Drew Dowdell

Pilot-Flying J and General Motors opened the first seventeen locations of their partnership for high-speed charging across the U.S., with twenty-five total targeted to be open by the end of the month. The chargers are part of the EVgo network and can deliver up to 350 kW charging. The partnership is targeting an additional 175 locations open by the end of next year. The newly opened locations are spread across 13 states and feature round-the-clock staff, food and restroom amenities, and free wifi. The charging stations themselves will be pull-through to allow for the charging of EVs that are towing, and for vehicles equipped with it, will feature plug-and-charge compatibility for a seamless charging process. The locations will appear natively in GM's onboard navigation apps, the Pilot myRewards app, the EVgo app, Plugshare, and others. Pilot will offer extra discounts on charging for GM EV drivers, plus the ability to reserve a charger in advance. Other EV drivers using Pilot's myRewards app will receive additional discounts on food and merchandise. Once complete, the project will include 500 locations with up to 2,000 fast chargers. Pilot's and Flying J's locations on rural interstate routes makes them especially attractive to EV drivers on a long-distance drive. View full article

Trailer weight rating is gross weight rating minus vehicle weight, and if you’re ġoing strictly by the book, also minus cargo and passenger weight. That’s why the 6.2 has a lower rating than the 5.3, it’s a heavier engine. That said, because people overload them all the time, they’re all very underrated. It’s the same scenario happens on the Silverado EV. It has a low tow rating, not because it can’t handle it, but because it’s a heavy vehicle and having a higher gross weight pushes it into a higher class like a 250/2500 series. In most states that requires an additional registration fee and higher insurance rates. So Chevy keeps the rating artificially low…but they’re coming out with a Max Tow package for those who want it that will have a higher GVWR.

Me too! That would be a tough choice for me.

I think the TLX platform (and by extension the Accord) looks the most rwd of the front wheel drivers, but part of it is an optical illusion because Honda elongated the hood. The larger Volvos are pretty good at this too.

Well you can stop that. Just talk about the cars, no need to be trolling. Next time will be warning points.

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Doing so would re-inVigorate the lineup.

They need to rename it the Vigor.

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They could have just run the 400/400 from the 3.0TT CT6, however, in the CT5 you get to 405 lb-ft lower in the RPM band than the CT6 and it also had a 10-speed. It should have plenty of scoot. Besides, the 3.6TT isn't in production anymore.

So by 2003, Buick had started making minor changes to the front end of these cars. 2003 - 2005 will fit, but they might be slightly different than what you had.

Plus, the litigation surrounding fault with Level 3 has not been sorted out yet.

I've looked at both, and I think it is more of a content and styling difference than a size difference re 'Nox v. Blazer.

Tesla FSD is PR poison right now. GM's SuperCruise is more likely to be licensed, first by Honda most likely. Yes, Tesla will make money on charging stations, but as soon as it becomes profitable, others (who aren't under court order) will jump in as well.

In the case of the T-1, there's a century-old feud between the US and the UK. The UK currently holds the record for the world's fastest steam locomotive, set by the Mallard in 1938. However, the T-1 above was regularly clocked at higher speeds, just not in an official test. The Mallard broke down after the test and had to go in for a severe overhaul. And just looking at the specs of the T-1 v. A4 Mallard (4-cylinder v. 3-cylinder, 300psi boiler v. 250 psi boiler, 6,500hp v, 2,400 hp) with the same size drive wheels, it's pretty easy to figure out the T-1 was a more capable machine. In regular service, they ran 8,000 miles a month, with a lot of that time at 110mph. Mallard also hit its 125mph record on a slight downhill. The T-1s could reach their speeds at level and even a slight upgrade. It will be interesting to see if one of the railroads allows a speed record-breaking attempt for the T-1. An interesting footnote is that prior to the T-1, there was an S-1 built that was even bigger and more powerful. Designed to produce 7,500 hp, it was intended to haul a 1,200 ton train at 100 - 120mph with a theoretical top speed of 152mph. The only problem was that it was so big, there was almost nowhere east of Pittsburgh it could run and, in fact, couldn't make the bend through Pittsburgh station, which was the key route between Philadelphia and Chicago. In the flat, straight terrain of Ohio and west, it shined. It was hauling 24-car passenger trains (huge by passenger train standards) over 110 mph, with multiple reports of it exceeding 140 mph to make up for delays. But its size was its Achilles heal. It was too big for the turning facilities at either end of its run and had to be turned on a wye instead of a table, and this caused several low-speed derailments. Only the prototype was built, but it served for 5 1/2 years before diesels took over (at lower speeds). It remains the most powerful steam passenger locomotive ever built. The T-1 was made as a much more manageable design that could run from Philly/DC to Chicago without causing the track maintenance crews headaches. Footnote 2: Do you think traction control is modern? The Pennsylvania RR had automatic traction control installed on its Q-2 freight steam locomotives in 1944. Everything old is new again.

You'd be 100% wrong based on the crowds that the Western Maryland brings in, it is mostly families with young kids. In the past three years, there have been three steam engines returned to service within a few hour's drive of me. Another four went online out west. I know of at least two more under restoration for operation, and there is even a non-profit building a brand-new steam engine from the original plans with modern upgrades. They have the boiler done and are now working on the frame. The T-1 Trust However you are right about one thing: most no longer burn coal, though the engine in this video does. Most have been converted to oil for cleanliness and fire safety issues.

You're almost making my point for me. Toyota has twice as much equity as they have debt, and they're net positive in the $100b range with $72b cash on hand. Though they have low debt, Tesla is relatively cash-poor with most of their equity tied up in non-cash items. Net shareholder equity is only $50b.... so a market cap of $797b on net incomes of $12b is way into the speculator zone. There is zero way to add up to a $797b valuation with those numbers.

It's no challenge to undercut the Ioniq 5. It should have been a Genesis Sport hatch instead. I think they'll match it pretty close to the ID.4 if only because they'll be directly cross-shopped on size.

Lithium Ion is likely not going to be the predominant chemistry of batteries in 10+ years. There are far too many promising alternative candidates that at least one of them is bound to take off. So even then, the lithium question will eventually go away too.

Stock market valuation has little to do with the actual balance sheet these days. Tesla was losing billions for years and they had crazy high valuations. Furthermore, ever since Reagan allowed companies to buy back stock, all of the companies have been manipulating their stock value. When it comes to Assets minus Liabilities, do you really think VinFast or Tesla are above Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen? Weather reports are far more accurate than stock valuations.

I agree that the Ioniq 5s aren't priced appropriately, but the Ioniq 6 seems about right. I think you'll see the price slide up significantly on the Equinox EV. The base Blazer EV has already been canceled, so much of your price guessing there is likely inaccurate.