G. David Felt

I think 50 years from this year, so by 2070 there will be no more ICE new auto sales, only EV and PHEV maybe. ICE in older auto's will be around, but rare as a change will happen with gas stations to charging stations.

@Robert Hall Love the color of your Charger, but since they are a tight fit for me compared to the Durango, will take it in a Durango R/T package. summary.pdf

Disagree, with the dislike that has been fostered by certain people in this country towards certain countries / name plates, I honestly cannot see Peugeot coming into the US right now. As such, I would expect rebadge of Peugeot as Chrysler.

Jeep

Multiple news releases now that folks around the world are getting back to work and especially now that auto companies are getting their employees setup to work remotely. First up is the new 2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost in the new design with V12 6.8L power. Possibly the last for them. Starts at $332,500 with a 563 HP / 627 lb-ft of torque motor rated at 12 mpg city, 19 mpg highway, 14 mpg combined EPA certified. 0 to 60 in 4.5 seconds for a 5,628 lb auto. https://www.motor1.com/news/441836/2021-rolls-royce-ghost-v12/ Next up, Nissan Z Proto is the next release that will happen in 2 weeks. This is a surprise as it was not expected till 2022 for the 370Z replacement. Be very interesting to see what they have come up with in this Prototype for consideration. Hopefully something better than the ugly Supra that was released by Toyota. https://www.motor1.com/news/441906/2021-nissan-z-proto-teaser/ Last story I found was that the next Ford F-150 Raptor will have two engines. Guess the RAM TRX Hellcat has kicked off the next round of Power War's being the Supercharged V8 versus Twin Turbo V6. Not for long as Ford it would seem has decided to bring back their own Supercharged V8 to battle with Ram. Interesting is the big metal things hanging down right in front of the rear wheels. Any thoughts on that? Engine one seems to be a PowerBoost HO V6 Hybrid for the base engine. Possible engine from the Aviator Hybrid for the Raptor. Engine two would be a Supercharged 5.2L V8 over 700 HP in a Limited release of the truck. This could be the Supercharged 5.2L V8 from the GT500 Mustang. This would push this limited Raptor to over $100,000 dollars. https://www.motor1.com/news/441835/ford-f150-raptor-engine-rumor/

Watching the Video again, I just picked up that UPS has signed an order for 10,000 of the Arrival van for the European market. Death to the noise and smell of Diesel delivery vans. Love that they say there is NO FOCUS on autonomous delivery van as a person will need to be there to deliver the actual package, so right now is moving to a proper quiet delivery van for inner city to suburban use.

@A Horse With No Name emailed me this video. THANK YOU Have to say, excited to watch the TV show about the Journey from South America back to North America. 0 to 80 mph in 4 seconds, Eat that Tesla as we have seen nothing of their truck. Very excited to see these get into production and delivered next year in Q1 2021. More EXCITEMENT as the EV auto Company Arrival has delivered their 1st electric delivery van Prototype to UPS in the UK. Have to say the future of quiet delivery vans is EXCITING!!! Testing of a fleet of 20 of these vans will start this fall in the UK.

Seems Jeep has released details of what is coming in the 2021 Gladiators and while new features is hitting every trim line, there is a New Willey package you can order your Gladiator with along with an 80th Anniversary package. It also seems that the Ford Bronco has Forced Jeeps Hand. Before you had to always purchase more expensive packages to get certain features. Example is that if you wanted the rear and Forward Trail cam feature on a base model. No Can Do unless you buy the Rubicon package. Now it seems from the Base model to the Rubicon you can get many different features at all levels individually without purchasing the whole upper level package and this includes that the 2021 Gladiator will have a Diesel option that the Grand Cherokee and RAM have had. https://www.motortrend.com/news/2021-jeep-gladiator-changes-willys-anniversary-first-look-review/

Willey

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In 2012 Jeep showed off the Might FC Concept. A Jeep built off the Base cab of a Rubicon truck into a might cab over design was a project built of fun and V6 power that proved itself, but due to crash regulations, it was thought it would never see the light of day. https://moparinsiders.com/inside-design-the-2012-jeep-mighty-fc-concept/ Yet now it is being looked at again as a far roomier version could be made as an EV model. https://www.autoevolution.com/news/modern-jeep-forward-control-looks-like-the-perfect-electric-truck-148092.html Verious folks are working to inspire Jeep to make this as an EV.

