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Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum Today, 10:28 AM
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Posted By Martinjlm
That’s all a matter of OEM strategy. GM is...

That’s all a matter of OEM strategy. GM is clearly following a strategy to shift to EV completely, or very close to it. Ford is strategizing a mix, where some ICE stays in the portfolio. Stellantis...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum Today, 09:59 AM
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Posted By Martinjlm
Something for everybody in this article. ...

Something for everybody in this article.

For the anti-EV crowd, GM is reducing their volume projections for EV production for 2024.

For the pro-EV crowd, GM expects to achieve profitability...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum Yesterday, 10:27 PM
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Posted By Martinjlm
Tis true. I led the team that took the Big Block...

Tis true. I led the team that took the Big Block out of production. Fun fact…the last Chief Engineer for the Big Block was named Bill Large. Can’t make that stuff up.
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum Yesterday, 09:02 PM
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Posted By Martinjlm
The 100% by 2035 was announced in 2019....

The 100% by 2035 was announced in 2019. Pre-COVID. I remember exactly where I was and who I was talking to when Reuss said that. I was in our office talking to a colleague who left the company before...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum Yesterday, 08:56 PM
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Posted By Martinjlm
Interesting example of two people watching and...

Interesting example of two people watching and hearing the same information and coming away with two interpretations.

And both of you are correct. But there’s one element missing, which is what...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum Yesterday, 04:55 PM
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Posted By Martinjlm
I think the answer to your question comes at 1:38...

I think the answer to your question comes at 1:38

https://www.today.com/video/gm-ceo-says-carmaker-is-committed-to-shifting-to-all-evs-212299333711

Kinda curious how you arrived at “1/3 the...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum Yesterday, 04:44 PM
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Posted By Martinjlm
You are not wrong. That was my job for my last 20...

You are not wrong. That was my job for my last 20 years at GM. Fun times being in the eye of the hurricane.
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum Yesterday, 10:51 AM
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Posted By Martinjlm
http://fueleconomy.gov/feg/pdfs/guides/FEG2024.pdf...

http://fueleconomy.gov/feg/pdfs/guides/FEG2024.pdf

Sorta. What I’m saying is that if you have a truck, suv, and car all with the same footprint area, the car is going to have the more difficult FE...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum Yesterday, 05:51 AM
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Posted By Martinjlm
In a way yes, in a way no. Wish I could show you...

In a way yes, in a way no. Wish I could show you exactly what I’m looking at but it’s data we get paid for so my posting even a screenshot here is something I would fire my employees for if they did...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-11-2024, 05:28 PM
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Posted By Martinjlm
See it a lot in metro Detroit. Above 60 degrees...

See it a lot in metro Detroit. Above 60 degrees and Corvettes, Camaros and Mustangs lose their tops. Convertible or targa. As far as T-tops, my MR2 has T-tops. I love them and hate them. I love...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-11-2024, 05:00 PM
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Posted By Martinjlm
Pretty much sums up the EV part of this thread....

Pretty much sums up the EV part of this thread. So now I’ll address “what will make an improved Camaro”. Here we go….

Improved forward vision. Maybe a low cowl design.
Improved trunk / rear...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-11-2024, 12:46 PM
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Posted By Martinjlm
Dude, I am literally looking at the FE curves for...

Dude, I am literally looking at the FE curves for every automaker selling in the US as I type this. There is no one curve. Every automaker has a target curve based on their model mix and footprint...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-11-2024, 12:32 PM
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Posted By Martinjlm
True, Ford lost over $1B in their EV division....

True, Ford lost over $1B in their EV division. Trust me, losses are already planned in their business plans and their business results. The losses were probably MORE than they planned for, but just...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-11-2024, 12:17 PM
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Posted By Martinjlm
Nope. Not a fact. It’s an interpretation. It...

Nope. Not a fact. It’s an interpretation. It assumes that Ford has to pay off all the R&D, employee costs, facilities costs, marketing costs on the basis of the Mach E’s sold to date. Nobody does...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-11-2024, 11:56 AM
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Posted By Martinjlm
It’s a lot more about the technology than it is...

