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theorangerangers · 2 years ago

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Hello! Hope your day is going well. I was wondering if for the Compresses Power Rangers Timeline AU, if you could list the teams, who's on each team, their rough age and what they do(and possibly the town's name-or would it make sense to use Angel Grove?). I really want to make a one shot of a typical day in this town for the AU, but I only know Ninja Steel, Dino Charge, Samaria and MMPR. I want to make this as accurate as possible. Thanks! Have a great day!

It’s organized by season. And yeah it’s angel grove since that town was a mess

Mmpr

Students: Jason, Kim, Billy, Zack, Trini, Tommy,Aisha, Adam, Rocky, Kat and sometimes Tom (the copy of Tommy) all of whom are seniors. Bulk and skull are juniors

Staff: Ernie is a lunch lady

Aquatar

they are in human disguises but are also students at the school and are members of the swimming team. all seniors.

Zeo

Students: Tommy, Kat, Adam, Rocky, Jason, Tanya, trey (all seniors)

Turbo

Students: Tommy, Kat, Adam, tanya, Rocky(only in emergency cases where Justin can’t fight though).

Justin:a freshman.

TJ, Ashley, Carlos, Cassie are juniors

In space

Students: TJ, Ashley, Carlos, Cassie

Teaching assistant for math: Andros

Teaching assistant for gym: Zhane

Lost galaxy

Librarians: kendrix, Karone

Music teacher: maya

Calculus teacher: mike

Freshman math teacher: Leo

History teacher: Kai

Shop teacher: Damon

Lightspeed rescue

Head school nurse: Dana

Sophomore gym teacher and gymnastics couch: Kelsey

Freshman science teacher who lets students call them his first name and teaches kids how to safety set things on fire: Carter

Latin teacher and wrestling couch from hell: Ryan

Senior year bio electives teacher and swim couch: Chad

Sex ed and general wellness co teachers: Joel and Dr. Fairweather

One of those military recruiters that talk about joining the military to play for college to high schoolers: captain Mitchell

Time force

custodians at the school: Jen, trip, Katie, Luke, wes

Private security due to the shear number of rich people's kids and celebrities go to this school: Eric

Wild force

Portuguese teacher: Cole

Senior gym and track couch: Taylor

Home Ec teacher: Danny

Gym TA (under Taylor’s guidance of course): Max

American history teacher: Alyssa

Ninja storm

Sophomores: Dustin, Tori, Shane, Blake, Hunter

One of the the office secretaries: Cam

Class pet in the 8am section of sophomore bio: sensei guinea pig (it’s Carter’s class room)

Dino thunder

Freshmen: Connor, Kira, Ethan, Cassidy Devin and Trent

Tommy is still a senior but also their STA for extra credit so he can graduate on time

Haily is a junior

Anton is one of those parents that threatens to sue the school if his kid doesn’t get his way

Elsa is the principal

Spd

Definitely older than the typical college students but still in their 20s working school security: bridge, Z, Sky, syd, Jack

Gets shoved in a storage closet in their base so they don’t work at at or go to the school due to time travel shenanigans (also because the time force might arrest him): the omega ranger

Stays in the base due to being alien furries: Crugger and Kat

Janitor: Boom

Mystic force

Juniors: Nick, Vida, Xander, Leelee, Claire, Maddie, Chip

PTA moms: Udonna and Necrolai

Best Latin teacher ever (or at least less terrifying than Ryan): daggeron

Janitor: pheus (or whatever the troll goblin hybrid was called it’s been a while since I’ve seen it)

Operation overdrive

Physic teacher: rose

French teacher: will

Drivers Ed teacher: Ronny

English TA: Mack

School nurse: Tyzon

Drama teacher: Dax

Anyone not listed has their normal jobs

Jungle fury

Lunch ladies: RJ, Casey, Lily, Theo, Fran, Dom

Camille occasionally is disguised as the repair person for the industrial kitchen stuff

RPM

Lunch lady: ziggy

Auto shop TA: Dillon and Scott

Senior English teacher: summer

World history teacher: Flynn

Child development: gen and Gemma

Head of science department: Dr. K

Samurai

Sophomores: Jayden, Emily, Kevin, Mike, Mia, Antonio

Assistant principal: Lauren

Overbearing Parent/guardian who are always at the school to “complain” about something leading to meeting with the assistant principal: Gi

(Due to skull being a high schooler) toddler in the teaching day care program at the school that somehow always manages to find them at inopportune monuments: Spike

As said before bulk is a junior

Super mega force

Freshmen: Troy, Emma, Gia, Noah, Jake, Orion

Stuck being a tiki head in the base: gosei (fun fact the cave Gosei is in shares a wall with the Dino thunder cave in this au!)

Also their weird science teacher is still their weird science teacher IDK his name though

Is often shoved into janitor closets when he shows up at the school to hide him because he doesn’t go there and also the RPM and Zeo rangers tried to fight him once: robo knight

Dino charge

Child development TA: koda

IT guy: Tyler’s dad (I forgot his name)

World history TA: philip

American history TA: shelby

Biology TA: Tyler

Physics TA: Riley

Office secretary who is in charge of making sure everyone is registered for their correct classes : Kendall

Guidance counselor: Heckyl (no one is sure how or why)

Sex ed TA: chase (he likes to joke that Joel and Dr.F are his work parents)

Any non human team members not listed above are shoved into the base and kept there due to the number of rangers that mistake them monsters at random moments

Ninja steel

Sophomores: Brody, Sarah, Hailey, Preston, Calvin

Senior: Levi, Monty, and victor

Vice principal that ends up doing most of the work anyway (due to Elsa and Lauren constantly running off): Ms. Hastings

Beast morphers

Janitors : Ben and Betty

Senior : Nate (Dr.K’s favorite student)

Electric electives teacher: Devin

Special Ed teacher: zoey

Art teacher: Ravi

Former pottery teacher that suddenly vanished: Roxy

Former substitute gym teacher that suddenly vanished: blaze

Devon’s dad is still the mayor and Ravi’s mom is still in charge of grid battle force

Dino fury

Music TA: Javi

Electronic sciences TA: Ollie

Human psychology TA: Amelia

Senior: Izzy, and Fern (fun fact Izzy was the prime suspect for evil green ranger for mmpr before they realized it was Tommy)

Library assistants: Ayon and Zayto (Ollie have them a crash course on the Dewey decimal system and hoped for the best)

Fashion teacher: ms. Garcia

Mr. Garcia keeps his regular job but also gives Javi less of a hard time because music teachers are supposed to be able to play a bunch of different instruments and it looks like he has good chance to take Maya’s place when she leaves the school

Solon remains in the base because she is a dinosaur

Extra notes I came up with on the fly

K is growingly more paranoid due to the number of ranger teams she has evidence have robots in their ranks especially the beast morphers since that’s the team their closest too

Preston was “bullied” out of the magic the gathering club by the mystic rangers due to Vida trying to accuse him of being an evil wizard without blowing their cover. Vida’s exact words were “we don’t don’t want your kind around here”. The ninja steel team now thinks the magic the gathering club is homophobic towards Preston and hates them. Ironically the mystic rangers all love the blue ninja steel ranger and the ninja steel rangers really life the mystic force.

Summer after spending the entire night fighting vengix and exhausted as she walks in the door and Mack the day after he found out he’s a robot. “Summer would you still be my friend if I was a robot?” “Absolutely not” cue Mack having a break down in the janitor closet only to be found by Ben and Betty who assure him they would still be his friends even if he was a robot

Mick is the impromptu medic to most of the robotic rangers

Tyzon is not sure what normal human anatomy should look like so he just copies a lot of what he’s seen Dana do but also does know someone from aquatar when he sees one and treats their injuries accordingly and the aquatar rangers just think he’s a human whose really good with secrets

The teachers are youngish (most haven’t hit 30 yet) and I use TA as a short hand for teachers in training so they’re earlier 20s. And then most of the students besides Justin and Nate are between 14-18 with Justin and Nate both being 12.

Generally everyone else is around the age they are in the show

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alencar07-blog · 6 years ago

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ALFA ROMEO

ALFA ROMEO is a brand that has enchanted, and continues to dazzle, many around the world. There are characteristics that have always been part of a global collective image of the brand: its "cuore sportivo" (as the Italians would say) or sports heart (for us Brazilians), indomitable vitality, the sound of the engine, the elegance of the shapes and the design purely Italian. Stories tell that Henry Ford used to take off his hat every time he saw an ALFA ROMEO pass, and that on the day that won the Italian team, Enzo Ferrari cried like a baby. The brand spanned more than a century of a mythical saga and many of its memorable pages contributed to the history of cars and glories on the tracks.

