G. David Felt

Lately I have seen a growing trend of worse offenders in not paying attention to driving and holding up traffic. Pretty much Tesla, Prius, BMW and Mercedes drivers are the worst at focusing on their only responsibility in that they are driving, pay attention to the road, not your phone.

Very cool to see that Hyundai is having EV sales back to back months increases. US: Hyundai BEV Sales Surged Again In July 2023 (msn.com)

Buicks have always raced the Salt flats.

Not sure of the year, but a clean lovely auto.

Very cool to see what gets shown @ detroit auto show. https://gmauthority-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/gmauthority.com/blog/2023/07/gm-to-reveal-new-products-at-upcoming-detroit-auto-show/amp/

Very cool to read that GM might be considering an EV Compact Pickup. General Motors is investigating small EV “party” trucks | Ars Technica Seems like others think GM is wise to do an EV compact Pickup too. How GM’s Small Electric Pickup Could Outsell The Toyota Stout And Ford Maverick (hotcars.com)

Stories like these are very wrong in what they are saying. Why I Wouldn't Buy an Electric Car yet, Despite the Amazing Technology (businessinsider.com) Mainly due to the fact that most folks will charge at home and if you look at cost over the average life of long term auto ownership, EVs become way cheaper than ICE. This is one of the best writeups on why FUD is rampant on EV ownership. Here's Why People Don't Buy Electric Cars (and Why They're Wrong) | U.S. News (usnews.com)

Be interesting to see how Tesla deals with this bit of news. Course for the Fanbois it will not matter. Tesla’s secret team to suppress thousands of driving range complaints (reuters.com)

If EA can get their act together and both EA and ChargePoint have announced joining the NACS camp with plans over the next 1 to 2 years to add NACS cables to their chargers, this should be really good news for buyers of EVs and road trips.

I was meaning the current overall style of Toyota products is anything but stylish and an egg crate grill is like a step backwards. I would wish Toyota would truly make it look better.

RIP Sinéad O’Connor, provocative Irish singer, dies at 56 | AP News

I do get that and agree, but I also just as Suzuki has a solid AWD low priced compact to sell for ICE, it would be a good option to have I think for the Bolt.

This should be interesting, current style is anything but stylish imho.

LOL X is going to be a porn social media site is my gut feeling for idiot Musk.

Also makes one wonder if AWD might get added as it has the room in the back for a second motor. You could remove the drop down storage space and add a motor here.

This is cool to hear but a bit sad that Stellantis is so far behind others.

As Drew said, they had said production would end and then walked back by saying that customers loved the bolt and it would live on. Chevy Bolt will live on. GM announces plans to keep nameplate. (usatoday.com)

Banksy, a criminal through and through who loves to tag and deface public property all in the name of so-called ART. As one that has seen Seattle go from the Emerald city to the Graffiti tagged dirty trashed city, I would say LOCK HIM UP! Not a fan of tagging and the defacing of public property that is supposed to be enjoyed by all. While he feels he has a right to tag and spray paint everything in his vision, I also have a right to have a clean nice park, roads, freeways, etc. that are not a mess of spray painted tags.

very cool read Policy Brief: Powering the EV Market: How Electricity Providers are Planning for the Future (zeta2030.org) ZETA-Utility Policy Brief 7_21.pdf

GM Chairperson and CEO Mary Barra announced during GM's Quarterly earnings call that Chevrolet next-generation Bolt will come on the Ultium platform continuing to offer great affordability, range and technology. The next-generation Bolt which has had record sales and some of the highest customer satisfaction and loyalty scores in the industry, especially among conquest sales will come to market using the Ultium and Ultifi technology advancements according to Barra. The Bolt and Bolt EUV are driving EV adoption sales currently and Chevrolet is planning to continue this trend. Barra stated during the earnings call that drawing on the Ultium and Ultifi technology will help GM accelerate the timeline to market and that an announcement of the next-generation Bolt will be done at a later date. With the Silverado EV, BLazer EV and Equinox EV launching this year, that the Ultium Bolt will join the family very soon. According to GM, from the introduction of the Mass production of the Bolt in 2017 to Q2 2023 production has been a success. While parts supplies during the pandemic limited sales, the Bolt and Bolt EUV have clearly picked up. Sales of the Bolt from 2017 to 2022 are supplied by Statista. Barra announced that Chevrolet had a 17% increase in sales with the Bolt / Bolt EUV making up 13,900, a 101% increase in sales over the same period last year. Adding success to Q1 Bolt / Bolt EUV sales of 19,700 gives the Bolt sales of 33,900 for the first half of the 2023 calendar year. GM has stated that they are excited for the Chevrolet family of electric vehicles to build on the bolt sales with the Next-Generation of Ultium Bolt. View full article

I like this Turbine Truck.

Have to say that the comments on this story speak volumes. https://www.motorbiscuit.com/lincoln-toyota-heading-down-same-dark-path-2023/

Saw two rare autos today. Guess the model year or model vintage.