Automotive

Dodge Daytona has Direct Connection Stage Kit upgrades to kick off the Daytona’s first year of production. The R/T will receive the Stage 1 upgrade, offering an extra 40 horses to boost it to 496 hp and a claimed 4.7-second 0-60 time and a 13.1-second qua...  

Electric cars are not something that interest me. At all. But I'll credit Dodge here on the aesthetics. If we spotted this car 50 years ago, we would all know the manufacturer.

Porsche walks back EVs - people still want gas cars

If those that scale back now have any chance of catching up later 🤷🏻‍♂️

The march of Chinese electric car companies are certainly threatening the legacy manufacturers.

But catching up when the other side has gone way down the experience curve for one, and is not hampering itself with having to fear the cannibalisation of the legacy business, is hard 🤷🏻‍♂️

Don’t realize how many fewer people overall will be needed with all-electric vehicles (not counting the minors working as miners in 3rd world )

And after the learning curve is mastered somewhat this should lead to either much cheaper cars or more profitable car companies. But certainly not more employment directly.

When I can charge a battery as fast as I can fill a tank of gas I’d be a buyer. Also must have a charging station as frequently available as gas stations. Will it happen in my time? No way but I’m getting old 😂

range, charging staions and a few other factors come into play. I'm not anti-EV, just not ready for one yet, and may not be in my lifetime

I can drive my Lotus put $20 in gas and drive 100 miles anywhere. With charging stations you need credit card, memberships, etc. no cash payments accepted, VIN recorded, and so forth. A Big Brother’s dream.

develop and pursue all technologies. Forcing one option based on questionable claims will stifle innovation and limit progress. Over 100 years ago multiple types of power were allowed to compete with each other and that would still be the best way forward... 

There was huge political pressure to go for petrol and drop all other alternatives. Saying there was ‘open competition’ for anything but the shortest times is a tad revisionist. And it’s not like the best technology necessarily won (Betamax anyone). The o... 

Quite curious what the overall reception will be like and what it’s like to drive. Is it RWD or AWD?

But the big question here is how much less exciting it will be than an ICE powered DODGE ;-) BTW 496 hp + 80 hp equals 670 hp ? Bim

Glass roof (sun & sound package) Seats fold down Skateboard chassis low center of gravity Wide track Who knows if it will be awesome? Starts at $60k ...  

Thanks for the details 🙏🏻

finish line. ...