DID YOU KNOW:
...That electric vehicles will be quick to prove their performance in motorsports? Ford Dealer and Race Driver Bob Tasca III just drove a “pure electric” racing Mustang down the quarter mile at 171.97 mph in 8.27 seconds: Fast enough to set a new World Record for electric vehicles. We should mention that Tasca’s full-time racing ride is a 10,000 horsepower Mustang Funny Car that covers the similar distance in under 3 seconds at just over 300 mph. He knows speed.
...That the microchip crisis, forcing nearly every auto manufacturer worldwide, is slowly coming to the end? This crisis too was provided by China, where the chips are made, costing the U.S. economy to suffer billions in business losses and over 100,000 American auto workers out of a job. Good news is chips are making a comeback and dealer inventories should back to normal in the next three to four months.
...That more and more countries are mandating into law that internal combustion engine (ICE) sales end by 2035? On the surface, this appears to be a reasonable idea but as it often goes more research should have been done on the carbon footprint of both electric versus ICE power vehicles. We’re already learning that the manufacture of batteries causes many more issues that we thought. The sudden federally mandated onrush of electric vehicles is perhaps not as well considered as we might have hoped. Fingers crossed we aren’t leading ourselves down the wrong path.
...That the new introduction of Ford’s new compact pickup, named Maverick, a hybrid unit, would have forced Volkswagen to release their compact pick up but they’ve decided to stay on the sidelines? The small pick up market is set to explode as Ford has set their truck’s base price at just under $20,000; you can bet nobody saw that coming. Perhaps most surprised is Kia, who has entry in that field due real soon. BTW, you can get a ICE-powered Maverick but the first units will be all hybrids.
...That Honda has pulled the plug on the their hybrid experiment vehicle known as Clarity? Having driven this vehicle, we’re sad to read this but Honda has always stated that the vehicle was a learning platform. Though many customers are thrilled with it they intend to use the lessons learned for new products. The Clarity’s highly effective aerodynamic design which included semi-enclosed rear wheels may have been off-putting to some, but it drove like a dream.
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