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We also need a new definition of "fully vaccinated". It needs to include being boosted as well. With Omicron, some people who are fully vaccinated under the current definition are still ending up in hospitals (much to the glee of a certain group), but those who are boosted are largely not. "fully vaxxed" probably needs to mean "both shots plus a booster in the last 6 months or less". I'm assuming I'll need another booster in May.3 points
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That is a GREAT colour! And it fits the CT5 nicely!2 points
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This sounds great. One question: what if nobody buys what these plants are making 5-7 years from now?2 points
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It Took 13 Years, But The Dodge Challenger Has Finally Won (jalopnik.com) In 2015 Ford Mustang hit it peak followed by the Chevrolet Camaro and every year since has dropped in sales. 2015 was also the year that Ford released the current Mustang that is still selling 7 years later. 2015 Ford Mustang sold 122,349 to 66,377 Challengers. 2021 Sales Ford Mustang 52,414 Chevrolet Camaro 21,893 Dodge Challenger 54,3142 points
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It is. And some stupid people are insufferable. The "don't know how much they don't know" crowd can be more hostile and more argumentative because they don't have facts. They don't want dialogue that involves exchanging information. We have an example of similar idiocy in my very family. One uncle came over from Europe to visit us on the West Coast. He is/was the biggest douche bag of the many siblings on one parental side. When he got to California, he stated what he wanted to see and said that he wanted to see Niagara Falls. That meant he had no concept of scale. I told him that that was like going from Lisbon to Eastern Europe. My parents also picked up the tab for him, and his wife, to fly to the Pacific Northwest and to San Francisco during this trip. He was a pill on both trips. He wanted to see one of the bridges, so I took the rental car with all of us onto the Bay Bridge because it was cheaper. He went ballistic. First, you don't just "ascend" onto the bridge deck. You have to find the on-ramps in S.F. Then, when you get to the other side, you're in Oakland. I didn't get off the freeway because I didn't know and didn't want to experiment with Oakland. So I went further out to a nicer suburb with a full interchange to drive us back to the city. During this prolongation, he kept yelling. Of the countries in Europe I keep up with, I knew Portugal leads in vaccination efforts. That's impressive for a smaller and not particularly rich European country. Spain (which I don't see on this graphic) would be behind them, and ahead of Italy and France. France has seen their own "don't tread on me" demonstrations in their streets. It's not. But some people make us shake our heads. On my homepage were some links about some guy named Doug Kuzma. It turns out he has/had a podcast where he touted the typical packaging of the anti-vax crowd. His platform was called FROG network. I thought that maybe he liked amphibians ... or was poking fun at the French. FROG means "Fully Rely On God." A person from this group posted that Doug needed "heavy, heavy" prayers. He was only 61 and now on a ventilator, unconscious. The first thing that came to mind was the adage that "God helps those who helps themselves." He was pushing those drugs we've heard about that start with "i" and "hydro" as an alternative to the vaccine. If you heard this guy, I doubt his critical thinking skills in the realms of science and practical topics were that developed. A few days later, I found out he didn't make it. You just shrug.2 points
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GM is accelerating its drive to lead the EV industry with a $7 billion investment in Michigan, creating 4,000 New Jobs and retaining 1,000 existing jobs. One can watch the 46-minute announcement here: https://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/home.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2022/jan/0125-michigan-investment.html With our investments in charging infrastructure, our dealer network and digital platforms for our customers, General Motors is well on its way to U.S. EV leadership by mid-decade. We’ll have the broadest EV portfolio, with an EV for every lifestyle and price point. The bulk of the details are as follows: Orion Assembly to become the 2nd U.S. plant building Chevrolet Silverado EV and electric GMC Sierra By the end of 2025, GM to have more than 1 million units of electric vehicle capacity in North America GM and LG Energy Solution to build 3rd U.S. Ultium Cells battery cell manufacturing plant to increase battery supply $7 billion is the largest single investment announcement in GM history Lansing Michigan is where the 3rd Ultium battery plant is to be built. GM's assembly plant in Orion Township, Michigan will be converted to build the full-size Chevrolet and GMC electric pickups. Quoting Mary Barra: “We are building on the positive consumer response and reservations for our recent EV launches and debuts, including GMC HUMMER EV, Cadillac LYRIQ, Chevrolet Equinox EV and Chevrolet Silverado EV. Our plan creates the broadest EV portfolio of any automaker and further solidifies our path toward U.S. EV leadership by mid-decade.” Factory ZERO and the Lansing assembly plant will be capable of 600,000 electric pickup trucks by the end of the year. GM has been the leader in U.S. full-size truck deliveries over the past two years and GM is going to build on this. Specific details are as follows for the Orion Assembly and new Ultium Cell battery plant: Orion Assembly for production of Chevrolet Silverado EV and electric GMC Sierra — GM is investing $4 billion to convert the facility to produce electric trucks using the GM-developed Ultium Platform, which gives the company the flexibility to build vehicles for every customer and segment. This investment is expected to create more than 2,350 new jobs at Orion and retain approximately 1,000 current jobs when the plant is fully operational. GM estimates the new jobs at Orion will be filled by a combination of GM transferees and new hires. Electric truck