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I might have an offer coming on my rental property. Also, thanks again @balthazar for the oil filters. I'm going to do an oil change as soon as the ground dries out a bit.

I guess many new ideas are well forgotten old ones

I wonder what a Bolt would look like if it was exactly an Equinox or Blazer?

I think any unpopularity of the Bolt rests entirely with its looks. It's a great little scamp otherwise.

What is…. 'Special Regular' ???

LMAO! For the record, my comment was meant as a joke in response to Blus claim that talking about EVs too much (whatever the F that means) was not “random”.

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Since random news on all forms of auto news I reported in Random was stated as not the proper place to be, I have started this Alternative Random. http://www.chevyjoltev.com Love the site built to try and get more excitement for this lovely 2 door EV. This story is Wicked Cool about a 427 Cobra Replica made as an EV with a Tesla Powertrain and Kia EV Battery pack. https://electrek.co/2017/01/17/classic-427-shelby-cobra-tesla-electric-motor-kia-soul-ev-battery-pack/#more-35518 Mitsubishi 3000 converted to EV using Tesla Motors and VOLT battery packs. 1000HP using two Tesla Ludicrous mode motors. Very cool car. https://electrek.co/2016/07/21/tesla-hacker-1000hp-electric-car-tesla-drivetrain-chevy-volt-batteries/ Love that they are now hosting an EV Conversion page that covers all auto's and even a EV converted boat. https://electrek.co/guides/ev-conversion/ EV Rocks!

10 years is FAR too short a prediction. 50 is more like it. 17 million count ship takes agonizingly wide turns. EV price disparity is the #1 obstacle.

Don't count on ICE dwindling and dying for at least a decade or more. Batteries need to be better and scale a lot better for ICE to no longer being king of the hill.

Sounds like the challenge should be to make a Chevy Trax EV cheaper than the ICE version. Same with Equinox and Traverse.

I read American buyer, not ‘buyer of American auto’. Friend’s wife has a new CX-5, she just said she wouldnt buy it again given the chance. 1 notch below top trim, all sorts of nannies. Its not ‘education’ IMO, its the features themselves. Folk are more interested in the imagined concept than the actual feature.

Generative Design - Do you know what this means? Generative design is a computing process that mimics evolution to create natural-seeming shapes that maximize strength while minimizing weight! What does this have to do with the Random EV channel you might ask? Plenty, Seems innovation is beginning again with America. Specifically what VW largest office outside Germany which is located in Silicon Valley with more than 180 engineers, designers, researchers and social scientists. VW has allowed this California office to run more like a college campus and the question was asked of how would you blend the BEST of Volkswagen's heritage while embracing the future. The answer is a team of 25 that took less than 6 months to take a 1962 Type 2 11 window Microbus, strip it down to the bones and rebuild it as a modern 21st Century electric Microbus with 120-hp electric motor and a 10 kW battery pack fitting into the same space of the original power train. Tons to read about all the future stuff put into this Microbus from the microphones and cameras to the voice enabled access system, lighting, the ultra light weight steering wheel and wheels to the mirror support and seat supports. The Microbus weights less than what it did as an ICE Microbus. Have to say a very cool story. Full story here: http://newsroom.vw.com/vehicles/a-new-era-for-volkswagen-innovation-in-america-begins-with-the-type-20-concept/

I'd also bet that if a military were to put in a bulk order that they'd have no issue fitting a more capable setup with solid axles, if that's that desirable.

I was only thinking about real world consumer sales... I don't know if the military market accounts for much anymore for LR...militaries seem to use a lot of custom build stuff anymore..

Probably a handful off road fans in the UK care about solid axles, but I suspect 99.99% of potential buyers don't care.... it just doesn't matter...the Explorer has never been a serious off-roader, hasn't had a solid axle in a few generations, the Grand Cherokee lost it's solid front axle in '05 w/ the WK generation, etc.

First of many to come, a 2020 Corvette is crashed, I assume at high speed as it has a go pro on the top for recording and some serious damage to the car and other auto's. Out of Alaska, the local police show the near miss of the cop car hitting a momma and baby Moose. They go down hard. Badda Boom. https://www.autoblog.com/2019/08/06/moose-highway-police-video/

Wish I had mad phat Photoshop skillz.... like to see how a Bolt would look if the front looked like a scaled-down Silverado HD. Or with a Camaro inspired front like the Blazer.

