Interview with Mary Barra

[Tenney]

Can't beat the sound of an Opel Kadett ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkbIKBfjGJE

[70 copo]

The Opel is angry no doubt about it.

For fun lets match the current EV record holder at Nurburgring - the Porsche Tycan Prototype against a 6 year old ICE car with a 14 year old technology based ICE engine.

I chose the old 2014 Z/28 (bad heads and all) for this match up because it is normally aspirated and has lap times that are closest to the current EV world record holder.

The times:

Porsche Tycan Prototype 7:42

Production Camaro Z/28 7:37







If you would rather drive the Porsche please explain why I have a genuine interest, and I am sure GM does as well

[JoeC]

this is an interesting article,
I think the only way to save the ICE long term is to go with a synthetic fuel and they can use Green energy to make the fuel


synthetic fuels can make combustion engines CO2-neutral


https://www.energydigital.com/sustai...es-co2-neutral

[70 copo]

After hot lapping in a Z/28 in Detroit I promptly nicknamed it the "chainsaw with a transmission"

The old LS7 is flat angry at RPM.

[Crush]

Originally Posted by 70 copo

After hot lapping in a Z/28 in Detroit I promptly nicknamed it the "chainsaw with a transmission"

The old LS7 is flat angry at RPM.

I agree every time I get mine out!!!
PS No “Head” issues

[70 copo]

Originally Posted by Crush

I agree every time I get mine out!!!
PS No “Head” issues

You get yours fixed Yet?

Details Here: https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-...-is-defective/

[70 copo]

Joe,

How can we make the production of EV's carbon neutral because currently producing an electric vehicle contributes, on average, twice as much to global warming potential and uses double the amount of energy than producing a combustion engine car.

So what do we need to do differently to EV's?

[JoeC]

Originally Posted by 70 copo

Joe,

How can we make the production of EV's carbon neutral because currently producing an electric vehicle contributes, on average, twice as much to global warming potential and uses double the amount of energy than producing a combustion engine car.

So what do we need to do differently to EV's?

I am a mechanical engineer so I don't know a lot about EVs and I like ICEs better then EVs but I think EVs will continue to develop and improve as people want to buy them.

The ICE will be around for a long time but it seems a lot more resources are going into the EV.

Coal, gas and oil have fueled the industrial revolution for 100 years but can't do it for the next 100 years.

The Coronavirus crisis is going to turn a lot more people against fossil fuels as they see reduced levels of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from the lower fossil fuel consumption.

https://atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ne...e-environment/

[70 copo]

And to stay with the question: would you guys rather drive the Porsche?

Please explain why I have a genuine interest, and I am sure GM does as well

[70 copo]

Gotcha! Thanks for being honest.