G. David Felt

They should do one with a Gas pump, the way it will go over the next 30 years.

I expect them to sell since for China, Polestar is a local builder of EVs only and with the increase every year of EVs in China that are required, they will sell them. BMW too, having a family looking EV sitting next to the Hybrid and an ICE. They will reduce ICE sales as the percentage of EVs required goes up by China. Europe also having yearly increase in EVs sold now till 2030 when all new ICE auto's will be banned will make them happen. We will watch how they sell here. I expect them to sell at first in small numbers on the west coast and eventually catch on and increase.

Consider going as Cadillac is supposed to show off their new Cadillac EV. Would be great to have you take pics and post here.

Some very exciting EV news: Polestar has shown off their EV Car concept that they say is close to production. I say it is very pleasing to see. https://www.autoblog.com/2020/02/25/polestar-precept-concept-debuts-geneva/ BMW will show off their i4 concept touring sedan looking very production ready at the Geneva auto show. https://www.autoblog.com/2020/02/25/bmw-concept-i4-electric-car-geneva-motor-show/ VW as they do with their performance ICE auto's by using the GTI designation had already stated there would be a GTX version of their EV's for the ID line. Now they have moved another step to say their will use their F1 EV racing tech to offer an R Performance ID that will be above the GTX and regular EV lines of ID auto's. https://www.autoblog.com/2020/02/24/vw-id-performance-r-electric-cars/ Due to Battery bottlenecks in the supply chain from LG, Audi has halted e-Tron production for a few weeks to get these issues sorted out. The bigger news is that the e-Tron will only live 1 generation as VW has decided to follow BMW and NOT have a dedicated EV name line, but rather incorporate EV's into their existing Auto lineup allowing for ICE/Hybrid/EVs to exist in the same family name. Get ready for a Family of Q5e, Q7e, S7e, S8e, RSe, RS 7e, etc. https://www.autoblog.com/2020/02/24/audi-pauses-etron-production/ https://www.autoblog.com/2019/11/21/audi-e-tron-name-la-auto-show/ Chevrolet launches their first of many EVs in the China Market. Chevrolet Menlo is the first of many EVs to launch in China. Has very much a Blazer vibe to me. This is on a stretched BEV2 platform which is from the BOLT. More details in the story, but to quote them: They start with price, which ranges from the U.S. equivalent of around $22,754 to $25,600, after factoring in the generous subsidies available in China’s capital city for new energy vehicles. That compares favorably to the Chevy Bolt, the brand's American EV, which starts at $35,620 after the federal tax credit for electric vehicles, which is now down to $1,875 for GM electric vehicles. There will be four trim levels offered. Chevy says the Menlo offers 110 kW of maximum output, or 147 horsepower, and 258 pound-feet of torque. For reference, the Bolt EV's motor makes 150 kW, or 200 horsepower with 266 pound-feet of torque. It reportedly shares the same new-generation electric drive system as the all-electric Buick Velite 6, with a 52.5 kWh battery pack. Chevy says it consumes 13.1 kWh of electricity per 62 miles, good for a range of 410 kilometers (254 miles) on the New European Driving Cycle. The battery can be charged to 80% of capacity in 40 minutes with a DC fast charger, and there driving modes and three energy recovery modes. https://www.autoblog.com/2020/02/23/chevy-menlo-specs-rough-china-sales/

Agree with you and everyone else, have not heard of good things about the Exploder. The Seattle auto show does not have auto's that are trucked around the country, they actually come from dealership lots locally and from my understanding all the auto show are done this way and have been for the last 10 years or so. Only thing trucked is the concepts and truly new releases that have not shipped out to the dealerships yet.

Here is a great overview of all the history for the Detroit-Hamtramck plant. Very Cool https://gmauthority.com/blog/gm/gm-facilities/gm-usa-facilities/gm-detroit-hamtramck-plant/

Supposedly the preview of their BEV3 platform is to be shown in March. Then we have the Cadillac EV in April and the Hummer by GMC in May. So we should finally be getting some idea and images of what GM is working on for release late 2020 to early 2021.

Agreed and too true. Until the other OEMs actually have quantity of long range EVs on the lots to sell. This is just News Pipe Dream.

Interesting video feed that says VW and Mercedes Benz will be challenging Tesla by the end of this year since they are taking orders for long range EVs. https://www.cnbc.com/video/2020/02/22/tesla-competition-growing-but-automakers-market-share-remains-strong.html?__source=sharebar%7Cemail&par=sharebar

Something out of a Stephen King Book!

Buick Envision is awesome, My sister has one and loves it.

I thought like a year or two your mom got a new car. already the lease is coming up? Here are some choices: Cayenne Orange Metallic Bolt Cayenne Orange Metallic Sonic Hatchback Orange Burst Spark Trax has no orange available. Cayenne Orange Metallic Equinox LS Blazer does not have Orange. That pretty much is all you have in Chevrolet.

I hope Cadillac does not go the way of German Luxury, 95% leases since no one can really afford them or maintain them.

Got it, so you will not allow yourself to be cloned.

Such a W I D E Ass!

I do not see 1997 myself in this truck.

Wonder how close the EV version will look to this? ?

Wonder what the circumstances were, did they not set their brakes? Seems maybe they were expecting auto parking and just drove on and left it in drive? So weird as it looks very calm. RIP

But rock n roll is so much fun. ?

Considering I have never seen one in the wild on the west coast and only at the autoshow, I guess it is an East coast auto. ? Toyota Quality! ?

Love my current rides, next one will be an EV for the wife. Rivian, Lordstown, depends on what the existing OEMs have to offer. Right now, probably 2023 at the earliest in buying an EV since battery production, parts production, etc. need to ramp up before we have variety out there. I could possibly see us getting a Mach e GT AWD.

Awesome, I love Snow! Interesting news, seems the Germans are about to have a major upheaval in the auto industry assembly work as of the 830,000 jobs, they said the conversion to global EV auto's which require much less assembly line jobs will affect the stable middle income career path that many have enjoyed for years. At least 10% reduction in jobs is expected over the next 10 years and then even heavier job cuts after that. Seems the Unionized jobs are going to take a hit as Germany will have to deal with a reduced need in factory space and https://www.thedrive.com/tech/32260/the-danger-is-growing-for-germanys-auto-industry

Who knew, the Prowler was originally built using a Wrangler body for testing the mule. Called the Prangler. https://www.thedrive.com/news/31826/that-should-fit-how-chryslers-legendary-jeep-wrangler-plymouth-prowler-test-car-came-to-be

Have not seen any sprinters here yet, they all seem to be the Ram Vans. Have not seen a Ford either for Amazon Prime.

Seems Green Car Reports is stating that GM plans to reveal the first Cadillac Electric vehicle this April. We get to see the Hummer by GMC EV Truck in May. We will get more information in March about their new BEV3 platform. GM also just announced that their auto apps will report dynamic real time status from EVgo and ChargePoint charging along with if a station is available. https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1127179_gm-adds-real-time-charging-station-smarts-via-app-to-chevy-bolt-ev