The story The company originated in 1906 when Cavaliere Ugo Stella, an aristocrat from Milan, and Alexandre Darracq, a French car manufacturer, founded the company "Societá Italiana Automobili Darracq", which started producing cars under the Darracq brand in the city of Naples. With the end of the partnership in 1910, Stella, with funding from other Italian investors, moved the production line to a disused factory in Portello, an industrial suburb in the northwestern region of Milan, changing on June 24 the name of the company for ALFA, abbreviation for Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili. The first car produced entirely by the new automaker was the 24 HP model, named after the power generated by its engine (4-cylinder engine and top speed of 100 km per hour) and designed by Giuseppe Merosi. With three hundred units produced, the model presented modern characteristics for the time, including monobloc motor and single joint transmission, distinguishing itself by the excellent recovery and carefully constructed mechanical parts. Subsequently, Merosi participated in the development of new ALFA cars, with more powerful engines, from 40 to 60 HP. ALFA also ventured into auto racing with Nino Franchini taking part in the 1911 Targa Florio riding a 24 HP model.

In 1915, under severe financial problems, the Neapolitan engineer Nicola Romeo assumed his leadership, changed his name to ALFA ROMEO and turned it into a war factory to meet the needs of Italy and its allies during the First World War. Ammunition, engines and parts for airplanes, generators and compressors based on engines of cars previously produced and even locomotives were manufactured by the company during the time that the world conflict lasted. With the end of the war, Nicola Romeo definitively assumed full control of the company and car manufacturing resumed in a timid manner in 1919. The following year, the Torpedo 20-20HP was the first car manufactured under the new brand ALFA ROMEO. Giuseppe Merosi continued as chief designer and the company continued to manufacture good street cars and successful race cars (among which the 40-60 HP and RG Targa Florio models stood out). Still in 1920, Enzo Ferrari joined ALFA ROMEO and with a 40-60HP car, immediately won a glorious second place in the Targa Florio race.

In 1923, then ALFA ROMEO team rider Enzo Ferrari convinced designer Vittorio Jano to leave FIAT and replace Giuseppe Merosi in the team's design team. The first model conceived under Jano's supervision was the P2 Grand Prix, which gave the Italian team the world title of 1925. For street cars, Jano developed a series of small and medium 4, 6 and 8-cylinder in-line engines based in the P2 engine that established ALFA ROMEO's classic engine architecture: lightweight alloy construction, hemispherical combustion chambers, central plugs, two in-line valves per cylinder and dual combustion chamber. Such an architecture proved to be durable and powerful.

In 1928, the financial turmoil of the time and the specific and small market of the manufacturer caused that Nicola Romeo was removed of the company, that ended up being bought by a consortium of banks. In 1933 the ALFA ROMEO underwent an intervention of the Italian fascist government, that came to take control of the company. At this moment the company, now a state-owned company, abandoned the competitions, and then the Scuderia Ferrari, initially as the arm of ALFA ROMEO competitions (Enzo Ferrari drove to ALFA before assuming the leadership of the team, and soon thereafter started to produce their own cars). It was Enzo's team that humiliated the German teams (Auto-Union and Mercedes-Benz), winning sensationally the German Grand Prix in 1935. At that time the rivalry went well beyond the tracks, and the government-controlled ALFA ROMEO of Benito Mussolini, had to rival and prove superior than the German Nazis. With the government in charge, the automaker began mass production serving the interests and ambitions of fascism. World War II created another serious crisis for the Italian automaker, destroying much of its facilities and virtually paralyzing the production of vehicles.

The company had to restart almost from scratch and with Italy quite destroyed, it decided to remodel its production, reducing the manufacture of luxury cars, and dedicating itself to the mass production of popular cars. But it also set a new standard: in addition to production cars, it started manufacturing limited editions or exclusive models created by famous designers. In 1947, the automaker began to launch new models that had the most modern aerodynamic concepts of the time. One such model was the sporty Freccia D'Oro (Golden Arrow, in Portuguese). ALFA ROMEO, who had always made high performance and sports cars, had to adapt to the new European situation and launched the 1900 model in 1950, designed by Orazio Satta and powered by 4 cylinders. This new car was able to serve a very demanding clientele, like the middle class, and at the same time it was very economical and beautiful. It quickly became known as "The family car that wins races". It was the dividing line between artisanal production and mass production.

In this decade, the success of the carmaker on the tracks can be translated into the achievements of the Formula 1 championships with Nino Farina in 1950, who won by riding an ALFA ROMEO 158 with compressor; and in 1951, with Juan Manuel Fangio riding an Alfetta 159 (an evolution of the 158 model with a two-stage compressor). Despite the success in the competitions, the automaker was experiencing financial difficulties and to continue to compete in Formula 1, there would be a need to build a new car, since the current ones had reached the maximum of its evolution. In this context, ALFA ROMEO has withdrawn from the tracks. This decade was also marked by the success of the 1900 model, which, thanks to exceptional mechanical characteristics and remarkable performance, became the official motor vehicle of the Italian Police, being nicknamed Pantera due to aggressive black paint. Another success of this period was the first automobile with proper name and feminine: GIULIETTA. Presented to the public in 1954 in Coupé Sprint version, its main attributes were compact dimensions, agility and good performance. With these successes, came the Alfamania, which made the desire to have an ALFA ROMEO irresistible, infecting the stars of Hollywood.

The 1960s began with the construction of a new factory in Arese, which would be inaugurated three years later in 1963. The first car produced was Giulia, which sold more than one million units in its various versions. In 1963 Autodelta was created, under the direction of Carlo Chiti, responsible for the development of race cars based on the car models of production or development of new models. These were important years for ALFA ROMEO, who consolidated both its image and its commercial position. In this decade the ALFA ROMEO became famous for its small cars and models designed especially for the Italian police (Pantere and Carabinieri), among them the glorious Giulia Super, or the 2600 Sprint GT, that received the expressive nickname of "Inseguimento" ( for being confused with the automobile used by the famous police officer, and unequaled driver, Armandino Spadafora in pursuit of thieves by a ladder in 1960). In 1967 the famous film "The First Night of a Man", starring Dustin Hoffman gave celebrity status to the Alfa Romeo Spider (also known by its Italian designations "Duetto" or "Osso di Seppia").

In the 1970s the ALFA ROMEO again went into financial crisis. The government then privatized the automaker. Despite this, the automaker created cars that became icons, such as MONTREAL, which signaled the return of the 8-cylinder engine to passenger cars, and offered sports performance and technical and mechanical characteristics adapted to day-to-day use; and the ALFETTA 2000 TD (1979), the first Italian Turbo Diesel. The 1980s were marked by the decline in ALFA ROMEO's sports participation. Even though he continued to participate in Formula 1, he became a lackluster team in the competition, contrary to his past achievements. Even so, he remained in the top motoring category until the end of the 1985 season. And then (until 1987) as an engine supplier.

At this time, in 1986, the ALFA ROMEO was acquired by FIAT, in a maneuver to avoid that the American Ford bought what was considered an Italian legacy. A new business group was created - Alfa Lancia S.p.A. - which has since dedicated itself to the manufacture of ALFA ROMEO and LANCIA cars. Before being bought by FIAT, ALFA ROMEO always maintained a daring stance in the market, trying new solutions in the tracks and using them in the series production, even with the risk of commercial losses. ALFA ROMEO has always been characterized by the controversial and unorthodox style, which for many times has raised discussions about style. Under the control of FIAT, the following year, one of the automaker's most successful models was introduced: the ALFA 164 was officially presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show, with its design project signed by the renowned Pininfarina studio, giving the car a distinct visual, and at the same time aggressive and powerful. The model achieved the feat of becoming a success also in the American market.

In 1994 the line was completed with the launch of the 164 Quadrifoglio 4, which combined the 3.0 V6 24v engine with a sophisticated four-wheel drive system with electronic traction control and a 6-speed gearbox. The new millennium begins with a record sales in 2001, when ALFA ROMEO sold 213,638 units worldwide. In January 2003, the automaker introduced the campaign "Beauty is not enough", a concept between the lines of the brand's new commercial strategy, and expressed in the importance of substance beyond form. After all, ALFA ROMEO had always been synonymous with style and elegance, but also with technical innovation. In the following years the automaker introduced a line of bold and modern vehicles such as the GT sports car, the BRERA coupe, the SPYDER convertible, the sedan 159, the exclusive 8C COMPETIZIONE sports car and more recently the compact MiTo sports car.

