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jokrz187 · 02-03-2019, 12:53 PM

Check this out:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/jalopni...1832271232/amp

Moto-Mojo · 02-03-2019, 12:59 PM

Snapped this at SEMA last year. There’s a thread summers...

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pyroguy · 02-03-2019, 07:24 PM

Not particularly a fan. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, if you’re bringing an electric muscle car on the market don’t name it after a known internal combustion engine muscle car. It’s like when they brought the Malibu back, no guts family car with zero excitement. Sure the Malibu version of the Chevelle was similar to that, but at least you could get one with some muscle in it (COPO Chevelle Malibu). My point is that it just doesn’t fit the persona. Im still of the persuasion to bring out the Chevy Panther as an electric muscle car. “A new kind of muscle car for a new kind of muscle.” should be their slogan. Tease it like Dodge did with the Demon and market the hell out of it!

Aqua Blue RS/SS · 02-03-2019, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by pyroguy

Not particularly a fan. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, if you’re bringing an electric muscle car on the market don’t name it after a known internal combustion engine muscle car. It’s like when they brought the Malibu back, no guts family car with zero excitement. Sure the Malibu version of the Chevelle was similar to that, but at least you could get one with some muscle in it (COPO Chevelle Malibu). My point is that it just doesn’t fit the persona. Im still of the persuasion to bring out the Chevy Panther as an electric muscle car. “A new kind of muscle car for a new kind of muscle.” should be their slogan. Tease it like Dodge did with the Demon and market the hell out of it!

Ex-friggen-actly!!!

Level300 · 02-03-2019, 08:44 PM

It's kind of sad and exciting at the same time.

I'm looking at the beginning of a new era. I first worked on a carburetor equipped Camaro and now I'm looking at an electric powered one. I hope to hang on (and I hope the world does too) for 20 more years so I can see how far they take it.

The King is Dead. Long live the King!

Stormcloak · 02-04-2019, 02:20 AM

Boring, no matter how quick it is.

Yes, I'm a luddite.

Rob10CamaroSS · 02-04-2019, 06:14 AM

Couldnt imagine going to the 1320 or local car show and not smelling Race Fuel, I love the smell of C16, LOL.

Like most I dont want to here about electric cars but I think someday we're all going to be forced into it one way or another. With that being said then it's a good thing they're looking at performance & race vehicles. As long as they keep moving the bar up it's a good thing and 10.1 at 80% is pretty dam impressive as far as Electric goes

J Rod · 02-04-2019, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Level300

It's kind of sad and exciting at the same time.

I feel the same, it's awesome and sad at the same time. Soon we're going to have to risk electrocution to work on our cars. lol

tstodii · 02-04-2019, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by J Rod

I feel the same, it's awesome and sad at the same time. Soon we're going to have to risk electrocution to work on our cars. lol

We already risk it... Have you seen what comes in a dealer's "service kit" for electric vehicles? I distinctly remember a long pole made with non-metal materials and a hook on the end so if the tech starts getting electrocuted they could be pulled off the car by a co-worker.

Just google image "electric car safety rescue hook"

Gordo-D · 02-04-2019, 11:47 AM

Sad to say its the future, I have noticed a big increase in hybrid and electric cars over the last few years.
We tried guessing how long it would take them to outnumber petrol and diesel cars but couldn't decide, I guessed at least 5-10 years, maybe more.
It will decimate an awful lot of jobs and industries that currently support the motor trade.

pyroguy · 02-04-2019, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Gordo-D

Sad to say its the future, I have noticed a big increase in hybrid and electric cars over the last few years.
We tried guessing how long it would take them to outnumber petrol and diesel cars but couldn't decide, I guessed at least 5-10 years, maybe more.
It will decimate an awful lot of jobs and industries that currently support the motor trade.

While I agree that electric cars are starting to show up more prominently, I disagree that it will be 5-10 years out before they outnumber internal combustion engines, at least for the US. The infrastructure I don't believe would support the number of vehicles needing charged in addition to the availability of charging stations, speed of charging, how to "rapid charge" to get to a recharge station (run out of fuel for internal combustion engines), the ability to take long road trips (greater than 400 miles), etc. There's way too many variables to be able to replace the internal combustion engine yet. 20-30, maybe, but that's going to depend on the political climate on energy sources, IMO.

Gordo-D · 02-04-2019, 04:09 PM

In the US you are probably right, especially regarding distances but its been on our news that Jaguar [Volvo already have] may switch to completely electric vehicles. :(
Over here charging points are appearing more and more, the problem is we don't have the infrastructure to charge all these vehicles and some charging points are still a bit remote.
Top quality hybrids and electrics are still very expensive [as is everything here] but incentives to go hybrid are getting better.
I can't imagine future generations saying "wow, you had a petrol engine vehicle"?
However its not over till its over.

pyroguy · 02-04-2019, 05:20 PM

Gordo-D, that's the number one thing I see when people want to "go green" and have electric vehicles. They forget that they need to charge the things in order to make them run, which ironically enough is often times powered by coal or natural gas. With everyone going more and more electronic based on their phones, tablets, alexa's, google assistants, cars, etc. the need for electricity will continue to rise especially as population continues to rise.

