G. David Felt

Yes be it parking outside or inside, you just pull up to your home over the pad and go in for the night, come out the next morning fully charged and ready for the day.

Excited to see this in the wild.

Currently there are 3rd party companies that have home wireless charging pads that are 220V and depending on battery size will take from 8 to 14hrs to fully recharge. Good Read here: https://getelectricvehicle.com/wireless-charging-for-electric-cars/

Really, with the way people love to order their coffee / latte I think people want the flexibility to order up what they want on an Auto as long as they can get it fast same day I would think. Yup 500 miles and wireless charging pad in the garage is perfect.

As I posted, this is probably one of the best looking CUVs MB has made in a while, yet is far from perfect and I have been looking at the pictures over and over and it finally dawned on me what makes this look cheap. Interiors are personal choice and I really do not have any big issue with it at this time as nothing stands out as glaring. OUTSIDE, Big issue with the following two things. The bloody CHEAP looking black fake plastic Gills on the front end with the black plastic mold around the wheel wells and bottom of doors and the back bumper and the second issue is that ugly silver painted after thought on the black rear bumper wrapping around the dual exhuast. To me, MB as a luxury auto company should have done something better than this as well as AMG is missing the flare on this model. To me this looks more like a top end regular CUV from MB.

I would agree that we are NOT at the engineering limits of ICE auto's. Yet with that said, for the sake of our planet, future health of kids, family, loved ones, etc. it is in our best interest to push forward with better tech and obsolete older tech if possible sooner rather than later.

Just hope it is truly engineered to minimize taking that cargo space, forgot which CUV I saw recently that had a fold flat 3rd row, but it was terribly implemented and ate up interior cargo space.

People love options, the only way this works is if you offer a fully loaded one at the so Premium Value Price and then offer the Alacarte build it yourself option and yet that would greatly reduce inventory on hand and reduce sales I think for people to wait for 8 weeks for their auto to be built, we need to get to a 100% automated robotic assembly line on a skateboard platform with Mini Factories where you stop at your dealer, you pick options and color and it is assembled and you get it the same day. That would work then.

@ocnblu Perfect for you, a Diesel 4x4 Corvette. https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/a-teenage-kansas-farmer-built-this-diesel-off-road-corvette-and-its-a-stroke-of-genius/ar-AAGtoKY?li=BBnb7Kz Interesting take on wether or not a recession / depression is coming. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/this-is-the-factor-thats-likely-to-determine-whether-theres-a-us-recession/ar-AAGv9EF?li=BBnb7Kz

I am thinking the next Bolt Platform gen 2.0 more than making the existing engines HCCI.

Will say this is probably the best looking CUV from MB today. Actually looks like a CUV and not a coupe.

Soooooo, Seems the news is abuzz tonight of a 850HP Hybrid Corvette. https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/mid-engine-c8-corvette-hybrid-z06-zr1-leak/ This all from some so called leaked documents posted into the Corvette Forum. https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/c8-general-discussion/4313915-z06-and-zr1-leak.html If true, some ICE Fans are not gonna be happy. ?

Considering that the Auto Industry loves to Keystone the cost into the markup, being they double the price of their cost and add it to the vehicle, I would say that for Tesla, it probably is a $9,000 cost of parts and labor. So $18,000 markup.

Good News cost of S-Class side mirrors have dropped in the last few years. Bad News ya still looking at $570 to $675 dollars for the mirror module and then installation, so I bet a cool $1,500 for the repair of a broken mirror. Estimate on the Camera nubs is probably $1,500 to $2,500 depending on brand.

What do you think of an implementation like Lexus version? I myself do not mind it, while I hate BMW version. Audi's implementation is not bad, I think a better integration than Lexus. VW has a nice integration that is probably same parts as Audi. I can also see side nubs like this for the cameras.

When I bought my Trailblazer SS I was offered the GM extended warranty to 7 years and 100,000 miles. When at 76,000 miles or so my Radiator had a leak that leaked into the trans cooler portion and ended up messing up the transmission, I saved myself over $10,000 as they had to replace the transmission, cooling lines and combo Radiator / trans cooler. Was so happy I had that extended warranty. Never bought one on my Escalade or any of my other auto's. Just figured on my CPO SS that I would cover my bases and glad I did. FYI, for those wanting to know, GM charges 10% of the sales price of the auto, so my Extended warranty was $2,400. Course I bought my SS in 2011 when people were not wanting gas guzzling auto's. So got a good price on it as less than 24K miles for a 3yr old Leased SUV.

The Tesla Roadster 2.0 has mirror numbs also so a very clean look and side profile.

QUESTION: Do you like or use Auto Extended Warranties and why? EFG Company has launched a new 11 years / 150,000 mile warranty program for all EVs. They call it the Motorist Assistance Plan (MAP) EV Protection. This new auto warranty on top of the OEM warranty covers the following: The new warranty provides coverage for all assemblies and parts, the manufacturer-installed battery, and the motors, although certain specific parts are excluded. It also provides roadside assistance, rental reimbursement, and trip interruption benefits. https://chargedevs.com/newswire/efg-launches-150000-mile-extended-warranty-exclusively-for-evs/ Current OEM warranties are 8 years or 100,000 miles in comparison to 11 years or 150,000 miles. This brings up a good point of discussion, with thousands of fewer moving parts and much lower maintenance, could we see the OEM move to a 10yr / 100,000 bump to bumper warranty with a 250,000 mile powertrain warranty? On another Note, the Ford F-59 commercial truck commonly used as a food truck or delivery truck has received it's CARB certification to sell their truck in California and will sell it nationally in two versions, 80 miles and 110 miles EV. https://chargedevs.com/newswire/lightning-systems-receives-ok-to-sell-its-all-electric-ford-f-59-in-california/ Electrify America is deploying 150kW DC Fast Chargers in San Francisco that are robotic in nature requiring no human intervention in charging up EVs. https://chargedevs.com/newswire/electrify-america-to-deploy-commercial-robotic-chargers/

Yes, I do hate that also, but I thought it was insteresting to see that the one CUV with the highest residual value but lowest upfront cost was the Hyundai CUV.

I expect those pods to go away to numbs on the side. I expect auto's to go this route:

Very excited for this car to come to market.

Excited for this as I can see auto's having numbs on the sides giving a far cleaner look and better visibility off a HD screen.

This is an interesting story about the drop in value for CUVs. http://suvsite.net/worst-of-the-worst-suvs-plummeting-in-value/?utm_source=taboola&utm_campaign=2621236&utm_medium=msn-msn-home&utm_content=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.taboola.com%2Flibtrc%2Fstatic%2Fthumbnails%2F120ec2e59dc141a54a262407da191107.jpg__These+SUVs+Will+Soon+Be+Worthless+–+SUVs+Plummeting+In+Value&utm_term=540msn-msn-home&tict=1

Subcompact to micro cars seems to be Suzuki's area of positive auto sales, I see Toyota would rather badge those auto's than build them themselves.

Yup just another reason to buy the auto you love, change what you want and drive it, be it ICE or converted to EV, drive what you love.