Here's the REAL reason Stellantis is ditching the Hemi. I'm Shocked!
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- In a recent article written my Mopar Insiders, it is revealed as to why such hefty fines are being levied against Stellantis (FCA brands) and why prices have soared in the last few years. New CAFE standards have caused the demise of the Hemi engine and it seems Mopar had little choice but to abandon the hemi, which has always been the identity of the brand. These numbers will floor you!
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It’s all about politics not about the environment. Follow the money.
remember the hole in the ozone ??
30 # of R-22 bottle used to be $30 so 100 bottles would be $3,000
Now you can still get it but 100 bottles will cost you over $100,000
replacement gas 410a is sold in 25# at so 100 bottles will be around $40,000 more if you want the same amount in weight
now that everyone is getting a piece of the pie you never hear a word about it
@@cardboardboxification Yep, every 10 or 15 years the last generation of wonder refrigerants that was the savior of the planet suddenly becomes an imminent environmental disaster...once DuPont and Honeywell needed to sell a new VERY expensive proprietary refrigerant, paid-off politicians give manufacturers CAFE credits to incentivize the change...and we the consumer pay for it.
The people up top who are pushing this already have all the money, they print it and create it. Following the money will only lead you to the minions actually doing the dirty work.
This is all about control and leading humanity into a neo-feudalistic society and people like Elon Musk are Judas goats helping to lead people into bondage. I knew a while back that there was no way Tesla was turning a profit, that they were being propped up and this video just confirmed that. Musk is in the billionaire boys club, you don't make it there without being compromised. Sadly there are many who are fooled by the act that clown puts on.
If you look at Ford, GM, Tesla and who the top investors are, you probably won't be surprised to see the names Vanguard, State Street and Black Rock.
And Greg, did you know and you probably do 75% of the EV business is coming out of China?
And it is subsidizing cars for the rich who buy Tesla's. Those cars would have to be sold at a much higher price absent those subsidies that drive up the price of powerful cars and trucks.
America just needs to go our own way and keep our Hemis, and do away the EPA because they are more political than practical
Just audit the agency that receives the $$$ from fines.
Ah no, look up the history of lead that was in gasoline and what they found for starters.
@@brewaire u must own a Honda. 😂
You know the EPA stands for Enemy of Personal Automobiles.
@@ridesharetrixter5206 there's a hint that says otherwise but not matter what I drive, it's faster than your bicycle.
$500,000 to Tesla in one 90 day quarter for carbon credits ? .......... Insane government. Just plain insane.
He said 518 million which means that rounding it off to 500 million, you left off 3 zeros.
It's 500,000,000.00
That is how elon musk became wealthy. Regulatory credits. The epa mandates that ford gm and stellantis buy these from tesla or be fined. This drives up the cost to consumers and the middle class pays for it.
I believe the sales are going to go down way more then they have now.
One cruise ship emits the same pollution annual as 3.6 million cars and not much is done about that fact.
2 wrongs don’t make a right !
Underrated comment, cars get dogged on but on the other hand you got massively pollutant cruise ships, and politicians riding on private jets while in another breath speaking out against combustion engines.
@@hemibreath True, but he does have a point. Its like stepping over a dollar bill to pick up a nickel. They do this because it's the easy way out, just blame it on "tax payers" and make them pay for it... Going after a big company means legal battles as well. An average "tax payer" will fold right away because they cannot afford legal compensation to defend themselves.
@@Lofi.z34💯
We need to do it ALL. Cruise Ships, Super Tankers, factories, power plants. We're killing the world for our kids and grandkids.
Defund the EPA
A. The NHTSA sets the CAFE rules, not the EPA B. Sorry, but the world does not revolve just around us performance cars types.
@@lego4virgo nor should it revolve around electric vehicles which are being forced on buyers who doesn't want them and there's no proof that EV's will be a better option
@@lego4virgo SORRY, sounds like we need our own protected class if there’s so few of us. Sorry, sounds like this mindset is part of our problem to the car culture
@@edennard1 I'll meet you halfway on that--EVs have to be designed to eventually be affordable by Joe Average consumer, and not break their bank. I also think an incentive bonus to car companies from world governments to make EVs part of their portfolio mix is possibly a better way to do it: 10-20%, an incentive..30-40%, higher incentives, and so on and so on. I'll disagree with you on, "buyers who don't want them", because there have been polls taken about consumers' interest in EVs, and many have stated that it would be nice to have one, if the range and the cost to initially buy are right. Also, disagree about the 'no proof', because you don't state about what 'option' they wouldn't be better for.
