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LancairDriver
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New Dodge Ready for off road in Baja
Interesting Dodge new entry into the rugged off road Baja field.
https://www.foxnews.com/auto/ram-1500-trx-ford-raptor-image
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bajatrailrider
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great looking truck should be fun.
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mtgoat666
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Dont understand the allure of these poser pickups. If you want a sports car, buy a sportscar. You want a pickup, then buy a pickup that is useful (tow
hitch, ladder rack, gang box). These sissy pickups are just oversized suvs missing some body/roof panels. If you want to go fast offroad, then buy an
offroad machine, not a bloated full size pickup.
Pickups arent meant to be sportscars. Real men drive sports cars and/or pickups, not an ill-conceived hybrid of the two
Woke!
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chuckie
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Gotta go with the Goa t on this one! That thing is going to costnorth of 80K .poser wagon
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BajaMama
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Guess it depends on what you like to do. We like to off road in the Sierras (and Baja), the jeep was getting old, we just got a Chevy ZR-2 Bison and
it does what we want it to. Though hubby wants to re-gear and put 35s on it! It is nice to have the armor, came in handy last weekend.
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David K
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I am a Toyota truck fan, but after riding in and seeing the improvements over the first generation, the Ford Raptor is a now seriously well-built
truck. It was only natural to see Chevy and Dodge Ram produce their versions.
The ad, with a T Rex (Ram TRX) attacking a Raptor (Ford) using the scene from Jurassic Park was seriously funny!
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SFandH
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That kind of money will get you the ultimate "hey look at me" truck, a Tesla Cyber Truck or maybe a Rivian. Gotta have some charging stations around
though.
IMO, the saying "a fool and his money are soon parted" applies to 700 hp, $80,000 pickup trucks.
You could get a new truck and boat. Now that's not foolish.
In the RAM case, handsome profits for Fiat.
[Edited on 9-23-2020 by SFandH]
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Ken Cooke
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A friend drove his RAM REBEL on The Bradshaw Trail with our group of Gladiators on Saturday, but had to return to San Diego that evening. Heading
west towards the Salton Sea, when the engine opened up, you though that you were at the 1000! The roar that truck produced!
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PaulW
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Yup just like a Raptor. Drive the TRX thru Matomi and get the same body damage as the Raptor. They both go fat on the graded race roads
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TMW
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I'm not into wide body trucks for off road but hay if you got the money go for it. My ex son in law bought a 2019 Raptor $117,000. I'll stick with my
Tacoma and 4 Runner and borrow the Raptor when I need it.
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mtgoat666
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Enjoy “it” for 15 more years! I am gonna buy a Tesla cyber truck!
Governor Newsom Announces California Will Phase Out Gasoline-Powered Cars & Drastically Reduce Demand for Fossil Fuel in California’s Fight
Against Climate Change
Published: Sep 23, 2020
Executive order directs state to require that, by 2035, all new cars and passenger trucks sold in California be zero-emission vehicles
Transportation currently accounts for more than 50 percent of California’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Zero-emission vehicles are a key part of California’s clean, innovation economy – already California’s second largest global export market
Order also directs the state to take more actions to tackle the dirtiest oil extraction and support workers and job retention and creation as we make
a just transition away from fossil fuels
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he will aggressively move the state further away from its reliance on climate change-causing
fossil fuels while retaining and creating jobs and spurring economic growth – he issued an executive order requiring sales of all new passenger
vehicles to be zero-emission by 2035 and additional measures to eliminate harmful emissions from the transportation sector.
The transportation sector is responsible for more than half of all of California’s carbon pollution, 80 percent of smog-forming pollution and 95
percent of toxic diesel emissions – all while communities in the Los Angeles Basin and Central Valley see some of the dirtiest and most toxic air in
the country.
“This is the most impactful step our state can take to fight climate change,” said Governor Newsom. “For too many decades, we have allowed cars
to pollute the air that our children and families breathe. Californians shouldn’t have to worry if our cars are giving our kids asthma. Our cars
shouldn’t make wildfires worse – and create more days filled with smoky air. Cars shouldn’t melt glaciers or raise sea levels threatening our
cherished beaches and coastlines.”
Following the order, the California Air Resources Board will develop regulations to mandate that 100 percent of in-state sales of new passenger cars
and trucks are zero-emission by 2035 – a target which would achieve more than a 35 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and an 80 percent
improvement in oxides of nitrogen emissions from cars statewide. In addition, the Air Resources Board will develop regulations to mandate that all
operations of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles shall be 100 percent zero emission by 2045 where feasible, with the mandate going into effect by 2035
for drayage trucks. To ensure needed infrastructure to support zero-emission vehicles, the order requires state agencies, in partnership with the
private sector, to accelerate deployment of affordable fueling and charging options. It also requires support of new and used zero-emission vehicle
markets to provide broad accessibility to zero-emission vehicles for all Californians. The executive order will not prevent Californians from owning
gasoline-powered cars or selling them on the used car market.
