G. David Felt

Been saying it, we are headed into a corrective stock market period that will affect all in this country.

I will have to agree to disagree, we have history but nothing other than a few stories of coast to coast trips and there people like EV drivers of today probably planned to be in places where there were no fuels and farms DID NOT have storage systems of various fuels like today as you point out there were not really any transportation systems. So yes I do believe there were drivers who wanted the new ICE technology to replace their horses but also had range anxiety till better roads were built and gas stations were built. Today we have a far superior infrastructure of ability to even slow charge EVs and I believe the switch to EVs will happen much faster than it was to ICE.

I am not aware of any ICE auto that can refill in 3 minutes with 300 miles of range. XFC does bring 400 miles of range in 15 min and that should go down over the next few years as solid state batteries with capacitor storage is added to EVs. The charging infrastructure is extensive and growing daily. It is just a matter of time, much as it was with ICE auto's in the early 1900's when you had to think about where a gas station was to make sure you had enough fuel for trips, now at least even if there is no XFC or level 4 charger, there are usually Level 3 DC or level 2 charges to be found and always Level 1 or 110 V chargers so an EV can get power always in the 21st century.

So between compact and sub compact we get semi-sub compact? ?‍♂️ ?

You also are forgetting the human element besides what @A Horse With No Name has stated that is very accurate. Humans make irrational decisions and in some regards some things seem stupid to one but to them makes sense and makes them feel good. Most Prius owners want to minimize their carbon footprint. The Prius, VOLT, heck any hybrid or EV allows their owner to feel good about the carbon footprint they leave regardless of if they understand how the carbon footprint shifts.

True it has been, but it can be more as the electric motor in the Bolt is programmable and has the ability to put out more HP and Torque. A different controller programming could really change the way it drives. If you ever do try a test drive of the bolt, click on the Sport button, and then hit the accelerator. Big difference, they could just make an RS Bolt in Sport mode all the time. Yes lower battery range but wow, so much fun factor.

This my friend is the 21st century suppository for those that love Jelly Beans!

@oldshurst442 ^^^^^ +100,000,000,000,000,000,000 Thank you for making such a clear explanation!

Totally agree, I think they need a Bolt RS and BOLT RS AWD.

@A Horse With No Name @ccap41 Saturday Seahawks at Cowboys, while not watching or pretty much supporting professional sports, I see this game going 1 of two ways. Blow out of Seattle by Cowboys, Intense knuckle fight with a close scoring game between them. I could care less who wins.

Pretty much what you state is what I have always told youth. Education is the great Equalizer that allows people of various beliefs to live together peacefully. If one ignores reading views from all sources it makes one ignorant of trying to understand why the other side believes the way they do and to take those sources of information and come to a better understanding of why society needs to change, technology needs to change, products we use need to change. If we stop learning, stop changing to make ourselves better we start dying.

My son who is a graphic designer and is all Apple has passed on the latest phone's stating there is nothing technologically worth it to upgrade and he now sees better options from the android side that give better quality over apple. He is taking a wait and see approach as he also says Apple has lately seemed to roll out new tech every 2 years like the old Microsoft and now Microsoft is creating new products yearly. It is as if the two companies have flipped their rolls. Some might like Tim Cook as CEO but I think he lacks the creative leadership to drive Apple to new products, solutions and consumer driven demand of profits.

In answer to your questions: 1)NONE, EVERYONE, should be looking at the news with an open mind and a critical eye to the data and make their own determination of the valid nature of the writing. Op Editorials by outside 3rd party people that are asked a question with the request to write up their view on the stated question from their professional view should be read on CNN, Fox News, BCC, etc. Educate yourself on what is being seen by professionals so you can better respond. 2) Stated for Truth, to deny reading a story because of where it is posted leaves you open to ignorance of what is being discussed. 3) Quoted for Truth, If one wants to be as balanced as possible and invest in the best person possible be it in business, politics or life, one does need to keep an open mind to both sides of the debate. 4) Correct, One can NEVER have a truly informed, educated thought if one does not read and educate themselves about both sides of the coin. 5) I truly get the point you are making, we are a MULTI-CULTURAL Society that has much to benefit everyone if only leadership, businesses embrace the differences with respect and humility of agreeing to disagree, yet finding middle ground to work together for the betterment of society. We are currently moving IMHO to a very splintered extremist viewpoint by not listening to all and yet then working to reach a middle ground of acceptance. Our History is filled with extremist hate and destruction of society by going to one side or another.

I totally get what you are saying about V8's, yet with the performance that is being delivered in V6 and 4 bangers, it is amazing to hear coworkers that say they wonder why people want V8's. Usually they are clueless about auto's, torque and towing along with true performance. In Ice, I take a V8 every day over smaller motors.

You are so true, it is amazing the personality even between my electric drills that I have. Electric has just as much personality as ICE. We just have to have open minds, eyes, ears to see the differences. Funny thing is over the holidays was doing some home repair and I have two identical 18v cordeless drills and one tends to have a grunt noise to it where the other is much higher pitched whir noise. Both have never failed me and yet while they look identical and both do their job, they clearly have their own personality of noises. lol

Per Road n Track: A Ford spokesperson confirmed to us that the current Taurus will endproduction in March 2019, while North American-market Fiesta productionwill cease in May 2019. There isn't a specific timeline for the end of Fusion production.

Not the exact same editorial as she wrote it under contract to CNN as an outside 3rd party view, but she does say some of the same things on BizJournal. https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2018/12/03/invesco-executive-warns-about-major-market-sell.html Some of the same points in the editorial on CNN that are not covered on the Biz Journal she does cover in her blog at Invesco. https://www.blog.invesco.us.com/five-issues-rattling-global-markets/ Her full blog at Invesco is here with some excellent insight on the global economy. https://www.blog.invesco.us.com/author/kristinahooper/ She also touches on them in her interview on CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/07/19/kristina-hooper-talks-about-market-outlooks.html She covers some similar points on this interview. https://www.businessinsider.com/interview-with-kristina-hooper-chief-investment-strategist-at-invesco-2017-11 SO Asking since you Ignored Drew's question, WHAT News Sources do you think are more worthy than keeping an open mind and reviewing both liberal and Conservative sites? CNN has been no different than Fox news. Both Bias, Both having stretched the truth and taken their own viewpoints side. Yet I posted an editorial that CNN asked a NON-News person to give their professional input on and a number of points in it are very accurate about the current state this planet finds it in.

To be able to keep Cadillac on a quality focus growth I think this guy is spreading himself a bit too thin.

Everyone liberal or conservative is biased, but as an editorial, this educated Market strategist investment person makes some very valid points. Ignore the CNN name and read what this investment advisor is stating about business. Some very valid points.

I am surprised by the 33% down for Rav4 hybrid when the rest of the CUV hybrids are doing well and the Rav4 ICE is up almost 12%.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/03/perspectives/us-china-trade-war/ This is so spot on for an Editorial about the Chinese / American Trade war.

Plus the BOLT is just so much more roomy inside over the VOLT. Volt Powertrain should have been as we have stated before in a CUV 3-4 years ago or at least when the Volt 2.0 came out should have had a Volt 2.0 CUV.

I am positive He has found other auto's he would love to own, but as he has stated in other threads, price is not gonna happen. Crazy Price Inflation on auto's is just out of control along with some OEMs offering terrible feature packaging like GM.

Much appreciated and I should temper the EV with lower cost CUVs that are also ICE to fill in the price point of the lower end compared to higher end trucks or SUVs.

I suspect GM will be showcasing their new EV's that will fill in that void of 20 to 40K priced rides.