Rumorpile: Hybrid Power Being Considered For Next 911

Yikes.  I don't know.  I still haven't been in the Chunnel.  That link between Denmark and Sweden that is part bridge and part tunnel is something.  The bridge across the Strait of Messina has challenges left and right.  California High Speed Rail is like a flickering bulb. This is akin to going to another planet!

Nissan has the new Kicks at a competitive price, that could do well like the Trax has.  There is a new Murano.  But the Titan is gone (not that they sold many anyway), the Altima is dying next year so that is a lot of lost volume, I think they killed or are killing the Versa, and the Z doesn't sell at all (too expensive).  And a lot of those Sentra, Kicks, Rogue sales are probably rental fleets.  It is just a junk brand.   Infiniti sales are down 50% in the past 5 years and they are going to let Infiniti dealers move into Nissan dealers to survive.  But Infiniti is in even worse shape than Nissan because they can rely on rental fleets and low credit buyers like Nissan does. No higher margin luxury sales, no high margin pick up sales, Nissan is a mess. Stellantis also a mess, way too many cost cutting measures and they build junk cars and too many brands to feed.  You don't need Dodge and Chrysler, Alfa and Maserati, Citroen and DS, Opel and Peugeot, etc.  It is all overlap, they could kill half those brands.  Terrible product planning too, way too many expensive vehicles and they don't make a competitor to the Corolla or Rav4 or Model Y for the global market and those are the top 3 selling vehicles in the world.  No Ford Maverick or Toyota Tacoma competitor at Ram.   And the Stellantis fan boys want to blame the decline in the company on Tavares killing the Hellcat and the V8 Chargers, but Hellcat vehicles are low volume and they pretty much exhausted that market already.  They could bring back a Hellcat Charger and they'd probably sell like 10,000 a year when the company has capacity to build like 7 million vehicles a year.  The company is clueless on what buyers actually want, and they haven't put R&D into new product in forever and trashed the reputation of all their brands. And I think Tesla is next, once the $7500 goes away, and the west cost liberals stop buying them because they don't like Elon, I can see their sales dropping because that product line is stale as hell now, and the Cybertruck is already out of reservations, so those are about to be a sales bust.   Unless Elon cons the government to buy 100,000 Teslas per year.

Electrify America, the largest open Hyper-Fast charging network in the U.S., and Costco Wholesale are offering electric vehicle charging at five Costco Wholesale locations. The charging stations feature Hyper-Fast chargers- capable of speeds up to 350 kW- and will help meet the growing demand for open and convenient fast charging. Electrify America - Costco Wholesale Station Facts Five charging stations in operation in California, Colorado, and Florida. In collaboration with Electrify America's Electrify Commercial® team, the charging stations are owned by Costco Wholesale. Costco Wholesale’s charging stations will be compatible with nearly all-electric vehicle (EV) brands, and pricing is set by Costco Wholesale. The charging stations are integrated into the Electrify America charging network, enabling customers to seamlessly locate the stations and pay for charging sessions via the Electrify America app. Open Costco Wholesale stations: Clermont, Florida – 4600 Collina Terrace – 6 Hyper-Fast chargers Denver, Colorado - 4717 Airport Way – 6 Hyper-Fast chargers Loomis, California - 4107 Sierra College Blvd. – 14 Hyper-Fast chargers Pleasanton, California – 7220 Johnson Drive – 10 Hyper-Fast chargers Sacramento, California - 3881 E Commerce Way – 10 Hyper-Fast chargers Electrify Commercial - the business unit from Electrify America designed to deliver turnkey EV charging solutions to retailers, convenience stores, travel centers, and electric utilities – is implementing EV charging programs tailored to fit customers’ individual needs. Electrify Commercial presents a unique opportunity for businesses like Costco Wholesale to own their own charging stations while leveraging Electrify America’s experience building the largest open, DC-fast charging network in the U.S. View full article

Very cool, Kia has confirmed the EV pickup is coming still. 2025 Kia EV Pickup Virtually Expands EV9 Family to Fight Ram’s Mid-Size Truck - autoevolution

@A Horse With No Name This is a very cool woodworking video. Woodturning - Log To Bowl | Watch