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Munro on Tesla
Sandy Munro, Munro & Assoc.; David Welch, Bloomberg; Gary Vasilash, AD&P; John McElroyAutoline.tv
January 3, 2019 @ 3:00PM EST
It is live cast but I don't have the URL, yet.
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Nissans on disabled car carrier
Sad to say, there were fatalities.
Source: 3 feared dead as salvage mission launched for disabled car carrier in Pacific
Nissan confirms 3,500 vehicles are on board troubled ship
Merchant vessels responding to distress calls have rescued 16 crew members from a large car carrier adrift in the Pacific Ocean, about 1,800 miles northwest of the Hawaiian island of Oahu, following a fire, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
The Sincerity Ace, a Panamanian-flagged roll-on/roll-off vessel with a capacity of 5,200 vehicles, was headed to Hawaii and U.S. mainland ports with Nissans, and possibly other vehicles.
Bob Wilson -
What Drives Us Episode #302
Russell, Tony, Mark, and Patrick
- General Motors is shuttering the factory that manufactures the Volt, a week before Christmas. Is this the end of the vehicle or are they moving production?
- Germans can sleep in on garbage day. Volvo introduces their new EV garbage trucks.
- German EV manufacturer e.GO to introduce new, bare-bones EV for European market.
- Mark drove his Model 3 from Waterloo, CA to Orlando, FL and back. And he stole electricity in OH.
- Hydrogen still sucks.
- Mark has driven his Volt in EV more than 97% of the time over 19,800 miles.
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2018-19 “Toyota Corolla sport”
Anyone who have heard of this version? It has a C in the emblem instead of a T and has some new headlights... that better be matrix LED and not halogen and reflector... anyone who got anymore new on that? -
Oil paranoia
Source: Big Oil tries to kill the electric car (again) | EVANNEX Aftermarket Tesla Accessories
Electric vehicles are getting close to a major tipping point, and it isn’t just fans who are taking notice. The powerful enemies of transportation electrification and renewable energy are beginning to launch a serious counterattack.
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Even paranoids have enemies.
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Beginning of the end for the Prius?
Greetings everyone,
So I am referring to just the Prius itself, not including the C and V. However, I made this prediction a while back. Toyota has said for quite some time that they want hybrid models for all vehicles in their line up. I've said that once the Corolla gets a hybrid model - the Prius is dead. Looks like Corolla Hybrid is indeed coming in 2020.
2020 Toyota Corolla Hybrid at debuts L.A. Auto Show - Autoblog
(my apologies if this link has been posted already)
Then I found this article earlier today regarding Toyota getting serious about an all electric platform.
Toyota Plans Long-Range Electric Car For 2022 | Report, News | Digital Trends
I've had my 2004 since new and still love it, but with this news I truly believe that the main Prius days are now numbered.
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Can Toyota Save the Prius
Toyota struggles to save breakthrough Prius hybrid
As an updated 2019 version of the Prius gets ready to roll into U.S. showrooms, Toyota faces a difficult situation. Sales down 23%. Concede 2019 updates aren't enough to keep the Prius a viable player going into the EV future. -
prius awd; off stop and when slipping
2019 mid level trims
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The Oil Industry’s Covert Campaign to Rewrite American Car Emissions Rules
Article in NY Times - The Oil Industry’s Covert Campaign to Rewrite American Car Emissions Rules - The New York Times
When the Trump administration laid out a plan this year that would eventually allow cars to emit more pollution, automakers, the obvious winners from the proposal, balked. The changes, they said, went too far even for them.
But it turns out that there was a hidden beneficiary of the plan that was pushing for the changes all along: the nation’s oil industry.
In Congress, on Facebook and in statehouses nationwide, Marathon Petroleum, the country’s largest refiner, worked with powerful oil-industry groups and a conservative policy network financed by the billionaire industrialist Charles G. Koch to run a stealth campaign to roll back car emissions standards, a New York Times investigation has found. -
Potentially really fast charging
Probably would take a major grid upgrade first but is intriguing.
The electric cars of the future could be recharged in 15 minutes - CNN -
Toyota Won’t Make A Proper EV Because Dealers Say It Won’t Sell
Well, at least they're admitting it. And they're not entirely wrong since EV's are still just a small fraction of total vehicle sales around the world.
That said, I wonder what would've become of the Rav4 EV if they continued to improve it. Or at least offered a plug-in hybrid version.
Toyota Won't Make A Proper EV Because Dealers Say It Won't Sell
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Reversible EV Conversion
Aston Martin has announces a program to convert their older cars to electric so they do not get banned from UK's cities. The conversion is reversible should somebody later want a gasoline engine.
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Autoline after hours on Model 3 Performance
- High Performance Tesla Model 3 RWD
- Henry Payne, Detroit News; Jack Keebler, Keebler Auto; Gary Vasilash, AD&P; John McElroy, Autoline.tv;
- Tesla Model 3 in studio
- December 6, 2018 @ 3:00PM EST
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2019 Prius AWD-e Pricing.
$1,000-$1,400 for the privilege of AWD-e on the Prius.
Starts at US$27,300 for the LE AWD-e (including $920 destination). XLE AWD-e costs $29,740.
2019 Toyota Prius AWD-e priced at $27,300 -
Mazda Nixs EVs
There won't be any Mazdas in my driveway in the near future.
Mazda Says No To Electric, Yes To Diesel, Gas ... Etc. -
VW and Toyota at LA Autoshow
There are two articles: VW, Toyota Place Different EV Wagers | WardsAuto
VW Touts Its SUV Sales, But Vows to Stay in Car Market
LOS ANGELES – Despite Volkswagen’s belated arrival to the SUV party, it is making up for lost time, says Scott Keogh, the new CEO of Volkswagen of America.
He adds, however, that the German automaker has no plans to bail out of the car market, despite its waning sales.
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“We arrived late to the SUV game, but we see our rightful share growing,” Keogh says.
But he then cites the Jetta compact sedan as a “great entry-level vehicle for young buyers.”
VW, Toyota Place Different EV Wagers
Toyota and Volkswagen are both involved in electric-vehicle development,...
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