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I Know This Post Is Worthless Without Pics, But...
Saw a Lucid in the wild yesterday, which almost never happens. Based on the wheels it was either a Touring or Grand Touring and the funny thing was my wife, who is generally oblivious to cars and has no idea Lucid even exists, saw it first and pointed it out because of how cool she thought it was.
Here's my analogy which I hope comes true... When they outlawed incandescent light bulbs many, me included, were pissed. The replacement, that spiral fluorescent disaster, sucked out loud. Subsequent iterations still sucked, but progressively less. And now we have LED bulbs which are like ten million times better than incandescent bulbs and only a dyed-in-the-wool Luddite would still choose a bulb with a filament. Based on the Lucid, which I would gladly drive except on long trips, we are clearly well past the spiral fluorescent phase of EVs. |
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Or perhaps eliminating the incandescent was a secret ulterior motive organized by the deep state so the grid could accept more EV's. |
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05-30-2024, 11:33 AM | #2118 |
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Newest Kid on the Block…
Cadillac released details on the Cadillac Optiq. Here’s Car and Driver’s take on it…
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a6...q-ev-revealed/ And the obligatory stock photo. Looks like a baby Lyriq, with the extreme (in my opinion) rear quarter treatment toned down a bit. Also has a tailgate emblem that illuminates when you approach with the key (which I believe will be your phone).
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That's quickly becoming trailing in any class. Maybe acceptable for the Bolt replacement, but for luxury brand? Unacceptable. |
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05-30-2024, 04:36 PM | #2120 |
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Yeah, but it can charge 19.2kW at 80 amps from a home panel. That's pretty dang good compared to most cars that can only charge at 11-11.5kW off a 50 amp circuit
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Still, a luxury brand should be capable of both.
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I'm not a Hyundai enthusiast, but my hat is off to them. This is a great segment to watch if anyone has a few minutes to spare. 4k, speaker volume up!
https://youtu.be/YLL3Wub0JEg?si=90vOn3arHzLRh-__ |
06-02-2024, 10:13 AM | #2124 |
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Another New Kid on the Block…
Again, courtesy of our friends at Car & Driver. The first pure electric from domestic Stellantis brands. Jeep Grand Wagoneer S.
https://www.caranddriver.com/jeep/wagoneer-s
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-recent EV market news from Autoblog:
https://www.autoblog.com/2024/06/06/...-manufacturer/ Blue Bird has had the best recent EV make stock performance. https://www.autoblog.com/2024/06/06/...favor-hybrids/ AAA reports a decrease in USA BEV consideration. https://www.autoblog.com/2024/06/06/...lem-for-tesla/ Dependability improvements for non-Tesla chargers. -regulatory reports from Reuters & AP: https://www.autoblog.com/2024/06/08/...d-trucks-suvs/ Hand-wringing over the use of plug-ins hybrids. https://www.autoblog.com/2024/06/08/...t-wsj-reports/ Forced labor for Turkish Chinese reported. https://www.autoblog.com/2024/06/07/...ew-biden-rule/ Real world mpg translation from NHTSA CAFE speak. I'm hoping the wide focus EV discussions meander back here. |
06-12-2024, 11:01 AM | #2126 |
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Well I just canceled my Blazer EV reservation and getting my $100 back.
Next month will be two years since I reserved with zero correspondence other than the LS and LT could be ordered. SS was supposed to be Spring of 2024 and that's passed now with not even a single e-mail. Now the refreshed Traverse has greatly surpassed Blazer IMO and upcoming 2025 Tahoe refresh will be another choice for me. |
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