In 2010 the mythical brand, true Italian pride, whose technology and sportsmanship were the main factors for its success, completed 100 years. And to celebrate its centenary, ALFA ROMEO organized in Milan, a northern Italian city where everything began, several events: round the track of the Monza race track, visits to the Alfa Romeo Historical Museum (reopened temporarily), exhibition of old models in several places of the economic capital of Italy and a big parade on the streets of the city with thousands of lovers of the brand. Even with the celebration and the new releases, the brand's sales in the following years continued in sharp decline.

The turnaround seems to have begun in 2015, when ALFA ROMEO completed 105 years of a rich heritage. The commemorative date included an exciting show by tenor Andrea Bocelli, reopening of the company's museum in Milan and presentation of a completely new car designed to mark its rebirth. Its name is already known by fans of the brand: Giulia (same name of a successful sport of the years of 1960 and 1970). In addition, ALFA ROMEO has drawn up a restructuring plan that has a definite goal until 2018: to face equal, Audi, Mercedes-Benz and BMW in the segment of luxury sports. This re-launching of the brand, as it was called, cost approximately € 5 billion and involves large markets such as the United States, China and, of course, Brazil (where the brand should be relaunched in the near future), as well as reconquering Europe. The Italian automaker intends, in this period, to launch eight new car models. Nowadays there are five elements that have made ALFA ROMEO one of the most coveted car brands in the world: differentiated Italian design, state-of-the-art technology and innovative engines, perfect 50/50 weight distribution, exclusive technical solutions and the best weight ratio power. These are the indispensable ingredients for the creation of an authentic ALFA ROMEO.

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dipulb3 · 4 years ago

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2021 Lincoln Navigator is American exceptionalism made manifest

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2021 Lincoln Navigator is American exceptionalism made manifest

Big boi.

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Why do American automakers flounder when tasked with creating a luxury vehicle that has to compete with the Germans? It always seems like Uncle Sam has a hard time meeting muster when compared to anything beyond his own shores. But no more. The latest Lincoln Navigator dramatically ramps up the effort, bringing a level of fancy-pants-iness that is truly world class.

Plush interior appointments

Interesting color schemes

Quiet, comfortable cruising

Don’t Like

Truckish ride quality sometimes

Thirsty

Loud massagers and other trifles

All of Lincoln’s latest SUVs have really ramped up the effort, but nowhere is that more apparent than on the flagship Navigator in its top Black Label configuration. The Navigator on my driveway carries the new-for-2021 Special Edition package, a $6,695 upgrade that adds more exterior flavor through a black-and-white motif that includes a black roof, a black roof rack, black wheels and a monochromatic grille alongside Pristine White paint. It’s a good look, but man, that’s a big chunk of change for some mild add-ons. No matter the package, though, the Navigator strikes an imposing shadow — and not just because it’s the size of a Chicago brownstone.

The 2021 Navigator Black Label’s interior is amazing. It’s the best-appointed American luxury car I’ve had the pleasure to drive, and it’s every bit as posh as what you’ll find at a Mercedes dealership. This one carries the Black Label “Destination” theme, which is meant to represent French elegance, I think, somehow. But I don’t need a marketing degree to appreciate this stunning full-red leather interior, which plays well with the dashes of similarly colored trim on the dashboard, doors and center console. While the Cadillac Escalade puts in little effort to hide its parts-bin engineering (you can find the steering wheel buttons on, like, half the cars GM makes), every piece of the Navigator feels special, from the metal rocker switches on the steering wheel to the knurled volume knob on the center console. Nearly every surface is either padded or leather-lined.

Usability abounds in the 2021 Navigator. The large center console floats above a sizable stash tray, with two tiers of pockets on each door and a decently large cubby under the center armrest. While you can option a center console to rest between the second-row captain’s chairs, my tester lacks this, making third-row ingress and egress insanely easy. Hanging out back there isn’t a big ask, either, thanks to some spacious proportions; there’s an extra inch of legroom than what you’d find in a similarly equipped Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class, and my 6-foot frame should be comfy back here for hours. The standard-wheelbase Navigator offers about 20 cubic feet of cargo space behind the third row, which is OK, but flipping a couple switches to fold those seats down offers up closer to 60 cubes, expanding to 103 when you minimize the captain’s chairs, too.

Honestly, the 2021 Navigator’s interior is so well thought out that its only apparent flaws are dumb little things that most people probably won’t care about. The infotainment screen bezel is cartoonishly large. The cup holders are surprisingly tiny. The seat massagers are louder than the competition’s. The blinker stalk’s movement is too soft, leading me to miss the three-blink detent. Silly minutiae like that.

One carryover that Lincoln should be proud of is the engine under the hood. The 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6 is the same that you’ll find in the Ford Expedition and F-150, and it’s a peach. Producing 450 horsepower and 510 pound-feet of torque, the Navigator is never left wanting for forward motion, as the six-pot provides a wave of readily available torque that makes the whole shebang feel surprisingly sprightly. The 10-speed automatic transmission moves through the gears smoothly. In a majority of operating conditions, the 2021 Navigator’s ride is properly smooth, with the only real ride-quality issue coming into play over sharp bumps, where you get some body jiggles, which are only exacerbated on my tester thanks to its 22-inch wheels.

Sure, you could drive it like a monster, but the Navi is best when treated like there are three VIPs in the back. Roll softly onto the gas and make liberal use of the well-tuned brake pedal, and you’ll be rewarded with smooth operation. Its body-on-frame underpinnings also bestow it with some solid capability; check the box for the heavy-duty towing package and you can drag 8,700 pounds from here to Timbuktu.

Luxury is costly, and that includes at the gas pump, too. The 2021 Navigator Black Label is EPA-estimated at 16 miles per gallon city and 20 mpg highway, numbers that I was able to meet but not beat over a couple hundred miles of driving. There’s an Eco-specific mode available to numb inputs and make it easier to be efficient, and it does help a bit. There’s also a Sport mode, which must be some kind of joke I’m not smart enough to get, because under no circumstances should anyone attempt to drive this dwarf planet in any remotely aggressive manner.

Lincoln could’ve leaned much heavier on the Ford parts bin, but in not doing so, the Navigator feels just that much more special.

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The Navigator’s complement of in-car technology starts dead center on the dashboard with a 10-inch touchscreen display running the latest version of Ford’s Sync software. The on-screen icons are easy to read at a glance, and Ford’s telematics getup is easy to get used to, but you can always rely on Apple CarPlay or Android Auto if you prefer a smartphone-style experience. In addition to the central screen, there’s also a 12-inch gauge display, which sports a minimal layout that I really enjoy, displaying only the most pertinent information. A head-up display reduces distraction even further. When it comes time to charge, there are USB ports in every row, with the foremost occupants treated to both USB-A and USB-C outlets. The Navigator lacks the whiz-bang, dashboard-wide screen experience of the Cadillac Escalade, but it’s still a good setup.

The truck-adjacent side of the automotive industry is no longer bereft of the same safety systems that are found on passenger cars. The 2021 Navigator comes standard with Ford’s Co-Pilot 360 suite of active and passive safety systems, which includes blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection. Adaptive cruise control with stop-and-go capability is a $695 premium on lower trims, but it becomes standard as you move up the ranks. Of course, the Escalade can one-up the Navigator here with its Super Cruise driver-assist technology.

Hopefully the screen’s bezel is hilariously large because Lincoln intends on upgrading the display size later on.

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Expectedly, the 2021 Lincoln Navigator is not a budget-friendly conveyance. Its starting price of $77,840 (including $1,295 for destination) only rockets northward when options are taken into account. This Black Label model is about as equipped as it can get, and its $106,115 price tag is quite the pill to swallow, until you realize that the similarly powered Mercedes-Benz GLS580 pretty much starts at the six-figure mark.

If pure luxury (and some capability) is what you’re after, the Navigator stands atop the pile of large luxury SUVs. In terms of outright comfort, the Mercedes GLS-Class is probably its closest competitor with its super ride quality. Those looking for the latest driver tech will want to check out the Cadillac Escalade with Super Cruise. Other body-on-frame competitors include the Infiniti QX80 and Lexus LX 570, both of which are rather old underneath their revised exteriors. There’s also the Range Rover, in case you want to ditch the third row and add the ability to drive through nearly 3 feet of standing water. Hey, you never know.

Cast against competitors or not, the 2021 Lincoln Navigator is an exceptional SUV. Its Black Label trim brings an impressive level of luxury to the table, while its underpinnings give it a great deal of capability, whether that covers interior space or towing. It’s a shining city on a hill, a rolling testament to prosperity and power that makes you feel important the second you slide behind the wheel.

