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        <div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">we have been good at keeping politics out of this forum.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">but ill say its not the bidden admin that wants us to clean up our act. its the planet.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">we cant keep polluting this one and only planet we have.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">we have to start doing something and that probably means doing things in lots of different places.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">electric cars are not 100% yet for distance driving. but its going to get better or we will switch gears to some ting different. hydrogen maybe.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">as for availability, we took a tour of the auto suppliers recently. wanting to go hybrid before full electric.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">non on the lots, all on order were accounted for. best availability was about 6 months out.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">i like the look of that concept.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Frank</div><div><br></div>
        
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                    On Saturday, July 22, 2023 at 12:56:55 PM PDT, dave northrup <dave@ranteer.com> wrote:
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<p class="ydp336d017ayiv2811724067MsoNormal">Despite what the Biden administration wants, electric cars are a no go.</p> 
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<p class="ydp336d017ayiv2811724067MsoNormal">EVs are piling up on dealer lots as consumers are correctly rejecting them</p> 
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<p class="ydp336d017ayiv2811724067MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Triumphs <triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of
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<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, July 22, 2023 11:15 AM<br clear="none">
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] Future Triumph?</p> 
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<p class="ydp336d017ayiv2811724067MsoNormal">Great to see & thanks for sharing the concept's evolution from Makkina with BMW.</p> 
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<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;" class="ydp336d017ayiv2811724067MsoNormal">Will be interesting to see if BMW hits to the e-go button.</p> 
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<p class="ydp336d017ayiv2811724067MsoNormal">On Sat, Jul 22, 2023, 11:13 AM Mark Bradakis <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:mark@bradakis.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mark@bradakis.com</a>> wrote:</p> 
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<p class="ydp336d017ayiv2811724067MsoNormal">First off, had a power outage yesterday that had the servers off the air
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And what do you make of this concept car?  If you drink enough gin and <br clear="none">
tonics and squint just right, you might see the TR2/3 influence.  But <br clear="none">
those wheels!<br clear="none">
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