The thing I find most funny is a statistic I found where it stated that the amount of energy that goes into making the batteries alone for one single Prius is enough to power a military Humvee for one year. Now think of all of the Prius's on the road today in addition to all of the other hybrid and electric vehicles. How "green" are "green vehicles" when it's all said and done? These are the same people that say people shouldn't go out and hunt because it kills animals, they should just go to the store and get meat there like "normal" people do.

Wizard1183 · 02-04-2019, 06:48 PM

So invest in electric companies? Or power plants?

02-03-2019, 12:53 PM	#1
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02-03-2019, 12:59 PM	#2
Moto-Mojo Fast Cars and Old Guitars Drives: 2015 2SS RS (L99, baby!) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: N. CA Posts: 3,973	Snapped this at SEMA last year. There’s a thread summers... __________________ “I don’t want to belong to any club that would have me as a member.” - Groucho Marx

02-03-2019, 07:24 PM	#3
pyroguy Started#gottalovethatblue Drives: ABM #831 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: TN Posts: 6,917 View My Garage	Not particularly a fan. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, if you’re bringing an electric muscle car on the market don’t name it after a known internal combustion engine muscle car. It’s like when they brought the Malibu back, no guts family car with zero excitement. Sure the Malibu version of the Chevelle was similar to that, but at least you could get one with some muscle in it (COPO Chevelle Malibu). My point is that it just doesn’t fit the persona. Im still of the persuasion to bring out the Chevy Panther as an electric muscle car. “A new kind of muscle car for a new kind of muscle.” should be their slogan. Tease it like Dodge did with the Demon and market the hell out of it! __________________ '10 Camaro 2SS/RS \| Aqua Blue #831 of 3,903 \| Silver Stripes Check out my build thread

02-04-2019, 02:20 AM	#6
Stormcloak slower than you Drives: 2012 C6 Z06 Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: NY Posts: 668 View My Garage	Boring, no matter how quick it is. Yes, I'm a luddite. __________________

02-04-2019, 06:14 AM	#7
Rob10CamaroSS Drives: 2012 ZL1 Redline Phase 4 Join Date: May 2017 Location: Selden, NY Posts: 202	Couldnt imagine going to the 1320 or local car show and not smelling Race Fuel, I love the smell of C16, LOL. Like most I dont want to here about electric cars but I think someday we're all going to be forced into it one way or another. With that being said then it's a good thing they're looking at performance & race vehicles. As long as they keep moving the bar up it's a good thing and 10.1 at 80% is pretty dam impressive as far as Electric goes __________________ 2012 ZL1 w/Redline PHASE 4-ZL Performance Package

02-03-2019, 08:44 PM	#5
Level300 Drives: 2015 Black rs/ss/1le Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: PA Posts: 271	It's kind of sad and exciting at the same time. I'm looking at the beginning of a new era. I first worked on a carburetor equipped Camaro and now I'm looking at an electric powered one. I hope to hang on (and I hope the world does too) for 20 more years so I can see how far they take it. The King is Dead. Long live the King!

02-04-2019, 11:47 AM	#10
Gordo-D Drives: 2015 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Manchester, England Posts: 388	Sad to say its the future, I have noticed a big increase in hybrid and electric cars over the last few years. We tried guessing how long it would take them to outnumber petrol and diesel cars but couldn't decide, I guessed at least 5-10 years, maybe more. It will decimate an awful lot of jobs and industries that currently support the motor trade.

02-04-2019, 04:09 PM	#12
Gordo-D Drives: 2015 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Manchester, England Posts: 388	In the US you are probably right, especially regarding distances but its been on our news that Jaguar [Volvo already have] may switch to completely electric vehicles. :( Over here charging points are appearing more and more, the problem is we don't have the infrastructure to charge all these vehicles and some charging points are still a bit remote. Top quality hybrids and electrics are still very expensive [as is everything here] but incentives to go hybrid are getting better. I can't imagine future generations saying "wow, you had a petrol engine vehicle"? However its not over till its over.

02-04-2019, 05:20 PM	#13
pyroguy Started#gottalovethatblue Drives: ABM #831 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: TN Posts: 6,917 View My Garage	Gordo-D, that's the number one thing I see when people want to "go green" and have electric vehicles. They forget that they need to charge the things in order to make them run, which ironically enough is often times powered by coal or natural gas. With everyone going more and more electronic based on their phones, tablets, alexa's, google assistants, cars, etc. the need for electricity will continue to rise especially as population continues to rise. The thing I find most funny is a statistic I found where it stated that the amount of energy that goes into making the batteries alone for one single Prius is enough to power a military Humvee for one year. Now think of all of the Prius's on the road today in addition to all of the other hybrid and electric vehicles. How "green" are "green vehicles" when it's all said and done? These are the same people that say people shouldn't go out and hunt because it kills animals, they should just go to the store and get meat there like "normal" people do. __________________ '10 Camaro 2SS/RS \| Aqua Blue #831 of 3,903 \| Silver Stripes Check out my build thread

02-04-2019, 06:48 PM	#14
Wizard1183 Drives: ABM SS2/RS M6 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lafayette,LA Posts: 2,231	So invest in electric companies? Or power plants? __________________ Life is short, drive it like you stole it!