So excited to see a smaller car coming to the US. Now we just need the Portal and Stellantis will really be hopping in there.

Thanks! Still definitely in the planning stage, but I’ve been looking at replacing my Impreza with an EV for awhile and while a lot of the options on the market are very nice, they’re not really what I’m looking for (smallish with sliding doors). I’ve been following conversions a little bit off and on for a couple decades, but now with all the OEM rigs out there it seems like its a great time to hop in.

If we could import stuff from overseas that was newer than 25 years I’d grab a Ford B-Max instead, but since that’s unobtanium the Mazda5 is the only small van we have here unless I go back to an original Caravan or Voyager. (If anyone has a lead on a TEV Van or EPIC, I would buy one in a heartbeat if the price wasn’t too ridiculous.)

Physical keyboard

The lack of a good PKB on decently specced smartphones is a travesty, and I’ll die on this hill.

Also, the lack of buttons in modern cars is even more of a bad move since you need to be able to operate radio and climate without taking your eyes off the road.

There is some hope though: https://slate.com/business/2023/04/cars-buttons-touch-screens-vw-porsche-nissan-hyundai.html

Which are superior to touchscreens, obvs.