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Will be interesting to see how they handle this transition and if they survive.
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I am very excited to see the reveal of this and what has been whispered as a Genesis electric version of the GV90 that is also supposed to be revealed some time this year. Be exciting to see how much more range it gets with a bigger battery pack since the Ioniq 5 will now have a bigger battery pack. I would expect this to have a bigger battery than the current Kia EV9 that is being sold.
Exciting times for sure on new EV autos.
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41 minutes ago, smk4565 said:
It was obvious to everyone except Henrik Fisker that Fisker would go bankrupt.
Maybe Nissan, Renault and Fisker can all merge and all go bankrupt together, because I think all of them are in trouble when the Chinese manufacturers hit the European and American markets and undercut everyone in price.
Another problem is quality. Fisker has had many issues with their first EV.
The forum that was supposed to be a cheerleader for Fisker EVs has had more traffic due to this one story than positive.
https://forums.fiskerati.com/fisker-ocean/ocean-the-good-bad-ugly/
Then you have these constant power loss problems.
https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/09/fisker-ocean-braking-power-loss-problems-investigation/
Then main stream media even says the products they are delivering are not ready.
https://www.roadandtrack.com/reviews/a45997938/2024-fisker-ocean-test-drive/
https://jalopnik.com/fisker-ocean-crossovers-are-falling-apart-in-their-owne-1851244202
So I totally agree that Fisker will have to move in with another much larger auto company to survive.
Saw many comments on the Fisker and one thing everyone seems to agree on is that Designing a good looking auto and engineering is two different things.
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@Drew Dowdell Did they say why the Silver Collar would not work with the adapter at charging Ford EVs?
Do they not have all the pins that support the slower charging in the NACS adapter?
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5 hours ago, ccap41 said:
It didn't even start well. The Hummer had issues almost immediately.
I can't agree more. I've said it since the beginning that they needed to plop that powertrain in a few other vehicles.
When did they reverse course? When did they announce a move away from Android Auto/CarPlay and then say they were keeping them? How do I not remember this announcement?
Yes Hummer did have issues and the Lyriq shipped and then held to address software issues. Those are the only two that seem to still be working with their current software as they are the only EVs that support Android Auto and Apple Carplay as GM used the default Qualcomm software with minimal customization.
Course the stupid thing is that they are planning to with the updates for the trucks and Chevrolet SUVs move all EVs to their custom software with no Android Auto or Apple Carplay. Hopefully when they realize they made the mistake everyone thinks they did, they will enable it as it is software switched off/on.
Yup we are in total agreement on GM messing up the Hybrid thing.
Ford initially back in 2020 when Qualcomm started to announce OEMs that were going to use their Qualcomm Snapdragon system with Android OS that they would go with a customize experience protecting the end user's data from the cell phone companies. Then in 2023 they started to say they would keep it for ICE and not for EVs at the start of the year and by the end of the year the Ford CEO stated that all ICE and EVs would support Android Auto and Apple Carplay as the customers have stated it is an important part of their auto experience.
Much like how Wendy's said at the start of the week in their investors meeting that they would roll out Surge pricing for peak hours of buying their food the internet had an uproar with millions sending via social media their unhappiness with Wendy's about surge pricing. Wendy's has now announced that the customer has spoken, and they will NOT be implementing surge pricing.
Ford listened to their upset customers, GM has not realized that their customers are not happy about the lack of Android Auto / Apple CarPlay and I think this will bite them big time.
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32 minutes ago, ccap41 said:
There are fanboys of every company though. I know people who think GM is perfect, Ford is perfect, Toyota, Honda, Merc, BMW, Audi, etc.
Somebody here was trying to convince others that the Ultium rollout hasn't been a complete shtshow.
Yes, they started the Ultium rollout well and then it went downhill from there. Sad that GM could not bring in new fresh blood that knew how to build software and instead relied on old, outdated approach by those playing politics. GM has really screwed up and I think this back peddle to hybrids will work in the short term, but they should have never walked away from it as they worked on their EVs. Volt 2.0 should have been rolled out into many other models while they worked to bring EVs on.
Sadly, I think GM has given up the race to Hyundai/Kia/Genesis who is still moving forward with rolling out EVs while they sell hybrids.
Ford while excited for them, the recall problems across the board has me very hesitant to consider them. At least unlike GM they reversed course and committed to Android Auto and Apple Carplay. GM will find people will not be happy with that being taken away.
This is another pet peeve I have is that the Cadillac Lyriq will continue to support Android Auto and Apple Carplay, but the rest of the EV family will use GM's customer Android Software interface, not supporting the Android Auto/Apple Carplay.
At least Honda did it right with their Ultium Prologue in supporting the cell phones as they said, their customers stated that was a requirement to buy a new Honda auto.
Why GM cannot seem to understand this is beyond many folks including myself as I do not see buying another GM product as long as they do not support the cell phones.
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1 hour ago, trinacriabob said:
What I had really meant to say:
It's not news that we're living in ways that are more and more disconnected.
