The EV gold rush is running into a hard affordability wall, and buyers are forcing automakers back toward cheaper, more practical products.

Today’s episode breaks down why hybrids are up 14.8% while BEVs fall 30.8%, how $810 monthly payments and 84-month loans are reshaping demand, why Chrysler is walking back the Airflow’s EV-only promise, and how dealers are losing money through service staffing gaps and slow mobile websites.

Today's Key Headlines

~Hybrid volume rises 14.8% while battery-electric vehicles slide 30.8%

~Average monthly auto payments hit $810 with average interest near 6.59%

~Chrysler pivots the Airflow toward a gas inline-four and a sub-$40,000 target

~Motor trade vacancies fall 28% to 13,000 while inspection skills jump 29%

~92% of local dealership domains fail Google’s mobile speed  ...