The Trials and Tribulations of my Car/Truck/Americana Obsession & My Internet Broadcasting Activities
Tag: Tesla
The police department in Fremont, Calif., the same Fremont where the Tesla factory is, just bought a used Tesla Model S 85 to replace a retiring Dodge Charger. The car has been fitted with all the standard cop-spec accessories and will soon go on duty as part of a pilot program to see if a Tesla is up to the task of police work
Read Andrews article at Jalopnik
There is something for everyone at SEMA each year, whether you like meticulously crafted show cars or lifted trucks on stretched tires. The wide variety of vehicles can make it hard to stand out from the crowd, but Icon has done just that with their 1949 Mercury build despite its unassuming exterior.
Read the rest of Jacob’s article here
The Tesla powered Mercury has also been featured on well known Tesla rebuilder YouTube channel Rich Rebuilds.
This truly is a work of engineering art and perhaps a way to go for modding classic cars?
Even the interior is period with the retention of the switch gears appearance but still integrating the EV display into the dashboard
Don’t shoot me but I’ve been considering the electric car and what the impact on both the car hobby and the motor industry in general.
I’ve collected a few articles that may help to clarify where we all might end up?
The first article is by
Oliver Hazimeh is director and head of the global e-Mobility practice at PRTM, a global management consulting firm. He can be reached at ohazimeh@prtm.com.
The article is titled “Preparing For The Electric Car Future”
and was published by Forbes here
The article ” Morgan Stanley is wrong – electric cars aren’t going to take over” by Matthew DeBord gives a different slant to things here on Business Insider
Regardless of what we think, wll the major manufacturers are introducing EV programmes which are being supported by the announcement of increasing regulation and eventual banning of the conventional ICE engined vehicle as we know it.
I’m actually looking forward to the convergence of my two areas of interest into one!