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bigyack-com · 5 years ago

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10 Electric Vehicles to Watch

This was the year that Tesla’s lock on high-end all-electric vehicles began to break, with Audi and Jaguar sending electric S.U.V.s out into the world. They joined more workaday E.V.s from Chevrolet, Honda, Hyundai, Kia and Nissan.So 2019 was, finally, the year of the electric vehicle. Right?Sales of electric autos were double those from the year before, but they were still dwarfed by their fossil-fuel-powered brethren. With a slew of new models promised for next year and beyond, and with charging station infrastructure still being built out, the tipping point for electric autos is still in the future. But automakers are betting big on that future, and how quickly the industry takes off depends not just on choice but on a shift in customer expectations. Hurdles to a breakout include higher prices, the end of federal tax subsidies for some models and a paucity of charging stations — even though the industry argues that most charging will be done at home at night. That, especially, can be a deterrent given electric cars’ shorter range. Even so, as Mark Reuss, the General Motors president, recently wrote, “just as demand for gas mileage doesn’t go down when there are more gas stations, demand for better range won’t ease even as charging infrastructure improves.”That infrastructure is growing, nonetheless. More than 21,000 locations in the United States, with some 57,000 hookups, offer Level 2 charging, which can add maybe 20 miles of range per hour. These are fine for parking at the office or overnight, but useless on a road trip. For charging to roughly 80 percent of a battery’s capacity in about a half-hour, there are 3,300 DC Fast Charging locations with 12,000 charge points. Many of these are proprietary Tesla chargers, however.A traditional car, of course, can fill up at 168,000 gas stations across the country in the time it takes to buy a Slim Jim and a Coke.The evolution toward electrics has given carmakers freedom to play with design — picture Tesla’s jagged-edge pickup — while others are sticking with tried-and-true sedans and crossovers, simply swapping out the drivetrain. Here’s a look at some of the electric vehicles that are just reaching the market, will soon be available or are expected to arrive in 2021.Audi e-Tron Sportback: A four-door coupe version of the full-size Audi e-Tron sport utility vehicle, introduced last spring, the Sportback is expected to be available this spring. Designed to look and handle like traditional Audis, the e-Tron models will feel familiar to anyone who knows the brand.The all-wheel-drive e-Tron S.U.V. charges to 80 percent of its 204-mile range in 30 minutes with a commercial fast-DC charger. Improvements in aerodynamics and battery efficiency should modestly increase the Sportback’s range.BMW iX3: BMW will start production of its electric S.U.V. next year at its plant in China. The rear-wheel-drive vehicle is expected to provide 286 horsepower and a 273-mile range, according to the European test cycle, which is more optimistic than its American equivalent.Ford Mustang Mach-E: Ford enlisted its Shelby designers to create a traditional-looking electric S.U.V. that would echo its iconic Mustang sedan. Its first version, a 332-horsepower all-wheel-drive model, will be available late 2020, with a 459-horsepower GT version expected 18 months from now.The biggest changes, beyond fuel, are inside. A new version of the much-criticized Ford Sync connect service will feature over-the-air updates. Artificial intelligence will monitor a user’s habits and suggest appropriate actions. For example, it may ask if you want to call your mother at a certain time if it notices you typically do that each day.Natural language comprehension will allow users to state commands in various ways, such as “Take me to Santa Monica” or “I want to go to Santa Monica.”Mileage will range from an expected 210 to 300 miles, depending on the model. In the “frunk,” or front trunk, the space usually occupied by an engine will offer space designed to hold ice for tailgating; a drain plug will be included.Mercedes EQC 400 4Matic: Originally expected to arrive in the States next year, the first purpose-built all-electric Mercedes will be delayed until 2021, the company recently announced. It blamed demand in Europe.The all-wheel-drive vehicle, starting around $70,000, will feature its screen-based MBUX infotainment system now used in a number of new Mercedes models. To optimize the vehicle’s range, the MBUX system can calculate the most power-efficient routes and direct drivers to high-speed charging stations. Time to charge to 80 percent will be about 40 minutes with the fastest chargers.Porsche Taycan 4S, Turbo and Turbo S: The “entry level” version of Porsche’s first electric vehicle, the 4S will be available this spring, starting at about $104,000. (The imminently shipping Turbo costs about $151,000, and the Turbo S is $185,000.)The two current models — available with 522 or 562 horsepower — will accelerate from zero to 60 miles an hour in 3.8 seconds. The Taycan has a range of just over 200 miles, and it is one of the fastest-charging E.V.s around: A DC fast charger will juice it to 80 percent capacity in 22 minutes. The company expects that by 2025, half of its sales will be either fully electric or hybrid models.Volvo XC40 Recharge: To cut costs and time to market, Volvo is equipping its existing XC40 S.U.V. with an electric drivetrain. Expected at the end of 2020, for “under $48,000” after incentives, this is the start of a Volvo product road map that will bring out one new E.V. model each year.Over-the-air updates will be available for all vehicle features. The “completely rethought” infotainment system is based on the Android operating system, with Google Maps, Google Assistant and the Google Play app store embedded within the vehicle so they work without a phone. The 408-horsepower engine is expected to provide 240 miles of range. A high-speed commercial charger will fill the XC40 to 80 percent capacity in 40 minutes.Byton: Distinguished by many enormous wraparound screens, this Chinese-built S.U.V. will be sold in the United States, at a starting price of $45,000, beginning in the second half of 2021. Sales in its home country will start at the end of next year. Drivers can alter the screen display to account for whether the vehicle is moving or not, and whether the driver or passenger is watching. Artificial intelligence is combined with subscriptions to popular music and video services, and linked via facial recognition, so it will know your favorite artists. If the driver allows, the vehicle will have access to calendar events; knowing that you’re finishing up your spin class, the system could cool the car before you arrive.Available as a 225- or 300-mile range version, the Byton will be sold directly and through dealers, with its first company store to open in Los Angeles by the middle of next year.Canoo: One of several hopeful start-ups, Canoo plans to sell its namesake model at the end of 2021. Unlike several established marques, Canoo has taken advantage of the lack of an internal combustion engine to rethink the look of a vehicle.The symmetrical Canoo is positioned as “an urban loft on wheels,” the company says, with the rear seats arranged more like a sofa. To increase interior space, Canoo eliminates the traditional engine compartment and its protective firewall. The use of “steer by wire,” an electronic rather than a mechanical system, eliminates the need for various mechanical components, also allowing for more freedom in the placement of the steering wheel.Infotainment will be provided through a smartphone connection.The Canoo, with an anticipated 250-mile range, will be available only through subscription, the price of which (undisclosed as of yet) will cover the vehicle, registration, license and insurance. The subscription can be canceled or rolled over into another model when available, at any time.Faraday Future: Once left for dead after a splashy premiere three years ago, a planned Las Vegas factory that never got built, and a Chinese founder and funder who went bankrupt, the company is back with a new leader, the former head of Byton; new funding; and a rethought vehicle.Where once Faraday Future advocated the “bring your own device” approach to infotainment now promoted by Canoo, the current version of the large S.U.V. will sport 11 screens in its ultra-high-end FF91.The company claims that the FF91 will accelerate from zero to 60 in an astonishing 2.2 seconds (although it’s not clear why anyone would need to), and cost $150,000 to $200,000 when it comes out by September. If there’s demand, the company can build up to 15,000 units annually in a Hanford, Calif., plant that’s smaller than the ambitious one it abandoned in Las Vegas.The company says it will make money at that volume by selling its hardware and software to competitors. Plans for a smaller, more affordable FF81 exist, and the company hopes to enter “preproduction” by the end of 2020.Volkswagen ID4 Crozz: VW’s first purpose-built E.V., this compact S.U.V. is due in the States by the end of 2020, priced in the mid-$30,000s after tax credits. This will be followed in 2021 by a larger, Passat-size S.U.V., the Space Vizzion, and then in 2023 by the Buzz, Volkswagen’s electric version of its iconic bus. The vehicles will at first be imported and eventually built at the automaker’s factory in Chattanooga, Tenn.About the same size as VW’s Tiguan, the ID4 will have a range of 200 to 300 miles. Navigation commands will be shown in a windshield heads-up display, with arrows overlaid on the screen to show when to turn. Read the full article

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Here’s where Americans will vacation this summer and what they’ll spend

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Going on a summer vacation this year? You’re in good company.

Almost 100 million Americans, or 4 in 10 U.S. adults, will take a family trip in 2019, according to AAA. That’s up slightly from last year. Meanwhile, financial website Bankrate.com found in a March 2019 survey of 2,577 adults that 52% are planning a summer holiday this year.

So just about half of us, more or less, are hitting the road — literally or figuratively — in the next three months. Where are we headed and how will we get there? For the most part, somewhere we can drive to, according to findings from both AAA and vacation rental management company Vacasa.

