f6john
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« on: August 31, 2020, 04:54:20 PM » |
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The 2021 Dodge Ram TRX, 700 horsepower. They better not outlaw fracking!
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Bret SD
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« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2020, 05:06:55 PM » |
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The 2021 Dodge Ram TRX, 700 horsepower. They better not outlaw fracking!
Wow! That's crazy horsepower off the factory floor.. |
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cookiedough
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« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2020, 06:44:55 PM » |
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why? going back to the SRT10 10 cylinder viper dodge truck, but in a V8? can only put so much hp to the rear wheels before spinning and spinning ain't winning they say?  |
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Rams
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« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2020, 06:49:10 PM » |
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It ain't Dodge any more but it is what it is. Fiat.
Having said that, Ram sold out the entire scheduled production of $92k trucks in three hours. You can't order one now if you wanted too. Well, as I always say, where there's the will (and dollars) there's a way but, the point is, they are sold out and the first one (for retail sale) has not rolled off the assembly line yet.
If I were a lottery winner, I might be interested but, it is in no way the kind of truck I have a use for. It was designed and meant to compete with the Ford Raptor. Neither truck is something I would buy. They won't do what I need to do with a truck and I don't do what they are built to do.
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« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2020, 07:09:58 PM » |
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They better not outlaw fracking!
Let's just hope the side of good and light wins, if Pelosi and her puppets win, this'll be the highest horsepower vehicle available anymore if they get their way!  |
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f6john
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« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2020, 07:37:30 PM » |
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I heard a blip from GM that they are heading down the electric road. Some people who have examined the new C8 Corvette have found an interesting space up front between the wheels that they believe will become home for battery storage and will be building a high performance hybrid ala Porsche. If they ever figure out power storage and fast charging it could be game over for internal combustion engines. I’m in no hurry for it as the sound of the engine is music to my ears.
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Reb
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« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2020, 04:03:21 AM » |
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I heard a blip from GM that they are heading down the electric road. Some people who have examined the new C8 Corvette have found an interesting space up front between the wheels that they believe will become home for battery storage and will be building a high performance hybrid ala Porsche. If they ever figure out power storage and fast charging it could be game over for internal combustion engines. I’m in no hurry for it as the sound of the engine is music to my ears.
EV market is on the rise. A lot of market available which has spewed many new small companies. I always assumed GM/Ford/Fiat Chrysler would consume these companies when starting to dip into the market share. Going back to the original Dodge thread, Lordstown Motors has recently launched its new Endurance EV truck. This unit appears to be a lot more practical than Tesla's Cybertruck, and with a 200-250mile range! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeyuV7lBWsghttps://lordstownmotors.com/pages/enduranceNikola has many great prototypes available, but lack of production capabilities makes me skeptical if they can ever reach the public/commercial sector in vast quantities. https://nikolamotor.com/A subsidiary to Lordstown Motors is Workhorse Group, which is in the bidding to supply the USPS with the next generation EV mail truck. Luckily they have the means to go to mass production. https://workhorse.com/ |
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« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2020, 04:42:02 AM » |
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you can get electric motorcycles now, but they look uncomfy, no noise really to speak off, and no real good long distance. But, heard they are super quick one good thing I guess?
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« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2020, 05:41:31 AM » |
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you can get electric motorcycles now, but they look uncomfy, no noise really to speak off, and no real good long distance. But, heard they are super quick one good thing I guess?
For sound, get a Mattel Varrrrom motor. I had one on my bicycle, about 60 years ago. |
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« Reply #9 on: September 01, 2020, 07:35:26 AM » |
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There's a whole lot of money to be made in "green". Lots of companies seem to be elbowing their way to the table to get some of it. There's a ton of politics built-in to the selling and procuring of green things... There's green buses running people back and forth from my little town to Clemson these days. They're nice and quiet anyhow... http://www.seneca.sc.us/AboutSeneca/PublicTransit/ElectricCatBus.aspx-Mike |
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« Reply #10 on: September 01, 2020, 08:05:57 AM » |
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All that an all electric vehicle is doing is shifting the source of pollution from the vehicle to a big power plant (for most people). If the owner is REALLY green and generating their own vehicle power (either solar or wind, maybe throw some small scale hydro in) - they MIGHT be saving and maybe even making money on it.
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Reb
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« Reply #11 on: September 01, 2020, 09:46:14 AM » |
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All that an all electric vehicle is doing is shifting the source of pollution from the vehicle to a big power plant (for most people). If the owner is REALLY green and generating their own vehicle power (either solar or wind, maybe throw some small scale hydro in) - they MIGHT be saving and maybe even making money on it.
Not just the big power plants, how will the disposal of batteries come into play in the next 25-40 years? |
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« Reply #12 on: September 01, 2020, 09:49:51 AM » |
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A few years ago Chrysler had a dealer installed option for 900+HP.
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