Reuters is reporting that the NHTSA requirement for Quiet auto to emite a sound up to 18.6 mph for EV/PHEV auto's has been pushed out by 6 months due to the Pandemic. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-autos-regulations/u-s-gives-automakers-at-least-six-more-months-to-meet-quiet-car-rules-idUSKBN25O2RR?il=0 Due to the crazy rapid stock price rise of Tesla and the stock split, Musk has become the 3rd richest man in the world. Musk is now worth $115 plus billion dollars passing up #3 richest man, Zuckerberg who is worth $110 plus billion. Crazy part of this is Musk wealth grew $87.8 billion this year alone due to the stock price rise and split in 2020. https://www.maxim.com/news/elon-musk-becomes-worlds-third-richest-man#:~:text=Elon Musk Surpasses Mark Zuckerberg to Become World's,tech mogul's net worth just jumped to a Musk and Zuckerberg has signed the giving pledge joining Bill & Melinda Gates as well as Warren Buffet in committing the majority of their wealth to the Philanthropy fund to help the world. This makes the foundation one of the richest in the world, richer than most countries. https://givingpledge.org/

Are the Defenders on a 2wd auto? I have never heard of folks getting only half life out of those tires. They have wore so even and good for me on both SUVs. Course AWD, Winter I run them at 36 PSI, Summer I run at 40 so they stay very even and have great grip. Best Tire I have ever had on my auto's.

^ Cannot agree more with @Drew Dowdell About the Michelin Defenders. They have worn so even and well and I suspect will go well past their mileage warranty on my Escalade and SS. Better wearing than the Bridgestone which only sips to the 50% mark compared to Michelin which does it to the 10% mark. A superior tire and yes does cost more, but worth it!

Beastly

Horses and buggy had hundreds of years compared to the ICE auto and now comes the era of EV. I suspect 50 years to completely replace ICE for the majority of the Human Population.

I am willing to bet we see Fiat go away from the US again as people here just do not want their crap. The only way Fiat stays and lives on is by going CUV with Mid and full size.

@A Horse With No Name Totally love the truck, Congratulation, plus easier to haul wood for projects and tools.

Green Hornet

Reports based on car sales reporting info shows EV sales up 3% for 2019, but Plug-in Hybrids were down 31% for 2019. Tesla controls the majority of the market with 8 out of every 10 EVs sold being a Tesla, Chevrolet being the second best selling model at 6.8% market share. Sales reports show 16 different brands offering 30 different models in the US. The top 6 models control 94.4% of the EV/PHEV market. Of the top 3 best selling PHEV models, Prius Prime, Prius Hybrid and Honda Clarity PHEV. The Honda Clarity was the top seller in 2019, it replaced the #1 seller which was the Chevrolet Volt in 2018. Tesla Model 3 is the #1 seller in the US for 2019 and 2018. Tesla Model X was down 26% for 2019 and the Model S was down 45% for 2019. Chevrolet BOLT replaced Tesla Model S in the #3 spot meaning Tesla is no longer the the sole owner of the Podium for #1,2 & 3 in the US. Positive news for the VW EV line up as it grows in popularity and sales showing that their ID line of dedicated EVs could do very well. The Audi E-tron has already reach #6 in the nation for sales doubling what the Jaguar i-Pace is selling in 2019. https://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-analysis-2019-ev-phev/#:~:text=Sales of EVs and PHEVs in the US,US car market%2C up from 1.3% in 2018. Hello McFly, Pandemic is now when all the data is finally in. So processing all the data has been slow. The best that can be done is to look at the sales registration data, but more info will come in as people get back to work. Your RIGHT, ICE started off at ZERO Percent slowly replacing the Horse and Buggy.

Solid figures are only through 2018 at this time, there are no set figures for 2019 due to the Pandemic. 7.84% might seem low to some of you but like everything, ICE auto's were once this way too back at the start of 1900's. EV will replace ICE and we will then have cleaner air, quieter neighborhoods, less noise pollution.

? Read this on the brobible.com web site. BEST VINTAGE SUVs TO BUY https://brobible.com/gear/article/best-vintage-suvs-for-sale-online/ 1953 International Harvester Travelall R-110 1955 Willys Wagon 1957 Chevrolet Suburban 1970 Chevrolet K-5 Blazer 4x4 1971 International Harvester Travelall 1973 VW Thing EV 1974 Ford Bronco 1977 GMC Jimmy 4WD 1977 Toyota FJ Cruiser Land Cruiser 4x4 1967 Ford Bronco is the pick of the week with a 347 Stroker Engine, dyno @ 476 HP 412 lb-ft of torque, Auto, and much more.

Z71 emblems/package. I honestly was surprised by the height, without the side running boards, most people would need a two handed lift to get into the truck.

Dodge is pushing the $100,000 level for a charger and they are doing it by starting at $80,090 for the 2021 Hellcat Redeye edition. 797 HP / 707 lb-ft of torque. https://www.thedrive.com/news/36090/the-2021-dodge-charger-hellcat-redeye-is-the-most-expensive-charger-ever-at-80090

ROFLMAO, why you might ask and that would be due to the multi-million dollars spent revamping the down town roads of LA to be more EV and Bike Friendly. Sadly, I think they clearly forgot or as the story goes, maybe there is a bit of a turf battle between EV and Bike. This picture shows the problem and one can only shake their head at how the hell did the city planners miss this. Talk about Clothes lining the bike riders. https://www.thedrive.com/tech/36026/a-perfect-example-of-how-not-to-do-ev-charging-on-public-streets