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OK, it's time for me to eat crow. I neglected the axiom that availability = obsolescence. I was digging around the Magna website trying to find the specs for the hybrid transaxle which Stellantis dumped for their Punch junk. Embarrassingly, I also found that Magna engineers have developed an...

There is no substitute for cubic inches uh, 🤔wattage. FCA was using a 7-speed Magna unit with a 75 kW e-motor in the Euro Market Fiat 600, Jeep Compass and Renegade 48v mild hybrid models. Now Stellantis is calling their Punch transaxle with only a 21 kW e-motor progress and then admit their...

The lower end dimensions of the ST Medium platform is in the C-segment. A Dodge product could share a production line with the next Compass.

Fiat outsells all the other brands globally. The PSA side of the house is phasing out the FCA engineered engines and transmissions for their own obsolete leftovers. Corporate statements emphasizing things such as "characterized by class leading performance in terms of weight and production cost"...

The Hornet is a sales debacle. While the Hornet is nailed to the showroom floor, people go on a months long waiting list for a Civic hybrid, despite it being a slower ride. Hybrid cars are the absolutely hot ticket consumer draw. The hottest sales segment is with the compact crossovers, the CRV...

I'm posting the technical highlights of the Pacifica's PHEV system. This is from 2017. TRANSMISSION: EFLITE ELECTRICALLY VARIABLE Electrically variable transmission with dual-motor EV drive capability Motor A Power: Estimated 84 hp (63 kW) Motor B Power: Estimated 114 hp (85 kW) HYBRID...

You mean like this? The styling is dated and that platform is long gone. (Thankfully) Dodge could use a hot hatch to recapture the youth market. The forthcoming GME-T 2.0 EVO combined with e-AWD should do the trick.

Wow! For a senile old guy I remembered where the source is from a year ago. It was on a long video podcast from TFL Talk on Youtube. Twenty minutes of this video podcast is an interview, starting at the 1:08 mark, with with chief engineer for the Ramcharger project, Joe Tolkacz.

According to one of the developers it was a simple solution. The engine is in production and proven. It also runs the Atkinson Cycle in the Pacifica PHEV, but final specifications for this engine when used in the Ramcharger remain to be seen.

The reason they could use a ReEV system in the upcoming Ramcharger is the size of the vehicle allows everything to fit. Everything in this case being batteries, front and rear e-motors, IC engine with generator and a gas tank. Up to this date the GM Volt ReEV, which is front drive only, and the...

If Ram is serious about competing with Ford in the commercial and fleet vehicle business the need to examine the whole Scudo lineup. Here is something I would like to see. North America never received a version of the last generation Doblo's platform cab and in turn meant we didn't get the Work...

In all fairness to Ram, everyone walked away from that segment of the market. GM, Nissan, Mercedes, and Ford all pulled their small vans from the market.

The rumors have it the next RAV4 will have a plug and play (my term) powertrain. Legacy hybrid will be standard, PHEV based on that hybrid system optional and pure battery electric also optional. All are front drive based with e-axles optional. The next Highlander looks to be a three row EV...

"Kuniskis emphasized his interest in a passenger van, even as the market for minivans appears to be shrinking." It might appear to be shrinking from the view out the window at Auburn Hills, but all the minivans of the competition have experienced a growth in sales in 2024. I wonder where it...

I'm using Toyota as an example because the Toyota Dealers Council president provided some details in an interview by Larry P. Vellequette from Automotive News. The dealers are lobbying heavily in the CARB states to slow the mandate process. Automotive News is behind a paywall, but Kirk Kreifels...

The zero emissions mandates means any vehicle with a tailpipe is out of bounds for half the country. CARB has a sliding scale for PHEV and lumps REEV in with them. In the first year only 20% of PHEV will qualify. It doesn't matter if it is a Hellcat Hemi or a 1,200cc three cylinder range...

I drove a Mustang Mach-e last night in -15F temperature. There was a warning glaring at me from the instrument cluster stating only 26 miles of range and to charge immediately. The battery was at 30% charge. Do the math. I parked it at the charging station but didn't plug it in, why bother. I...

One of the reasons for the constitution being written in the first place was to prevent one state from imposing their laws on another state. CARB overstepped their mandate and will be neutralized.

From Fox News.com : Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce While the Chevron decision limits federal agencies, CARB is a state agency, but it will still probably get its wings clipped. There is enough pushback against the zero emissions mandates among the electorate to pass federal laws...

So here is my idea for a two door Chrysler built on the STLA Large platform. This won't be a Tesla wannabe. I'm talking about styling, we don't want to bring back transverse torsion bars. The styling doesn't have to be an exact copy, however it should reflect the Chrysler Brand's heritage...