The recent Summer Travel Trends report from Portland, Oregon-based Vacasa found that most travelers surveyed are vacationing within the U.S., with 33% traveling cross-country, 28% exploring their own region and 22% staying within the borders of their home state. (Vacasa, which operates in 30 U.S. states and 16 countries, teamed with public relations firm Allison+Partners in April 2019 to survey 1,017 Americans over age 18.)

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To that point, 64% overall will drive on their summer vacation, including 53% of Gen Z vacationers (about age 22 and younger) and 76% of people age 74 and older, Vacasa found. That basically jibes with AAA findings, which indicate road trips are among Americans’ top plans (53%) for summer getaways.

The top five routes this year for summertime road trips are, according to AAA member routing data: Las Vegas to national parks in Nevada, Arizona and Utah; the northern California and southern Oregon coasts; northern New England; North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Parkway; and the Black Hills region of South Dakota.

And 6 of the top 10 most popular destinations among Vacasa customers — Kissimmee, Florida; Miami; New Orleans; Portland, Oregon; San Diego; and Seattle — are also located in the driveable “lower 48” contiguous U.S. states. (Honolulu — a flight or two away for most — joined by Playa del Carmen, Mexico, and Milan and Rome in Italy, rounded out the list.)

Vacasa also crafted a list of 10 comparable and (often) nearby alternative “hidden gems” that may be less crowded and more affordable. Examples include Bend, Oregon, instead of Portland; Davenport, Florida, in place of Kissimmee; and Savannah, Georgia, as an alternative to New Orleans.

Seattle, one of Vacasa’s top summer travel destinations for 2019.

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Domestic vacations are not necessarily less expensive overall, but cutting out transoceanic flights or sailings can mean savings on transportation.

Americans are more apt to get behind the wheel at the moment thanks to relatively reasonable fuel costs. Gas prices have been dipping since early May, after rising steadily through April from January lows. Regular gasoline cost just over $2.73 a gallon on average nationwide June 13, compared to $2.87 May 15, according to Gasbuddy.com.

In fact, 19% of travelers polled by Vacasa described themselves as “super savers” — meaning price points are paramount when they’re gauging potential getaways — while 16% claimed to be “high rollers.” (Other identities cited in the survey centered around travel motivations such as “chill masters,” “thrill seekers” and “wellness warriors.”)

On average, Vacasa customers polled said they’d budget $2,778 on their summer getaways, while Bankrate.com found the average American plans to spend $1,979. As the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports average American earnings of about $905 a week (as of the first quarter of 2019), it seems people are budgeting anywhere from two to three weeks’ pay for their summer vacations. (Vacasa’s high rollers, however, are spending upwards of $6,000 on vacations in 2019.)

More than likely, vacationers exceed their budgets by not keeping a close eye on their spending during their trip.

Keri Danielski

head of communications for Intuit Turbo and Mint

Women are the most cost-conscious spenders while away, Vacasa found. Fifty-three percent of women indicate cost/expense one of most important determining factors on where they’ll travel, compared to 41% of men. Men budget $2,958 for annual vacations, on average, compared to $2,410 for women.

Of course, drawing up a budget and then sticking to it are two different things. In 2018, budgeting app Mint reported that of the 2.2 million users who created a monthly travel budget with its technology, 44% spent more in the end than they’d saved for trips.

The reason most (60%) of those not traveling can’t or won’t go? They can’t afford it. They most common factors for those respondents are day-to-day bills (44%) and paying down debt (22%), Mint found.

“Travelers may undershoot their vacation budgets for a variety of reasons,” Keri Danielski, head of communications for Intuit Turbo & Mint, told CNBC in January. “More than likely, vacationers exceed their budgets by not keeping a close eye on their spending during their trip.”

Sneaky cost culprits that help blow travel budgets include airport meals, resort staff tips, rideshare fares, airline baggage charges and resort fees that people neglect to account for in advance. The latter — supposedly covering use of gyms, pools and Wi-Fi at a hotel or resort — can run about $27 per day, according to ConsumerReports.com.

Many consumers end up putting charges, whether planned or unexpected, on a credit card, NerdWallet.com has found. In March 2018, the finance website polled 1,194 U.S. parents who were planning a family summer vacation and found that people expected to put an average $1,019 on plastic. Interest charges could add $452 to that tab, the site calculated.

How best to plan and fund a budget friendly holiday at any time of the year? Bankrate.com offers these suggestions:

Sign up for a credit card with a generous cash-back or reward points policy. You can redeem that cash or those points for flights, hotel stays and other travel perks. Just make sure to pay your bills in full and on time to make those points you earned worth it. Consider a co-branded airline, hotel chain or auto rental company card for added value.Start a vacation fund using a high-yield online savings account.Scout airline and hotel deals as early as possible. Plan ahead and decide what’s most important about each vacation and destination you’re planning to visit, so you can save and budget accordingly.Take a “stay-cation” instead and explore your own hometown or state. There are probably myriad attractions and activities you’ve never availed yourself of, and old favorites you’ve been meaning to revisit, within arm’s reach.

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The Driver’s Side” – News From The Motorist’s Perspective

Compiled by Otto Mobile

Your transportation related headlines for Friday, October 26th, 2018

CHICAGO, CHICAGOLAND, ILLINOIS HEADLINES

How Bruno And Chicago’s Other Instagram-Famous Pets Are Helping Other Animals In Need – Block Club Chicago

Should Halloween Be Moved To Saturdays – Chicago Tribune

Wacker To Shut Down At Congress All Weekend For Work On Old Chicago Post Office – Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Avenue Bridge Closing Next Thursday For At Least 2 Months – Block Club Chicago

Chicago Alder-Turds Joke About Tearing Out Roads To Make Room For Obama Center Sledding Hill, Sticking Illinois Taxpayers With The $200M Bill – Block Club Chicago; Friends Of The Park Are Profiles In Cowardice For Going Along With Obama’s Jackson Park Land Grab – Chicago Now

Mayoral Candidate Bill Daley Says Parking Meter Lease Was A Mistake, Along With The Midnight Raid On Meigs Field — Daley Also Skeptical Of O’Hare Express Train Project – Chicago Sun-Times

6 Reasons Why A Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax Is A Crummy Way To Improve Illinois’ Roads And Bridges – Crain’s Chicago Business; Tribune Readers Oppose Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax – Chicago Tribune

Illinois Tollway Leaders Spar Over Spending As Expansion Is Planned – Chicago Daily Herald

Tribune Architecture Critic Blair Kamin — Chicago Skyway Canopies Restored To Original Streamlined Look, With Modern Updates – Chicago Tribune

How Bike-Tards Justify Not Wearing A Helmet, Putting Responsibility For Road Safety On Drivers And Everyone Else – Bicycling

Irving Park Homes On Keeler Avenue Under Boil Order After Water Main Breaks – Block Club Chicago

How Chicago Area Police Are Using ‘Ghost Cars’ To Catch Traffic Violators – Chicago Daily Herald

Is Red Light Camera Vendor Money Drop Kwame Raoul In Danger Of Losing The Illinois AG Race – Chicago Sun-Times

Walter Payton’s ‘Baby’ — His Porsche 930 Turbo — Is For Sale – Chicago Tribune

REALLY?! Tribune Editorial Board Says Amazon Should Come To Chicago, Despite Out Of Control Crime, End-Stage Fiscal Meltdown, Sky High Taxes, And An Aggressively Business-Hostile Climate – Chicago Tribune; Pritzker’s Double-Secret-Probation-Plan For An Illinois Tax Stick-Up, And How He Will Spend The Revenue Like A Drunken Sailor – Chicago Tribune, Crain’s Chicago Business; Chicago Fair Work Ordinance Is Just The Kind Of Anti-Business Nonsense Chicago (And Amazon) Doesn’t Need – Chicago Tribune; This Rauner Project Could Give Chicago The Same Lift It Could Get From Amazon – Crain’s Chicago Business

Bankruptcy Judge To OK Sears’ Plans For Store Closing Sales – Chicago Tribune

What Went Wrong At Treasure Island – Crain’s Chicago Business

Book Business Is Strong, Especially For Indie Stores, But Rising Real Estate Costs Pose Threat – Chicago Tribune

Pilsen Co-Living Development Has 59 Units, 59 Parking Spaces – Curbed Chicago

Crime Wave Hits Fulton Market — Businesses And Residents Want Action – WBBM AM 780 News Radio Chicago

Homeless People In The Library? Chicago, Suburban Libraries Turn To Social Workers For Help – Chicago Tribune; Proposal Would Tax High End Chicago Home Sales To Fund Homeless Programs – Chicago Sun-Times; Another Proposed Tax On High End Homes Would Fund Lead Pipe Replacement – Block Club Chicago

