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Picked up by the Green Car Report site, UK Startup Arrival that is building Electric Busses and delivery vans for Europe has picked their site for building in the US. South Carolina will be the site for Electric Bus and Van production in the US. https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1129958_arrival-will-make-its-stylish-electric-trucks-for-us-at-south-carolina-plant UPS has started to take delivery of the Arrival Van in the UK. They will be building 10,000 plus of these vans for UPS use in inner city deployment first in the US and has an open contract with Arrival for an unspecified allotment of more vans.

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Battery Wars are on! Inobat from Voderady Slovakia has introduced an EV battery with denser cells than anything out there even Tesla. a 20% boost in range that they will start production of in 2021 showing up in EVs of 2022 as 2023 model year. CEO Marian Bocek former Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer have joined to mass produce these batteries for the auto industry. Tesla teased on Battery day that they would have this energy density by 2025, Inobat actually has shown off the real thing that is going into production starting in 2021 and plans to produce up to 10 gigawatt of cell production by 2025. China's CATL battery producer has stated that they will have a 45% denser battery cell design in production by 2025. Seems the war is on to reduce the size of battery packs while increasing the energy density per cell. https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1129928_inobat-claims-20-range-boost-by-2023-gigafactory-by-2025

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?They could have been making out in the back seat enjoying the view in their cool new Grand Wagoneer! After all ya gotta break in those seats some how.

Now your talking about Bike races? Lance Armstrong

Agree that the K5 Blazer or 2 door Tahoe/Yukon were awesome! Would love to have a modern day Yukon GT.

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Fiat has released the concept of their city ev car.

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EV News of the Day. Tesla has increased the range of the Tesla X. Seems Tesla has done a mid year refresh and started to call the Tesla X 2021 models with a 371 mile range over the 2020 model of 351 miles. Seems Panasonic is delivering their updated denser battery cells that the Tesla S & X use. https://electrek.co/2020/10/13/tesla-model-x-range-increase-2021/ https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/2021-model-x-monroney-sticker-range-increase.209560/ Next News is the all New Mercedes-Benz EV SUV. The EQC 4x4 off road EV. According to the press release, the EQC 4x4 rides higher than a standard EQC or the G Wagon. While no info on what the HP or Torque is, MB does state that they will compete with Rivian in a solid off road recreational SUV. https://electrek.co/2020/10/13/mercedes-benz-rugged-eqc-4x4-electric-off-road-suv/ https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/mercedes-eqc-4x4-squared-off-road-concept/ https://www.thedrive.com/news/37040/mercedes-benz-eqc-4x4-this-is-what-happens-when-you-give-an-ev-portal-axles Seems some sites talk more with MB than others as the following site states this EV SUV has 402 HP and 561 lb-ft of torque. https://www.autoblog.com/2020/10/13/mercedes-benz-eqc-off-road-portal-axles/ Seems the EQC which is what the 4x4 EV above is based on is set to be released December 13th 2020 as a 2021 model. They do not say if actual EQC EVs will be on the dealer lots or not. So this makes me wonder if an actual purchase will happen or if a reservation will happen starting on Dec 13th 2020. Great details on the EQC EV SUV at the link below. https://www.thecarhp.com/news/2021-mercedes-benz-eqc-preview-expected-prices-release-date-mpg-and-performance#:~:text=Expected Price and Release Date of 2021 Mercedes-Benz,extended up to %2476%2C620 for the advanced trim.

WOW, you truly to do not read the actual info, but read bits and make assumptions. As I said being married to a Korean which gets me a much closer look into the community here in the US and Korea due to family, I am only reporting how the Koreans see Hyundai / Kia. I NEVER SAID I was an Oracle, but thank you for giving me some god like status. While GM has made major improvements in some areas post Bankruptcy, there are others where they need to still make major improvements in. Same with Hyundai / Kia. Interiors are Subjective to each persons taste and yet no one auto company is hitting nothing but home runs as we all have stated here and that includes GM, but lately FORD is really hitting the recalls as is Toyota in comparison to GM or Hyundai / Kia. J.D. Powers is a snapshot in time, a short time but as is showing recently, the last few years Hyundai / Kia have been hitting better than average compared to even GM.

