G. David Felt

So you do not see people using the Canoo in a active lifestyle way then, such as camping, skiing, etc.? Truck Life Van life I am amazed at how many GMC Safari AWD vans I see out and about and especially on the pass for skiing/Snowboarding. Like how VW is marketing their lifestyle EV van. I think there will be a segment that will want it for this. Right now, I think it is smart of them to sell first into the last mile delivery service as they should sell all they can produce.

@Drew Dowdell @Robert Hall @oldshurst442 @ccap41 @surreal1272 @trinacriabob @riviera74 Canoo is finally building and selling their LifeStyle auto. What do you all think?

Cool, EVs make up 7% market share in January 2023 compared to 5% in January 2022. https://insideevs.com/news/657660/us-electric-car-sales-january2023/

Intersting read on a Tesla fire that is not battery related but would appear to be from the work of the auto shop that rebuilt the Tesla after an accident. Tesla Model 3 Bursts Into Flames From Inside While Driving On The Road | Carscoops Does make one wonder about how having multiple wires under the carpet and feet of the occupants is not the best engineering. I would say the legacy auto makers will have a better time of routing electrical wiring for better built EVs. Tesla Model 3 Bursts Into Flames From Inside While Driving On The Road | Carscoops

Seems 7-Eleven is planning big changes. Globally 7-Eleven is wanting to be the premier stopping point for EV charging and has rolled out their 7Charge EV charging network. Thursday, March 16, 2023 PR: 7‑Eleven, Inc. Launches New Electric Vehicle Charging Network, 7Charge (7-eleven.com) Just download the app for Apple or Android from the proper stores and setup your 7Charge account. 7-Charge | 7-Eleven 7Charge is growing in the U.S. and will start expanding internationally with Canada this year as well as other markets. 7Eleven has stated that all 7Eleven stores and their sister stores from Speedway and Stripes are included in the EV 7Charge system. According to the press release when 7Eleven bought Speedway in 2021, 7Eleven has a world wide chain of 77,000 stores in 16 countries with a customer loyalty program with more than 40 Million members. North America has 14,000 stores with a presence in 47 of the top 50 most populated metro areas. 7-Eleven, Inc. Completes Acquisition of 3,800 Speedway Stores (prnewswire.com)

Some pretty cool patents being filed by GM. GM Files Patent For LiDAR System (gmauthority.com) While cool tech, not sure I am interested in this type. GM Files Patent For Remote Autonomous Vehicle Towing (gmauthority.com) Seems you can either have Performance or Off-Road Package but not both, seems both the GMC Hummer truck and SUV get a stabilizer bar underneath if performance is the focus, opt for the optional off-road package and you no longer get the stabilizer bar for the sake of better off-road handling. Some GMC Hummer EVs Have This One Big Chassis Difference (gmauthority.com) Here is something I believe @oldshurst442 @ccap41 will enjoy and even I have to say it makes the Cadillac sedan look amazing. Cadillac CT5 Body Kit From Robot Craftsman Brings Aggression (gmauthority.com) Have to say the images GM Authority caught of the mid year refresh of the Cadillac CT5 is nice, love the new headlights.

While I TOTALLY agree with the more recalls by one vendor over another gets the most news. That seems to not be the case in the Auto Industry. These car manufacturers issued the most recalls in 2022 - Autoblog Ford: 67 recalls (8,636,265 vehicles) Volkswagen Group: 45 recalls (1,040,885 vehicles) FCA/Stellantis: 38 recalls (3,041,431 vehicles) Mercedes-Benz: 33 recalls (969,993 vehicles) General Motors: 32 recalls (3,371,302 vehicles) Kia: 24 recalls (1,458,962 vehicles) Hyundai: 22 recalls (1,452,101 vehicles) Tesla: 20 recalls (3,769,581 vehicles) BMW: 19 recalls (1,000,455 vehicles) Nissan: 15 recalls (1,568,385 vehicles) Based on this, yes Ford has earned the news, but where is the VW and MB news? Heard very little about their recalls.

@surreal1272 You both have valid points and we do find crap against all auto makers. Yet if you focus on the big Media, it would appear that they attack American auto companies far more than Asian or European. It also does not help that some of the biggest conservative companies have executives that love their European autos over anything American and yet they push the maga flag while still doing the bulk of their business out of this country for jobs. I honestly wish all big media would push home the lies that clean diesel of Europe pushed for so long before they were all found criminal. Clearly not enough being done as even CR still pushes a heavy Asian agenda on their best autos when that is a lie too. At this point, if GM can truly beat Tesla and keep the quality going up, then the best thing ever is to make society eat mud over the deceptive nature of all this.

