His brother may provide some of them. He has said many times that some of the parts he's holding in his hands during the show he purchased from his brother. I'm not sure whether he makes the stuff, or he just sells Mopar stuff.
If they would make a GCL 4xe that would have say 50 miles of range, I'd trade mine. 50 miles would get us to work and back, plus a bit of town running without ever starting the gas engine. This is where the bulk of our 15k we have on ours now comes from. Electric rates here in the midsouth are dirt cheap compared to other parts.
But you can say that about a Lamborghini and its parts could be used to build more Dodge Neons.
I would agree. I was hoping they would put a bigger battery pack in the gladiator in the bed to get about 50 miles. I'd be interested if so. Sometimes the 22 miles is too short in the Wrangler. I am a believer in phev products for various reasons. The largest being you can take a phev on roadtrips with little interruption to travel, plus you can make 5-10 phev units (battery size) for every bev unit and get the 20-40 mile range that most people need on a daily basis.
Thanks for adding your voice to my argument for wider availability (and range) for PHEV vehicles over pure BEV....at least for the present. When battery technology advances far enough, the issue can always be revisited.
I thought that Dave would pick up on this one but Old Bridge TWP (Raceway Park) has been closed since when 2018- Chargers and 2018 Challengers were brand new. But I get the point that those Wall Streeters didn't have to drive far to get their fun. The same business types were responsible for the tracks demise.....
while you make good points, the "obsolesce" of the ICE vehicle, is wholly dependent on the infrastructure for charging which is still years off, and does not address, the question what will city/apartment dwellers do? Who don't have driveways and garages? Have you ever been to Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx or Staten Island? Even parts of Manhattan, have cars parked everywhere. When I lived in Brooklyn, everyone on our street had a car, and most were parked right on the street. There are people who have to park on the street all over NYC, just how are these neighborhoods going to transition to full EV? I don't see it being practical, or safe. People who think it is just going to happen like that, have probably never had to deal with using a private car in an urban area.
I'm not so sure the Wall Streeters had anything to do with that, it was the age of the family who founded, it and dealing with NIMBYism of neighborhoods that didn't exist in 1965 when the track was built. The run off area wasn't as large as it should have been for safety, and I think the family just got tired of the (locally created) hassles. So it goes quiet, and kids race on the street. That's not an improvement! The same thing happens here on Long Island. Kids race up and down Deer Park Ave all the time. We have two 8,000 foot long runways, at the former Grumman Calverton site, but no dragstrip.
I can't like your post enough. They did the very same thing in 1974. Left what little performance market left to Chevy and Ford. Here we are again. They are way overestimating the value of electrics and the inline six. Big big mistake. The name Hemi alone is worth a mint, now it's time to simply flush it. Disgraceful.
Oh I agree, ICE will go the way of the dinosaur EVENTUALLY. But, we need to have a reliable and for now anyway, an AFFORDABLE alternative and for many, dare I say most of us, BEV's are not affordable....not yet anyway. PHEV more so but they are again a stepping stone. We will get there but I'm 59 and don't believe without some Paradigm shifting event I will see the real end of the ICE.
The Italians are not running the show anymore. The French have a seat at the table. It was fun when the Italians stuffed hellcats/other hemi V8s into everything. Remember they still owned Ferrari when the hellcat came out. PSA really does not have that history. It's starting to show.
I remember reading a (maybe not fake) news story that the Napp family originally leased and eventually sold the land involved to Insurance Auto Auctions. The family originally leased space to the Insurance Industry after hurricane Sandy so I can see some truth in this. In either event, the insurance industry and many on Wall Street climb the same greasy, slimy pole ergo the association that was made.
So, you're saying that none of the announced electric vehicles will have any impact on existing products refresh timeline? The only brand it can't impact is Chrysler. They had no new products anyways. Let's see if Ram 1500 gets refreshed for 2024. That would be a mid cycle date. Half way into their previous 10 year cycle. I suppose they'll try and say their upcoming electric model will suffice.
I half disagree. Dino fuels will definitely go the way of the dino, but there are a lot of companies out there working on alternative ICE fuels. BEV isn't the only alternative.
Often, people from 'outside' of the industry have little knowledge of the 'nuances' of an industry like this one. It's kind of like hiring a Paris Couturier to critique sporting equipment! They might have some superficial knowledge, but not enough to make an informed comment/review/judgement! This is why I rarely even bother to read articles by the "experts". Other than Dave!
