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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.

That is a GREAT colour! And it fits the CT5 nicely!

This sounds great. One question: what if nobody buys what these plants are making 5-7 years from now?

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 54,314

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.

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?

@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!

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)

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.

It hasn't changed much in 6 years, and is the least practical of the 3 with it's tiny bunker slot windows.

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.html

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).

Math.

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...