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12/18/23, 8:37 PM |
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12/18/23, 8:43 PM |
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People ain't going to sit there for 33 cars that sound lie RC cars.. It'd be like going to a Top fuel drag race and not feeling or hearing any of it, Instead of feeling like you went 15 rounds with Tyson from the power and vibration these things put out. Im not anti EV. But banning it or mandating its replacement is purely political.. I happen to believe the future is some sort of Hydrogen/electric or Hydrogen internal combustion both which are now reality. Just technology and cost have to catch up.
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12/18/23, 9:51 PM |
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If you follow the press releases for GM, it is obvious where they are going. They have stated a vision of being all electric by 2035. Will they make their target or will they have to delay is yet to be seen. However, there is no doubt that the money that GM is investing into the future of the company is for an all-electric future.
BTW, GM will be discontinuing the ICE Camaro at the end of the month. |
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12/18/23, 10:11 PM |
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What about the press (it's on many sources, not just the most watched cable news network) that almost 4,000 dealers wrote a letter, that the EVs weren't selling?
I used to figure the only reason the OEMs were all into this change would be to sell another version of their product; but it appears the consumers aren't jumping into these...
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12/18/23, 10:40 PM |
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Actually I saw a race between "electric" cars. It was from IRP and it was a competition between 4 colleges to create battery powered cars. Pretty sure it was on TV as a support class to one of the USAC classes. It was very strange to hear only the squealing of tires but no motor sound. Anyone else remember this, it was probably late 90's
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12/18/23, 11:28 PM |
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12/19/23, 3:15 AM |
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Now, everyone should know, there IS at least one rear-engine open wheel class; that was developed to model this exact form of MOTOR racing; and they have done kinda well...they started off where the batteries wouldn't last the entire race, so they switched cars mid-way. It's come a long ways and they have OEM and plenty of teams and good drivers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_E (PS - I think I read somewhere - NOT on the most watched cable news network - that they sneak in fuel powered generators to charge the batteries, but I digress...) But anyways, I would hope if they can't get OEM support and the technicalities shored up to introduce the hybrid; I sure hope they go with the spec fossil fuel format for the Indycar series - it really has done well lately; in regards to parity, close racing, and good car counts (I'm talking at the races other than the 500...which, unless they go to front engine silver crowns) I see no way will ever return to 50+ entries...there are just too many other ways to be "famous" (including Formula-E...) than just making the 500...
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12/19/23, 6:53 AM |
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Indycar died in 1995
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12/19/23, 7:09 AM |
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Auto industry is heading for another meltdown. Toyota saw it several years ago and was the first to publicly admit it. The carmakers are bleeding cash with massive capex and losses on every ev they struggle to sell. The union saw it coming and forced the carmakers to make promises they cannot keep. The government will borrow more money for the bailout. And you and I will pay for it.
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