@oldshurst442 Not a blind fan boy either of the corvetter but I did feel the writeup was a fair assessment since GM is very open about bench marking the Corvette against the 911 series. In this regards corvette e-ray does surpass Porsche and you are right, it will be interesting to see what the Hybrid is. In regards to the 911 GT3 RS (Racing Edition) here we can compare apples to apples. Porsche 911 GT3 RS - Porsche USA 2023 911 GT3 RS MSRP starting price $223,800, 518 hp / 342 ft-lbs of torque And I find lots of stories on the C8.R edition but no specifications/cost, but I would think this is what would be put up against the 911 GT3 RS or am I missing something.

Have to LAUGH at this one, especially the white guy that is trying to bring the attention to Tesla CEO Musk as saying China is Tesla Territory. LOL Cadillac goes after Tesla by setting up test drives at Supercharger station | Electrek Smart Marketing by Cadillac of China.

Very interesting reading on Oil. Combustion-vehicle sales peaked in 2017, peak oil due in 2027 (greencarreports.com) Originally peak consumer sales were expected around 2022 and commercial around 2036. Now we see consumer ice sales peaked in 2017 and commercial is now expected in 2027. Days of OIL are over, welcome to the electrical revolution.

This Friday is a Gorillaz day for me.

It dawned on me that the Stealth Mode can help the single guys or gals sneak away from a 1 night stand if they so choose. ? Saw this write up on the SVB bank failure and have to say it is very illuminating. Silicon Valley Bank It’s hard to miss the news this week that sparked major disruptions in the banking industry. A sequence of events rapidly unfolded, resulting in the second largest bank failure in US history last week. Subsequent reports from other banks experiencing problems followed. The trigger started with an increased volume of withdrawals from venture-backed start-ups. This segment has struggled to obtain incremental investments in this conservative fiscal environment, so drawing more funds without incremental investments caused a strain on the banking reserves. Bad decisions on long-dated bond investments by Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) that resulted in a $1.8 billion loss inflated the problem. Management of SVB failed to hold enough liquidity to meet the increasing demands. SVC’s announcement that they were looking to raise more capital via additional share sales to cover their shortfall on March 8th was quickly amplified on social media and caused a rapid bank run by customers. The whole collapse took a mere 48 hours to unfold. The SVB financial concentration on technology companies did not just affect small, early-stage start-ups. Some of the well-established technology companies affected included Roku, Etsy, and Cloudian. Here’s a more complete list that spans the US, Europe, and Asia. The impact felt by customers, employees, and other businesses serving the businesses affected by this collapse affects secondary and tertiary levels. Unlike the 2008 financial collapse triggered by over-leveraged lending, this event was not due to the fundamental integrity of customers, but rather to the fact that management failed to satisfy its fiduciary responsibility to preserve liquidity. More fuel was added to the fire by increasing interest rates, decreased VC investments, and fewer acquisition exits – a combination predictable in this more conservative fiscal phase we’re now in. In Europe, HSBC took over the U.K. division of SVB over the weekend. Accepting all of their assets and liabilities in exchange for £1, HSBC came to rescue of many customers and businesses worried about their livelihoods. 451 Research explains: The deal will considerably boost HSBC's exposure to startups and high-growth companies — a segment of the market that risk-averse incumbent banks in the U.K. have typically shied away from. As of March 10, SVB (U.K.) had loans of £5.5 billion and deposits of in the region of £6.7 billion, and about 3,300 clients. SVB (U.K.) turned a pre-tax profit of £88 million in the 2022 financial year. Although SVB (U.K.) does not make its fintech client list public, previous press releases suggest that it has lent money to the likes of well-known payments and remittance company Wise PLC (formerly TransferWise) and Liberis, a U.K.-based embedded finance specialist. Although HSBC's appearance as a white knight came as a surprise to many, the multinational bank has been bolstering its U.K. small and medium-sized business lending proposition in recent years, which suggests that the deal is strategic as well as opportunistic. HSBC launched its digital small-business banking product, Kinetic, in 2021, and its customer base stood at 53,000 as of year-end 2022. It also launched a global SMB platform, Business Go, whose signups totaled 95,000 at the end of 2022. There’s still a lot more to come as the situation continues to unfold. 451 Research reminded its readers this week that it will take years for technology deal making and trust to recover. As other banking institutions come into the mix, the challenges will extend well beyond the technology industry. Here’s a write up from Fidelity if you have interest in their point of view.

