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Almost all the Chinese extended range EVs use this drivetrain design, but with a common four cylinder motor instead of the Patriot's two cylinder. An unspecified automaker in China will soon be using Magna's latest range extending transmission, I think it allows the IC engine to drive the...

Availability = Obsolescence. The Mazda MZ-30 R-EV and the pure battery electric MX-30 are being dropped from the lineup. Our market never saw the R-EV version and the EU overlords are still bent on banning all IC engines. The Chinese built Mazda EZ-6 doesn't offer the piston range extender...

To quote Charlie Brown, "Good grief !" 🙈🙉🙊

I'm not that far from Isanti. I'll have more time on my hands in a few weeks when I'm fully retired. I'll put that on my to-do list along with going to Nebraska to see Speedy Bill's museum.

With love, from Minnesota.❤️

The one thing we as Americans have in common with the Europeans, none of us voted for the president of the European Commission , Ursula Whatsmyline. Georgia Meloni had better decide if membership in the EU is worth it when non elected bureaucrats can override a nation's duly elected legislators...

In cold temperatures I raise the temperature of the HVAC in my Toyota Hybrid to 78 degrees and put the defroster on. This kicks in the IC engine so it warms up. I can't speak for all brands, but in my Corolla X there is heat pump and also heat provided to the oil and coolant. The last items...

We have some Silverado EVs at work that I sometimes tender depending on my workload with other duties. All of these electric Chevy trucks are in the W/T trim, very basic. That trim doesn't offer heated seats or steering wheels, which is a necessity in cold weather for an EV, because use of the...

My two cents. Kill the Dodge Hornet, it just confuses things and the Tonale can survive without it. Stellantis doesn't sell that many Alfa Romeo and Maserati vehicles in our market. Ship them as knock downs. Build the engines here to the Italian specifications. The GME 2 liter is the Global...

Is the reason politics, marketing reality, or something else? In the wake of VP JD Vance's rebuke of the authoritarian moves by some European countries and the redefining of democracy by the EU commissars, followed by the tariffs, the EU now considers the USA as an enemy. One of the items...

Allegedly, there is a replacement for the Jeep Renegade on the way. Anything Dodge sells will complete against that in the showroom, but will be the same vehicle beneath the sheet metal. The Lancia shown above is the corporate eCMP car wearing a Lancia hat. The Jeep version of the eCMP is the...

A modern interpretation of the Omni 024 / Charger 2.2 and Horizon TC3 / Turismo that is actually in production is the Toyota Prius. The Prius starts at just under 30K. Honda is going against the Prius with the latest Civic hybrid. I would build an entry level Dodge using the Smart platform...

The strategy of one common engine-transmission combo or an electric drive with different top hats is coming back to bite Stellantis hard. All the eCMP vehicles are the same car underneath. Now the "Smart" platform products are getting the same hardware, just dumb. This is a repeat of the 1990's...

It's called ESG, it's the enforcement arm of the DEI movement. ESG is Environmental, Social, and Governance and is ideologically driven. The WEF is a collusion of the global banking system. Companies who didn't sign onto their radical agenda were blocked from capital and resources needed for...

I'm glad the Ram ProMaster is doing well. The GM/Chevy Bright Drop van has been a disaster. Hopefully this tariff thing can be worked out. Auburn Hills needs to take the ESG policies to the dumpster and start listening to the customers.

The Chrysler design that was supposed to replace the Journey was stolen by the PSA side of the house and is now a Peugeot model built and sold in Europe. Dodge does not need a small for door sedan, especially a Chinese one. There was a nice crossover version of the Fiat Tipo that would been more...

Durango's domestic competitor's are the Chevy Traverse and Ford Explorer. If Chevy wanted to they could offer a "frunk" with all the underwood space on the latest Traverse. Both the Ford and Chevy products are now four cylinder turbo equipped. I think the Ford might still offer an optional V6. A...

I can't speak of most of our thread participants individually, because I only know of them through this forum. Many admit to taking something called a "Red Pill". A reading of their posts seems to support this. As far as alcohol use, I might add there is very noticeable lack of Bud Lite...

Offered with out comment. This is for January 2025, so it's pretty recent.

I'm having a hard time figuring out whose transmission is installed for this Opel PHEV. Until recently if it was a 7-speed DCT hybrid it was a Magna built unit. Stellantis has recently hinted they will add a gear to the Punch unit when they build an upgraded transmission for PHEV service...