G. David Felt

Welcome Vinfast to the global glut of auto companies. May you survive a very turbulent future.

But leather door covered handles and mirrors? Seems like a maintenance nightmare. But then the wife says I have no fashion sense, so I leave the cloths shopping to hear and why I have three piles, one of shorts, one of jeans and one of polo shirts. Just grab a shirt and either a short or jean and I am good to go looking good for her.

This makes sense and I can see them using their sister company electric power train that we will see in the Porsche.

My only issue with the German auto's is the over bloated way better than anything attitude people seem to have about especially MB and BMW. From the maintenance cost to the 30 year old design, not much has changed to give them the rep some think they have or deserve. I give kudo's as I think MB with with the EQC has a home run hit there. Right now I really like it and the Jag EV. Not sure which one I like better.

I truly do not get the fashion thing on an auto. What a waste of time and material. ?‍♂️

Finally someone built a bug with a real motor. 572 V8 621 HP with 645 lb-ft of Torque! That is a proper bug! Full Story here, very cool read! https://www.theblock.com/article/2018/august/SmallCarBigBlock.html?evar36=MRM_eml_CPfuel_eNews_Sept_adhoc_hr_0918_15457081876

On PTO this coming week. Gonna get the auto's ready for fall / winter. Wash / Detail / Wax / New Wipers. Then that is done. Doing some honey-do list stuff too. Off to do the yard work. Ciao

Wow, talk about drinking the BMW Coolaid. So your saying this is better Than this

Nice to see the new grill on the car to match the CUVs, over all people should find it an attractive car if they are interested in one. The dash just seems to be a mess to me. It actually looks cheap based on the pictures.

FWD Performance CUV ? ?

So this is a FWD appliance CUV then?

I agree, The web site says they have it for the Colorado, but no pictures. They do have a black bow-tie that is back-lit or any other unlit color.

Only a guy would be excited about junk in the trunk of an old Ford.

Poor @ccap41 You just hate me when I talk negative about the blah german driving machines. ?‍♂️

Nice Power and yet with that said, this looks like every other subcompact CUV on the market with a BMW Grill. The interior distracts you with the bright red interior but is a 1990's dated mess. I honestly do not see anything special that would make me want to buy this with an overpriced price-point. Meh ?

I agree that the truck is gnarly and I also do not like the all black plastic grill. That is the one Item I would go 3rd party on getting a replacement for. Would rather have a black chrome grill with a Black chevy logo than the plastic with Chevrolet name on it. Something like this is not bad, better than what GM did.

Very cool, would love to see this car in production. Awesome

Montreal and Laval have warded New Flyer of America a contract for 40 of the forty-foot battery electric Xcelsior buses. This contract is for 10 buses for STL and 30 buses for STM, together making this the largest battery bus procurement to date. This starts the rapid change over that these mass transit agencies have put in place to move to all electric buses only with STL buying only electric starting in 2023 and STM buying only electric starting in 2025 to replace retiring diesel and hybrid buses. STM provides public transportation in Montreal, Quebec and is the third most heavily used public transportation in North America. STL provides public transportation in Laval, Quebec. STM and STL choose to go with the 466 kWh battery pack option out of their 100 kWh to 818 kWh batteries. These buses have a leading edge sophisticated battery management system, Direct drive no transmission, regenerative braking and improved traction via the electric awd system. This powertrain choice reduces cost, weight, maintenance and propulsion complexity. The 466 kWh battery pack is good for 160 miles plus range allowing most buses to complete 2 runs of the average 80 mile bus route before fast charging the bus again. These buses will bring a ultra quiet clean smelling riding experience to the population of Quebec. New Flyer of America Press Release

Nissan announced the all new Nissan Sylphy Zero Emission car for the chinese market at the Auto China 2018 show. The Sylphy Zero is the first of 20 all new EVs for the Chinese market to come out over the next five years. This car builds on the excellent history of the Nissan Leaf and will come with a 338 Kilometer driving range based on the Chinese standard. In US terms that is a 210 mile range battery pack. The battery pack is under the seats allowing for class leading leg room in a spacious cabin. The Sylphy Zero comes with ergonomic seating with various heating options and a connectivity feature that allows the vehicle's audio and video to be remote-controlled from a mobile phone. Nissan Press Release

