G. David Felt

Thank you for posting this, I wish RAM had better prepared the guy to cover the auto with some real demos such as actually changing the configuration of the tailgate. The Driver's seat should have been set for him as with his belly, it was awkward for him to get out. That back seat would not have had that amount of leg space if the driver's seat was set for him. It would still have had space. Many cool potential features will be interesting to see what makes it into production. The pass-through space to the Frunk makes me wonder if they paid Bolinger for the right to use it as they had patented it back in 2019. Lots of potential features, will be interesting to see the actual Mules and what makes it into production. As far as the Vegan versus leather. Make it an option, I see nothing wrong with using real animal hide and want it over some fake stuff. I do like what I see for interior space and bed potential. I wonder about the glass roof for those that have had to deal with skin cancer, how do we keep out in strong sunlight states the rays?

? Talk about a big YAWN of excitement. To me the outside is as boring as it can come and I do not get this cocoon feeling. I hate the Yoke as this forces hands to be 9 & 3 rather than the safer 10 and 2 position. In fact that is one of my observations of people who have the Tesla with a Yoke and how they one hand drive at the bottom of the steering yoke, not very safe or responsive to road issues. Interior is very minimalist of blah for me. Never did get into the minimalist thing, but this car will sell to the Sony faithful as well as the Honda Faithful which are anything but excitement of drivers. Meh, ?

? Ya know it can be tiring when you are such a horse with blinders. Yes, first we know the government is covering charging stations all across America. Second is I have covered over the last year how Shell, Texaco, and Chevron have committed to installing charging stations at their gas stations with the first ones to start being installed end of 2022, rolling out across the U.S. throughout 2023 and 2024.

Here the cadillac dealer will turn the rotors as long as they still meet the GM speck. Same with many 3rd party shops at least here in Washington they do.

Interesting, so pretty much with this announcement, Mercedes has already obsoleted their current EVs that are all based on 400V system. Yes, it is great that Mercedes is looking at finally supporting the 800V that others like GM, Ford and especially Kia, Hyundai and Genesis already have built too. Yet, this pretty much says we failed to deliver on our promise of Best or Nothing in building current EVs IMHO.

Nope not the best car in the world, NO PROOF PROVIDED YET other than your Fanboy saying. Gold Standard is also subjective as that is you saying it, not the world. Please provide that Country Regulatory approval as right now only 2 state has approved it, Nevada and California. Mercedes Level 3 autonomy gets approval in Nevada | Automotive News (autonews.com) Mercedes Introducing Level 3 Autonomous Driving in California and Nevada - The Detroit Bureau And even then, it has stipulations. QUOTE: Drive Pilot currently is focused on use during relatively low-speed commutes — up to 60 kmh, or 37 mph. But Mercedes officials told TheDetroitBureau.com during a test drive of the system they hope to allow it to operate at higher speeds as they gather more data and gain more confidence.

Cool Frunk design, not sure how I feel about the Interior as I do not like the cheap single big glass sheet in the middle of the Tesla. I feel this also is like that.

Interesting for a Digital rendering.

FAIL, EQA is supposed to be their entry level auto and just being under $50K is NOT Entry level and it is NOT Luxury!!!

Well according to this story, seems the Chinese have surpassed the Mercedes EVs for the slipperiest in the world now and looks way better. There Is A New Battle Waging Among EV Automakers (topspeed.com) Clearly has a Tesla copied look but way cooler doors. Links please as I have sure not found them today.

Usually, you can get two turns on rotors on most smaller autos. Escalade only seems to get a single turn on the rotors before replacing them due to the size and weight of the auto. As I stated, due to the damage done on the one rotor and the others have slight warps, I decided to replace them all. The repair place used GM Gold pads and then I went after market rotors and calipers as I went with multiple clamping calipers compared to the GM single piston version. I also went with the anodized rotors so keep them looking clean rather than rusting up since I am on the pass so much during winter to ski.

Where is Mercedes? They have nothing in the sub $30,000 range. You're bashing everyone else but have ignored that Mercedes has FAILED to deliver any reasonable priced EVs yet. The cheapest EQB is a 300 4matic priced at $55,400 at my local dealer and they already have an adjusted market sticker of $10K on it. Sleazy like all auto reseller's that put second stickers on the auto above MSRP.

Agree, when they covered it at EV Day 2021, I felt they had in many ways copied GM in having a scalable platform to meet all their auto needs globally.

RAM is using the STLA Frame part of their all new BEV Platform which makes up 4 total platforms from the master Platform. I covered it in 2021 here: Stellantis will have four BEV-centric platforms as the backbone of their global strategy for all 14 brands. The platforms are designed with a high level of flexibiliity (Length and Width) along with component sharing, delivering economies of scale globally while supporting two million units per year to begin. The four platforms are as follows: STLA Small - range up to 500 km/300 miles STLA Medium - range up to 700 km/440 miles STLA Large - range up to 800 km/500 miles STLA Frame - range up to 800 km/500 miles

This is what their press release had to say: Ram 1500 Revolution BEV Concept: Loaded with exclusive advanced technology features and based on STLA Frame, the BEV-by-design body-on-frame architecture, the Ram 1500 Revolution BEV Concept is a visionary roadmap and a glimpse into the future, showing how the leading truck brand will once again redefine the pickup truck segment. Here is the press release on their BEV platform. Electrification | Stellantis

EQS while being a Tech Force of interest, I feel Mercedes failed in both Style, especially engineering use of space and more as they did have the Tesla S to use as a measuring stick. No Frunk Mushy brakes Complex screen system Folding down the rear seats for storage space, common this is supposed to be the ultimate luxury car, I doubt the buyers are going to need or want to fold down the seats for moving stuff. To quote the story, it is an Advil Liquid-gel of a car. Not the best description to have about your top-of-the-line luxury car. Interesting times we are in as the auto industry brings out more and more EVs.

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Congratulations Drew. Awesome chance to really grow and make an impact in the local community.

As a person who normally does not spend much time on cars, I honestly do not remember the 22 out-going model. So, looking up to see what @Drew Dowdell is saying about the front end. Still blah to me, but Drew must be talking about the front-end square thing on the lower front grill of the touring model? 2022 Honda Accord 2022 Honda Accord Touring 2023 Honda Accord

I honestly do not know who they are, but the man reminds me of a modern Mafia man and the woman of a NJ Woman that is always saying Look at me, Look at me. Hard pass on both. Interesting observation is her waist is at the middle of his belly, and yet both there boobs are on the same level. Weird or what.

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Cool News, seems the first prototype Solid State batteries for EVs have been delivered to BMW and VW. Solid Power and BMW Deepen Joint Development Partnership | Solid Power (solidpowerbattery.com) Newsroom | QuantumScape

This cracks me up, for all the badge snobs out there and folks that think Mercedes is the Best, this just says Trailor Park Trash. ?