Two pages of talking about old cars and trucks is not very random. Pretty sure there is a category for this on this site.

Not only that, but they set a new EV record that MB has yet to get anywhere close too. https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2019/products/porsche-taycan-record-nuerburgring-nordschleife-18440.html Have to say the video on the Porsche news anouncement is very cool. Love the comments on this video of the run Porsche posted and how folks say other than tire noise and the whine of the motor, very quiet and just rushing air. Very Cool indeed! Tesla should be shaking in their boots as this clearly looks superior to anything they are building.

Pic taken in Michigan in ‘72, is the truck circa ‘64? Yeah- thats pretty bad.

Good grief look how rusty that Chevy pickup is... it cannot be but a couple of years old. It's dragging its tailpipe, too.

Gotta start somewhere. ?‍♂️

Clearly these are toys for the rich around a bay and not real long term boating. Yet with that said, we do have the following: A boat that can go 100 miles a day on pure solar, not too shabby. https://catamaranguru.com/catamarans/catamaran-concepts/sunwave-54-solar-catamaran

Boats seem like the worst segment to crack into because there's no regenerative braking in water and they're so restrictive in water it would be like a car constantly towing something except worse.

Seems Rivian has confirmed that there will be 4 roof top options for te R1S SUV. https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1124632_rivian-r1s-suv-to-offer-four-roof-options-but-no-sliding-moonroof The four roofs include: - a fixed steel roof - a fixed glass roof - a fixed electrochromic glass roof that can automatically darken or leave it to the driver - a roof with two opaque lift-out composite panels Loving all these ID3 VW Mules as they are tested against the Kia and Chevrolet Bolt. I know VW is calling it an electric crossover hatchback, but I swear they look alot like the Bolt. https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1124726_volkswagen-id-4x-spy-shots-reveal-production-direction-for-crozz-electric-crossover

The airplane industry is also finding ways to electrify 2 and 4 person plans. The first 26 planes have been purchased for use in airplane training for pilots. https://chargedevs.com/newswire/quantum-air-orders-26-electric-airplanes-from-bye-aerospace/ Talk about your silent flight, very cool. Daimler is delivering their first 2 Electric Class 8 Commercial semi's for use to Penske Truck Leasing. https://chargedevs.com/newswire/daimler-to-deliver-first-ecascadia-electric-heavy-duty-trucks/ Seems Daimler has beaten Tesla to delivering Semi Trucks for Commercial use. Shell Gas Stations just finished installing and opening up for use their first Fast Charger for public use in Singapore. https://chargedevs.com/newswire/shells-greenlots-installs-first-abb-ev-fast-charger-in-singapore/ Seems you like the Chub rub too!

Seems the Auto Industry is not the only place for electric mania to take place, Boating with the massive torque is taking off but without all the gov incentives. Seems rich folks love the power while being quiet. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-20/battery-powered-boats-are-the-next-frontier?srnd=premium

9 States have signed on to follow California with a ZEV Mandate. Full story can be read here: https://autoalliance.org/energy-environment/state-electric-vehicle-mandate/ The main point is as follows from this screen grab: Here is where those states line up in regards to their state, county and city gov agencies buying ZEV auto's.

Not sure what your really meaning, Hudson went out of business, the owner of the property got a different business to go in to keep making money. Every business has different needs for the property, so how did the present fuck up what the past offered? ?

A stellar example of the present F'ing up what the past offered : 1946 : 2019 :

It is mind boggling how much wrong information they spread and lack of knowledge of their own products. The steps are 100% what you just said. I told my buddy what I was looking for and what I wanted to spend and he tried to get me into something else. "You don't want that. You want xxx." Sorry bud, I like you as a friend but you're not telling me what I want and why I want it. I'd rather give him $50 and never have to worry about buying from him. Let's have a mutual agreement that won't make this awkward. He did that with both my Escape and Focus purchases. Short story; I didn't buy either from him.

I second the dealership knowledge part and will add this little tidbit. I cannot tell you how many times I had to drive or just simply move a car because certain sale people couldn’t drive a damn stick! I get that it’s a niche market for those now but it baffles me how a sale person can claim to be knowledgeable about a car but can’t actually drive it. Today’s world.

Personally I wouldn’t worry about the troll who brought up the “concern” because it was an obvious trolling/butthurt comment. Complete with a disco ball and a mirrored ceiling! Got to make it feel special!

A quarter of a million dollars. And still no sales.