G. David Felt

Be interesting to see with GM having a Global EV auto, Bolt. Who is next to actually deliver a global EV auto. Yes we have lots of options that are announced but actually delivering is another thing. I am actually surprised to not see Ford here with a diverse Global Hybrid lineup.

Black label should have had at least a 10 or 12 inch screen but also they should have had a default Black Chrome option too. I think folks in marketing got lost in the Bling of regular chrome every where for the baby boomer crowd and forgot about the bigger growing market of the X Y Z groups.

G. David Felt Staff Writer Alternative Energy - www.CheersandGears.com Kaiyun Motor Co. China Wants to take on Ford with EV Pickup! CEO and founder Wang Chao believes the China market can easily support 200,000 to 300,000 EV pickups and believes his Pickman EV truck is the answer. Since the founding of his company and production at the end of last year, he has built 5000 of his pickman EV trucks and says he has 100,000 more on order. The Pickman EV truck gets 120 Kilometers / 75 miles on a single charge and sells for 23,800 yuan or about $3,500. Investment to date in Kaiyun Motor is about $300 million and he is working on a second round of about $200 million that should allow him to ramp production and turn a profit. How this all plays out with other Chinease companies that are invested with a billion or more to build full size EV auto's is yet to be seen. Wang believes there is not only room for his compact truck, but also for him to grow it into a full size line as well. Bloomberg Story - Here China Daily News Story - Here Kaiyun Motor Co. Facebook site - Here

In the first picture you can see what I would assume is Kelly K in the background walking towards the house. Dish water Blonde in sweats. Cracks me up at an ad like this. Wonder how many offers she got. That would be one sore mouth.

Naw, just use the same batteries Samsung did for the note 7, I am sure there are plenty of extras laying around!

Intersting, funny that they talk about the new battery tech which was released onto the world in 2012. http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/48881 Hong Kong is where this idea comes from and clearly it needed time and testing, so maybe they are finally making it work. In 2013 other scientist found that this had great potential for super capacitors, but more research was needed. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/521651/graphene-supercapacitors-ready-for-electric-vehicle-energy-storage-say-korean-engineers/ In 2014 Tesla was working on what they hoped would be a 500 mile battery pack based on this tech, but still nothing yet. http://gas2.org/2014/08/21/tesla-developing-500-mile-graphene-battery/ Companies seem to see a long term use for batteries based on this tech, seems it would allow much smaller, denser and long range power supply. http://graphenebatteries.no/technology.html Over all, I could see graphene batteries finally making the EV a long range no fear auto with super fast charging as the batteries unlike regular or NiCad or Li can take super fast rapid charging with no problem. Gonna have to watch this and see what comes of it. Further cool info: USES FOR GRAPHENE Green technology: Sir Andre and PhD student Lozada-Hidalgo hope that graphene could one day be used in proton-conducting membranes, which are a crucial component of fuel cells, used to power 'green' cars. They found that graphene membranes could be used to extract hydrogen from the atmosphere, suggesting the possibility of combining them with fuel cells to make mobile electric generators powered just by tiny amounts of hydrogen in the air. Medicine: Experts say that graphene could be used as a vehicle for delivering drugs to specific sites in the body, which could one day mean new treatments for people with brain conditions, for example. Transport: Graphene’s strength and lightness makes it an ideal material to incorporate into cars and aeroplanes in a bid to make them safer and more fuel efficient. Thin coatings: The thin and strong material could also be used to make corrosion-proof coatings, packaging and even super-thin condoms Electronics: The material conducts electricity efficiently so it could be used to make new types of smartphones and as well as flexible wearable technology. Purifying water: Scientists are working on using the material as a membrane to separate liquids, so it could one day be used to purify water in areas of the world that do not have access to the essential liquid. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2851571/Graphene-breakthrough-trigger-electric-car-revolution-Proton-discovery-paves-way-super-efficient-batteries.html#ixzz4Oljfr9aA Samsung seems to think by 2019 they can use Graphene to double if not triple their battery density for super long life on electronic appliances like smartphones. http://www.techtimes.com/packsize/183247/20161025/eco-friendly-packaging-on-demand-technology-changes-the-way-retailers-think-about-shipping-packages.htm

Racer fan boy meets F1 racing dream and builds crapola fiberglass nightmare!

Wonder if this is an American take on the Chevy Niva they did?

That Totally Rocks! Who built it? Cool found the release by GM. https://www.gm.com/mol/m-2016-oct-sema-930-1031-traxactiv.html That is very cool Sema Trax, they for sure need to build this.

That sucks, but totally understandable, they have to recover after this mess that is truly sucking the life out of the company.

Totally expected, now Nissan could really rock the world if they came out with a fun to drive EV line of cars to go with their trucks / suvs.

Yes, This Rocks! Allied won again!

Agree with Drew on the comments about the Chrome bits on the car. I would like a Monochromatic option for this auto plus a Mid chrome option. That way you can cover the market with a wider option of what people like.

This makes total sense, but I wonder why not just have a stripped Rental version that is designed for abusive work? This would be a truck version that is not available at the retail dealerships.

Got it I would agree that we are in a final Golden age for Petro powered auto's. The next age is going to be the Hybrid / EV one. But But But, Pee jokes are not as funny as a good O'l FART Joke!

Golden Age thing? I know I am 48 years old, but I am drawing a blank on this comment?

Agree I love this warm Mocha interior. Talk about a nice, warm relaxing interior.

So the Black Label Conti Or the Carbon Black CTS-V Things to love about both, issues to shake a head at for both. Lincoln needs a true black edition or black label that allows you to have black chrome to fully black it all out.

A TDD by GMC would be very Cool!

Sadly as I posted, the black label package is not available in burgundy as an 800A unit, only the 300A unit can have the rich metallic burgundy. Still I totally agree this car would rock in that color with the black chrome.

In this case, apply the black chrome to a Matte Black CTS-V and there you have a nice contrast with a car that cannot be touched by most for performance, even MB and BMW would struggle.

Black Label in Burgundy with Black Chrome would be very sharp.

So in thinking over the Black Label for the Continental, It would and should have been a default for this choice, BLACK CHROME! Black Chrome in all the regular chrome places would have made this as a Black Label decadent and striking. Black Label, AWD, TTV6 with Black Chrome, in a Metallic Black Paint job with Blacked out windows and Boom, you have an awesome ride!

So I really am a Monochromatic auto buyer that likes chrome on the rims as an accent, I would love to remove most of the chrome on this car. With that said, I played with the configurator to see what my options would be. Black Label Edition 800A 300A Edition Love the Burgundy color, crazy that I can get a better equipped car in the 300 than in the Black Label unless I am just not working their web site correctly.

This is a very tasteful full size sedan. Well executed with what I consider proper chrome accents for those that like the bling effect. I can also clearly see this as a monochromatic in this color and it would still be striking. This car I like allot and is to date the best I have seen out of all Lincoln's SUV, CUV's and cars. We'll done for a decent solid, probably best in class sedan competing against the rest of the mid tier OEMs such as Buick, Acura, Infinity, Lexus, etc. This car has the potential to even take on the top tier luxury auto companies. Just needs a few more tweaks, to get there. With that said, before they try to push this upstream, Lincoln needs to get the rest of their product line to be equal to this car, then they can move up again. Congratulations to Lincoln for executing an outstanding looking car.