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I am willing to bet we see Fiat go away from the US again as people here just do not want their crap. The only way Fiat stays and lives on is by going CUV with Mid and full size.

@A Horse With No Name Totally love the truck, Congratulation, plus easier to haul wood for projects and tools.

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Reports based on car sales reporting info shows EV sales up 3% for 2019, but Plug-in Hybrids were down 31% for 2019. Tesla controls the majority of the market with 8 out of every 10 EVs sold being a Tesla, Chevrolet being the second best selling model at 6.8% market share. Sales reports show 16 different brands offering 30 different models in the US. The top 6 models control 94.4% of the EV/PHEV market. Of the top 3 best selling PHEV models, Prius Prime, Prius Hybrid and Honda Clarity PHEV. The Honda Clarity was the top seller in 2019, it replaced the #1 seller which was the Chevrolet Volt in 2018. Tesla Model 3 is the #1 seller in the US for 2019 and 2018. Tesla Model X was down 26% for 2019 and the Model S was down 45% for 2019. Chevrolet BOLT replaced Tesla Model S in the #3 spot meaning Tesla is no longer the the sole owner of the Podium for #1,2 & 3 in the US. Positive news for the VW EV line up as it grows in popularity and sales showing that their ID line of dedicated EVs could do very well. The Audi E-tron has already reach #6 in the nation for sales doubling what the Jaguar i-Pace is selling in 2019. https://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-analysis-2019-ev-phev/#:~:text=Sales of EVs and PHEVs in the US,US car market%2C up from 1.3% in 2018. Hello McFly, Pandemic is now when all the data is finally in. So processing all the data has been slow. The best that can be done is to look at the sales registration data, but more info will come in as people get back to work. Your RIGHT, ICE started off at ZERO Percent slowly replacing the Horse and Buggy.

Solid figures are only through 2018 at this time, there are no set figures for 2019 due to the Pandemic. 7.84% might seem low to some of you but like everything, ICE auto's were once this way too back at the start of 1900's. EV will replace ICE and we will then have cleaner air, quieter neighborhoods, less noise pollution.

? Read this on the brobible.com web site. BEST VINTAGE SUVs TO BUY https://brobible.com/gear/article/best-vintage-suvs-for-sale-online/ 1953 International Harvester Travelall R-110 1955 Willys Wagon 1957 Chevrolet Suburban 1970 Chevrolet K-5 Blazer 4x4 1971 International Harvester Travelall 1973 VW Thing EV 1974 Ford Bronco 1977 GMC Jimmy 4WD 1977 Toyota FJ Cruiser Land Cruiser 4x4 1967 Ford Bronco is the pick of the week with a 347 Stroker Engine, dyno @ 476 HP 412 lb-ft of torque, Auto, and much more.

Z71 emblems/package. I honestly was surprised by the height, without the side running boards, most people would need a two handed lift to get into the truck.

Dodge is pushing the $100,000 level for a charger and they are doing it by starting at $80,090 for the 2021 Hellcat Redeye edition. 797 HP / 707 lb-ft of torque. https://www.thedrive.com/news/36090/the-2021-dodge-charger-hellcat-redeye-is-the-most-expensive-charger-ever-at-80090

ROFLMAO, why you might ask and that would be due to the multi-million dollars spent revamping the down town roads of LA to be more EV and Bike Friendly. Sadly, I think they clearly forgot or as the story goes, maybe there is a bit of a turf battle between EV and Bike. This picture shows the problem and one can only shake their head at how the hell did the city planners miss this. Talk about Clothes lining the bike riders. https://www.thedrive.com/tech/36026/a-perfect-example-of-how-not-to-do-ev-charging-on-public-streets