Police Issue Alert For Robbery Attempts At CTA Fullerton Red Line Station – CWB Chicago

Chicago’s Low-Line Path Under CTA Brown Line: Phase 1 Completed, Phase 2 to Come – Chicago Tonight

Yes, It’s An Ad Campaign, But Here’s The Back Story About Those CTA Pink Line Trains Covered In Dia de Los Muertos Art – Chicago Tribune

New Card Game Tries To Capture Thrills, Spills Of Riding The L – Chicago Tribune

New Metra Train Platform Dedicated Finally In Western Springs – Chicago Tribune

Billion-Dollar Plan For Rail Service From Ohio To Chicago Could Be In Place By 2026 – Chicago Tribune

Explore Chicago’s Role In Bicycle Culture At New Design Exhibit – Curbed Chicago

Meet Shimmy Braun, The Mortgage Lender Behind Those Flashy Drag Queen Billboards In Boystown – Chicago Tribune

Chicago Based Boeing, Other Defense Contractors Report Business Is Booming Thanks To New Spending, Lower Taxes – Chicago Tribune

Proposal To Build Park Ridge Sidewalk Could Create Dangers, School Board Members Say – Chicago Tribune

Schaumburg Hosts Public Hearing On Traffic Impact Fee – Chicago Daily Herald

New Tax District For Evanston’s Central Street Business District Planned – Evanston Now

Mundelein Installing New Welcome Street Signs Priced At About $30,000 Each – Chicago Tribune

Joliet Couple Survive Helicopter Crash After Pilot Passes Out, Then Help Rescue Him – Chicago Tribune

How An Autistic Indiana 6-Year-Old’s Car Wash-Themed Birthday Party Cleansed My Soul – Chicago Tribune

Indiana BMV To Extend Hours For Election Day – ABC 57 South Bend

Indiana Farmer Blazes Trail To Driverless Tractors – Ag Professional

Niles Early Voting Site Reopened After Evacuation Over Suspicious Vehicle – Chicago Sun-Times

‘Swatting’ Call At Pizza Restaurant And FedEx Truck Robbery Were Linked, Mundelein Police Say – Chicago Tribune

Sandwich School Bus Driver Facing Child Pornography Charges – Chicago Tribune

CHIRAQ REPORT — 3 Wounded, 1 Killed Thursday In Chicago Shootings – WBBM AM 780 News Radio Chicago; ‘High Probability’ That Two Mass Shootings In Chicago This Week Are Related – Chicago Tribune

Restaurant Owner Fatally Shot In NW Side Drive-By – WBBM AM 780 News Radio Chicago

Man Killed In Crash At Indiana Dunes Park Entrance – Chicago Tribune

Car Ablaze On Inbound Stevenson Briefly Snarls Morning Commutes – WBBM AM 780 News Radio Chicago

Minor Injuries For South Elgin Firefighter Responding To Semitrailer Fire – Chicago Daily Herald

NATIONAL AND WORLD HEADLINES

Germany Editorial: The War On Automobiles Is A War On Freedom – Deutsche Welle

A Vote For Repealing California Gas Tax Would Cut Off Money For San Francisco Transportation Boondoggles, Like The New $2.2B Transit Center That’s Sinking Into The Ground – San Francisco Examiner

Oregon Governor Seeks To Block Offshore Drilling – The Hill

As Federal Offshore Drilling Plan Nears, Florida Voters Weigh In – Governing

The Weirdest Driving Law In Every State – This Insider

This Phoenix-Area City Will Ditch Traffic Cameras That Nab Speeders — But Not Quite Yet – Arizona Republic

Canada: Red-Light Cameras Will Begin Snapping Photos Again Soon In Regina – CJME AM 890 Regina, Saskatchewan

Australia: Audit Questions Speed Camera Effectiveness – The Newspaper

7 Ways To Shut Down A Speed Trap – National Motorists Association Blog

Distracted Driving Could Be Solved For Fleets With A Simple Technology – Freight Waves

StreetLight Data Releases Accurate On-Demand Traffic Counts For Nearly Every US Road – Traffic Technology Today

Auto Insurers Often Charge Identical Neighbors Considerably Higher Premiums Because Of ZIP Code Differences – Consumer Federation Of America

In Groundbreaking Decision, Feds Say Hacking Software To Fix Your Car’s Electronics Is Legal – Vice

AutoComplete: Continental Wants You To See Through Your Car’s A – C-Net

McLaren’s New $2.25 Million Hypercar Sold Out Before It Was Even Announced – Fortune

Tesla Pulled The Full Self-Driving Option — Here’s What Customers Think – Ars Technica

Self-Driving Cars Are A Nonstarter For Many Teens, According To A New Study – CBS News

Self-Driving Cars Are Bringing The Trolley Problem Into The Real World – Science Friday; The Moral Dilemmas Of Self-Driving Cars – Inside Science

The Road To Self-Driving Cars Is Full Of Speed Bumps – Discover Magazine

Driverless? The Uncertain Future Of The American Trucker – ZD Net

GM Asks Trump Administration For Federal Electric Vehicle Requirement – Autoblog

Affordability Must Guide Our Path To Improved Fuel Economy – National Automobile Dealers Association

Spread Of Self-Driving Cars Could Cause More Pollution — Unless The Electric Grid Transforms Radically – The Conversation

Why Functionality Continues To Rule Over Security In The Connected Cars Industry – Tech Radar

EU Could Back Wi-Fi Over 5G For Connected Cars – Tech Radar

The Most Interesting Internet-Connected Vehicle Hacks On Record – ZD Net

Singapore Plans To Open Its Skies To Drone Taxi Test Flights In 2019 – Digital Trends

Elon Musk: Tesla Will Compete With Uber And Lyft – CNBC

UPS Gears Up For Deliveries By Electric Bike In Seattle – Autoblog

Turn Any Garage Door Opener Into A Smart Garage Door Opener – Boy Genius Report

Elon Musk Thinks California’s High-Speed Train Is Ludicrous: Larry Ellison – Fox Business

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2018-03-15 11 CAR now

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Auto Spies

Audi To Phase Out The R8 Rather Than Offer A 3rd Generation

Death Of An Icon: Lincoln Will Probably Kill Continental To Due Disasterous Sales

BMW To Offer Lease Termination If Your Diesel Gets Banned By Your City

2020 Volkswagen ID Prototypes Will Roll Off Assembly Line Starting Next Month

Feds Indicatge Fifth Person Charged In UAW-FCA Corruption Scandal Is Spilling The Beans

Autoblog

Tesla employees report flawed parts are causing Model 3 delays

2019 GMC Sierra 1500 All Terrain spied with raised suspension, off-road tires

Will toothpaste remove scuffs from your car's paint? | Car Hacks

Is a Jeep Renegade Hybrid coming soon?

VW shifting its racing focus to rallying and other production-based series

Car Throttle

Pulling Parts In An American Junkyard Is The Ultimate Day Out

Chris Harris Talks About 'His' Battered Mazda RX-7

Your First Look At The 2019 Subaru Forester Is This Shadowy Teaser

[Community] Toyota's New CVT Has A Launch Gear

Watch A Kia Stinger GT Beat A V8 Ford Mustang In A Straight Line

Electrek

EPA Chief Scott Pruitt signals war with California over CAFE mileage standards

Tesla confirms recently updating Model S/X media computer, results in faster and smoother experience

Tesla’s stock falls on claims of increasing number of ‘flawed Model 3 parts’, the automaker responds

Green Deals: GreenWorks PRO 16-inch 80V Cordless String Trimmer $167, more

Tesla bids for a new world’s largest Powerpack battery system in Colorado

Inside EVs

Check Out These Toasted Tesla Model 3 Brakes

Volvo On Last Generation Of Combustion Engines, Only Electric After

UPS To Trial Electric Delivery Vans From Workhorse

Over 50 Plug-In EVs Compared: Price, Range + More – March 2018

Tesla To Expand Solar Production At Gigafactory 2 Regardless Of Tariff

Jalopnik

Here’s China’s Jeep Grand Commander Just Driving Around Ann Arbor

The Auto Industry Will Never Be Insane Enough To Make The Mitsubishi Minica Lettuce Again

Do You Believe In Aliens?

Aston Martin Is Planning Yet Another Mid-Engine Hypercar To Kick McLaren's Ass

Watch In Horror As The Philippines Bulldozes Priceless Sports Cars To Combat Smuggling

Motortrend

Ford is Recalling the Fusion Because the Steering Wheel Could Fall Off

The Nissan-Mercedes 370Z Rumor is Wrong

Spied! Next-Gen Mercedes-AMG GLS63 Caught Testing in the Snow

Buick Will Take its Name off all New Vehicles it Makes

2019 Subaru Forester Bound for New York Auto Show

Reddit Cars

Watch A Wankel Rotary Engine’s Beautiful Explosions Through A Transparent Housing -Jalopnik-

In case anyone had a project, the hellcat crate engine is $4,500 off now or $14,998.