It’s a lot more about the technology than it is about the politics. The technology started here with GM as well as in Japan with Nissan. It was then taken to the next level by Tesla. None of that...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-11-2024, 11:17 AM
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Posted By Martinjlm
And yet someone in the group (wasn’t me) felt...

And yet someone in the group (wasn’t me) felt like it was an important enough topic to start a thread to discuss in this forum. And you, me and a handful of others found it interesting enough to...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-11-2024, 11:01 AM
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Posted By Martinjlm
Exactly what I hope we can avoid. Everybody in...

Exactly what I hope we can avoid. Everybody in this thread is gonna vote for whomever they’re gonna vote for and no minds will be changed in either direction. In the meantime if there’s a little...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-11-2024, 10:35 AM
Replies: 313
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Posted By Martinjlm
Can we puh-leeeeze ixnay the olitics-pay? No need...

Can we puh-leeeeze ixnay the olitics-pay? No need to get a somewhat civil thread mothballed.
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-11-2024, 09:21 AM
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Posted By Martinjlm
That would require 50 governors and their...

That would require 50 governors and their associated legislatures working in concert with the majority of the House and the Senate. In this day and age. Not happening. There are multiple “they”s and...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-11-2024, 09:19 AM
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Posted By Martinjlm
Actually Canada is on an even more aggressive...

Actually Canada is on an even more aggressive path. If you wanna call something a mandate you can call Canada a mandate. Take California’s 2035 ICE Ban and spread it across the entire country. That’s...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-11-2024, 08:26 AM
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Posted By Martinjlm
You are on the right track, but what you are...

You are on the right track, but what you are showing is a “generic” view. The actual curves are specific to each automaker and are tailored around their portfolio makeup based on shadow area. I can’t...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-11-2024, 08:05 AM
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Posted By Martinjlm
Absolutely!! Not sure about the gas being cheaper...

Absolutely!! Not sure about the gas being cheaper though. Refineries will simply adjust their petroleum product mix to favor whatever other uses for oil they need to fill. For example, less gasoline,...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-11-2024, 06:56 AM
Replies: 313
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Posted By Martinjlm
There are choices. Putting hybrids on everything...

There are choices. Putting hybrids on everything pretty much solves the CAFE problem. Take a look at Toyota’s portfolio. Want a Camry? It’s a hybrid. Want a Crown? It’s a hybrid. Want a Sienna? It’s...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-11-2024, 06:49 AM
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Posted By Martinjlm
Yes, but you might not like it.

Yes, but you might not like it.
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-11-2024, 06:48 AM
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Posted By Martinjlm
My responses take 6 paragraphs. Yours take 5...

My responses take 6 paragraphs. Yours take 5 words. Apparently I’m not living right. :smiling1:
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-11-2024, 06:42 AM
Replies: 313
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Posted By Martinjlm
It’s not PHYSICALLY impossible. It’s FISCALLY...

It’s not PHYSICALLY impossible. It’s FISCALLY impossible. But even that comes down to choices of the manufacturers. There are technologies that can be used to meet the new CAFE regulations without...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-10-2024, 06:38 PM
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Posted By Martinjlm
Not much different then what I’ve been saying all...

Not much different then what I’ve been saying all along except that I maintain that the government doesn’t control the product mix, the car companies do. As I mentioned somewhere in this thread, even...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-10-2024, 06:25 PM
Replies: 313
Views: 10,208
Posted By Martinjlm
Just curious…who is “they”? Would the “they” who...

Just curious…who is “they”? Would the “they” who raise gas prices be the same “they” who stop building sedans or the same “they” that pump out multiple flavors of cross-over vehicles? And does that...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-10-2024, 06:02 AM
Replies: 313
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Posted By Martinjlm
Our surveys of EV owners is also showing this....

Our surveys of EV owners is also showing this. Now that ranges are longer people are more open to buying an EV as a primary and keeping an ICE as a special purpose vehicle (ex:drag strip, weekend...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-09-2024, 03:31 PM
Replies: 313
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Posted By Martinjlm
Charge at night. For us, our nighttime right is...

Charge at night. For us, our nighttime right is $0.17 / kWh
During the daytime, the rate is $0.44 / kWh
If you try to “sell it back” they aren’t going to give you full rate for it. So let’s assume...
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