G. David Felt

Final Story is an interesting read on the Ban of new gasoline auto sales starting in 2035 and how California Power Companies are seaking a streamlined approach to permitting by the Government if they are to build and install what is needed in power generation and grid distribution of created power to support the demands of the EV auto's by 2035. Power companies are wanting approval to build Vehicle-to-Grid or V2G technology to allow the cars that have full batteries to discharge back to the grid during high demand times. This would be a battery buffer on wheels approach to optimizing power distribution. Power Companies of California are expecting a jump of 25% more electricity demand by 2035 when this ice ban goes in effect. Having auto's charge up during the day when there is a surplus of solar generated electricity is a need as is having battery banks so that in the evening when solar drops off but AC and other needs are needed it can offset the demand. Also changing to LED to reduce power consumption by all light sources needs to happen sooner than later so reduce electricity waste. Smart Charging, Smart Storage and changes in how we do things such as excessive lights on at night. A change that will change how we see and do things. https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1129747_report-california-will-need-massive-grid-upgrades-for-2035-electric-car-push

FORD Anouncement - Today Ford announced their deal with Unifor in Canada of their new national labour agreement. Ford will be investing $1.8 Billion CAD to rebuild the Oakville Assembly Complex from an ICE production facility to a full time BEV manufacturing facility. https://electrek.co/2020/09/28/ford-investment-produce-battery-electric-vehicles-canada/ To Quote the deal from the story above: The deal includes several new benefits for Ford employees in Canada: Competitive alternative work schedules to maximize production flexibility Enhanced temporary employee program 2.5% wage increase twice over the life of the agreement C$7,250 ratification bonus for full-time permanent employees and $500 for temporary employees Reduced grow-in period for new hires from 11 years to eight years Interesting Read on the VW ID.4 and the Nissan Ariya EV's. Chasing the Tesla Model Y is a review of the industry and the slew of compact sized EV CUVs that are coming to market over the next 2 years. Interesting take on this is as follows: More than 200 miles of range is the price of entry, and a 300-mile version is probably needed to reassure nervous shoppers and attract attention; Fast charging at 125 kw is the minimum for the next few years, and 350-kw charging is coming on fast; $40,000 is the entry price point for an EV crossover, but it still takes convoluted math to produce an “effective price” that’s as low as the highest-selling entries; and Electric pickup trucks may get the buzz, but compact crossovers are where automakers see EV volume coming. A true generic look when you see these two side by side. https://chargedevs.com/features/volkswagen-id-4-nissan-ariya-bring-ev-drive-to-compact-crossovers-chasing-tesla-model-y/

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This video just continues to prove how much of a pig humans can be and how lazy they are to clean up after themselves. There is NO REASON to be this lazy and not teach your kids how to be respectful of the auto as well as clean up after themselves. I will hand it to the guy as he has some amazing talent for cleaning up as the end result is shocking on how clean and new like this auto has become. Thanks for posting as I always learn new little tricks for keeping my own auto's top notch.

Anorexic

Awesome, Congratulations Drew and Albert. Sweet Ride!

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Oh, took a shot in the dark and discovered that except for the Ultimate model the AWD version has what you listed, so Genesis G80 is my new choice since it is not on multiple industry 2017 sedan reviews with AWD.

Seems a mega recall is here for GM. Stop sale on all C8 Corvettes plus more. https://www.thedrive.com/news/36751/gm-orders-stop-sale-on-c8-corvette-over-brake-by-wire-sensor-issue-report The recall will also apply to the Chevy Trailblazer, Buick Encore, as well as Cadillac's CT4, CT5 and XT4. Ford Raptor Bronco with 37" tires caught off-road testing. https://www.thedrive.com/news/36752/the-wild-ford-bronco-raptor-prototype-is-testing-with-37-inch-tires

2017 car with CarPlay, heated / cooled seats, adaptive cruise, huge sunroof, AWD Being carplay was not on everything in 2017 that gives us the following list of options to guess from: Audi A3, A4, A4 allroad, A5 BMW 2, 3, 4, 5,6 & 7 series sedans Buick LaCrosse and Regal Cadillac CTS & CT6 Chevrolet Impala, Malibu Chrysler 300 Dodge charger Ford Fusion & Taurus Genesis G80 Honda Accord Hyundai Sonata, Elantra, Ioniq Kia Cadenza Lincoln Continental Mercedes-Benz B, CLA, CLS, E Nissan Maxima Subaru Impreza Volkswagen Jetta, Passat Volvo S90 With AWD, this reduced the list to Audi A3, A4, A4 allroad, A5 BMW 2, 3, 4, 5,6 & 7 series sedans Buick Regal Cadillac CT6 Chrysler 300 Dodge charger Ford Fusion Mercedes-Benz CLA & E Subaru Impreza Volvo S90 Above features with Adaptive cruise control Audi A3, A4, A4 Allroad, A5 BMW 2, 3, 4, 5,6 & 7 series sedans Buick Regal Cadillac CT6 Ford Fusion Mercedes-Benz CLA & E Volvo S90 Interesting that the search engines do not have the cooled seats option listed or over all size of sunroof. Huge sunroof I think would reduce the list as follows: Audi A4 Allroad, A5 Cadillac CT6 - This is out as Drew has stated it can not handle his driveway. Ford Fusion Volvo S90 ???? Volvo S90?

Right Answer!

That is so Hideous! What the hell are the stylist thinking? Puff Puff Pass way too much if you ask me.

Induction

A Buick?

Wow, I do not see those details. So then what do you suspect it is?

Speedy Gonzales

WOW, crazy as I have to agree based on the picture that the dark interior does not say uber luxury. Questions: Is the crystal shifter like the one in Cadillac? Looks a bit like it. How is the comfort of the Drivers seat? Is the massage feature distracting while driving? Quality of the camera system? Interior size for large people, any draw backs observed? Does the bottom front section of the drivers seat pull out for longer legs like other autos has on some seats?

Poor Car, not fair, but then ICE does Burn well. Good eye, amazing that someone would burn a car, but then like now crazy times for sure.

Daffy

Amazing that some people can abuse an auto. Why have such a nice auto if you could not care less about taking care of it. Crazy.

The GM design division I think is trying to get customer feedback on a wide range of concept drawings. What are your thoughts? Have to say this is Sexy. One for those that loved the 70's Caprice.

Seems Canoo EV company out of LA California has gone into testing mode of their Skateboard concept which will have 4 auto body options on their lease only plan.

The Auto History does show some lovely options that I just do not get why GM cannot realize people would like options. Cadillac has done it recently in the Escalade. Even the XT5 did at the start have options and yet now back to black / grey it would seem for the most part. Had it in the past such as this 1976 Eldorado. CTS sedan of the past with their Red n Black interior with Carbon accents. Even the Buick Lacrosse was considered to have an outstanding interior of contrast for 2017. Buick Avista Concept was outstanding. Why can GM not realize that Black, Grey, Blah interiors we do not want. If they can show it in a concept, give it to us in production. Remember the crushed Velet 1976 Buick interiors? While not a White interior fan, I will say that the Buick Riviera Concept from 2016 was very tasteful in the blue/white with blue lighting accent.

I will say that right now the wife and I Love the lookes inside and out of the Rivian R1T and R1S. We are thinking of buying one of each, but the Hummer by GMC could also do that since there will be both the Truck and SUV for sale. I could enjoy having two auto's that give me 2,000 HP of Fun and Home charging as our next auto's if they are the Hummer package or 1,600 HP of fun if Rivian EVs.