G. David Felt

Black Plague

Yes, the FX is what the rear on this reminds me of. Piss poor interior cargo space, could not even get a bag of golf clubs in them. Also interior space for humans sucked too. I know lots of people liked the style, but for me, the style cost in interior room. That is why I love the Hummer EV, it has the box design with style and what looks like plenty of interior space especially for us big people.

Lemmings

Theology (People Manipulation)

Over all not bad, but the rear reminds me of the funky Infinity CUV that was shaped like this. Not a big fan. wait and see but from the C to D pillar is just weird to me and then the Jelly Bean back end. Meh

@Drew Dowdell refresh is back to normal, selecting unread channels is fast, all seems to be finally back to normal for me. Very nice to be back to normal speed again from what I can tell. Cool, an app version would be awesome.

Got it, I am on the default theme again as Caffeine seemed even slower. Will give it time since I have to go get started on dinner and then will come back and check it out.

Yes, I have stayed very active here at home working out. Thank you I have a PreCore treadmill, so 1hr of running a day, then using barbells I have at home along with kettle balls I do lunges, pushups, a variety of core exercises. Gotta keep going since I am not going to the gym to protect my wife and kids. Stay active, stay safe.

Sports Drink

Icey Blue

@Drew Dowdell Seems the default theme is erroring out on me. I changed to Caffeine theme, everything is running slow as a slug.

Consumer reports has tested in depth and stated that Tesla AutoPilot is a DISTANT second place to GM's Super Cruise. Even European testing has put Tesla in 6th place out of 10 systems that were tested. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-autos-selfdriving-safety/tesla-autopilot-a-distant-second-to-gms-super-cruise-in-hands-free-test-consumer-reports-idUSKBN27D1B7 https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/28/gms-super-cruise-tops-teslas-autopilot-in-consumer-reports-testing.html https://www.autonews.com/regulation-safety/gms-super-cruise-rated-ahead-tesla-autopilot-consumer-reports

? What do you think of rubberization or leather cover over it? I have seen friends who also did not want to pay big money so they decided to have the interior parts either rubber coated or leather. I have seen kits you can buy for applying leather over plastic or foam dash parts.

Captain Crunch with Crunch Berries

YOUR Ignoring my clear pointed typing of SPECIAL HAULING LOADS. Most Kenworth's, Peterbilt's, MAC, WHITE can all haul over 80k lbs. Special permits are needed as is special plans and road closures to haul over sized loads. That happens all the time with the regular Diesel Class 8 trucks. So then NO DIESEL Maker if we take your point above should build anything to handle over 80k lbs. Triton EV is clearly stating they can handle the daily freight hauling and can also handle the special hauling loads. The story says the trucks will cost like normal diesel depending on features and sleeping cab from $150,000 to $250,000 a truck. This is very competitive with current class 8 hauling trucks of equal feature functions.

? Not sure what you read, but the linked story clearly states that this truck meets Class 8 with Torque and is capable of hauling up to 220,000 pounds so it can handle the normal 65ft trailers at 80k lbs plus the special hauling loads up to 220,000 pounds as I stated above. On top of this, 300 miles of pure EV run plus the Hydrogen generator that allows plenty of miles past that. Yes if stopped for the night, recharge the battery pack overnight, but otherwise fast fill Hydrogen and keep on trucking.

True Brick on Wheels. Take an old Hummer H3 over this.

Count Chocula

Seems Motor Trend is suggesting that the thread bare dodge line up to use their words should take the Fiat Tipo Cross and rebadge it as a Dodge to fight the Subaru CrossTrek. https://www.motortrend.com/news/fiat-tipo-cross-first-look-review/

KIA is getting a relaunch in 2021 with new auto's and a new sleek look according to this story. According to the CEO of KIA, the Telluride, K5, Seltos and restyled Sorento is the start of the Plan S with the full plan being rolled out early 2021 globally. The CEO says KIA will become a more Dynamic, Stylish and inventive auto maker unlike the current blah auto lines everyone has out currently. Backed by a $25 billion dollar investment, Kia will roll out 11 EVs to go along with the current ICE lineup by 2025. KIA's EV lineup will be built on their Global Module E-GMP platform. Globally Kia expects 20% of sales to be from EVs in 2025. Imagine by KIA https://www.motor1.com/news/450918/kia-relaunching-brand-new-logo/ Seems November 6th is here early as the Ford Eco Sport Active relaunch with new skin is here thanks to who ever made a mistake of posting the images online. Have to say I am not impressed with the look of this auto. https://www.motor1.com/news/450998/2021-ford-ecosport-active/

