Coal-fired power plants have essentially been regulated out of existence in the United States. It isn't the free-market causing the issue...

So, as Bart Simpson said, "You're damned if you do; you're damned if you don't." It's adapters for everyone. I'm happy with my Tesla adapter.  

Nautilus ICE is way more powerful in addition to aerodynamics.

Is the Toyota more aerodynamic/smaller frontal area then the Nautilus though? That would account for why it does better at higher speeds MPG wise then the Nautilus.  A larger/heaver vehicle would also suffer around town due to needing more power/torque to move it from a stop then a smaller vehicle. 

Going by the interior (the C2 style arm rest/center console) it will be roughly the same size as an Escape or Edge...I'm assuming it will be ever so slightly smaller then a 4 door Bronco-in the 185 inch range. 

This looks a bit bigger than the Bronco Sport. Whereas the BS is technically a sub-compact, I wondering if this is meant to be more of a compact option. 

That's what I was thinking...to consider the Platinum.  However, the wife seems to prefer the Bronco Sport over the Escape so it may end up being a Badlands.  We'll have to wait and see.  😄

For buyers who want greater performance, Toyota offers the hybrid Corola Cross.  Car and Driver tested both the ICE and Hybrid powertrains and found the 0-60 MPH acceleration time dropped nearly 2 seconds, from 9.2 to 7.3.  And as expected fuel economy was improved considerably by hybrid at same time.   What’s different and worth noting about Toyota Corola Cross is that fuel economy improved from 30 to 36 MPG at constant 75 MPH by going to hybrid.  By comparison, the similar test of Nautilus ICE versus Hybrid resulted in identical 30 MPG at constant 75 MPH.  Granted these are rough numbers based on testing only one car and rounding off results so not exact, and obviously the Lincoln is a larger and heavier vehicle that should not be compared directly to Corola Cross in any case, but C/D test data does confirm importance of both hybrid/transmission and engine contributions having a role in hybrid-vehicle optimization.   At steady highway speed of 75 MPH, the Corola Cross hybrid’s Atkinson engine is almost certainly more efficient than their ICE in order to bump fuel economy from 30 to 36 MPG.  By comparison the Nautilus’ use of the same engine in ICE and hybrid results in same steady 75 MPH fuel economy, as can be expected.  Obviously Nautilus FE improves significantly in city cycle, but not much if at all at steady highway speed.   TO BE CLEAR, ABOVE COMPARES COROLA VS COROLA, AND NAUTILUS VS NAUTILUS TO DIFFERENTIATE HYBRID DESIGNS.

Got the 2023 explorer xlt with active x seats. 

yes have to go to limited for 2023.