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Let me throw a bigger monkey wrench into this thought as being married to a Korean, in Korea as well as here in the US. Kia and Hyundai are seen as Equals with Genesis being their Luxury brand and the Stinger is the start of the Hyundai / Kia Performance sub brand. Kind of like how many of us saw Pontiac. Koreans see the Hyundai / Kia as an entry point into an auto with two distinct styles. If you want Performance you go Kia / Stinger, If you want normal auto with some luxury you go Hyundai and then full Luxury is Genesis. I see the Hyundai Santa Fe adding in the Buick mid Luxury level in trim packages. If you start looking at the last 5 years, you will find that Hyundai / Kia are very much on par with Chevrolet and below Buick but improving. The Hyundai / Kia advantage is that they give far superior value in buying one of their auto's in packages at a lower price point versus GM products which many here myself included has stated that the price point with the packages is crazy high. It really would be better for GM to reduce the prices and also reduce the crazy discount money on the hood crap. Here are some interesting reviews that prove that the reliability and longevity is on par between GM / Hyundai / Kia. https://repairpal.com/cars/compare/chevrolet-cruze-vs-hyundai-sonata https://www.kbb.com/comparison/2020-hyundai-santa-fe-vs-2020-chevrolet-blazer-comparison/ https://repairpal.com/cars/compare/chevrolet-malibu-vs-hyundai-sonata This is very interesting as Buick is on Top with Kia right behind. https://www.jdpower.com/Cars/Ratings/Dependability/2020/Small-SUV Kia has 6 awards and is in the top 6 best auto companies for 2020. https://www.jdpower.com/Cars/Ratings For 2020 J.D. Power Initial Quality Awards makes a very interesting read. Seems Dodge is the #1 followed by Kia, Chevrolet, Genesis, etc. You can see that Hyundai is above Cadillac. https://www.jdpower.com/business/press-releases/2020-initial-quality-study-iqs

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Per this report, FCA is going to start production on the Ram 700 for Central and South America. This is the all new replacement for what FCA has lived on for decades as the rebadged Mistubishi Might Max pickup. The Ram 700 is on a Global Platform that some believe would indicate that FCA could be jumping back into the compact Pickup Market . Next year we get the 2022 Ram Dakota for the mid size market. The Ram 700 would allow them to also jump into the compact truck market before GM and on time with Ford releasing their compact truck. Bed is designed for a natural partition system. https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2020/10/could-the-ram-700-foreshadow-something-smaller-for-north-america/ Amazon Prime day starting tomorrow at Midnight. https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/products/best-amazon-prime-day-deals/

GM has halted all C8 Corvette production due to parts shortage caused by the Pandemic. https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2020/10/gm-runs-out-of-corvette-parts-production-paused/

Seems British Motor Heritage is building from the ground up all Brand New MGB Roadster EVs priced at $116,000. https://www.autoblog.com/2020/10/09/electric-classic-mgb-roadster/ While a concept, according to various news stories and Amazons news release, this is to be used as a test mule to verify the design. https://blog.aboutamazon.com/transportation/introducing-amazons-first-custom-electric-delivery-vehicle https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1129894_amazon-shows-rivian-electric-delivery-vans-it-will-use-starting-in-2021 https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a34315562/amazon-rivian-electric-van-prototype-revealed/ While a concept, according to various news stories and Amazons news release, this is to be used as a test mule to verify the design. https://blog.aboutamazon.com/transportation/introducing-amazons-first-custom-electric-delivery-vehicle https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1129894_amazon-shows-rivian-electric-delivery-vans-it-will-use-starting-in-2021 https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a34315562/amazon-rivian-electric-van-prototype-revealed/

2021 Hyundai Santa Fe gets more power, more efficient engines and a all new Hybrid. There is also an all new Premium top line trim package. 2.5L 4 banger replaces the 2.4L base engine, Power increases by 6hp to 191 and increases 4 lb-ft to 182 lb-ft 8 sp tranny stays, but FWD increases 1mpg to 26 mpg combines, AWD stays at 24 mpg combined 2.0L turbo is replaced by 2.5L turbo with new dual clutch 8 sp tranny. Motor gains 42hp and 51 lb-ft of torque for total of 277 hp / 311 lb-ft of torque. A gain of 2 mpg for both FWD or AWD with Combined 25 mpg FWD or 24 mpg combined AWD. Hybrid MPG is not released yet but system has 224 HP and 195 lb-ft of torque via 6sp tranny with standard AWD. QUOTE: Santa Fe is picking up a new range-topping trim called Calligraphy. It can be spotted from the outside by its unique grille and 20-inch wheels. Inside it gets Nappa leather upholstery, faux suede headliner, additional ambient lighting and an 8.5-inch heads-up display. It comes exclusively with the turbocharged 2.5-liter engine and all-wheel drive. https://www.autoblog.com/2020/10/12/2021-hyundai-santa-fe-engine-specs/

Acura NSX restoration program that is very active in Japan is being reviewed for use in the US. The program starts with a $1,200 detailed inspection cost by the dealership of your NSX, then once the review is done, you can choose from a wide variety of packages. If you go with a full restoration of the auto from the chassis on up, the cost is a whopping $140,000. https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/first-gen-acura-nsx-us-restoration-program-report/ Detailed Cleaning of Auto $2,500 Seal replacements $1,000 Suspension full replacement costs $21,000 to $24,000 Engine overhaul costs $21,000 to $24,000 These are just some of the packages that will be available to NSX owners under the Restoration program. Crazy Cost on an ICE auto. As nuts as everyone says on a EV conversion. Seems Oct. 14th 2020 is the reveal date for the ALL NEW MDX Concept. Seems it will have an all Digital dash, two tone steering wheel, they might call it a prototype, but it looks production ready from what can be seen.

This must have been what made them decide the SMART car was a good idea. LOL NOT!

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