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  1. VoiceOfReason

    FCA direction on regulation changes

    Or of course, you could stay on topic. You are after all, supposed to be a moderator, leading by example. Rather than attacking the arguer (a formal logical fallacy - ad hominem), why not just address the statements made? The initial statements I posted weren’t even my own words. I was quoting...
  2. VoiceOfReason

    FCA direction on regulation changes

    Please send me your “research”. Preferably not something already debunked by the research I sent to you sourced from multiple PhDs whom have more experience and decades of academic rigor than you have years of existence. Do not delay. The fate of the planet is in the balance. If you do not...
  3. VoiceOfReason

    FCA direction on regulation changes

    . . . was pushing for a 57 mpg mandate.
  4. VoiceOfReason

    FCA direction on regulation changes

    I don't believe I mentioned climate in this thread. As far as circles go, I can't help you there. Research, however, I can provide, were you open and receptive to it. I'm not the one trying to silence anyone by removing comments.
  5. VoiceOfReason

    FCA direction on regulation changes

    And so will Smart. You have options.
  6. VoiceOfReason

    FCA direction on regulation changes

    That is one opinion, and a forward looking one at that. Another opinion, forward looking, is that once more and more electric cars are available and their sales continue to falter, the unrealistic standards will be rolled back to more reasonable levels. Maserati will be the canary in the mine...
  7. VoiceOfReason

    FCA direction on regulation changes

    https://www.smartusa.com/
  8. VoiceOfReason

    FCA direction on regulation changes

    FCA, GM, et al, back Trump plan to preempt state emissions regulations:: GM, Toyota, Fiat Chrysler back Trump on California emissions challenge “One National Program Rule on Federal Preemption of State Fuel Economy Standards”: https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=P100XI4W.pdf
  9. VoiceOfReason

    https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=P100XI4W.pdf

    https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=P100XI4W.pdf
  10. VoiceOfReason

    https://europe.autonews.com/article/20180922/ANE/180919747/eu-electrified-car-push-is-driven-by-r...

    https://europe.autonews.com/article/20180922/ANE/180919747/eu-electrified-car-push-is-driven-by-rules-not-market-demand "… switching to electric is … a response to legislation rather than consumer demand."...
  11. VoiceOfReason

    Fiat can't wait forever for Renault

    https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/californias-power-outage-mean-problems-for-electric-cars/
  12. VoiceOfReason

    More anonymous ‘Cuda rumors

    https://autowise.com/2020-dodge-cuda-srt-announced-after-viper-dropped-from-line/ Dodge musclecar sales did well in Q3, despite the age of the platform (shooting to death the rationale of some that the cars won’t sell until the platform gets updated), which seems to be causing some to resurrect...
  13. VoiceOfReason

    Fiat can't wait forever for Renault

    Southern Europe has the entire Mediterranean Sea, but central and northern Europe do not. The differences in temperature are not that significant. It still gets cold in central and Northern Europe, they still get snowfall.
  14. VoiceOfReason

    Fiat can't wait forever for Renault

    Something else he didn’t mention was if you are driving an electric car in heavy rain and you have to drive through a low spot in the road where the water level is high, an electric car will experience complete electric failure leaving the car literally “dead in the water”. To be fair, I...
  15. VoiceOfReason

    Fiat can't wait forever for Renault

    I thought this was interesting: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/don-t-us-anymore-auto-090000599.html Electrification poses challenges to unions as electric cars have fewer parts, take up less floor space to manufacture, etc. There is a lot of uncertainty which has many people concerned for a...
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