Rumorpile: Diesel, 10-Speed In The Cards For The F-150

Chevrolet will give us an Ultium Bolt.  Which is not bad. I wish they would have changed up the styling.  Not jut a refresh but a brand new body to go along with the Ultium battery technology.   But I see how Chevrolet could keep the price down by just refreshing the body.   Id like to see if Canadians keep the Elbows Up regarding the automobile industry.  Its hard to boycott as GM, Ford and Chrysler do keep the factories open in Canada.   It will be interesting to see how Canadians are going to react to the KIA EV2 GT.  Of all the American product boycotting in Canada, GM and Ford are not really targeted.  

Interesting read, though they talk about 1 million mile batteries, they do not state which ones actually. These EV batteries now last 1 million miles – Morning Overview

Sad that due to Idiot47 and the incompetent administration we currently have, we will loose out on the benefits of entry level EVs from Kia that offer awesome range, performance and interior space. Kia’s Smallest EV Could Become One Of Its Most Thrilling Performance Models The EV2 GT model looks real cool and could be a blast, sadly Canada and Mexico will get it before us due to the incompetent administration we currently have.

I agree. And I understand what you wrote about no mandate needed.  EVs will turn that tipping point in due time. Shortly. And like you said, Chinese EVs will be the ones to do it.  I included that tidbit ONLY because most Americans STILL cant get off the oil addiction they have.  GM has mentioned that they are going along with the 2035 timeline.  But since Trump has alienated America from its allies, GM will try to delay 2035.  Like Dodge though, V8s and turbocharged lawn mower sized engines in CUVs will only get you so much.  The rest of the world is strumming along with the 2035-2040 timeline regardless what the Chinese automotive industry is doing.  I used 2035 as a visual as that is only 9 years away...    Dodge announcing the Durango only gets V8 offerings and is ditching the 6 cylinder offerings, and some Americans declare a win for the internal combustion engine...missing the real problems for the American automotive industry.   Like you said, but with my angle, 2035 is a short 9 years away to stress a point.  What you said about no mandate needed as EVs will tip the point probably before 2035.  But in America, your folk lack critical thinking skills and do not realize what you said, thinking that  a Hellcat powered 15 year old SUV is a saviour for the internal combustion engine and everything else is misinformation.    

There is no need for an EV mandate or regulation saying no ICE after 2035 or 2040 or whatever date.   What will happen is China will build a Rav4 like crossover that is more reliable than a Rav4, costs less to maintain, has a longer warranty, has more horsepower, smoother and quieter motor due to being EV and it will cost $10,000 less than a Rav4.   And at that point, no one will want a gas Rav4 and ICE dies for mass market cars.   Some sports cars and enthusiasts cars will have ICE engines, long haul trucks will probably be diesel.  There are use cases where gas or diesel make sense, but it might be 10-20% of the market.