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Of course I prefer Democracy. It means Croatia's fascistic instincts can be checked with carrots and sticks down the democratic path. If cut off from the West, Croatia is subject to the abuses of Russia. Turkey doesn't feel it needs Paris, Berlin, or Washington to thrive. Or survive. Trying...

They weren't because Turkey was not a fully functional democracy. If the Army smelled Islamism in a government , then the Army would remove that government. You can't have that in the EUs most populous country. Or a country tied with the EU's most populous country. Turkey isn't a small...

Turkey wasn't admitted between 1987-2014. When secular government was insured by the Army. But the EU and USA insisted the Army get out of politics. Turkey won't be seriously considered for EU membership until it is a post Islamic fully secular democracy that aligns with Europe on women and...

Are the Ruskies still trading BTGs for a few square meters of rubble that used to be Ukrainian Cityscape?

Back when Tesla commented on such things, Elon never mentioned Buick Roadmaster as one of the top sources of Model S conquest sales. :cool: There are always outliers.

All predictions about the future have assumptions. Mass conversion of Detroit 3 truck owners with the highest loyalty rates of any products is a whole lotta assumptions. On average Jeep vehicles are significantly more efficient than full size trucks. The brand new Wagoneers being the...

Lets remember Turkey became an EU candidate in 1987 but will never become a member. France or Italy will block Ukraine from the EU as long as Russia strongly objects.

I think these are the types of folks that appreciate the utility of four wheel drive full size trucks but have up till now refused to buy full size trucks because they are gas guzzlers. For a combination of environmental/ running cost/image reasons. Cybertruck will remedy those concerns. BTW...

Same place everyone gets their info since Tesla stopped releasing CT reservation information. Surveys from cybertruckownersclub dot com. This is where the "over 2M reservations" comes from. Sandy's opinion on engineering should carry much more weight than the average armchair automotive CEO...

The ground up BEV Ford truck is coming in 2025. And will sell alongside Lightning. Ford thinks there is a large contingent of buyers that want (most of) the advantages of BEV but insist on traditional styling that will be buying trucks for at least a decade. I think there will be more cross...

The Ukrainian government said they won't report those till the end of the war.

I agree. Lariat and Platinum can absorb much of the increasing cost. The Lightning Pro can not.

https://www.cars.com/articles/2022-cars-com-american-made-index-which-cars-are-the-most-american-451057/

Lithuania must have run this by the White House/NATO headquarters.

Rivian has raised over $20B and has put over 5k vehicles on the road. Probably approaching 10k at the end of this quarter. That is a better result than any American automotive startup since Kaiser Motors not named Tesla.

MSRP equals cost right now. With a one year backlog. If they raise price by an average of $15k they should then have a 6 month backlog.

From Bloomberg.

The chances of Rivian liquidating at this point are approaching ZERO. The brand has too much value. IF Rivian is hemorrhaging money and Bezos taps out some Chinese automaker will buy Rivian and either assemble Rivians in the USA with Chinese parts and/or just manufacture them in China to...

Not exactly a disinterested objective observer.

The Political class in Europe has completely justified their constituents belief in them. Interdependence with Russia has created a peaceful and stable Europe. Angela Merkle has no regrets making Germany dependent on Russian energy. Europe doesn't even need the USA anymore.

I think both are important. City slickers are never going to buy pickups in the same per capita numbers as the *sugar* kickers. You still want to concentrate stores/service centers in CA and TX.

Rivian just started shipping the greenish gray interiors recently. The off white interiors have been delayed again, supposedly sourcing problems. According to recent factory tours R1S SUVs are about 10% of current production. That doesn't mean Rivian is currently mass shipping SUVs to retail...

This is the analysis if you filter out all the information you don't want to hear. The Russians are making advances in the East and the South. The Ukrainians say they are running out of ammunition and desperately need heavy weapons. You keep saying what is left are unmotivated idiots and what...

My guess is a large percentage of the incompetent and dumb Russian soldiers have bee killed. What is left is the more competent and smarter Russian soldiers. Like Doggydog said, Ukraine needs more EW equipment. And artillery, armour, drones etc.

Interesting 5 minute read https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2022/06/in-ukraine-russian-is-now-the-language-of-the-enemy

You have taken Ford's PR department's talking points hook, line and sinker. They love talking about "all new" this and that. "Completely redesigned" this and that. Rarely true. And not so in this case. Truth isn't subject to a vote.

What I listed as changes is a conversion. You make changes during a conversion. And what I said is factually correct. Farley is confident they can ramp up Lightning gliders to a million per year. Because it is a variation of what they have been building for over 50 years.

Its frame is a slightly modified ICE F-150 frame. To make room for the battery pack. The IRS is little modified Expedition suspension. "Completely redesigned front end" they removed hard points inside the engine bay not needed for ICE/transmission mounting points. The Brakes are from the...

The Soviet population in 1980 was double what the Russian population is today. Soviet deaths estimated up to 15k in Afghan campaign. I have seen estimates as high as 31k for Russian dead in Ukraine campaign after 100 days.

Russia has a 3.3x numerical advantage. A smaller percentage of the Ukrainians fleeing till the war is over are men of fighting age than population as a whole. Ukraine enacted a conscription draft 1st day of Russian invasion. The Kremlin is afraid of enacting a draft. Motivation affects how...

Mach-e is the 20th best selling BEV in the world. Not bad for a non clean sheet ground up BEV design. Not a compliance car either but a how can we make a "Ford Model Y" raiding the Ford corporate parts bin as much as possible. The F-150 Lightning is an ICE F-150 conversion and Ford stopped...

Rivian reiterated 25k deliveries this year at shareholder meeting yesterday. https://www.barrons.com/articles/rivian-rivn-stock-electric-trucks-annual-meeting-51654592557

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/chrysler/2022/05/23/stellantis-battery-plant-kokomo-indiana/9899280002/ BTW Lucid got 520 miles from 118 kWh in the Air Dream and 516 miles from 112 kWh in the GT. That is net. Observers that have done range test and looked at the Data think...

Etron GT is a Taycan clone. VW Group sold 6k Etron GTs and 41k Taycans in 2021. Near the Model S peak. My guess is the ASP is around $150k. I don't doubt they are profitable.

Stellantis is promising a large EV that goes 500 miles on a 118 kWh pack. In other words a Lucid Air Dream clone/competitor. This is the teaser they provided. Artist Rendering Not a large SUV. This is an STLA Large vehicle. Likely a replacement for Chrysler 300,Dodge Charger & Challenger...

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61702862

A lot of people liked this Utube channel's summary of the 1st phase of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Here is their second video.

RJ had a long interview at Bernstein’s 38th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference. I am reposting Longhorngirls' notes from rivianforums. "Here are my notes. I don’t think there was very much new information. I was surprised that RJ said that they are currently building four vehicles this...

Malls are becoming ghost towns and difficult to find new tenants. Stock/business analyst say the future of malls is selling food, services and experiences not shoes, clothes, electronics and most physical goods. About seven years ago a Ford dealer rented a large location about three times a...

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a40180155/ford-ev-online-sales-no-negotiation/

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/stellantis-secures-lithium-supply-california-ev-batteries-2022-06-02/

They won every important battle. Until the end. I suspect you don't know your own history.

France beat both the Prussians and the Austrians in the War of the First Coalition from 1792-97.

No it wasn't. They kept winning every battle until the very end, gave up and lost the war. Then the British sacked Washington DC in 1814 for good measure.