Seems European regulators have blessed the PSA / FCA merger. Completion of the merger for Stellantis is Q1 of 2021. They will then immediately enact the 40% cost cutting needed by both companies to survive. Especially after a hard money loosing year due to the Pandemic. They say another 40% saving will come through merging of operations and a estimated 20% reduction in costs of marketing / sales costs due to this merger also. More details of the jobs reduction, plant changes, etc. will happen in 2021 once the deal is done. Stellantis will be the worlds 4th largest auto company once this merger is done. https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2020/10/european-regulators-finally-approve-psa-fca-becoming-stellantis/ An interesting side read is why PSA wanted FCA. Jeep Pure and Simple. One of the most world wide known off road name plates and Jeep is exploding in growth in China with their PHEV and Japan with their Renegade 4xe pure EV. Markets are exploding in wanting jeeps while it also is the 6th most popular name plate in the US. https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2020/10/jeep-easing-electrification-into-japanese-market-world-to-follow/

Crazy the weight of all that steel. Course MPG is not what they are worried about. Interesting home job of iron plating, looks to be 1/2 inch thick. Crazy. Thanks for posting.

Seems Nikola and especially Tesla might have some serious competition. Triton Solar has decided to get into the EV Truck business for commercial Class 8 trucks, Triton EV. In 35 days they built a working prototype that can haul 220,000 lbs with a driving range of 300 miles. They choose to go pure EV with an option for a Hydrogen generator due to the scientific facts that a Class 8 Semi that Hyundai and Mercedes Benz are working on for the market have one big draw back. Hydrogen is only have as dense at power than Diesel and to replace Diesel, you need equal to it or better. Answer is EV Class 8 Trucks where you can have equal and in many cases better torque / hauling capacity. While todays batteries can allow up to 300 miles of range and yes Tesla has stated they will also have a 500 mile pack, recharging is a limitation due to how long it takes. The answer to that is using Hydrogen as a perfect generator of electrical recharge use while being very clean and good for the environment. This also allows for long haul use then with the only challenge being the need to build more Hydrogen fueling stations. Triton was able to build this Class 8 semi in such a short time as rather than building from scratch which Nikoa and Tesla have done, they choose to source out the parts and material needed from existing Class 8 suppliers and built the truck. Currently Triton EV is looking to partner with existing Truck builders to get this into production sooner than other announced Class 8 EV trucks. https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/triton-ev-electric-semi-truck/

Seems the DOE is going to spend $1.95 million on research by the following places as they look to use COAL for critical rare earth elements. Seems rather than burning and polluting the air, COAL has the ability of being crushed and then separating out the rare earth elements that could be used for sustainable green energy and EVs. The DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory will manage the projects, which will be carried out by the following recipients: Battelle Memorial Institute (Columbus, OH) BioCarbon Technologies (Missoula, MT) Concurrent Technologies (Johnstown, PA) Energy Fuels Resources (Lakewood, CO) MATERIA USA (Inwood, NY) MP Mine Operations (Mountain Pass, CA) Tetra Tech (Pittsburgh, PA) Project 1 Texas Mineral Resources (Sierra Blanca, TX) University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND) UPSHOTS (Forsyth, GA) West Virginia University Research (Morgantown, WV) Winner Water Services (Sharon, PA) https://chargedevs.com/newswire/doe-looks-to-coal-as-a-source-of-critical-minerals-and-rare-earth-elements/

It would appear that New Jersey is the next state to propose an ICE ban. According to the state which did pass an emissions reduction of 80% by 2050, the state DEP has stated that starting with this year through 2025 New Jersey will need to put a 110,000 EVs on the state roads each year and stop all sales of New ICE auto's by 2035. The plan also includes having ALL Utility regulators, state agencies, county, city, etc. transitioning away from ICE auto's to EV's. The New Jersey state legislature is entertaining ways to move forward with clean energy initiatives and clean air initiatives. New Jersey has been talking with the west coast states and others that follow the CARB plans seeing the Federal EPA being ineffective at protecting the people. Question then is could New Jersey be the next state to agree to CARB and propose a ban on ICE sales as they embrace EV's and the infrastructure to support the move? https://chargedevs.com/newswire/will-new-jersey-be-the-next-state-to-propose-an-ice-vehicle-ban/ https://chargedevs.com/newswire/california-governor-issues-order-to-ban-the-sale-of-new-fossil-fuel-vehicles-by-2035/