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Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum Today, 05:51 AM
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Posted By Martinjlm
In a way yes, in a way no. Wish I could show you...

In a way yes, in a way no. Wish I could show you exactly what I’m looking at but it’s data we get paid for so my posting even a screenshot here is something I would fire my employees for if they did...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum Yesterday, 05:28 PM
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Posted By Martinjlm
See it a lot in metro Detroit. Above 60 degrees...

See it a lot in metro Detroit. Above 60 degrees and Corvettes, Camaros and Mustangs lose their tops. Convertible or targa. As far as T-tops, my MR2 has T-tops. I love them and hate them. I love...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum Yesterday, 05:00 PM
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Posted By Martinjlm
Pretty much sums up the EV part of this thread....

Pretty much sums up the EV part of this thread. So now I’ll address “what will make an improved Camaro”. Here we go….

Improved forward vision. Maybe a low cowl design.
Improved trunk / rear...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum Yesterday, 12:46 PM
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Posted By Martinjlm
Dude, I am literally looking at the FE curves for...

Dude, I am literally looking at the FE curves for every automaker selling in the US as I type this. There is no one curve. Every automaker has a target curve based on their model mix and footprint...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum Yesterday, 12:32 PM
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Posted By Martinjlm
True, Ford lost over $1B in their EV division....

True, Ford lost over $1B in their EV division. Trust me, losses are already planned in their business plans and their business results. The losses were probably MORE than they planned for, but just...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum Yesterday, 12:17 PM
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Posted By Martinjlm
Nope. Not a fact. It’s an interpretation. It...

Nope. Not a fact. It’s an interpretation. It assumes that Ford has to pay off all the R&D, employee costs, facilities costs, marketing costs on the basis of the Mach E’s sold to date. Nobody does...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum Yesterday, 11:56 AM
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Posted By Martinjlm
It’s a lot more about the technology than it is...

It’s a lot more about the technology than it is about the politics. The technology started here with GM as well as in Japan with Nissan. It was then taken to the next level by Tesla. None of that...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum Yesterday, 11:17 AM
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Posted By Martinjlm
And yet someone in the group (wasn’t me) felt...

And yet someone in the group (wasn’t me) felt like it was an important enough topic to start a thread to discuss in this forum. And you, me and a handful of others found it interesting enough to...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum Yesterday, 11:01 AM
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Posted By Martinjlm
Exactly what I hope we can avoid. Everybody in...

Exactly what I hope we can avoid. Everybody in this thread is gonna vote for whomever they’re gonna vote for and no minds will be changed in either direction. In the meantime if there’s a little...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum Yesterday, 10:35 AM
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Posted By Martinjlm
Can we puh-leeeeze ixnay the olitics-pay? No need...

Can we puh-leeeeze ixnay the olitics-pay? No need to get a somewhat civil thread mothballed.
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum Yesterday, 09:21 AM
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Posted By Martinjlm
That would require 50 governors and their...

That would require 50 governors and their associated legislatures working in concert with the majority of the House and the Senate. In this day and age. Not happening. There are multiple “they”s and...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum Yesterday, 09:19 AM
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Posted By Martinjlm
Actually Canada is on an even more aggressive...

Actually Canada is on an even more aggressive path. If you wanna call something a mandate you can call Canada a mandate. Take California’s 2035 ICE Ban and spread it across the entire country. That’s...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum Yesterday, 08:26 AM
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Posted By Martinjlm
You are on the right track, but what you are...

You are on the right track, but what you are showing is a “generic” view. The actual curves are specific to each automaker and are tailored around their portfolio makeup based on shadow area. I can’t...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum Yesterday, 08:05 AM
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Posted By Martinjlm
Absolutely!! Not sure about the gas being cheaper...

Absolutely!! Not sure about the gas being cheaper though. Refineries will simply adjust their petroleum product mix to favor whatever other uses for oil they need to fill. For example, less gasoline,...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum Yesterday, 06:56 AM
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Posted By Martinjlm
There are choices. Putting hybrids on everything...

