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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
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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.
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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
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generation e Generation E - Are you willing to join the future?
G. David Felt replied to G. David Felt's topic in General Motors
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
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She is killing it!
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Another Great one.
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I am addicted to watching this Hot Korean Lady Drum Away!
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Bad Ass Drummer from Korea! Here is her YouTube page, she has a lot of rock drumming videos. Girl can play. A-YEON - YouTube
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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!
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I think as production increases to supply the Dealers with Mach-E to buy, people will find out just how awesome the Mach-E really is. In this comparison of the 2021 Mach-E AWD it was only .1, yup POINT ONE second slower than the High Performance 2.3L Mustang and the Mach-E weighs 1,215 pounds more than the Turbo 4 Mustang. Quarter Mile, Turbo 4 was 13 seconds at 100 mph Quarter Mile, Mach-E was 13.8 @ 101 mph Ford has NOT yet allowed anyone to have a Mach-E GT, but states it will blast 0 to 60 in 3.5 seconds equaling the 760HP Shelby GT500. Other interesting numbers is that the Mach-E on the Skidpad testing has a .85 g of lateral grip compared to the Durango SRT Hellcat having a .87G Clearly this $43,995 Mach-E is here to play and play seriously. With less maintenance compared to equal ICE CUVs, I think people will happily embrace the change to EVs. 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E Only Slightly Slower Than Mustang 2.3L (caranddriver.com)
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Yes, the LAST Great ICE Cadillacs. The Future will be bright as we get even faster EVs for everyone to enjoy!
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These are German Destroying tanks that will eat up anything the M or AMG can throw at them!!!
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CT5-V and CT4-V BLACKWING -- Return to Big Power
G. David Felt replied to dwightlooi's topic in Cadillac
Happy to see the new V's, good for Cadillac to embrace this and also continue to offer 6 speed manual transmissions in the auto's on top of the 10 speed auto's. While many were excited by the TT 4.2L DOHC V8. I stand by my past comments that DOHC engines do not really gain you much of anything except complexity, weight, High Horsepower with little Torque and a high pitch annoying sound. Glad to see the push rod V8 Supercharged is back! -
NHTSA 1, Tesla 0, in the battle over recalls with Musk saying nothing is wrong, well Tesla has given in and has their first recall of 135,000 Tesla S and X over the on going failure of their NVIDIA Tegra 3 Processor based 17" infotainment screens. These 2012 to 2018 models will get the newest screens that go into the Tesla 3 / Y autos. Weird part in reading the story is that NHTSA is saying it is 158,000 to be recalled, so wondering if The Drive fat fingered this? Tesla Bows to NHTSA Pressure, Recalls 135,000 Cars Over 'Inevitable' Touchscreen Failure (thedrive.com)
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I have searched the Lexus Newsroom and not found anything on their offical news site, but according to various outlets, Lexus on top of rebooting the luxury experience at Retail for their auto's is rebooting the brands image and marketing message. Lexus USA Newsroom What I found is the following: Lexus is Reinventing Itself This Spring - The Truth About Cars Lexus is Reinventing Itself This Spring - Online EV Lexus Is Hitting Reset (jalopnik.com) Lexus is reinventing himself this spring - Eminetra Lexus previews the concept car that illustrates its new brand vision (yahoo.com) etc. etc. etc. It seems the predator days or what Lexus called the Spindle grill is over. Here is the first teaser image of the all new Lexus Luxury lineup.