California will be leading the nation in this effort – joining 15 countries that have already committed to phase out gasoline-powered cars and using
our market power to push zero-emission vehicle innovation and drive down costs for everyone.
By the time the new rule goes into effect, zero-emission vehicles will almost certainly be cheaper and better than the traditional fossil fuel powered
cars. The upfront cost of electric vehicles are projected to reach parity with conventional vehicles in just a matter of years, and the cost of owning
the car – both in maintenance and how much it costs to power the car mile for mile – is far less than a fossil fuel burning vehicle.
The executive order sets clear deliverables for new health and safety regulations that protect workers and communities from the impacts of oil
extraction. It supports companies who transition their upstream and downstream oil production operations to cleaner alternatives. It also directs the
state to make sure taxpayers are not stuck with the bill to safely close and remediate former oil fields. To protect the health and safety of our
communities and workers, the Governor is also asking the Legislature to end the issuance of new hydraulic fracturing permits by 2024.
The executive order directs state agencies to develop strategies for an integrated, statewide rail and transit network, and incorporate safe and
accessible infrastructure into projects to support bicycle and pedestrian options, particularly in low-income and disadvantaged communities.
The text of today’s executive order can be found here and a copy can be found here.
This action continues the Governor’s commitment to strengthening California’s resilience while lowering carbon emissions – essential to meeting
California’s air quality and climate goals. In the last six months alone, the California Air Resources Board has approved new regulations requiring
truck manufacturers to transition to electric zero-emission trucks beginning in 2024 and the Governor signed an MOU with 14 other states to advance
and accelerate the market for electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Last fall, California led a multi-state coalition in filing a lawsuit
challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to revoke portions of a 2013 waiver that allows the state to implement its Advanced
Clean Car Standards.
Last September, Governor Newsom took action to leverage the state’s transportation systems and purchasing power to strengthen climate mitigation and
resiliency and to measure and manage climate risks across the state’s $700 billion pension investments. To mitigate climate threats to our
communities and increase carbon sequestration, the Governor invested in forest health and fuel reduction and held utilities accountable for building
resiliency. The Governor also directed state agencies to develop a comprehensive strategy to build a climate-resilient water system and made a
historic investment to develop the workforce for California’s future carbon-neutral economy.
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bajatrailrider
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Don't worry that idiot Newsom will be long gone before that. I will enjoy doing Smokie burn outs in the mean time. How did Newsom due with Cali
riots . Burning police cars and peoples business. Surly that idiot did not worry about smoke.
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PaulW
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The key is "sales of all new passenger vehicles".
Millions of vehicles already on the road. And trucks do not apply.
Meanwhile the choice of the very expensive electric passenger vehicles means folks will have to find a used gas vehicle when their old one dies.
Good for the used car market and bad for the auto makers when they find they have much reduced buyers due to price.
What a joke.
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bajatrailrider
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just what we need state of cal . To tell me what I can drive not happening they tried that in 1999. e cars it failed it is not the car smog problem it
is the over crowed people problem in so cal.
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TMW
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Screw balls like Newsom will be out of office and cooler heads will prevail.
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mtgoat666
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All you Neanderthals need to read it again. The target date for ending IC engines is 2035. In case you haven’t noticed, e engines are already
taking over the market,... in 15 years the e cars will be way better than IC engine cars.
I am amused at a few years back when Neanderthals complained about incandescent bulbs disappearing,... you Neanderthals should open up your eyes,...
the days of dirty petroleum fuels are coming to an end.
Woke!
“...ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America
will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
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LancairDriver
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Here you go goat. Lead the way. No fossil fuel truck and quad to haul in the back. Get your order In.
https://apple.news/A0rSngxJFRUeSiBYzPuBB0Q
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bajatrailrider
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He is big talker from lock down in chicken coop. With Mt drinking himself to death. He won't be able to drive then anyway
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TMW
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I don't think anyone is saying e cars won't be taking over the world at some point but 15 years is too soon. They have to come up with a relative
cheap car and allow them to filter down into the used car market. A lot of people can't afford a $15,000 or $20,000 car let alone the $35,000 cheap
Tesla. e cars will come but long past 15 years.
Did I tell you I have an e bicycle. Fun to ride and it goes up to 40 miles. But I won't be doing any long trips in Baja. I guess I could strap a small
gas generator on it and stop every couple of hours and recharge it.
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del mar
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well regardless this Raptor eating behemoth is one bad ass pick-up truck that would fit nicely in anyone's stable that collects high end toys!
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