Why “Corolla” is being discussed
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Speaking as a car enthusiast who used to build cars and bikes in my youth, I would enjoy this very much. Speaking as an adult who reluctantly owns a car because inadequate publi…
by apatheticonion · Sep 25, 2026
I mean it looks kinda dope. As long as they can keep the Corolla ethos of it being built like a tank in that it was nearly indestructible in terms of reliability and practical a…
by gigatexal · Sep 25, 2026
Literally just today I got delivery of a Corolla Sport. And would have bought a full EV one if it existed. Oh well!
by chakintosh · Sep 25, 2026
American base corolla is built in mississippi with labor making around 3x what japanese toyota factory workers make.
by HDThoreaun · Sep 25, 2026
What's the math on that? Average kWh in California is around 18 cents. Assuming 0.35 kWh per mile, that's 6.3 cents per mile. You'd need to get 100mpg+ to beat an EV at current…
by 4lx87 · Sep 25, 2026
Toyota has been very slow on the EV front, and it turns out that was a stroke of luck - demand has cooled off for EVs massively. (especially after the tax credits were killed in…
by Night_Thastus · Sep 25, 2026
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Corolla may refer to:Toyota Corolla, an automobile model name Corolla (botany), the petals of a flower, considered as a unit Corolla (headgear), an ancient headdress in the form of a circlet or crown Corolla (gastropod), a genus of molluscs Corolla, North Carolina, a town in the United States Read more on Wikipedia