Cell phones are great, especially in public places and on transport. However, some people, and even "older" people, now think that "conversations" can be carried on in their entirety on a cell phone. It's so bad that a sibling's kids couldn't call their grandmother (my mom) for her birthday because, well, it was relayed to her that 'they only text.' (They have to use a phone at their jobs.) Have I mentioned that I don't like most millennials?
So, what I've got with a few people is that they want to have conversations this way. It turns out that their texts dribble in over a 4-hour period on a given day or evening when I'm not expecting them. If you decide to have a phone call, you can consolidate what you have to say across the span of those 4 hours by thinking about what you need to talk about and getting it down to 30 minutes or so. And then it's done.
The most normal friends I know text briefly for 1 or 2 iterations and then we set up a time to talk every 2 weeks to a month apart.
* end of rant *
I am a hybrid type of person, some things are just easier to do to stay connected through out the day that text msg just works better for than a couple of seconds call. If it is family or a special event like birthday, anniversary, etc. I totally agree that a phone call is required.
2 hours ago, trinacriabob said:I didn't vote laugh because of the content, which is serious and sad.
I voted laugh because ...
There's an axle ...
... and then there's Axel Foley
Considering the Toyota Frame failures and now axel failures, I agree sad if anyone gets hurt, but way to funny that peeps think Toyota is this perfect company.
The Beverly Hills Cop series is still great to watch even today. Yup some politically incorrect moments in the films, but they were part of that generation.
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6 hours ago, ccap41 said:
I don't hate the looks of their current lineup for their respective segments. That next gen Enclave looks AWFUL though. It's almost the definition of a badge-job. They changed the badges and front fascia and called it a day.
Yup the Badge engineering has come around to be terrible again.
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OUCH Major recall as Toyota axel can separate from the auto causing a crash.
Toyota Announces New Recall: Over 683,000 Vehicles Affected In A Week (msn.com)
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1 hour ago, Drew Dowdell said:
There is one very important distinction with the battery; this is the first Hydrogen Fuel Cell that offers regenerative braking.
That is a cool to know feature, sadly I doubt it will make much of a difference.
At least Honda had the brains to know that customers still want Android Auto and Apple Carplay. That is a smart move for them.
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WOW, a total compliance auto with underwhelming power and range in a market where hydrogen fueling stations are closing and at a cost that makes it hundreds of dollars to fuel a tank full.
I guess write it off against profits as Like the Toyota garbage, they will have to give these away for near free.
Toyota is already giving stupid $40,000 discounts to just sell the few that they do make and offer you to borrow an ICE auto when you need it to drive longer road trips.
Toyota Offers $40,000 Off a $67,000 Car - Kelley Blue Book (kbb.com)
Looking at the images, guess you have to be a honda fan as the interior is just hideous to me and the exterior mirrors the rest of their product line but is just blah.
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I have to say that when they announced the Escalade IQ I was excited for moving from my current Escalade to this. Now that GM has truly moved away from supporting Android Auto and Apple Carplay and with the whole Coupe style to EVs. After having seen the photo's here in this story, I am disappointed.
2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ In Flare Metallic Paint: On The Road Photos (cadillacsociety.com)
I am loving the images of the interior, but the back end is leaving me disappointed.
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Very cool research. South Korea is leading the way in Organic batteries that are now holding 91% charge after 1,000 plus charge cycles.
This could lead to very cheap batteries as well as a much cleaner storage medium.
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Very interesting read.
China's crackdown on American businesses leaves investors in the U.S. wary (msn.com)
OUCH and the Recall Hits keep coming.
Honda, Toyota, Volkswagen among 2.3 million vehicles recalled: Check car recalls here (msn.com)
Seems Ford is having to do a recall after dealerships cut corners and did not replace airbags.
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14 hours ago, regfootball said:
these are some images out there on the net with predictions for the pending Pacifica heavy refresh in 25 or 26. I sort of dig the red with black roof look.
Very interesting. I do wonder while the images tend to go more airstream sloped, SUVs tend to be the calling card. I have seen writeups with some indicating the Pacifica could take a more SUV look.
Be interesting to see what does actually come. Figure late this year or early next year we should see it revealed before going into production.
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This is why GM will FAIL in not providing Android Auto and Apple Carplay. As they update and make changes faster than GM has ever been able to do.
Apple's grand plans for CarPlay start with an exciting upgrade inside iOS 17.4 (msn.com)
This is not boding well for the U.S. economy this year.
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4 hours ago, regfootball said:
Recent oil change again. Sitting at about 43,000 miles now. The dealership has a great car wash!
Sharp Looking Ride!!!
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Interesting another one bites the dust. Mercedes that had in 2021 said it would be an EV only company by 2030 has in their Q4 call stated they will not put an end date on ICE, and they are now aiming to have 50% of global sales as EV.
Mercedes Benz ditches plan to sell only EVs by 2030 (msn.com)
Mercedes-Benz Group 2023 results*: Cash generation at work | Mercedes-Benz Media
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9 hours ago, ccap41 said:
Why are you grouping Ford with GM here? To the best of my knowledge, Ford has not announced abandoning CarPlay or Android Auto.