Battery Density could it become 50% denser in just 2 to 3 years or even self recharging? Tesla via Musk's own social media accounts has been teasing the last few weeks that Tesla will have within 2 to 3 years a 50% denser battery pack or more. With this Musk has teased that Electric air travel is only a few years away since there are electric trainers today that can cover 100 miles. If battery density is to increase 50% that would mean a current 300 mile battery back becomes 450 in the same size. Some believe that Musk / Tesla will do this via Silicon Nanowire Anode technology. This would be via Amprius Technologies tech. https://www.amprius.com/technology/ Interesting is that Tesla Kato Road facility is just Diagonal from Amprius. https://www.ibtimes.com/elon-musk-teases-batteries-50-higher-capacity-only-few-years-3037667 Yet with this is others that believe NDB Battery tech is the future. This would be a safe recycled nuclear waste into a self charging battery pack. This would end up with a true lifetime battery pack that would outlast any other. Quote the tech from their web site: Diamond Nuclear Voltaic (DNV): NDB is one of the earliest adopters and developers of this technology backed up by recent publications. Typically, DNV as a device is a combination of a semiconductor , metal and ceramic which has two contact surfaces to facilitate charge collection. Several single units are attached together to create a stack arrangement, which is fabricated to create a positive and negative contact surface similar to a common battery system. Every layer of the DNV stack consists of a high energy output source. This kind of arrangement improves the overall efficiency of the system and provides a multi layer safety shield for the product. Rapid conversion from radiation to electricity: All radioisotopes are known to produce high amounts of heat. The strategic placement of the source between the DNV units facilitates inelastic scattering originated due to the presence of single crystalline diamond (SCD) in the DNV unit. This design prevents self-absorption of heat by the radioisotope and enables rapid conversion to usable electricity. Thin film structure: The thin-film profile exhibited by NDB allows radiation absorption in the single crystalline diamond with minimal self adsorption. Due to its flexible design structure, this technology can take any shape and form in accordance to the application. This makes NDB’s battery system market friendly. Nuclear recycle process: Utilization of radioactive waste as otherwise is a subject not many have looked into. At NDB, we aim to reuse the nuclear fuel by reprocessing and recycling to enable sustainability and promote a clean energy source in a safe and secure environment. Safety One of the key innovations of NDB is its highly sophisticated safety feature covering the three most important aspects of thermal, mechanical and radiation safety. The battery system uses several concepts to ensure maximum safety of the device: Diamond encapsulator: The DNV stacks along with the source are coated with a layer of poly-crystalline diamond, which is known for being the most thermally conductive material also has the ability to contain the radiation within the device and is the hardest material, twelve times tougher than stainless steel. This makes our product extremely tough and tamperproof. Built in thermal vents: The high energy source present in the battery system produces heat during operation. This leads to thermal conduction in the system. Thermal vents in the system help conduct this process with respect to the outer surface of the diamond to keep the interiors at an optimum level. Boron-doped SCD: Trying to utilise every aspect in the system, NDB in addition to alpha and beta also incorporates usage of neutron radiations by utilising a boron-10 doping. Doping helps to convert the extra neutron into alpha ray. Lock-in System: Using a nuclear power source for a battery system brings up the question of nuclear proliferation due to production of fissionable isotopes such as Pu- 238 and U-232. To tackle this issue, NDB uses an ion implantation mechanism called “lock-in system” which prevents usage other than power generation. This increases the usability, by meeting consumer safety requirements https://ndb.technology

Kia while using the CCS industry standard charging interface has decided to BUCK the trend of going with a 400 volt charging system in their new line of EV's and will go directly to 800 volt following Porsche allowing for a full battery recharge in less than 20 minute. https://chargedevs.com/newswire/kia-to-introduce-800-volt-battery-system-goosing-charging-speeds/

Ran to Costco today and parked right next to this. They are tall.

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That is so sad that one has to drive that kind of miles for a job. Yet I also understand it as the living cost in NY are just stupid high. Course NJ is not much better either. Taxation at a crazy rate.

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Bollinger did acknowledge this and said the clearance would be 18 inches.

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Want your own GTO, go here to enter to win a professionally restored GTO and cash. https://www.motor1.com/features/435323/enter-win-1967-pontiac-gto/

Seems Everyone is getting into the Electric Van business for deliveries. It seems Stellantis has rolled out their Peugeot E-Boxer delivery van and it could very well become the Ram ProMaster e as well as the European Fiat Ducato e if all goes well with the merge and continued expansion of all things European in the US. https://www.autoblog.com/2020/08/27/peugeot-eboxer-ram-promaster-electric-van/#slide-2259789 Continuing the expansion of all things Electric, Bollinger Motors has decided to enter the delivery business with what they say will be the lowest loading floor of any delivery van out there. Like Rivian's van, Bollinger says it will have from 70 to 210 kWh battery packs for use from inner city to rural delivery. Production will begin in 2022 https://www.autoblog.com/2020/08/27/bollinger-motors-deliver-e-electric-delivery-van/#slide-2259755

Interesting list of Best Places to buy tires. https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/best-place-to-buy-tires-locally-near-me/ What are your thoughts on the list and where do you buy Tires?

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/brunet Again this is the difference between European English and US English. "Multi-Cultural"

Mercedes-Benz is happy as they have a US Launch Customer being Amazon who just bought 1,800 of the electric vans for Prime delivery. The order is for 1,200 of the eSprinter Van and 600 Medium-size eVito vans. Both vans have a posted range of 94 miles. This is Mercedes-Benz largest order to date for their electric vans. Amazon will take delivery of the fleet this year and will be deployed around Europe in their inner city delivery fleet. Amazon will use these in the inner city for delivery where the average route is about 40 miles. Amazon says this will help it with it's Climate Pledge in becoming net-zero -carbon by 2040. Amazon agreed to buy and test out these vans now that Mercedes=Benz has signed onto "The Climate Pledge" to help address climate change. https://chargedevs.com/newswire/amazon-orders-1800-mercedes-benz-electric-vans/

BMW i3 Deal of the Week. Are you happy with 83 miles of range if you live in the city or 158 if you live in the outskirts of the city? If you are then you can get a sweet deal on the LAPD fleet of BMW i3 EVs that are up for sale. After spending $10 Million and taking care of them, due to the limited range of the i3, LAPD replaced them with Tesla's and put the whole fleet up for sale. Miles run from 8,000 to just under 20,000 miles. Prices are from $15 to $17 thousand and are CPO as the local BMW dealership has recertified them and is working to sell the fleet for the LAPD. https://thecurrentreview.com/News/Heres-Where-LAPDs-BMW-i3-Fleet-is-Now/#wbb1 https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1129430_used-bmw-i3-police-cars-offered-up-in-la-electric-car-deal-or-not

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