G. David Felt

Yes I would agree that his arrogance has allowed him to push boundaries, but then history is there to learn from and he clearly is not willing to learn from history as the company could have done so much more by looking at history to use what does work right and well in Manufacturing and still push the boundaries. Right now arrogance is what also can cause the downfall and has of many powerful men and woman. Like life, moderation is still needed in all things.

Musk Arrogance can also lead to the collapse of a company. I totally agree, why re-invent the wheel especially when one thinks software development can be used for manufacturing of an auto. Arrogant big time he is.

UK Sales started on Nissan Energy Solar System Nissan has announced the start of their all encompassing Solar Energy System. This system has the ability to reduce home electric bills by 66%, increased independence from the national grid and electricity providers and the ability to generate, store and manage energy use overnight. Nissan says even on overcast or rainy days the system will still do all this and provide charging to your Nissan EVs. Nissan says the basic home system starts at £3,881 and includes the supply and installation of six solar panel system, home energy management system and VAT at 5%. For those that do not speak UK Pound Sterling, this is equal to $5,242.45 at todays 5/17/2018 conversion rate for Dollars. To get a complete solar panel system plus the XStorage unit that would be installed in your garage, your price starts at £7,635 or $10,313.46 at todays 5/17/2018 conversion rate for Dollars. Nissan is also selling additional storage units for £6,446 or $8,707.34 allowing one to go totally grid free if they so choose to add more panels and storage systems to fully support the house. The Nissan Solar System allows one to use the Nissan wireless charging mat under their Nissan EV and if you need a bit of extra energy, you can always pull it from your auto battery and then return it later on. This maximizes the efficiency of electrical grid and solar solution. Nissan UK Solar System web site Nissan has stayed silent on if or when they plan to bring this to the US. Right now they are focused on the UK, a much smaller market. Yet once they feel this is perfected, it will be a solid competitor to the Tesla SolarCity panels and Powerwall 2 which has seen a large drop in installations since Tesla bought them out. With a 57% drop in installations and what shareholders see as a clear conflict of interest due to the bonds that the Tesla CEO and his family members held, it would see they had more to gain than the shareholders. A Delaware judge is letting the lawsuit move forward creating more headache for CEO Musk. Solarcity & Powerwall 2 web site Clearly Nissan has taken ideas on their ideas of a smart street with fluid green energy being used between the auto and the home. For more pictures and info on this check out the story posted March 16 2016 here: Nissan Press Release Tesla Solarcity & Powerwall lawsuit

Right now I see no reason for PSA to sell here, their quality of auto is piss poor like Fiat and Alfa. Why would anyone want to go to a lower quality auto?

I loved these car with the straight 6 motor.

This makes sense, I bet if you look at the sales rate you can pretty much see who has the strength in numbers to justify paying for an auto show and who does not. Luxury auto lines from Germany are probably not that strong in Detroit compared to other brands. Same in France, VW is clearly not as popular as Audi.

Agreed, Damn 2 plate state crap this looks good. Just wish all states would better define a set amount of standards. I really like RFID License tab on the back plate. Police scan and know the info they need without a front plate.

Personally, all states should go with RFID tag License tabs and only a single license plate on the rear. I see no reason for a front plate at all even for Police or any other gov service use.

Never know when you might race and if you lose control always good to get a quick pull out and back into the action. Kinda like why do women and men have nose rings? Rings in the center of the nose has always been used by farmers to control unruly bulls. So are they saying they are unruly and need to be controlled? ?

I actually like the Tow Hook being Red like the Calipers and standing out.

80 Amazing Health Benefits of Wine! https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/80-amazing-health-benefits-of-wine/ss-AAtJmLn?li=BBnb7Kz I highly recommend drinking some tonight, tomorrow and this weekend. ??

Demon - Crazy 4 miles only, still all wrapped, Plum Crazy Purple. Dealer is asking $149,900 as a buy it now price. https://www.ebay.com/itm/142792437144?rmvSB=true

https://rideapart.com/articles/terminator-2-harley-davidson-auction Seems they expect this hog to sell for $250,000 or more. ?

Cool ad for a house, outbuilding, 5 Acres and 340 Vintage auto's. Lots of Mopar Muscle. Asking price, $1 million. http://www.thedrive.com/vintage/8758/for-sale-in-canada-five-acres-340-vintage-cars Found another story on this with even more interior pics. http://www.thedrive.com/news/20901/the-aznom-atulux-a-custom-italian-luxury-dodge-ram

Honda Clarity Commercial on now.

This Cracks me up, Great Thursday morning everyone!

Totally Cracks me up this Nissan Leaf Commercial. Makes me think this is @ocnblu type of life.

Korean Chevy BOLT Commercial Nissan Leaf 2.0 showing ProPark

OK, Thought about this and realized it would be good to have a thread on what commercials are out there about alternative powered auto's. VOLT Commercial Gotta say i LOVE THIS VOLT commercial. Snakes taste like Brussel Sprouts! So post what commercials you see for alternative Powered auto's.

Welcome back, Great to have an old member return and add to the auto discussion. Life around here is anything but boring. Just ask @ocnblu. Again, welcome back, if you could since we also have a bunch of new members, tell us a bit about yourself, your auto's and passions please.

Gotta be a Custom build since it is in California. Right? ?

So how is the baby Doing? Out of it's winter sleep and ready to ROAR?

Be interesting to see all versions of Kona from Electric to basic ICE and performance ICE and see how they stack up against each other.

Italian scary like the garbage italy is building under the Alfa and Fiat name.

Green car report was able to go to New Jersey and at Jaguars North America HQ get to drive the I-Pace and see what it is all about. I will say this is very exciting as they say it has the interior space of their full size XJ sedan. Good read. https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1116036_2019-jaguar-i-pace-brief-first-drive-of-all-electric-luxury-crossover