I’m hoping cases can be made for V8's to continue to be made for a very long time. Add cylinder deactivation, hybrid, batteries, etc...just keep making them.

That’s what I was thinking. Making utility trucks with the lowest cost-to-performance ratio will keep big blocks around longer, especially since regulations often provide exemptions for ostensibly commercial vehicles. Even fleet trucks though will be phased out as electric versions begin to take over the market. The…

Anyone making an HD truck that’s exempt from emission regulations and has the toughest duty cycle to convert to electric. I expect to buy a V8 engine there for many years to come.

Tough call. I think ICE only V8's days are numbered.

It seems that most states that are pledging to “End the sale of ICE Vehicles” are leaving clauses open for hybrids among EV’s. What’s stopping Dodge from throwing an electric motor into the Challenger/Charger and selling it as a hybrid?

It’ll be GM, because they own the V8 crate motor market.

I’ll jump in and say I agree that its much easier as my wife has an Edge Sport and its way easier to get the kids in that thing than my V70R. But as soon as I have to depress the clutch in order to start my vehicle, I realize it’s all worth it.

That’s correct. If you want a new three-pedal sports sedan in the US, there’s the bucktoothed, buckboard-ride M3, and these two Caddys.

Blackwing is a great name, but ruined by naming an engine the same thing and then cancelling it after 5 mins.

Wow, can you read?

It is hilarious that you’re commenting this on something I wrote.

Here’s my wish for you: Some time in the next two years you are able to buy a property with both a house and a concrete floor shop. That way you can do your welding inside a building (whether heated or not, but hopefully heated). That way you can continue your “hobby” but at a more manageable level.

A: Nancy has a much better idea of the timing and of the breadth of future EV regulations than you and I do.

Nissan Xterra Pro-4x. Probably the best mix of daily driver and off road utility. tons of aftermarket support if you want to go nuts you can.  Yes the interior is bland, yes the powertrain is ... basic and a little thirsty but its reliable and proven off road it will get you where you want to go. 

Oof, I’m sorry, but this screams conflict-of-interest to me. When I was on the local hockey board, we used to make one member who had a jersey company leave during any voting when it came to equipment (Even if it wasn’t equipment he sold), because all of us - him included - didn’t want the possibility of steering…

A politician getting rich off of inside knowledge. I think that’s the cover story for “No Shit Weekly” magazine.

As someone who works in finance tech (like Bloomberg terminals and IPC turrets) let me just say there isn’t a whole lot of difference between a trade floor at JPMC in Manhattan, and whatever the hell is going on over at Reddit.

Maybe they can use that downhill section Nicola used for testing/promotion.

For the longest time, I thought Fuel Cells were stupid. But my old boss invested in Fuel Cell companies like mad back 20+ years ago.

Toyota is absolutely not the only OEM pursuing fuel cell tech. GM is also betting big on FCEVs, but are doing it in a similar way to a sub-note you make in this article. Commercial EV deployment.

$115 million is a drop in the bucket for Toyota’s R&D. It’s akin to an experimental venture more than anything. If you want to see Toyota when they commit to investing in a technology, look at the Prius. They spent $1+ billion to develop the Prius. And that’s $1 billion in the 90s.