G. David Felt

I work with a team in Cork Ireland and with the lock down, only a single family member is able to go out once a day to shop for needed items. They said if it cannot be delivered to you via Amazon or some other company shopping is pretty much dead right now and a good chance that there will be an extension of the lock down due to the mutation of Covid-19 that is killing more than the old one did there. The team says they are all waiting in their homes, working where they can till the gov comes to their home or directs them to a site for vaccination. Crazy, but seems to be really bad. Some of the guys said that so many ignored the warnings and went about doing xmas as usual and that just spiked the infections. Scary times for sure.

FORD CEO Jim Farley gave an interview on CNBC today and has made a commitment to the stock holders and public that he will "Lay out the Entire Picture" of the companies EV plans over the coming couple months. This plan will provide a clear and decisive plan for the company as the auto industry transitions to an all electric auto portfolio. In the first 4 months as CEO Ford stock are up 60% as the public are excited with where Ford is going, paying off debt and having a clear and decisive vision for the company. Per CEO Farley, "2021 is our year of Action". The CEO has accelerated the $11 billion global restructuring plan launched under his predecessor in 2018 that Farley helped design as second in command at the time. This included the shedding of 14,000 jobs, revamping global operations and ending auto production in Brazil. Ford is focused on ensuring the best quality of build for the Mach-E, F150 EV and the Transit Van EV. Mr. Farley also said that fans of ICE auto's should enjoy the next couple of years as they launch the final generation of engines in new products such as the Bronco. Jim Farley also stated that EVs need to be open to everyone and Ford has a plan to deliver from entry level EV to Luxury level allowing all to move to an EV. In the interview it was clearly pointed out that Ford seems to be working under two out of sync clocks compared to GM which has heavily restructured, pulled out of money loosing markets and embraced a full EV plan for the current decade which has left GM with a market value of almost $80 Billion compared to Fords Market Value of $40 billion. This has Morgan Stanly upgrading GM in the near term and downgrading Ford in the near term. Farley has stated that he plans to deliver such proof to show that the Mach-E is not a one off success and that the rest of the company can transition sooner than later to an EV portfolio that will deliver world class auto's for both on road and off road use. Farley points to the announcement earlier this week with Google which saw the Ford Stock price jump 8.6%. Morgan Stanley does see that this tie-up will generate a estimated $9 billion revenue stream of which $5 billion is to be a profit for Ford. Investors have criticized Jim Hackett for his lack of urgency and transparency with a 5yr restructuring plan, investors seem to be much happier with CEO Farley who accelerated the plan from 5 into 3 years. With major costs having hit in Q4 of last year so that things will be much more profitable moving forward sooner. Ford CEO promises 'year of action' for restructuring and EVs (cnbc.com)

Tesla had stated that they would only sell the Tesla Model Y in markets when local production could start. Tesla has started production and delivery of Model Y CUVs in China. They have now updated the progress on their German manufacturing site that production of Model Y and 3 EVs will begin for Europe in mid-2021. Tesla updates Model Y timeline in Europe, hints at Gigafactory Berlin to start production 'mid-2021' - Electrek

Many states including WV and WY have retraining programs for dying industries. Yet even with that, not everyone will take advantage of change. As the old saying goes, you can lead a horse to water, but cannot make it drink. As such, it dies. Same with the changes in various industries. Posting this in both random forums as it is valid for how the industries of auto production will also change. The latest Morgan Stanley report on the US Power Generation by source is predicting that Coal will be a dead industry in the US for power production by 2033 due to submission of decommission applications to the US Energy Administration. While Coal will still be taken from the ground, it will be for use to China and other countries that are still dependent on coal for electrical production. The report goes on to say that 55% of US electrical production will be from Green sources of energy such as Solar, Wind, Hydro and the rest will from from Natural Gas and Nuclear. Why is this important to the auto industry, easy with the change over to EVs, the electrical production industry is planning for the need for redundant power sources to fuel everything from EVs to cell phones, homes and businesses. Coal will be gone from US power by 2033 – Morgan Stanley - Electrek Even with worker retraining, not everyone will be willing to change and that is no one else fault but their own. Stop learning and changing with society and you get left behind. POWER Dislocated Worker Grants - Resources for Coal Miners | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov) Training Available for Dislocated Coal Miners and Dependents « UMWA Career Centers, Inc. (umwacc.com) Plenty of money being spent to retrain coal workers for new jobs, but again, they are not being forced, if they do not realize that the news is accurate on this industry dying, no one else to blame but themselves. Same with Auto Union workers, retrain to build EVs or eventually your job disappears.

The latest Morgan Stanley report on the US Power Generation by source is predicting that Coal will be a dead industry in the US for power production by 2033 due to submission of decommission applications to the US Energy Administration. While Coal will still be taken from the ground, it will be for use to China and other countries that are still dependent on coal for electrical production. The report goes on to say that 55% of US electrical production will be from Green sources of energy such as Solar, Wind, Hydro and the rest will from from Natural Gas and Nuclear. Why is this important to the auto industry, easy with the change over to EVs, the electrical production industry is planning for the need for redundant power sources to fuel everything from EVs to cell phones, homes and businesses. Coal will be gone from US power by 2033 – Morgan Stanley - Electrek First it does have to do with the existing and still in production of T230 Diesel versions and now they have Electric versions that are expected to replace diesel. Sunlight still comes through the clouds and reflects off the suspended particles. Light is light.