Report: Lincoln Continental Already Destined To Get The Axe

Tesla employees say the company is manufacturing a high ratio of flawed parts and vehicles that need rework and repairs.

BMW is making an AWD, 2.0L Turbo 4 "Hot Hatch" to replace the M140i, calling it the M130iX

Sunday Times Driving

See what a driver driverless car sees with mind-blowing 360° video from Waymo

The Richard Porter Review: 2018 Volvo XC40

Met Police goes zero-emission with fleet of Toyota Mirai hydrogen cars

Video: Sinkhole swallows car on street in Rome

What should you do if you record a car crash on your dash cam?

The Car Connection

2018 Ford Transit Connect

2018 Ford Fiesta

2018 Ford Fusion Hybrid

2018 Ford Super Duty

2018 Ford Flex

The CarGurus Blog

Half Price Hot Hatch: BMW M135i

Top Headlines From March 3 – 9

Geneva motor show: Five great cars, five years on

The 10 Most Popular Used Cars in the UK

Top Headlines From February 24 – March 2

The Torque Report

Is Nissan asking Mercedes-Benz to help with the next-gen Z?

Porsche Mission E coupe and convertible models might happen

Lamborghini celebrates the 10,000th Huracan

2019 Subaru Forester teased ahead of its New York debut

2018 Range Rover Sport SVR tramples Ferrari’s Tianmen record

The Truth About Cars

Death Comes to the Lincoln Continental?

2019 Subaru Forester Bound for New York, Needs to Keep the Sales Magic Alive

It’s Gonna Be a Showdown: EPA Head Says California Won’t Drive U.S. Fuel Regulations

Rare Rides: A 1994 Citroën XM From Right Next Door

Lexus RC Premieres Brand’s New Black Line in New York

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Press Releases: MotorWeek: 40 Years of Steering You in the Right Direction

MotorWeek: 40 Years of Steering You in the Right Direction

MotorWeek celebrates four decades of extraordinary automotive television by taking a look back while delivering advice viewers depend on today

OWINGS MILLS, MD – MotorWeek, television’s original and longest-running automotive magazine series, marks its milestone 40th season starting in September. During the upcoming season, the series will glance in the rearview mirror to take a look at the cars and the people that have made the show such as success while still keeping a focused eye on the road ahead. Every episode of the 40th anniversary season will be punctuated with archival automotive highlights, some funny and some ironic, but all entertaining and informative.

MotorWeek’s 40th season premieres on public television stations across the country beginning Saturday, September 12 (check local PBS listings). Every week, series host and creator John Davis and the MotorWeek team continue their relentless quest to test, evaluate, and understand the insatiable but evolving American appetite for personal transportation, despite major shifts in culture and the global COVID-19 pandemic.

The new season brings the 2021 model year into focus for viewers. While the automotive industry is still ripe with near-term prospects of cleaner electric and self-driving autonomous vehicles, things are cloudier than ever due to ever-changing car company priorities and by the fact that sales having been negatively impacted by the pandemic.

“Despite these grey clouds, Americans continue to purchase pickup trucks and SUVs in near-record numbers, even as traditional sedan sales decline,” explains John Davis. “While consumers are interested in learning more about electric vehicles -- and there’s no question that a lot of electrification will be used in all future cars -- buyers are still concerned about their high price, range limitations, and the slow growth in the number of charging stations even along frequently traveled routes. These concerns will continue to make EVs niche vehicles at least for the next few years.”

Complete with updated anniversary open animation and music, the MotorWeek 40th season feature lineup continues with its roster of popular segments including Goss’ Garage, in which Master Technician Pat Goss offers up do-it-yourself car care advice; Lauren Morrison keeps viewers in the know with consumer news and trends in Motor News; daring Over the Edge reporter Greg Carloss turns up the fun with his unique look at the auto world in overdrive; lifestyle reporter Stephanie Hart delivers insights on driving and automotive safety, money-saving advice, and the latest in automotive technology in FYI; Brian Robinson brings his years of motorcycling experience to the Two Wheelin’ segment, reviewing the latest motorcycles on the road; and AutoWorld explores the advancing influence of alternative fuels, electrification, and autonomous driving safety.

“MotorWeek continues to report the facts that most affect consumers in their wallets,” says Davis. “As always, our reporters help navigate the marketplace and identify genuine trends and best values for drivers and their passengers.”

Through it all, the American car consumer remains in the driver’s seat, armed with MotorWeek’s unbiased evaluations. Season 40 of the series will cover all the new vehicles on any car buyer’s wish list, showcasing the latest technology while measuring each car’s real-world performance, practicality, efficiency, and safety. From hatchbacks to sport-utility vehicles, exotic performance machines to pickup trucks, MotorWeek’s team of experts buckle into more than 150 vehicles each season.

Davis says that amid the myriad of highly-anticipated EVs soon to hit our streets, like the Ford Mustang Mach-E, Tesla Cybertruck, and Nissan Ariya, the real standout in 2021 is the return of an old school gasoline-powered off-roader, the reborn Ford Bronco. Now, a brand within a brand, the new Bronco returns with a three-model lineup aimed squarely at competing with the Jeep brand.

Safety, Davis notes, continues to be a high priority for both carmakers and consumers. “With younger buyers putting a higher value on advanced safety systems for their new cars, semi-autonomous driving systems like automatic emergency braking and blind-spot monitoring are even more in play. Carmakers that make these systems easily affordable stand to increase market share at the expense of those who don’t.”

With some 17 million new vehicles purchased last year, car buying clearly remains a priority with consumers. MotorWeek continues to offer viewers a vicarious experience from behind the driver’s seat as well as from behind the wheel. At the start of its 40th season, MotorWeek will hit the ignition on a broad variety of all-new models including the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, Porsche 911 Turbo S, Lexus LC 500 Convertible, Lincoln Navigator, Volkswagen Passat, Ford F-150, Rolls-Royce Cullinan, Kia K5, plus a bevy of high-performance cars. Despite soft demand, more and more plug-in electric vehicles are also launching, including the MINI Cooper SE and Mercedes EQC.

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10 Electric Vehicles to Watch

So 2019 was, finally, the year of the electric vehicle. Right?

Sales of electric autos were double those from the year before, but they were still dwarfed by their fossil-fuel-powered brethren. With a slew of new models promised for next year and beyond, and with charging station infrastructure still being built out, the tipping point for electric autos is still in the future.

But automakers are betting big on that future, and how quickly the industry takes off depends not just on choice but on a shift in customer expectations. Hurdles to a breakout include higher prices, the end of federal tax subsidies for some models and a paucity of charging stations — even though the industry argues that most charging will be done at home at night. That, especially, can be a deterrent given electric cars’ shorter range.

Even so, as Mark Reuss, the General Motors president, recently wrote, “just as demand for gas mileage doesn’t go down when there are more gas stations, demand for better range won’t ease even as charging infrastructure improves.”

That infrastructure is growing, nonetheless. More than 21,000 locations in the United States, with some 57,000 hookups, offer Level 2 charging, which can add maybe 20 miles of range per hour. These are fine for parking at the office or overnight, but useless on a road trip.

For charging to roughly 80 percent of a battery’s capacity in about a half-hour, there are 3,300 DC Fast Charging locations with 12,000 charge points. Many of these are proprietary Tesla chargers, however.

A traditional car, of course, can fill up at 168,000 gas stations across the country in the time it takes to buy a Slim Jim and a Coke.

The evolution toward electrics has given carmakers freedom to play with design — picture Tesla’s jagged-edge pickup — while others are sticking with tried-and-true sedans and crossovers, simply swapping out the drivetrain.

Here’s a look at some of the electric vehicles that are just reaching the market, will soon be available or are expected to arrive in 2021.

Audi e-Tron Sportback: A four-door coupe version of the full-size Audi e-Tron sport utility vehicle, introduced last spring, the Sportback is expected to be available this spring. Designed to look and handle like traditional Audis, the e-Tron models will feel familiar to anyone who knows the brand.

The all-wheel-drive e-Tron S.U.V. charges to 80 percent of its 204-mile range in 30 minutes with a commercial fast-DC charger. Improvements in aerodynamics and battery efficiency should modestly increase the Sportback’s range.

BMW iX3: BMW will start production of its electric S.U.V. next year at its plant in China. The rear-wheel-drive vehicle is expected to provide 286 horsepower and a 273-mile range, according to the European test cycle, which is more optimistic than its American equivalent.

