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Toyota: Electric Cars Will Never Dominate Market Battery-powered EVs will only ever capture 30% of the global market share, Toyoda has predicted. https://slaynews.com/news/toyota-electric-cars-will-never-dominate-market/ I'm sure you meant "If the type of vehicle you are driving never makes it...

As the official lurker of this site, I have noticed a decline in participation over the years, both on the forums and on IRC. Believe me, I get it; we are a niche community and folks come and go, not to mention all of the other social media platforms available to us now. It's been a fun ride, but I...

While Many are Called, Fuses are Chosen FORVIA REPLACES FUSE BOX WITH ELECTRONIC CONTROLS - Autoline Daily Automakers are working on new ways to simplify their electric and electronic architectures in cars. Whether it’s zonal computing, edge computing, 48 volts, or Ethernet connections, they’re all...

CADILLAC REVEALS NEW CT5-V & CT5-V BLACKWING - Autoline Daily Cadillac unveiled the new CT5-V and more powerful CT5-V Blackwing. Both feature updated exterior styling, including a redesigned front grille, fascia and lighting. New features include a 33-inch diagonal touchscreen, SuperCruise with ...

watkins wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 11:59 am I've done a little bit of van (EDV) work, but my responsibility is technically just with the truck and SUV (R1)

I was wondering if the commercial van users were responsible for servicing their own fleets.

IF YOU HAVE TO CHOP AND BURN A CORD OF WOOD BEFORE MAKING THAT DRIVE ACROSS THE STATE,... EV CHARGER GENERATES ENERGY BY BURNING WOOD -Autoline Daily Speaking of EV chargers, here’s a new one that generates electricity by burning wood. A company called Air Burners teamed up with Rolls-Royce and Vol...

Are you involved with the commercial vans, too, or just the Pick-m-Up and SUV?

Oh hey! I haven't been here in months because I got a new job and with it a new laptop. I went to the dark side and now I'm a field service tech for Rivian. Anywho, Happy New Year and all that jazz Congrats on your new position. What's it like with Rivian - are they more traditional than Testicle? ...

I wanna See You Crawl, You Bunch of Maggots!...Said no drill instructor ever.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuwP4vDBTPQ[/youtube]

And Furthermore:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cWYLSotShk[/youtube]

Rev-Matching, Hill-Holding, Three Pedals and no waiting,.....

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INNHYCs7Qqg[/youtube]

I spent a summer as an intern engineer for GM Tire and Wheel Engineering at the GM Proving Grounds in Milford, Michigan. I remember there was a proposed federal legislation to require speedometer accuracy to within +-1%. That would have been impossible to nail for various reasons. The drive and driv...

On the subject of Busing: I remember some of the busses in my school system were Amish, but the newer ones had slushbox transmissions. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_04ZrNroTo[/youtube] It starts with a fixation on the wheels [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSprHUjAFK8[/youtube]...

Quite the similarity here: https://scontent-ord5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/316218461_549554557180888_7372858880880357148_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_p526x296&_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=HmHlvarc32cAX-XbpSn&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-2.xx&oh=00_AfBH44SDfeKMqEUVfVMmagGjP-SOx...

Yanno, it's not that far off when I drive with the transfer case in low range - that's 2.7 x more gear ratio than when in high range. Nail the throttle in 1st gear and it jumps like a deer, but that's just because it reaches peak torque so soon...it still has only so much power, so by the time I shi...

I've never driven an air-cooled VW Beetle, but I was looking at the speedo... the shift points are at fairly low speeds, suggesting the overall gearing would make it easy to launch from a standstill. They might not have much power, but they are quickly into the peak of their power band within a few ...