Meanmyz

I am going to lower it a notch as I don't mean to attack anyone. The Corvette is a car of emotions and this subject stirs up my own strong feelings. I correct my earlier statement as I am not "anti-EV". The above quote and being forced down this road is what worries me. Let the free market take this where it wants to go, not government and political pressures. An "all of the above" approach works for me in fitting the differing needs and wants of the buyer. An ICE/electric AWD ZORA or whatever you want to call it, will certainly take the Corvette to extreme levels of fast and make us ask "what could you possibly do next"? An "Orwellian" forced upon us existence with an electric only future, is my fear... Sadly, I feel that is where we are being "pushed".

Noblebro175

refueling? Meaning they suffer a couple meg's? I was able to squeeze 29-30mpg out of my 16 Cadillac xts awd. As long as I stayed out of the twin turbos, it was comparable to the non awd versions. I believe they where fwd ? When i did freguent FB , i was on several Silverado/ Sierra pages and id say it wasn't everyday or even month someone posted it. I'd say more so than LS7 failure tho and a quick glance in the classifieds will show you just about everyone interested in a C6 z06 is asking one question...had the heads been fixed. What made my situation worse, is the shop went back factory as opposed to ha ING me tow it to LS XPERTS for a straight v8 mod. Traded it in for the Caddy asap.

Noblebro175

Tesla sold nearly a million models last year. They haven't offered free lifetime supercharging since ....hmm, lol cant recall. Maybe 14-15's. The GOV rebate is only for a certain new number of each vehicle. One could say the same buying a new f150 etc is the same buying C8's right now. Merely for look at me then sell at a higher price due to demands. As far as GOV pushing them, it's funny how they only push Ford and GM. Musk is still crying over Biden not patting his back. On the same subject, there will be thousands or more accurately millions of jobs building battery plants, re tooling existing car plants, charging stations, spin off companies, etc,etc. Creating jobs isn't a bad thing. It's what Amercian government does. Being IBEW , im fine with them supporting UNIONS. After all, the UAW has built and co tiniest to build every Corvette that is on the road today. I'd dare say, Musk is about as close to a lefty as Trump . Maybe in 30 years I can afford an Eray lol

Noblebro175

Washington state has similar plans . I could go out on a limb and say anyone posting mpg threads in this forum support EV while those who only log in to remark......buy a prius if you want to save gas money... while they drive only a couple thousand moles a year and only when the suns out. I average 150-300 miles a day and construction means traveling . Currently, the 30mpg of a C5 has me in the market. Unfortunately, I'll wait a couple years and scour the classifieds until this 40-50% make up goes down. Crazy seeing C6's sell for almost what they brought new.

dfettero

And no stone tablet manual written in hieroglyphics.either

jasinedward

That's a load of crap. Go try to inquire about purchasing an F150, Rivian, Hummer EV, Mustang Mach-E, or any other EV that's not Tesla and get back to us. The demand is there.

aklim

Don't be ridiculous. The chassis won't support a trailer that is capable of holding that many stone tablets

rwillitt

And buggy makers said those horseless carriages would never catch on either.

Kodiak Bear

Actually the population applauded the horseless carriage because it eliminated the pollution from all the horse droppings!!

So what's the pollution from the EVs that's going to be our next problem???

aklim

I'm not even concerned with the current pollution problem. Hopefully be dead by the time we get there

Michael A

By you logic, then based on the demand of the mid-engine Corvette, all cars should be mid-engine.

Michael A

What a surprise! Now it's Cancel Culture from the EV crowd. We'll that's predictable. That's what happens when they run out of facts. People are entitled to comment on any forum here they like. That's what public forums are for. Nobody has to agree.

aklim

I'm not sure that this is a public forum in that you are protected by free speech.

jimmyb

But...
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?

jimmyb

Ah, c'mon...
The thread started off on the wrong foot when the OP put the Principality of Monaco in France...

Michael A

No, but the forum rules don't stipulate that you have to agree with EV nuts. I've enjoyed the discourse, and learned quite a bit from my fellow members.

jimmyb

It's already there

BTW: Ginger, because she was a TRAMP.

jimmyb

Why are they "nuts"? Because they don't agree with you? You should probably have that looked at...

aklim

Refueling meaning what happens when the energy is depleted. When my tank is empty, I can easily find a gas station, fill up and be done in 10 minutes. If EV allows me to do that and have it as easy to find as gas stations, I will definitely get one. OTOH, if I have to plan my trips so that I am at the right place at the right time, I'm out. Beyond that, I would be fine with electric. I don't need or even want the engine noise. The wicked acceleration will sell me.

Have things changed since the C7 came out considering AFM? If not, there might be an issue still lingering.

Noblebro175

exactly! How many years have folks been on the waiting list for the Tesla truck? I dont see why ,but im not blind lol. Its hideous. Nonetheless, folks want it. Ford stopped reservations after maxing at 250k f150 EV trucks. Ford said they have enough truck orders to make strictly "pre-order trucks" thru 2025. Since when in history has that happened with a ICE vehicle? Jussayin. Folks have spoken they want it and want it now.