The days are numbered...

[Octanewide]

Was bound to happen in todays tree hugging atmosphere..
Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis acknowledged the “days of an iron block supercharged 6.2-liter V8 are numbered.” He went on to say this is due to compliance costs and not a lack of demand.

 

[Slowpoke387]

Yep lots of threads about the sky falling. We all knew electrification was coming and emission restrictions are the reason.

 

[Octanewide]

Yes but that's the first time I've heard of Kuntz saying something..

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[Paladin06]

It’s been a real good run.

 

[1971demon]

It’s been a real good run.

Well I was fortunate to live through the first rush...(got my first car in 70..a 69 roadrunner..).....and again in 97 with my viper..and now the cats....kinda like bein in WW1..and WW2...

 

[ChargerChallenger]

Yeh @moparjim has already crossed the Bridge he sold his Hellcat to prove retirement, golfing, racing and electric vehicles are cool😁

 

[Demoniccat]

Detroit dimmed the lights with performance after 1971, primarily because of Emission, gas and insurance caused a bit of a problem effecting sales but still mostly emissions. Decades later they figured out how to meet emission, reasonable fuel economy given that our cars are 700+ horsepower right out of the wrapper, meet dot crash standards, and bring A great car to market again. Now the emissions shit is squeezing like a python again only to get worse with new administration. If is to be be Electric, I can only hope it is a phased approach like performance gas engine with electric Front drive added, if we can’t have Blown fuel injected large V8.

 

[vortecd]

I look at it this way, you have an awesome car now and can make it more awesome if you wish. Gas isn't going anywhere soon. Most people can't go out and buy a new electric car. Enjoy what you have and don't worry about the future

 

[SilverBillet]

I look at it this way, you have an awesome car now and can make it more awesome if you wish. Gas isn't going anywhere soon. Most people can't go out and buy a new electric car. Enjoy what you have and don't worry about the future

By 2035 that will be the last thing to worry about!

 

[jroyk]

By 2035 that will be the last thing to worry about!

I’ll be 83. I might be ready for something quiet by then, but I hope not.

 

[Octanewide]

By 2035 that will be the last thing to worry about!

The big gasoline power new from Dodge will be long gone by then.

 

[RedEye19FL]

I’ll be 83. I might be ready for something quiet by then, but I hope not.

I'll be 87 by then, so I just hope to be above ground!

 

[1971demon]

I'll be 87 by then, so I just hope to be above ground!

I'll be the youngster @ 82...

 

[DemonSRT]

By 2035 that will be the last thing to worry about!

I'll be dead by then and won't give a crap.

 

[DGatzby]

Right, in 15 years maybe I won’t be able to hear any longer anyway. Oh, wait, almost typed the wrong thing!

I’ll need LOUDER! I am sure for the remainder of the years I have, I can buy all the gas powered cars I want and the gas will be around to run it.

Unless electricity starts sprouting from the earth when the sun sets everyday, you all don’t have enough power to explode all those batteries on yourselves anyway. You may need your car plugged in to fry dinner if they keep taking out the real power producing items off our grid.

 

[cole3986]

Come on people, just keep what you have right now, load up on parts and rock and roll.

 

[Speedy!]

Why do they think electric cars are any more emissions friendly?

 

[Tape]

I'll be 87 by then, so I just hope to be above ground!

Just thinking about being 87 Hurts.

 

[ChargerChallenger]

Just thinking about being 87 Hurts.

Hell just ask @1971demon man and how the Soldier is misfiring😁

 

[Demoniccat]

Why do they think electric cars are any more emissions friendly?

Damn good question, as most know making those batteries is a nasty proposition. I thought I heard from a few credible sources that the average fossil fuel car vrs electric would take in the neighborhood of 80k Miles to break even with the nasties of manufacturing electric cars, and the electric carbon foot print of power generation to get the KW to the wheels and go down the road. Somehow people seem to think little elf’s in a hollow tree do more than bake cookies. Not very carbon neutral, LOL if ya ask me.

Also where is that electric coming from. What electric plant, nuke, coal, oil, nat gas? Agreed it is much more controllable at a single control source point vrs thousands of tail pipes. But one has to manufacture a lot more cable, transformers, telco poles, metal towers for high tension wires power distribution, electric sub stations. All this to revamp and get a shit ton of Megs out there for the cars. Then only to drive X miles to break even. All this to be further compounded by the fact that a lot of the nasty batteries will need to be pulled out out and replaced to breath new life into the electric vehicle at some point, or just recycle it and produce another electric widget car. The largest single thing I am bewildered about is the sourced energy that is overlooked it is either being burned at a power plant or internal combustion engine, both are generating emission. It brings you back to very large power plant stacks vrs many tail pipes, where as the fossil fuel infrastructure is already embedded and set up. Where’s the break even overall energy to emission break even point?


If someone has this answer with a proven theory please share some info. I would love to buy a tropical island and maybe have a cocktail drink with my Avitar name on it. .02