

No thank you Hey, uh, let's talk about some technology, our Talkin' Tech segment.

This comes to us from, uh, Autoblog.

So Hyundai has revealed the fifth generation Tucson in South Korea, and here's a new one that you're probably gonna see on other vehicles.

Alright, speaking of car industry problems, here's another one.

Autoblog.com, 2023 BMW i7 first drive review.

A joy to drive and a pain to use.

It's $120,295 starting price.

These EVs.

have the filth of the software industry plaguing them.

Autoblog.com, EVs more issue-prone than gasoline and hybrid cars, Consumer Reports says.

So they are prone to more issues than gasoline cars, even though there's a lot less moving parts.

Mm-hmm.

And I helped Edmunds launch their Inside Line enthusiast channel, and we were before Autoblog or Jalopnik, so we were one of the first enthusiast channels online with kind of daily automotive content.

I remember going to press events where I was the only digital guy there, and all the print guys would make fun of me.

And they're like, "Oh," like, "the dot com kid is here.

Mm-hmm

... who's not nonstop reading Jalopnik, Autoblog, and all, you know, sometimes you need someone to kind of level the playing field and look at something a little differently, just like an artist.

Because if you're al- like it's always that like sort of oddball outsider artist that comes in and changes the game.

Mm.

The Corresco, Cor- Corres- Corroso, uh, launched, and they put up a YouTube video here breaking it down.

There's also an article that we can click through from Autoblog, but let's play the actual video.

Uh, I think it's a cool launch, and I wanna know what you think about the front, the wheels, the back.

Cars became smarter.