11-05-2021, 07:07 AM | #89 |
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After Initial D and Wangan Midnight, we now have MF Ghost
Many youngsters will follow this manga (just like I and many around me followed Initial D) and end up as a 'petrolhead', literally Plot: The series takes place in the 2020s, where self-driving electric cars have replaced internal combustion ones. However, in Japan, there is a large organization called MFG, founded by Ryosuke Takahashi (from the Initial D series), who does street racing with internal combustion cars... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MF_Gho...bustion%20cars. |
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11-05-2021, 07:28 AM | #90 | ||
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Second, I think you need to read my post again. It's not supporting ANY of your stance, yet you post as if it's in line with your potentially incorrect feelings on how the G8x are selling. You can keep on believing what a dealership tells you because it supports your narratives, but the numbers shared (by a known insider…) don't. So there's my (1) smart (2) ass comment. Smart as it's logical, ass as that's what I seem to be replying to.
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11-05-2021, 08:27 AM | #91 | |
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I hear you on the recycling issue but early signs of movement in that sector have me cautiously optimistic. For instance: 1) American Battery Technology Company just raised ~$40M 2) Redwood Materials got a $50M investment from Ford 3) Li-Cycle received a $100M investment from Koch Investments Group 4) Battery Resourcers raised $70M in funding to expand to Europe So that's nearly $260M in new funding for these 4 companies alone. I think you need to give this a little bit of time |
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11-05-2021, 09:00 AM | #92 |
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Let me ask you this. Why would the sales person give a crap either way? Especially one that you are friends with? I mean it is what it is. Either the ceramic bezel Daytona sells more than the non-ceramic version or not. This is very simple. So when I ask my Rolex buddy who’s been doing it for a couple of decades, which version had more enthusiasm and more demand Sales he just answers the question. This isn’t rocket science. I understand you don’t like the answer with the M3 but it doesn’t change it from being true.
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11-05-2021, 09:01 AM | #93 | |
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If you like a commodity or a service and order it, or if, for example, you consider your job or significant other the best in the world for you: that's fine; more power to you - you only die once, but you live everyday, so better make the best of it. If a commodity or service ain't your cup of tea and you don't order it, or if, for example, someone else's job or significant other ain't appealing or interesting for/to you: that's fine too. And about figures. The fact that a painting sells for millions of dollars or that millions of reproductions of a painting have already been sold worldwide, does by no means restrict you from considering "not feeling it, and not feeling sorry for that". No prizes to win here.
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11-05-2021, 10:06 AM | #95 | |
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Plus, facts / feelings; your feelings and what you're hearing from 1 person are not indicative of the broader market here, and ynguldyn has come with receipts. Thanks for not further engaging, the hole is getting too deep.
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11-05-2021, 11:57 AM | #97 | |
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This whole situation reminds me of the movie Demolition Man. Where the above ground neutered and controlled population goes around in their teslas and does the covid air handshakes(im sure they are all vaxxed too). Meanwhile the real bunch are driven underground and have their hot rods and ICE cars, and just dgaf about the new trends amd predictions and climate rules! |
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11-05-2021, 12:19 PM | #98 | |
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Anyone can create a documentary about anything. I bet there are ones about how great smoking is for your health as well. LOL. |
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11-05-2021, 12:30 PM | #99 | |
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So if you think you are somehow fighting pollution by getting a EV, thats a false assumption , its actually the opposite And dont even mention how old used up batteries are disposed of, they are a toxic threat to the environment way worse than burning fossil fuels |
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11-05-2021, 02:00 PM | #100 | |
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You may not like this transition to electric transport but that doesn't make it the wrong thing to do. So I'd rather you just say, "hey, this crap is garbage and I'm not gonna buy an EV" than pretend you have some strong, international-backed research on how somehow EVs are worse for the environment. ICE cars have gotten infinitely more efficient and cleaner over many decades but somehow EVs have to be the ultimate clean-machine from the get-go?? Do you know how much research and funding is going into battery technology? They are just getting started. |