Ford Mustang Mach-E: Ford enlisted its Shelby designers to create a traditional-looking electric S.U.V. that would echo its iconic Mustang sedan. Its first version, a 332-horsepower all-wheel-drive model, will be available late 2020, with a 459-horsepower GT version expected 18 months from now.

The biggest changes, beyond fuel, are inside. A new version of the much-criticized Ford Sync connect service will feature over-the-air updates. Artificial intelligence will monitor a user’s habits and suggest appropriate actions. For example, it may ask if you want to call your mother at a certain time if it notices you typically do that each day.

Natural language comprehension will allow users to state commands in various ways, such as “Take me to Santa Monica” or “I want to go to Santa Monica.”

Mileage will range from an expected 210 to 300 miles, depending on the model. In the “frunk,” or front trunk, the space usually occupied by an engine will offer space designed to hold ice for tailgating; a drain plug will be included.

Mercedes EQC 400 4Matic: Originally expected to arrive in the States next year, the first purpose-built all-electric Mercedes will be delayed until 2021, the company recently announced. It blamed demand in Europe.

The all-wheel-drive vehicle, starting around $70,000, will feature its screen-based MBUX infotainment system now used in a number of new Mercedes models. To optimize the vehicle’s range, the MBUX system can calculate the most power-efficient routes and direct drivers to high-speed charging stations. Time to charge to 80 percent will be about 40 minutes with the fastest chargers.

Porsche Taycan 4S, Turbo and Turbo S: The “entry level” version of Porsche’s first electric vehicle, the 4S will be available this spring, starting at about $104,000. (The imminently shipping Turbo costs about $151,000, and the Turbo S is $185,000.)

The two current models — available with 522 or 562 horsepower — will accelerate from zero to 60 miles an hour in 3.8 seconds. The Taycan has a range of just over 200 miles, and it is one of the fastest-charging E.V.s around: A DC fast charger will juice it to 80 percent capacity in 22 minutes. The company expects that by 2025, half of its sales will be either fully electric or hybrid models.

Volvo XC40 Recharge: To cut costs and time to market, Volvo is equipping its existing XC40 S.U.V. with an electric drivetrain. Expected at the end of 2020, for “under $48,000” after incentives, this is the start of a Volvo product road map that will bring out one new E.V. model each year.

Over-the-air updates will be available for all vehicle features. The “completely rethought” infotainment system is based on the Android operating system, with Google Maps, Google Assistant and the Google Play app store embedded within the vehicle so they work without a phone. The 408-horsepower engine is expected to provide 240 miles of range. A high-speed commercial charger will fill the XC40 to 80 percent capacity in 40 minutes.

Byton: Distinguished by many enormous wraparound screens, this Chinese-built S.U.V. will be sold in the United States, at a starting price of $45,000, beginning in the second half of 2021. Sales in its home country will start at the end of next year.

Drivers can alter the screen display to account for whether the vehicle is moving or not, and whether the driver or passenger is watching. Artificial intelligence is combined with subscriptions to popular music and video services, and linked via facial recognition, so it will know your favorite artists. If the driver allows, the vehicle will have access to calendar events; knowing that you’re finishing up your spin class, the system could cool the car before you arrive.

Available as a 225- or 300-mile range version, the Byton will be sold directly and through dealers, with its first company store to open in Los Angeles by the middle of next year.

Canoo: One of several hopeful start-ups, Canoo plans to sell its namesake model at the end of 2021. Unlike several established marques, Canoo has taken advantage of the lack of an internal combustion engine to rethink the look of a vehicle.

The symmetrical Canoo is positioned as “an urban loft on wheels,” the company says, with the rear seats arranged more like a sofa. To increase interior space, Canoo eliminates the traditional engine compartment and its protective firewall. The use of “steer by wire,” an electronic rather than a mechanical system, eliminates the need for various mechanical components, also allowing for more freedom in the placement of the steering wheel.

Infotainment will be provided through a smartphone connection.

The Canoo, with an anticipated 250-mile range, will be available only through subscription, the price of which (undisclosed as of yet) will cover the vehicle, registration, license and insurance. The subscription can be canceled or rolled over into another model when available, at any time.

Faraday Future: Once left for dead after a splashy premiere three years ago, a planned Las Vegas factory that never got built, and a Chinese founder and funder who went bankrupt, the company is back with a new leader, the former head of Byton; new funding; and a rethought vehicle.

Where once Faraday Future advocated the “bring your own device” approach to infotainment now promoted by Canoo, the current version of the large S.U.V. will sport 11 screens in its ultra-high-end FF91.

The company claims that the FF91 will accelerate from zero to 60 in an astonishing 2.2 seconds (although it’s not clear why anyone would need to), and cost $150,000 to $200,000 when it comes out by September. If there’s demand, the company can build up to 15,000 units annually in a Hanford, Calif., plant that’s smaller than the ambitious one it abandoned in Las Vegas.

The company says it will make money at that volume by selling its hardware and software to competitors. Plans for a smaller, more affordable FF81 exist, and the company hopes to enter “preproduction” by the end of 2020.

Volkswagen ID4 Crozz: VW’s first purpose-built E.V., this compact S.U.V. is due in the States by the end of 2020, priced in the mid-$30,000s after tax credits. This will be followed in 2021 by a larger, Passat-size S.U.V., the Space Vizzion, and then in 2023 by the Buzz, Volkswagen’s electric version of its iconic bus. The vehicles will at first be imported and eventually built at the automaker’s factory in Chattanooga, Tenn.

About the same size as VW’s Tiguan, the ID4 will have a range of 200 to 300 miles. Navigation commands will be shown in a windshield heads-up display, with arrows overlaid on the screen to show when to turn.

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Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Market Size, Share, Forecast Report – 2027

The Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Market is projected to reach USD 27.7 billion by 2027 from an estimated USD 2.5 billion in 2019, at a CAGR of 34.7% during the forecast period. Increasing investments made by governments across the globe to develop charging infrastructure creates opportunities for OEMs to expand their revenue stream and geographical presence. The European market is projected to experience steady growth, owing to the well-developed infrastructure for electric vehicles, while the North American market is the fastest growing market due to the innovative charging solutions. However, the high costs involved in initial investment, overhaul, and maintenance could hamper the growth of this market.

Portable charger segment is estimated to be the fastest growing market during the forecast period.

The portable charger segment is expected to be the fastest growing market. With portable chargers, EV drivers could carry the charger with them and charge the car whenever needed. Additionally, a portable charger eliminates the high cost associated with a fixed stationary charging station. Initially, portable chargers were introduced as small and light chargers that could generate sufficient power for short journeys. However, new advanced portable chargers are expected to generate the same power as a stationary charging station.

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The North American market is expected to register the fastest growth during the forecast period.

The North American market is expected to witness the fastest growth, followed by Europe and Asia Pacific. The electric vehicle supply equipment industry in the country is inclined toward innovation, technology, and development of advanced charging infrastructure. The increasing demand for reducing carbon emission and developing more advanced and fast charging stations are expected to propel the market growth. Tesla, Leviton, and ChargePoint are some of the key players in the US electric vehicle supply equipment industry

Asia Pacific is expected to be the largest market during the forecast period.

Asia Pacific is expected to be the largest market, followed by Europe. The increasing concerns of carbon emission due to existing vehicles and the efficiency in this mode of transport have led the authorities to develop a charging infrastructure network that has propelled the growth of this market. Government initiatives have encouraged the key players to develop the infrastructure for charging network.

Key Market Players

The global electric vehicle supply equipment market is dominated by major players such as Tesla (US), ABB (Switzerland), Siemens (Germany), and Bosch (Germany). These companies have strong distribution networks at a global level. In addition, these companies offer an extensive product range in this market. These companies adopt strategies such as new product developments, collaborations, and contracts & agreements to sustain their market position.

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Critical Questions:

Many companies are operating in the electric vehicle charging space across the globe. Do you know who the front leaders are and what strategies have been adopted by them?

Fast paced developments in EV charging such as turbo charging, novel battery, and smart charging system by leading manufacturers are expected to change the dynamics of electric vehicle charging. How will this transform the overall market?

The industry is focusing on quick and efficient charging of electric buses. Which leading companies are working on off-board top-down pantograph and on-board bottom-up pantograph, and what organic and inorganic strategies have been adopted by them?

Analysis of your competition that includes major players in the electric vehicle charging ecosystem. The major players include ABB (Switzerland), BYD Auto (China), Tesla (US), Siemens (Germany), EFACEC (Germany), and Webasto (US) among others.

Discussion on your client’s imperatives based on our existing research on electric vehicle supply equipment and its ecosystems.

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