I will stand corrected as I see Ford CEO in Dec 15 2023 confirmed that they were moving forward with Google on the Qualcomm Android system in supporting the use of Android Auto and Apple Carplay system.
I lumped Ford in with GM as a year earlier with the Qualcomm Announcement they said they would protect the data by not using the cell phone connectivity. I guess customers have spoken and Ford has changed back to replacing Sync in all their ICE and EV autos with the use of Android Auto and Apple Carplay.
That I am very happy about.
I tried to find the story I wrote about the Qualcomm Android Auto system where GM and Ford along with a few others had stated in moving to this system they would protect customers data by not allowing Android Auto / Apple Carplay and would use the software API SDK to create their own software interface.
I did a quick search across the news stories but could not find that story.
Yet THANK YOU, having found the news stories on Ford CEO in December 2023 stating they will stick with the ability to use it is GREAT and I am very happy for that as I think GM is making a BIG BIG BIG mistake.
Yet it is a switch that they can flip back on. Hopefully Mary and team will get their act together and turn on the support for Android Auto and Apple Carplay.
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6 hours ago, ccap41 said:
Who would have thought that Honda could make a better Blazer than Chevy?
https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2024-honda-prologue-ev-first-drive-review/
"Here again we ask you don't get ahead of us. You may have heard about the software problems Chevy is having with the Blazer EV, particularly its new CarPlay-free infotainment system. None of that applies to the Prologue. Honda has installed its own hardware and software, and yes, it not only keeps CarPlay and Android Auto but also makes them standard and wireless to boot. On top of that, it'll project Apple Maps in the instrument cluster if you want, though frustratingly not Google Maps for those who prefer it. ...
Not only does it ride better than the Chevy, but it still handles sweetly. The Prologue sweeps around curves with a natural fluidity that's as appreciated as it is unexpected. It leans on its springs and dampers in the controlled and deliberate way the best sports cars do. Again, it doesn't encourage you to drive it like a sports car, it just makes a nice backroad drive more pleasant. ...
On the other hand, Honda has derated charging to a peak speed of 150 kW while the Chevy and Cadillac pull 190 kW. As a result, the Prologue needs 35 minutes to charge from 20 percent to 80 percent on a fast charger, which is already uncompetitive before you consider that most automakers report 10 percent to 80 percent charging time, where the Prologue will take even longer. Honda says this was done to ensure battery longevity, which means it either knows something GM doesn't about GM's battery or it's just being conservative. ...
At $48,795 to start, it's way cheaper than its $56,715 Chevy cousin at the moment (we don't know what the front-drive Blazer EV will cost, yet) and right on top of a Tesla Model Y Dual-Motor Long Range (rear-drive Teslas are a few thousand dollars cheaper but get a smaller battery and only 260 miles of range). For that price, you get wireless CarPlay and Android Auto, automatic dual-zone climate control, HondaSensing safety tech, heated front seats, all the built-in Google features, automatic LED headlights and high-beams, the full-size instrument cluster and infotainment screens, heated mirrors, and a wireless phone charger. Oh, and 296 miles of range."
Lets correct one thing!
HONDA DID NOT install their own hardware / software!!!
They are using the same Android Auto Controller system that I have posted about here in other stories as GM. The difference is they took the full Android Software with Android Auto and Apple Carplay and customized the look to look like Honda, but just like Hyundai/Kia/Genesis which is using the same Snapdragon QUALCOMM Controller/Software stack, they took the safe route of making it Look Honda but a solid established auto system.
GM FAILED here in that they want to control the Dollars, so they turned off the Android Auto / Apple Carplay and stores and created their own using the API SDK for the same hardware set. This is where they failed to test and truly deliver an experience on par to the Android Auto / Apple Carplay system that we all love.
Ford and GM will fall behind as I feel those auto companies that bring out their auto system supporting what the public is used too and share the money with Google will win over trying to keep the 100% to themselves when they are so far behind in the software development system.
GM is going to have a hard time keeping up with Google and the updates they do to the Android Auto system that supports both cell phone formats. Google and Apple are too far ahead I fear for GM or Ford to catch up. IMHO
Honda is also failing in their conservative approach as people do not want to wait and the slower charge speed is not a good way to introduce your customers to EVs.
GM on the other hand is also failing as they give maximum charging speed to Cadillac and much slower across their other product lines.
Since charging speed at home and on the road are real valid concerns, GM can win sales by having the best charging speed available on ALL MODELS from ALL BRANDS.
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Just saw a car carrier that was all Acura. 2 cars & 6 suvs. All white, black & blue. Terrible style imho
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1 hour ago, surreal1272 said:
Looks like a Taycan Knockoff and a bad knockoff at that.
True, but it is not the terrible Tesla or Mercedes jelly bean look.
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2 hours ago, 67impss said:
Pontiac
I thought that was a corvette concept? Is that really a Pontiac?
Corvette
Ford News: Ford Slashes Ford Mach-E Price
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This is a good move, should help to move these 400V EVs till generation 2 comes out at 800V version.