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Ford and Google just signed a 6 year Data Partnership deal for all Ford auto's. What does this mean for the consumer? Easy, this is the death of the Microsoft Lync system as current Ford owners know. Starting with Model Year 2023, All Ford / Lincoln auto products, ICE or EV will come with an Android operating system that will have an integrated Google assistant, Maps, Play and support for all 3rd party applications in the Android Store. Quote Ford: To drive ongoing innovation, Ford and Google are establishing a new collaborative group, Team Upshift. Leveraging the talent and assets of both companies, Team Upshift will push the boundaries of Ford’s transformation, unlock personalized consumer experiences, and drive disruptive, data-driven opportunities. This may include projects ranging from developing new retail experiences when buying a vehicle, creating new ownership offers based on data, and more. “As Ford continues the most profound transformation in our history with electrification, connectivity and self-driving, Google and Ford coming together establishes an innovation powerhouse truly able to deliver a superior experience for our customers and modernize our business,” said Jim Farley, President and CEO of Ford. The system will support both Android and Apply play so that customers personal choice of phones can be connected to their auto. It also means that Google / Ford will be data mining any and all you do with your auto / Phone and using it for new product offerings. Ford and Google to Accelerate Auto Innovation, Reinvent Connected Vehicle Experience | Ford Media Center Ford also has revealed their Bronco Ultra4 4400 Extreme Racers. Ford Reveals Bronco ULTRA4 4400 Unlimited Class Extreme Race Trucks to Tackle King of the Hammers Off-Road Race | Ford Media Center Ford those interested in the latest update on how Ford is turning the Central Station into their tech center while keeping the history of the look and feel, read the story here. Views from Windows along with the refurbishment back to how the station looked more than a Century ago will help preserve the history of this building while they work on 21st and 22nd century technology for the auto company. Ford Hires Renowned Architectural Arts Firm to Re-Create ‘Jaw-Dropping’ View for Michigan Central Station Visitors | Ford Media Center
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Latest News from the Auto World. Nissan has a plan that is going into motion that all New Auto's are to be Electric starting in 2030 with carbon neutrality of manufacturing by 2050 for key markets. That would build on their global leadership with the Nissan Leaf. Nissan to launch only electrified cars in key markets in 2030s - Nikkei Asia Nissan sets carbon neutral goal for 2050 (nissannews.com) Nissan has brought their all new first CUV EV to the Japan market on December 23rd 2020, since then they have received 20,044 orders for the new EV. This is good news for a company that at the end of December has sold 500,000 Nissan Leafs world wide. Nissan Note e-POWER orders surge to more than double the monthly target (nissannews.com) This goes hand in hand with Nissan confirming their expanding Electric auto manufacturing in the UK. 'A great vote of confidence': Nissan confirms plan to expand UK electric vehicle manufacturing (businessgreen.com) Nissan is also testing out their Winter Camper Concept to see what the market interest might be. So far been pretty positive. Solar Panels on the roof of the auto can recharge the 220V power pack. Nissan e-NV200 Winter Camper brings spark to frosty adventures (nissannews.com)
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Sorry to hear that the week and start of the new year has gone off tangent for you. Celebrate their lives, enjoy the memories and cook and drink something yummy toasting to the amazing life's they lived. Wishing you all the best!
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generation e Generation E - Are you willing to join the future?
G. David Felt replied to G. David Felt's topic in General Motors
I never see the Challenger as being Neutered except in it's current V6 form. I expect when they move to EV, it will get even more powerful and fun to drive. -
Seems more Tesla Semi Trucks are showing up from the Nevada Giga Factory where they will be produced in California for testing. Seems Tesla has finally ditched the last item tied to ICE auto's, the 12V Lead Acid battery. They now use in the new revamped Tesla S and X auto's a 12V Li-Ion battery pack. This battery is what runs the lights, media unit, windows and locking doors. Tesla's new Model S and Model X get rid of lead-acid 12v battery, move to Li-ion - Electrek Musk has posted Drone footage showing how fast the Germany Giga factory is being built. Very cool EV Super Soco motorcycle. 123 mile range on current battery pack.
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Been a while since I posted anything about the startup Atlis Pickup Trucks. The CEO and founder drives a 3/4 ton Diesel Pickup and Owns a Tesla Model 3. In his latest interview, he talks about how much he loves to drive his truck over the Tesla. As such, his goal is to bring to market his concept Atlis pickup with all the capabilities of Diesel trucks plus more. One of the areas that Atlis is putting investment money into is what only now Tesla has started to research into and that is new battery cell format that would allow a 500 mile range battery pack to recharge in 15 minutes. The writer of the story, says that Hanchett is blithely optimistic. CEO Hanchett says the basic truck will start at $45,000 with a 10,000 pound towing / 5,000 pound hauling rating with a 125 kWh battery pack good for 300 miles. The top range truck with much higher ratings and range will start at $78,000 Atlis is planning to have a 400V, 800V and 1,600V electrical system and batteries. While I like the looks of the concept truck they have built, I do wonder if they will be able to truly get the product to market due to their funding source being the crowdfunding web site. Interesting read of the full interview here. Crowdfunded electric-truck hopeful Atlis has a super-size vision, dollar-menu budget (greencarreports.com) The truck Platform has the following specifications, 35,000 pounds of Towing and a 5,000 pound payload with battery packs up to 500 miles of range in top form. Shell OIL Company has made their latest acquisition in buying up Ubitricity, a European electric charging network. This company currently operates in France and Germany with a 13% market share for EV charging. This will continue to expand Shell's market penetration as they now have a vast charging network across the UK, France and Germany. Charged EVs | Oil companies buying up EV charging networks: Shell acquires ubitricity - Charged EVs