One of the world leading DC High Voltage EV Relays companies out of South Korea showed off their latest products at the battery fair in China last week. But this is just a small piece in comparison to what they have already delivered to the world. The 400 and 600 amp along with the 1000V 100 amp relays will enhance high speed charging of cars and solar panel installations worldwide. Yet so much more is also available. The EVH1000 is focused on the Solar industry where the EVH400A and 600A is focused on rapid charging of the electric auto industry. They also have the EVH1000A that one has to make the assumption Porsche is using for their car as it would support the rapid high speed recharge of their battery that they have talked about. No matter how you look at it, it seems the electronic industry is catching up to allow minutes for rapid charging of battery packs in cars equal to the ICE world for a gas tank. YM Tech showcases three of their new products at China (Shanghai) International Lithium Battery Industry Fair (CNIBF). SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- YM Tech, one of the leading companies of HVDC contactor industry, showcases their new products in August in Shanghai. They will reveal their new EV Relays (DC high voltage relay) at CNIBF, which takes places in Shanghai from August 23th until August 25th. EVH400A-12S(left), EVH600A-24S(right) They have three new products, EVH400, EVH600 and EVH1000: all of them are built with excellent sealing system and patented technology. EVH400 is a DC Contactor at 400A, DC 1000VDC. It has compact size, high electrical durability and high short-circuit durability. EVH400 is used for energy storage system, the solar inverter, the electric bus and quick charger. EVH600 is a DC Contactor at 600A, DC 750VDC, which also has compact size, high electrical durability and high short-circuit durability. EVH1000 is a mechanical DC contactor suitable for 1000V/100A use. The user can switch DC power on and off safely. EVH1000 can be used for electric bus charging device or ESS. With higher electrical endurance, it is very safe to be used. YM Tech has been praised highly in the DC high voltage relay industry, specializing in developing and producing relays. Relay is a switching device that controls the transport of electric power energy at electric and electronic products. Not only is relay used in conventional electronics, it can also be used in eco-friendly energy industry like in electronic automobiles, thus making a new rising star of the market. YM Tech was founded in 1998 and dedicated 20 years of its history in developing relays. They have factory at Ochang Industrial Complex in Korea. Their management principle is to provide quality product for customers, and to develop technology based on venture spirit. YM Tech has continuously worked on R&D, thus securing competitive technology. Based on this high-technology, they produce both direct current high-voltage relays and low-voltage relays. They supply products to various fields and areas such as electric vehicles, charging systems, energy saving devices, solar power stations, wind power stations, military weapons and airplanes. YM Tech developed the first bilateral control EV Relay in the world that does not have polarity. They have been globally recognized for its technology with UL, CE, CCC. They actively work with many energy-related companies in China, Japan, Europe and U.S.A. Contact: Yang, Youngmin ([email protected] / +82-43-212-6651) Hompage: http://www.goodymt.com/?lang=en Photo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/728143/YM_Tech_new_EV_relay.jpg SOURCE YM Tech Related Links http://www.goodymt.com/?lang=en YM Tech Press Release

SWEET I will take one in Forest Green Metallic fully loaded with the Duramax please!

Makes me wonder if they are using up production stock as they retire old platforms and gets ready for the Global MQB platform and power trains.

I agree that it is an uphill road to climb, how long will be interesting to see as major markets change to requiring BEV such as Europe and China, Japan and Korea, I expect attitudes to change as prices fall and battery density improves. I honestly think 10 years from now things will be very different.

Very true and I agree with you for small businesses especially the early adopters are not going to be him unless his use case matches closely to what and how these trucks are used. In most cases just as this press release stated, it will be bigger companies that do buy 50 trucks at one time and needs a diverse truck fleet to address various needs.

Hey congrats on the new printer, wishing you all the best for it's use. MOUSE - Is this a traditional mouse with a ball? If so, the rollers get dirty and cause the system to skip or not move the mouse so it seems to freeze. You can twist off the circle cover, remove the mouse and then clean the dirt off the rollers. If it is a optical mouse, you will have to get a new mouse as once the optics start failing they are not user fixable that I am aware of. BROWSERS - Which one are you using? Chrome, Firefox, Edge, IE, HP's own proprietary browser? There are various instructions on the web for this, but it amounts to exporting your bookmarks as an HTML file. Once you have done this, you could then do the following: Download the latest version of your browser choice. Uninstall the old browser, updates, etc. for said browser. Clean install of latest browser. Import the HTML file of all your bookmarks. Enjoy using the new browser with all your bookmarks. Hope this helps you out.