G. David Felt

Decent upgrade to the aging 2024 model. Nice to see they are reducing costs of the curved screen in the EVs by pushing it out across the Hyundai Family and into Kia. The one thing I do not like is all the Chrome. ? ?

Yes I hate Elon, but I would not say he is selling a Shit ton of Model 3's and Y's when compared to other auto companies. Charted: Tesla's Global Sales By Model and Year (2016–2023) (visualcapitalist.com) From Q2 2016 to Q3 2023 official numbers globally Model S - 254,283 Model X - 269,136 Model 3 - 2,165,187 Model Y - 2,162,119 302,000 model Y for Q3 2023 117,074 model 3 for Q3 2023 Compared to other auto companies it is not much, yes for pure EV it is allot, but then BYD has surpassed them in Q4 of 2023. Top All-Electric Car OEMs By Sales In Q4 And 2023: Tesla Vs. BYD (insideevs.com) Q4 2023 Tesla - 484,507 EVs globally Q4 2023 BYD - 526,409 EVs globally 2023 (Full Year) International: Worldwide Car Sales - Car Sales Statistics (best-selling-cars.com) Would not say Tesla sold a shit ton of autos when they have been surpassed by the Chinese and the Koreans are creeping up on Tesla. 2024 is going to be a very interesting year for auto sales, especially EVs.

So true and why I feel Tesla has peaked in regard to big growth, they will have continued much slower growth, but the Minimalist interior is the death of any auto and especially Tesla as long as they continue to think people will look at menu's, sub-menus, etc. Europe's 2026 new rules requiring a set of default buttons/switches to get 5-star safety rating will force Tesla to change or relegate them to a lower tier auto company. Aston Martin designer says Tesla 'pisses off' its customers with this flaw (msn.com)

Love the Genesis Neolun purple interior, that is just awesome.

WOW, crazy info on this fire issue for recalled autos. Park outside! More than 72K cars in Massachusetts recalled due to fire risk, report says | Watch (msn.com)

I saw every CT6 built and imported here from China sold fast. I think the cost of building and exporting was not what GM wanted for profit level and did the stupid thing of walking away as reviews are all positive on the car. Sales have always been positive, I think GM due to the idiot leadership that moved Cadillac to New York and tried to make it a clone of the Germans was the wrong leader for Cadillac.

Found out this Blackwing originally sold for $99,490.

Yes, Production was crazy low for such a popular car.

WOW, Rare 2020 Cadillac CT6 Blackwing edition with only 18,000 miles @ Brotherton Cadillac NW Shoreline. Twin Turbo V8. The only hard part is the $80,519.14 asking price for a 4 year old auto. https://buy.brothertoncadillacnw.com/shopping/inventory/vehicle/CT6-V/2020?client=T3_CPO_VS[…]ck=DealerStock&vinSlug=1G6KW5RJ9LU103644&zipCode=97201

Are you thinking ICE, PHEV or EV?

Crazy but cool too, India gets their own special edition Bently that cannot be bought anywhere else. The Rare Bentley Model Sold Only in India (kangnamtimes.com)

WOW, If Kia did make the EV9 into a pickup truck and give it the style of these images created by Hot Cars, I bet it would sell big time especially over the hideous CyberTruck that is clearly not setting the after market on fire. Kia’s EV9 Pickup: A Miserable Design or a Future Success? (kangnamtimes.com) Very cool updated images of the nearly done Hyundai Ioniq9 SUV. Hyundai’s Ioniq 9: Likes and Dislikes Divided by Unique Blinker Design (kangnamtimes.com)

OUCH, $169 device allows you to hack the Tesla 3. 'White hat hackers' carjacked a Tesla using cheap, legal hardware — exposing major security flaws in the vehicle | Live Science

Fix account sync issues - Android Help (google.com)

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Calling all Auto Fans Any Idea the year? I am pretty sure this is a Toronado, but not sure of the year. My coworker who knows I am into auto's took the picture of his neighbors dads car in their barn and sent it to me.

Very cool, the first non-Tesla branded V4 Superchargers are installed. First non-Tesla branded V4 Superchargers are being deployed | Electrek

Nothing like an EV Battery Glut to start a price war pushing cost of EVs even cheaper! Battery price war is kicking off that could soon make electric cars cheaper (msn.com)

I really like the style inside and out. Love the color options. Glad to see some physical buttons along with the touch screen.

Yes and I still feel the same about these not being that safe compared to a full cushy head rest. Ya nailed it as you have touch or the rotary dial and I think again that it is too much touch versus a balance of touch and physical that I think it should be.

Honestly, nice looking is being nice as it already looks dated on the outside and the inside they have gone touch pretty much everything and as such with no physical buttons, I have to wonder just how easy it is to make the basics work. I also would have serious concerns about the head rests as that metal crown around the seat I can see hurting people seriously in a crash and having some bruises by just smacking it in normal use. I honestly have mixed feelings as some things are nice others are WTF were they thinking. Very weird SUV. I feel they are trying to make the old older work with the newest new of tech and just not getting it to blend well.

Pic 2 looks off to me, pic 3 is a red WTF mess to me. The rest I love. Please point me to this AI generator as I would love to play with it. I also think AI generated auto's should be it's own thread. This is Great!!!

Some cool Science. Seems we have natural Superconductor Mineral that can be made in the lab purified to be a perfect superconductor with only one catch, still has to be lowered to -449F. For the Science Geeks, you can read the massive paper released by multiple colleges here that confirm this work. Nodal superconductivity in miassite Rh17S15 | Communications Materials (nature.com) For those that want a less nerdy version, read Tom's Hardware write up. New research shows naturally occurring mineral is an 'unconventional superconductor' when purified | Tom's Hardware (tomshardware.com) End result is that a natural superconductor has great potential in the electronics world for advancements.

So it is narrowed down to the following 2 options: Not sure what she is thinking, but due to the differences in 400V for the Ford EVs versus 800V for the Korean autos, she has decided to go with the Korean options. So this coming weekend, another teste drive time to see how it plays out for her.

Some very cool tech to help batteries and food. Startup deploys AI to expedite development of cutting-edge battery technologies without sacrificing accuracy — here's how it works (thecooldown.com) Biochemists deploy AI to develop dairy alternative from pineapples and cabbage: 'It tasted exactly like milk' (thecooldown.com)