Have to say that I agree with this story about how Chevrolet has beaten Porsche. 10 Things That Make The Chevy Corvette E-Ray Better Than The Porsche 911 (topspeed.com) #10 - Corvette is more powerful, 495 base horsepower compared to 911 GTS 473 horsepower. #9 - Corvette E-Ray is faster than the Porsche, Corvette is 2.5 seconds 0-60 where Porsche is 2.8 seconds 0-60 automatic, 3.2 seconds if manual. #8 - Utility and space management, Corvette is better than Porsche for interior room and cargo space. #7 - Affordability, Corvette E-Ray starts at $102,900 compard to Porsche 911 starts at $107,000 and if you go 911 Carrera S that is more equal to the E-Ray, starting price is $124,000 making the Corvette E-Ray the best value for performance cars. #6 - Fuel-efficient - E-Ray is more fuel efficient than the Porsche. #5 - Hybrid, Corvette Hybrid is here today, Porsche says they will have a Hybrid in the future. #4 - Stealth Mode - Corvette has this that allows you to drive away in pure electric mode staying very quiet where Porsche does not have this so the loud exhaust will be there to wake everyone up. #3 - Magnetic Ride Control 4.0, faster auto adjusting suspension than the Porsche PASM auto adjusting suspension. #2 - Fuel tank size, Corvette E-Ray has a 18.5 gallon gas tank compared to Porsche 16.9 gallon gas tank. #1 - PowerTrain Warranty - Corvette E-Ray has a 5 year / 60,000 mile warranty, Porsche gives you a 4 year / 50,000 mile warranty.

As I posted in the random thread, Cadillac accidentally leaked before correcting the website that a V edition of the LYRIQ is coming this year. Internal Leak Suggests Cadillac Lyriq-V Is Coming For 2024 Model Year (cadillacsociety.com)

This is all ASSUMPTION, there is no facts here, Your making assumptions based on past autos and NO just cause they are on the same platform does not mean they will have the same power. Cars are not SUVc just as SUVs are not cars. They are two very different dynamic bodies and handling traits.

Prove this as there is NOTHING on the Global or USA media sites about this and the selling sites only cover 2022 both regular GLC and AMG. The Mid-Size AMG GLC SUV | Mercedes-Benz USA (mbusa.com) 2022 GLC 300 & 300 4MATIC 255 hp / 273 lb-ft of torque 2022 AMG GLC 43 is 385 hp / 384 lb-ft of torque No 2022 AMG GLC 63 model The 2023 GLC for either model is 255hp or 278 in boosted mode with 295 lb-ft of torque or 418 lb-ft of torque in boosted mode. Sadly this will rarely ever happen as the details in the press release say in specific use cases will the hybrid 23 hp / 123 lb-ft of torque be added to the ICE system, such as aggressive take offs from a dead start, high speed passing, etc. So while this new powertrain is a little bit better than the old model, not much better and based on the engineering info they have released, there is no way this Hybrid system in the GLC will deliver 700 hp with over 800 lb-ft of torque let alone 800 hp with over 1000 lb-ft of torque. Please provide actual web links to back up this claim. Here is their Future 2023 GLC webpage: 2023 Mercedes-Benz GLC SUV | Future Vehicles | Mercedes-Benz USA (mbusa.com) No mention of AMG versions yet. This is the only actual webpage working that talks about a 43 and 64 AMG GLC version with hypothetical numbers being more aggressive than the existing auto and a possible upgrade in electric motor. 2023 Mercedes-AMG GLC 43 New Performance Crossover In The Works | Mercedes-Benz Worldwide (mercedes-world.com) They also clearly state also that the new 2023 GLC will only under very high-load situations use the mild hybrid HP/Torque. So not much of a hybrid at all.

@oldshurst442 @ccap41 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Is No Mere Carbon-Copy Kia (caranddriver.com) Seems while they are not ready to give any firm statistics, the N Performance Edition will be north of 600 HP and they are definitly not just coping the Kia EV6 GT which is only 576 HP.

OUCH and the Ford recalls keep coming. This time, a retainer bolt on the inside of the steering box fails and causes the steering box to lock up. All 2023 Broncos are on a do not deliver, do not drive list awaiting replacement parts. Ford Issues 2023 Bronco ‘Do Not Deliver-Do Not Drive’ Order (msn.com)

Seems Bollinger Motors has stopped trying to build SUV/Truck for personal use and is focused on the commercial market as they have moved forward with producting mid-size commercial EVs. The B4 at Work Truck Week 2023 (mailchi.mp) They still talk about the SUV and Truck that led them to their B5 commercial trucks they are building now. So I guess everyone that put down reservations on the Bollinger SUV/Truck lost out. Electric Truck Manufacturers - Electric Heavy Duty Truck (bollingermotors.com)

Where are you getting the AMG numbers? Both the USA and Global Media website has nothing on the all-new AMG versions yet. These appear to be the old model numbers.

Seems someone slipped as it no longer shows on the Cadillac Accessory website, but good chance we will see a V edition of the LYRIQ. Internal Leak Suggests Cadillac Lyriq-V Is Coming For 2024 Model Year (cadillacsociety.com)

Not sure what you are meaning, I did not exclude any of the vehicles. Cadillac is not the lead auto here but is in the leading group. Guess my wording was confusing.

That would be like an Eagle sedan then, right?

At least they are racing cars they make. Not auto related, but I was cracking up laughing at the lack of being able to explain what Woke is in this interview by one that attacks woke people. ‘This is Gonna Be One of Those Moments That Goes Viral’: Conservative Pundit Short-Circuits When Asked to Define ‘Wokeness’ (msn.com)