Recent content by patfromigh

The Ram ProMaster EV has a range of just 162 miles. That distance is fine for the market niche of urban delivery vans. It is probably adequate for suburban routes as well. The 500 mile range figure for the REV is most likely aimed at the consumer market. Commercial and fleet buyers tend to...

I don't think the timeline will allow an ICE option at launch. The stuff hit the fan in the EV cafe just recently. We're coming up on the Wagoneer S launch date really fast.The S doesn't look like a mainstream market product. It seems more like an exclusive niche vehicle like the Grand Cherokee...

The marketing for the Hornet is terrible. I agree. Tesla did Toyota a huge favor by luring all the early adapters and virtue signaling away from the Prius. Toyota had to move the Prius back from the green fringe and closer to the center of the mainstream market, because of that. The new Prius is...

First of all, I notice the new BMW 2-series is no longer on the list. That model which the Tonale and the Hornet compete against had a lower transaction price than the Dodge Hornet when they were on the list together. Second, the Dodge Hornet is not a full battery electric. It is a plugin...

Are we talking about the 7-speed used in the SUSW vehicles or the 6-speed used in the CMP platform vehicles? The article isn't specific on what the eDCT to be built at Mirafiori is far as its origins and specifications.

Which transmission, or should I say, whose transmission will it be? I hope this isn't that "built down to a price" French-Chinese 6-speed. Daimler sold one of the old Chrysler's crown jewels, New Process Gear, to Magna. Magna now has some advanced designs, including a 7-speed, 48V hybrid front...

The red headed step child doesn't get named junior that often.

Since Stellantis has the historic Chrysler Corporation brands in its orbit I suggest the car use a name from Plymouth's past, Scamp.

Renegade and Cherokee are no longer in the lineup. The Dodge Hornet is a combination of really bad decisions. Someone chose to go with a worn out mini-muscle car look instead of the cleaner, new Charger style on the Hornet. The hybrid option is actually priced competitively with other brands...

The large pickup truck fashion fad appears to be over in North America. Sales here are falling. There will be some people who still need a large pickup truck, but the bloom is off the rose. Mullet hair cuts used to be the style. The style didn't go away entirely, it still lives on as hockey...

Ethanol can't be used in EVs, because it is used as an oxygenate for petrol fuels in IC engines. EVs don't use petroleum as a fuel. It doesn't take much research to see even before the zero emissions mandates, a number of E-85 compliant engines were not offered for sale in California. ICE bans...

There is no Democrat party in Minnesota. We have the Democrat-Farm-Labor party (DFL) which is an amalgamation of a couple of the socialist parties / movements from the early Twentieth Century with the Democrat Party. The Farmers (upper case for the F) have always been in lockstep with the DFL...

These clowns have convinced the farmers (the F in DFL) that EVs will still need ethanol. They still support the brood of snakes.

I am cautiously hopeful that Dodge is moving beyond the retro 1970 scoops, stripes and decals tacked on style. The styling presented of the Daytona first editions by these photos show clean and graceful lines. Why on earth did the stylists use the old stale styling on the front clip of the Dodge...

Minnesota is even clamping down on fossil fueled electricity generation. The DFL here has a lock on both houses and the Governor's seat. Meanwhile, New Mexico has jumped into the CARB rules with both feet.