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04/04/2022 David Zatz 0 Comments

The consolidated EV hater’s checklist

The Consolidated EV Hater’s Checklist What will we do what the batteries? They cost $80,000! Who can buy one? But we don’t have any place to plug them in! They don’t work in my particular use case, you know, towing my eight kids and a trailer across the desert every day! Lithium is mined by […]

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Geely Farizon Homtruck
11/09/2021 Clark Westfield 0 Comments

Geely Farizon Homtruck: battery-swapping long-hauler—but is it real?

Geely, the Chinese company behind “Lynk & Co” (to be confused with Lincoln), has a Farizon (rhymes with Horizon and Verizon) Auto division making commercial trucks. The latest release, a full semi, can be purchased with swappable batteries, methanol power, or a range-extended electric drive. Geely isn’t planning to scoop Cummins, Volvo, or Tesla: their […]

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Lordstown Endurance electric truck
10/01/2021 Clark Westfield 0 Comments

Chinese Foxconn buying Lordstown Auto

The Lordstown auto plant, once owned by General Motors and purchased by startup Lordstown Motors for $20 million, is being purchased by Chinese electronics firm Foxconn, best known for assembling most Apple products. Foxconn has been expanding in the United States, largely at Apple’s behest, and some see the move as paving the way for […]

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06/15/2021 Clark Westfield 0 Comments

New Nissan Rogue to complicate Renegade, Trax sales paths

Last year, Nissan sold a stunning 350,447 Rogues. The small crossovers had gotten an early publicity boost from the 2016 movie Star Wars: Rogue One, which had nothing to do with the car other than the title, but seemed to dramatically lift sales. Their styling could best be described as “distinctive,” but their price and […]

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David Zatz 0 Comments

New slant six/junkyard book, and more

Did you ever spend the day in a wrecker’s yard, searching for the perfect parts for your old car? Did you reclaim and restore-on-the-cheap an old $200 junker given up for dead? Gary Platz and Ed Dreistadt, longtime Slant Six Club writers, illustrators, and meet hosts, have put together some of their old material and […]

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2021 chrysler pacifica hybrid
04/02/2021 Clark Westfield 0 Comments

Chrysler still dominates minivans

Chrysler still dominates the minivan market, despite the discontinued Dodge Caravan posting a 93% sales drop—from 24,931 to 1,709. Most of those lost buyers probably did not move up to the Pacifica, which went up from 24,525 to 34,342, a 40% gain. The Honda Odyssey posted a 22% gain, moving up to 20,066. The Toyota […]

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Ford e-Mustang beat Alfa Romeo already

The Ford Mustang Mach E, an all-electric car that just entered production, has already managed to beat all of Alfa Romeo and Fiat in sales. Ford has sold 6,614 Mustang Mach Es so far. Last quarter, Fiat eked out 815 US sales and Alfa Romeo, with its three models and a 25% gain in sales, […]

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Bollinger electric pickup truck
03/14/2021 Clark Westfield 0 Comments

The big electric pickup list, updated

Here are all the electric pickups we know about, in one table. We are reporting what we know about; there are things we don’t know about. Not everything is comparable to gasoline powered cars (e.g. torque at the wheels). Most of these figures are not final, and some may be hyperbole. Electric car companies have realized […]

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02/25/2021 David Zatz 0 Comments

Stellantis’ Bruce ad is back

Bruce Springsteen’s Stellantis ad, which urges Americans to unite on common ground, is back on the air after a drunk-driving charge was dropped. The singer-songwriter, associated with New Jersey’s shore since the 1970s, was pulled over by the police after he was seen accepting a drink from fans. He pled guilty to drinking alcohol in […]

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2019 Chevy Colorado Bison ZR2 pickup
01/07/2021 Clark Westfield 0 Comments

Who won and lost in 2020 sales? GM, Ford both win in trucks.

GM was the arguable winner of the 2020 sales contest, at least among the American contestants, with a mere 12% falloff in sales. That was below Ford’s 15% drop or FCA’s 18% fall, and also enough to beat Honda and Nissan. GM roughly matched Toyota’s 11% fall; the only major automakers to really beat GM’s […]

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