German Company MAFI which is well known globally for their yard Goat T230 Diesel tractors that have been used to move freight containers around has introduced the T230e all electric yard goat. MAFI states that the new T230e has all the same standards as the diesel T230 but even more comfort for the driver, no noise or emissions so it is better for the food industry and can operate during the night as well as near residential areas where the lack of noise will enhance it's operation. It retains the same tight small turning radius and with a 177 kWh battery pack can run all day under heavy load without having to recharge till the work shift is done much the same way that the Diesel have been used. This will allow shipping companies to remove diesel fueling systems and holding tanks as they phase out older T230 for new T230e. MAFI did state they will continue to build for orders that come in the T230 diesel version, but will be focused on transiting to EV versions for the future globally. Charged EVs | MAFI introduces new electric terminal tractor - Charged EVs

UK new auto sales plummet 40% in January 2021 due to Covid-19. UK new car sales slump around 40% in lockdown January (trust.org) EU electric and plug-in hybrid new car sales pass 1 million for 2020. This is a big change from the 387,808 sales in 2019 to 1.046 million reported in 2020. Petrol sales fell 37% and Diesel sales fell 32%, yet petrol based auto's still make up 48% of EU sales. EU electric and plug-in hybrid car sales jump to over 1 ... (trust.org)

Reuters news is reporting that Toyota and Fiat Chrysler have dropped their support and lawsuit against California carb and joined the global auto industry in supporting CARB and EVs. This takes Hyundai Motor, Kia Motor, Mitsubishi Motors, Mazda Motor and Subaru who had signed onto the dual joint lawsuit filed by Toyota and Fiat Chrysler firmly into the support of the current administration and California with it's right to enforce their CARB mandate. The National Automobile Dealers Association also reconfirmed their original support with Ford Motor Co, Honda, VW and BMW who originally in 2019 struck a voluntary agreement with California on CARB disagreeing with the federal administration in office at that time. At this time no automotive company is fighting California and their CARB board and all have committed to building EVs and Hydrogen auto's in support of changing over to green energy auto's. Toyota, Fiat Chrysler drop support for Trump effort to bar ... (trust.org)

Canada and the PNW steams all have that lite bluish or a turquoise glow as it is all glacier water. The sediment suspended in the water with light from the sun reflecting causes this affect. Good but basic explanation here: Why Are Glacial Lakes Blue? - WorldAtlas

GM has released their latest ad for the Super Bowl. I am also reposting the early release ads that battle about Norway here too. GM Teams up with Will Ferrell for Big Game Ad No-Way-Norway.mp4

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Very interesting list of the 100 sexiest Movies of all time. I agree with some, disagree with others and agree that European movies have way more sex than the conservative American made movies. 100 Sexiest Movies Of All Time << Rotten Tomatoes – Movie and TV News

Totally agree with the guy who has his dealership and hates Toyota. I honestly do not get why the lovers love them even after having to replace the frame and so much suspension. They are Junk IMHO.

gm has reported China Sales of 2.9 million new ICE auto sales for 2020. While the first two quarters where a challenge, sales recovered in the second half of the year. Overall sales surged 14.1% over 2019. Cadillac saw sales increase of 7.9% equaling a total 230,000 Cadillacs sold. This was spearheaded by the luxury brands surging sales of SUVs in China of the XT4, XT5 & XT6 which saw a combined 40.3% increase in sales over cars. CT4 was introduced in China completing a full portfolio of cars and SUVs for the luxury division. Buick had deliveries of 885,000 new auto sales, increasing 4.1% over 2019. Demand surged for Buick's SUV's with a 50.1% increase in sales. Buicks Luxury MVP the GL8 or minivan had strong sales with a 6.2% increase over 2019. Buick introduced their all electric EV SUV the VELITE 7 and the plug-in Hybrid VELITE 6 late in 2020 due to pandemic delays and is looking for added increase in sales in 2021 as availability comes to the dealerships. Chevrolet delivered 291,000 new auto's in 2020. Baojun with a young new EV portfolio delivered 402,000 auto's in 2020. Wuling commercial auto's delivered 1,092,000 auto's growing 8.8% over 2019. Hong Guang Mini EV has become the best selling EV in China following it's launch in July 2020 with sales surpassing 117,000 NEV development has had solid progress in 2020, gm expects over the next five years 40% of GM new auto launches to be pure EV only in China using the Ultium platform. GM Delivers 2.9 Million Vehicles in China in 2020

gm is making BIG BIG progress in the battle for market share as they roll out and sell new EV products. Their China division in the 5 months of launching their latest EV auto has surpassed 100,000 auto sales in China. Continued investment and growth via R&D will help gm globally move forward with EV's everywhere. GM Commits Full Support to SGMW’s NEV Development

In AWESOME EV News, Amazon has started deliveries using the first batch of Test Vans delivered from Rivian in the Greater LA Area. Amazon expects to have 10,000 Rivian built delivery vans in a variety of configurations starting with this base RWD, 150 mile range van. They will add AWD with 300 and 400 mile range vans for cities in northern climates where you have snow, hills, etc. on the North American roads by the end of 2022. Full production starts Q4 of 2021 on the vans. The Delivery vans will have 360 video camera's reducing accidents and van damage as well as Alexa voice control. Amazon has already finished installation of chargers in all their hubs around the world as they move forward to go to an all electric fleet by 2025. Amazon's Rivian electric vehicles start making deliveries in LA | Engadget

Stop the Politics, Delusional Righty!

She is killing it!

Another Great one.

I am addicted to watching this Hot Korean Lady Drum Away!

Bad Ass Drummer from Korea! Here is her YouTube page, she has a lot of rock drumming videos. Girl can play. A-YEON - YouTube

Come on Blu, if ya want a put a face up, then at least make it a decent one like this 1960 Buick. If ya want to put up a face with Love then do this, 1965 Buick Riviera!

GM is using Colbalt free battery packs as is Tesla who has switched over and Ford. Those same men who help destroy the planet drilling oil and producing increased CO2 will find jobs putting up Solar, Wind and other awesome GREEN energy production sites.