production, including the Chevrolet Silverado EV and electric GMC Sierra, will begin at Orion in 2024. The Orion investment will drive significant facility and capacity expansion at the site, including new body and paint shops and new general assembly and battery pack assembly areas. Production of the Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV will continue during the plant’s conversion. Site work begins immediately. New Ultium Cells battery cell plant at Lansing site — GM and LG Energy Solution, via their Ultium Cells joint venture, are investing $2.6 billion to build Ultium Cells' third U.S. battery cell manufacturing plant. This investment is expected to create more than 1,700 new Ultium Cells jobs when the plant is fully operational. Site preparations will begin this summer and battery cell production is scheduled to begin in late 2024. Ultium Cells Lansing will supply battery cells to Orion Assembly and other GM assembly plants. In addition to this announcement, GM is investing $510 million in the following two Lansing Assembly plants. Lansing Delta Township Assembly — Investment is for production of the next-generation Chevrolet Traverse and Buick Enclave. Lansing Grand River Assembly — Investment is for plant upgrades. GM is now projecting that 50% of North America assembly production will be EV production by 2030. GM is also working to expand and build a new supply chain via strategic supplier agreements for batteries and EV components, this is expected to be scalable, more resilient, sustainable and North American Focused. The following strategic supplier agreements include the following: MP Materials to scale rare earth magnet sourcing and production in the U.S. VAC to build a new magnet factory in the U.S. to support EV growth. POSCO to build a new North America plant to process Cathode Active Material. GE Renewable Energy to serve as a source of rare earth and other materials. Wolfspeed to develop and provide silicon carbide power device solutions. Controlled Thermal Resources to develop a source of U.S.-based lithium through a closed-loop process with lower carbon emissions when compared to traditional processes. GM expects to have more than 1 million units of BEV assembly capacity by 2025 and the capability to respond to the projected growing electric vehicle demand. GM North America is currently building or converting the following to build EVs. Factory ZERO - Detroit and Hamtramck Michigan Spring Hills Assembly, Spring Hills, Tennessee CAMI - Ingersoll, Ontario Ramos Arizpe Assembly, Mexico GM Accelerates its Drive to Lead the EV Industry with $7 Billion Investment in Michigan, Creating 4,000 New Jobs and Retaining 1,000 (3) A $7 Billion Investment in Michigan | LinkedIn GM Quote Sheet GM's Commitment to EV Jobs & Investments in Michigan GM in the U.S.1 point -
I don’t think automakers have been in such a precarious scenario since the depths of the Great Depression as far as the unknown near future is concerned. And some of what’s driving the OEM-level frenzy seems to be a strong urge to ‘get in on the new ground floor’… (Rivian for ex) but what if Tesla is the anomaly and not the future norm?1 point
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@riviera74 Ill also add, in addition to crappy outward visibility, and old, loooong in the tooth styling... Is that Dodge has sparked off a horsepower war that not only put Mustang and Camaro owners on edge, but Corvette owners too. On top of that, Lamborghini and all other exotic owners too. And although the Challenger wont beat anybody around a race track, the Challenger with the big horsepower has shamed all in straight line acceleration including the fastest of the fastest of them all: EV straight line acceleration. And although the Challenger is not a race track kinda car, it actually doesnt handle all that bad. Its quite good actually. But it plays to ITS strengths and THAT is what people LOVE about it. MOST folk that buy MUSCLE cars (The Challenger) dont give a shyte about track times around the 'Ring. The Challenger plays to ITS strengths and doesnt follow anybody else. The Challenger plays on its own terms and lets others follow them. And when I say others, I do include all other performance cars such as the Camaro and Mustang but also INCLUDING exotics and supercars and EVs. A question: Who wants to drive a Zee Elle One when one could drive one of these? And they are having fun doing it. Challenger owners are having a blast!1 point
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This is a sad statistic! Omicron Deaths in U.S. Exceed Delta's Peak (msn.com) Another sad loss of life due to ignorance about Vaccines. ‘NCIS’ Actor Who Decried Vaccine Dies of COVID Complications (msn.com)1 point
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This is a perfect example of how technology is helping to make a better quality of life over old ways of doing things. This is why Human Society must evolve. Better for all IMHO.1 point
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It hasn't changed much in 6 years, and is the least practical of the 3 with it's tiny bunker slot windows.1 point
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I find first hand experience and facts more helpful than ignorance and unwarranted hysteria. https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/tesla-driver-details-survived-14-132951082.html1 point
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Like I said, I used apples-to-apples 1-dose only numbers. It's what I happened to click into to get a sense of comparison. State numbers is another metric, but I addressed a comment about the country as a whole, not a comment about individual states. Apples, again. This site shows the following (click to see all countries listed) : https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations Here's a snapshot of what I quoted, for those who might believe it was either erroneous (not within a 10% point range for 1 dose) or agenda-driven (for some reason).
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Math.1 point
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I'm not laughing about them, but can't feel sorry or sad for them, they brought it on themselves with their stupidity. Looking at that specific list, it's all idiots...1 point
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