There are choices. Putting hybrids on everything pretty much solves the CAFE problem. Take a look at Toyota’s portfolio. Want a Camry? It’s a hybrid. Want a Crown? It’s a hybrid. Want a Sienna? It’s...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum Yesterday, 06:49 AM
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Posted By Martinjlm
Yes, but you might not like it.

Yes, but you might not like it.
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum Yesterday, 06:48 AM
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Posted By Martinjlm
My responses take 6 paragraphs. Yours take 5...

My responses take 6 paragraphs. Yours take 5 words. Apparently I’m not living right. :smiling1:
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum Yesterday, 06:42 AM
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Posted By Martinjlm
It’s not PHYSICALLY impossible. It’s FISCALLY...

It’s not PHYSICALLY impossible. It’s FISCALLY impossible. But even that comes down to choices of the manufacturers. There are technologies that can be used to meet the new CAFE regulations without...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-10-2024, 06:38 PM
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Posted By Martinjlm
Not much different then what I’ve been saying all...

Not much different then what I’ve been saying all along except that I maintain that the government doesn’t control the product mix, the car companies do. As I mentioned somewhere in this thread, even...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-10-2024, 06:25 PM
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Posted By Martinjlm
Just curious…who is “they”? Would the “they” who...

Just curious…who is “they”? Would the “they” who raise gas prices be the same “they” who stop building sedans or the same “they” that pump out multiple flavors of cross-over vehicles? And does that...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-10-2024, 06:02 AM
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Posted By Martinjlm
Our surveys of EV owners is also showing this....

Our surveys of EV owners is also showing this. Now that ranges are longer people are more open to buying an EV as a primary and keeping an ICE as a special purpose vehicle (ex:drag strip, weekend...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-09-2024, 03:31 PM
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Posted By Martinjlm
Charge at night. For us, our nighttime right is...

Charge at night. For us, our nighttime right is $0.17 / kWh
During the daytime, the rate is $0.44 / kWh
If you try to “sell it back” they aren’t going to give you full rate for it. So let’s assume...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-09-2024, 10:17 AM
Replies: 270
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Posted By Martinjlm
Marquez Brown?

Marquez Brown?
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-08-2024, 06:55 PM
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Posted By Martinjlm
If the brownouts are normally done during peak...

If the brownouts are normally done during peak usage times (typically 9 am - 7 pm), most people who own EVs tend to charge during off-peak hours (overnight) when the rates are much cheaper.

More...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-07-2024, 10:06 PM
Replies: 270
Views: 8,921
Posted By Martinjlm
When it comes to inventory, yes a month is a long...

When it comes to inventory, yes a month is a long time. All indications are that Tesla has balanced their inventory issue through slowed production and low interest rate financing. At least in th US....
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-07-2024, 09:52 PM
Replies: 270
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Posted By Martinjlm
Actually the funding for EV Charging...

Actually the funding for EV Charging Infrastructure is part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation (BIL), not the IRA. The goal of the EV Infrastructure part of the bill is to establish DC Fast...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-07-2024, 09:30 PM
Replies: 270
Views: 8,921
Posted By Martinjlm
That’s old news. The 45k in inventory was a...

That’s old news. The 45k in inventory was a GLOBAL number, not just US inventory. It also came at a time when Model Y was the best selling car in the world, despite the fact that it cost almost...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-07-2024, 05:24 PM
Replies: 270
Views: 8,921
Posted By Martinjlm
Seeing vehicles in a parking lot is not really a...

Seeing vehicles in a parking lot is not really a good indication of what’s going on. If it were I’d have to make the call that Ford’s going bankrupt based on the number of F150s parked on every...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-07-2024, 03:16 PM
Replies: 270
Views: 8,921
Posted By Martinjlm
No word games here. It doesn’t matter what I call...

No word games here. It doesn’t matter what I call it or what you call it. CAFE requirements are exactly what they are. They do not tell the OEMs what vehicles they can and cannot build. They just...
Forum: 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum 06-07-2024, 09:57 AM
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Posted By Martinjlm
In terms of performance you’re absolutely...

In terms of performance you’re absolutely correct. The cool thing about what’s happened in the past 50 years is that skilled engineers have figured out not only how to meet the various and...
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