How do we save the mustang?

[Bikeman315]

just kidding lol

OK, but remember, emoji's are your friend.

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[9secondko]

Mustangs have had V8 engines in them since 1965. The early inline 6s were popular with women. The 4 cylinders only came about because of the late 70s/early 80s energy crisis.

Nothing says Mustang engine like a 289 Hi-Po, a 429 Boss, a 428 Cobra Jet, a 351 Cleveland, a Boss 302, or a 5.0 Coyote.

The Mustang vs Camaro vs Challenger/Barracuda wars didn't happen over a straight 6 or 4 cylinder.

boom Shaka laka

 

[9secondko]

Mustangs just got at least $3k more expensive today!

LOL. As if everyone didn’t know already. But hey, thanks for the random post that has nothing to do with the conversation.

 

[9secondko]

Eventually, the ICE goes away. Yes, battery tech and charging infrastructure is going to be critical to that, but batteries WILL get cheaper and lighter, and faster charging. The tech is already in development and we will learn and engineer solutions. Yes, some might argue that it's the V8, but in reality, it's the performance that matters. If you had an I4 that gave me 800 HP and 850 Ft-Lbs of torque between 2500 and 7000 RPM, I would wave goodbye to that V8 if it only had 500/395. Especially with AWD.

With an electric, you can have great performance, but battery tech does need to improve as it's not the motors holding back adoption, but the batteries and charging.

WHEN the tech gets there, we will all be scrambling for EV tech.

ICE will always be around. You actually cannot have EV without ICE.

 

[Gregs24]

LOL. As if everyone didn’t know already. But hey, thanks for the random post that has nothing to do with the conversation.

On the contrary - many posts were suggesting the Mustang is too expensive - it just got worse!

 

[Gregs24]

ICE will always be around. You actually cannot have EV without ICE.

Why?

 

[9secondko]

On the contrary - many posts were suggesting the Mustang is too expensive - it just got worse!

Price is indeed something we’ve discussed. But your post is old hat. And the mustang was already too expensive. So it’s redundant.

 

[9secondko]

Why?

where does electricity come from?

 

[Stonehauler]

where does electricity come from?

ICE - Internal Combustion Engines (in vehicles) are NOT needed for EV tech.

EVs consume power that is stored in the batter/supercapacitors in the vehicle and those are charged by either regenerative braking or from an outside source.
Outside electricity is generated by any number of technologies such as Nuclear, Coal, Natural Gas, Hydro, Solar, Wind, Geothermal, etc. ALL have drawbacks, some are worse than others. and how bad those drawbacks are depends on points of view and the type of tech that particular generation uses.

So, an ICE is never needed in a car for EVs. What does need to happen for wide adoption is charging speed (they are getting better), range, and weight.

 

[smurfslayer]

Not again...

 

[9secondko]

ICE - Internal Combustion Engines (in vehicles) are NOT needed for EV tech.

EVs consume power that is stored in the batter/supercapacitors in the vehicle and those are charged by either regenerative braking or from an outside source.
Outside electricity is generated by any number of technologies such as Nuclear, Coal, Natural Gas, Hydro, Solar, Wind, Geothermal, etc. ALL have drawbacks, some are worse than others. and how bad those drawbacks are depends on points of view and the type of tech that particular generation uses.

So, an ICE is never needed in a car for EVs. What does need to happen for wide adoption is charging speed (they are getting better), range, and weight.

I just watched the address to congress. The ev msndate is history.

also, the electrical grid is not a sure thing. We’ve already got msjor issues without an overload of EVs taxing it further. Nevermind tje coming flood of AI data centers.

ICE is here to stay. There’s a reason it’s been tje standard, despite electric motors being older. The production of EVs and the toxic landfills that they end up in is also worse for the environment.

 

[kuribojim]

I just watched the address to congress. The ev msndate is history.

also, the electrical grid is not a sure thing. We’ve already got msjor issues without an overload of EVs taxing it further. Nevermind tje coming flood of AI data centers.

ICE is here to stay. There’s a reason it’s been tje standard, despite electric motors being older. The production of EVs and the toxic landfills that they end up in is also worse for the environment.

The EV incentives will only cease in the short term - they will come back at some point. Also, major global markets like the EU will soon outlaw all new ICE engines entirely, which will prompt vehicle manufactures to act. ICE engines are 100% on their way out; it's just a question of when, not if.

 

[9secondko]

The EV incentives will only cease in the short term - they will come back at some point. Also, major global markets like the EU will soon outlaw all new ICE engines entirely, which will prompt vehicle manufactures to act. ICE engines are 100% on their way out; it's just a question of when, not if.

LOL

 

[Gregs24]

where does electricity come from?

Not ICE's!

 

[Gregs24]

I just watched the address to congress. The ev msndate is history.

also, the electrical grid is not a sure thing. We’ve already got msjor issues without an overload of EVs taxing it further. Nevermind tje coming flood of AI data centers.

ICE is here to stay. There’s a reason it’s been tje standard, despite electric motors being older. The production of EVs and the toxic landfills that they end up in is also worse for the environment.

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