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Ie. there would be no batteries for you unless there was huge trucks and caterpillars runnung on diesel mining the crap out of the mountain and bringing it over it on ships running off fossil fuels across the ocean You couldnt exist without that underlying platform. When tesla has to test their new roadster at the nurburing they have to bring in portable diesel generstors to charge your precious EV Its just hypocrisy built on layers of hypocrisy. You act like electricity is some infinite resource that gets extracted from the ether, no man, theres alot of fossil fuels that get burnt to generate that too Its a phony attempt to cajole bleeding heart yuppies into smart city grids where, with a flick of a switch, they got you by the balls! No matter what, with my ICE, I can go anywhere anytime i please at the drop of a hat, and nobody can do nothing about it. Its called being FREE. Tell me if you can do that with your EV |
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you've got to be ignorant or delusional not to acknowledge we are raping the planet with removing FINITE resources at an alarming rate such as lithium, vanadium, Palladium, copper, ..... with such a high cost to the environment with the questionable mining practices in play to extract such minerals ..... to make batteries that Afterall get charged by electricity that is generated by gas or coal-fired power plants ..... in order to not burn fossil fuels in ICE engines that have become several hundred percent more efficient than those produced a mere 10 or 15 years ago aaaaaand we have not yet quite quit the ICE engines, just imagine how bad it'll get when 2030 comes around ... but thank God, we've got Elon to mine Mars and bring all the lithium you need back to Earth once we've depleted all natural resources and RARE-EARTH minerals to exhaustion - after all, there is a reason they're called RARE To top that, it is a known fact that the largest portion of pollutants are generated in agriculture and industries pumping out garbage you don't need but buy because capitalism forces you to without you knowing it. There are 25 million people in Australia but over 200 million cows and sheep whose methane release everytime they break wind could run ICE engines for millennia. Manufacturing and agriculture produce over 80% of greenhouse gases that are choking the planet, NOT ICE ENGINES. Do you not see the irony? Course not, you're wearing Rose-coloured glasses BTW, have you given it any thought about how most of these batteries cannot be recycled with current technologies? Best not think about that I guess, just keep the Rose-coloured glasses on and keep smiling
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Come on man. Roadster? Diesel generators? Tesla has had a Supercharger at the Nürburgring for over 3 years and hasn't tested a Roadster there in god knows how long. Your arguments are anecdotal and from many years ago. Caterpillar and many others are already working on electric mining equipment they are putting into production at Nouveau Monde Graphite in Montreal (just one example). Are there inefficiencies? Of course! Is it a perfect system already? No! And it doesn't need to be since we are at the beginning of it. What do you suggest we do instead? |
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11-05-2021, 04:01 PM | #105 |
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ix3 is a RWD car with paltry range. From this list i5 would be very interesting to look at (unless it has the chopped nose holes design, in which case no thanks). Lets see what they come up with but im not holding my breath at the moment. They wasted time on those carbon tubs, and now back to aluminum. I really hope new mass market releases arent as edgy as current ix and i4 from the front.
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You dont need to do anything right now, an investigator looking for a crime , you should just relax and not get behind bad ideas and trends. You also need to understand how things are implemented and disseminated. Your whole worry that the earth is going to run out of this or that itll be ok. Just live with normal consumption and things will work out. Heres a lollipop. Last edited by GoneIn4Secs; 11-05-2021 at 04:47 PM.. |
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You're not worried about the planet or the resources we use up, I get it. So then why do you give a crap about the EV aspect. They are just doing the same stuff in your eyes, no? Nothing to see here...move along. Funny thing is, at the end of the day it doesn't matter what you and I think. The industry has decided and hilariously it wasn't even governments that had to dictate it to them because, guess what, they are all as corrupt and useless as can be. Let's enjoy the last gas cars while we can. |
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11-06-2021, 07:31 AM | #110 |
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Hybrid is the clear future but I have my doubts on whether electric cars are it, from environmental and safety perspective. On the other hand, forgoing hybrid DCT development was likely the worst decision in the recent decade of M.
For unknown reasons, it seemed like MF wanted M cars like an Aston Martin judging from his interviews. Funny though, AM are the ones producing hybrid cars with DCT now..
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