@@lego4virgo the EPA also wanted to make sure you couldnt buy any aftermarket part for your car, regardless if it was emission or not. Need a new bumper? Needs to be OEM. Need new rotors? OEM only.
Thankfully that got shut down. Get bent with the coping.
Smaller turbocharged engines are much higher maintenance than larger normally aspirated engines. Nobody is discussing that metric since it will be a consumer cost after the warranty is up. Which means resale value will take a huge hit, if you can sell it at all.
What kind of much higher maintenance?
Last time I looked at buying a used ford truck with a twin turbo engine the prices for them are crazy high
@@pathunter7003 They are higher stressed engines. More power out of a smaller engine isn't a free lunch. Take a look under the plastic cover of a twin turbo and look at all the extra spaghetti in there. More failure points. Go ahead and buy one, you will find out.
@@boneseyyl1060 it’s comical that folks seem to think that those engines are somehow stressed with normal driving, thinking that they are floored every time the gas pedal is pressed. You don’t own one so you really don’t know but yet have an opinion of them, priceless 😝
And there is not a lot of what you call “spaghetti “ under that engine cover lol.
And I have found out what a reliable engine they are since I have an ‘18 f150. Only thing required has been oil changes. I’m sure that you consider that maintenance item excessive
@@pathunter7003 I'm truly happy for you.
So magically, small displacement, forced induction engines do not have any increased stress on their components in order to achieve the same power as larger displacement naturally aspirated engines.
Guess I just have to take your word for it, thanks for setting me straight.
it’s always been like this , i sat in auto tech school 20 years ago and if i recall GM had to sale 10 economy cars to offset 1 suburban
EPA totally unconstitutional with many rules that make things worse environmentally
Trust me son, it hasn't ALWAYS been like this !!
NOT A FAN OF PLASTIC PARTS !!!! 3:41 😊
Anytime government gets involved, it hurts the consumers.
"I'm from the government and I'm here to help."
Absolutely!
Lol yeah, that's not true at all. Listen to yourself - it's just a car at the end of the day and it's about money. These companies don't care about you and that's why the HEMI is going extinct because they can't afford to care about you. It's about money.
Right, cause the absence of government = a free market.
The emissions from All the Hemi engines ever produced don’t equal the pollution generated by industry across the country during the same time period. As usual, the individual consumer is made out to be a scapegoat for big business.
Dude...
China has a thicker fog than LA and it stretches over MANY cities. Why ain't greta over there?
I guess she afraid of Winnie the Pooh?
100%
The consumer ripped themselves of by paying premiums and markups during the “parts shortage”
Car companies upped prices and dealers upped them more, yet the sheep lined up for slaughter to purchase. It was funny to see
Cheers
Or forest fires.
remember the hole in the ozone ??
30 # of R-22 bottle used to be $30 so 100 bottles would be $3,000
Now you can still get it but 100 bottles will cost you over $100,000
replacement gas 410a is sold in 25# at so 100 bottles will be around $40,000 more if you want the same amount in weight
For those that are in America, of course we’re going to concentrate on the “agencies” here, but it’s a worldwide phenomenon.
Keep in mind, this is Pete Buttigieg's NHTSA. The same man that said roads were racist. That's all you need to know about this crap.
Get rid of the 1 who put Peter up the butt gig in power
@@rogerdodrill4733 this is why it's virtually impossible to take conservatives seriously. What's with the homophobic remarks? You're a grown adult and you know there's no need for that but you don't care like how you won't care about any of this in due time.
@@BleedForTheWorld faddots should keep their perverse lifestyle private, strait people don't want to hear about it
@@rogerdodrill4733 They had to have their quota of T- Packers
@@BleedForTheWorld and yet we have a president that calls people MAGA terrorists because they don’t agree /lockstep with his ideas
EPA: “You can pollute. But only if you pay us.”
Catholic Church back in the day: “you can sin, but only if you pay us.”
Remember. So long as the government gets a cut, then it's okay. No matter what you're doing.
Exactly, supposed to be about pollution, exactly how much pollution magically disappears per credit purchased.
Typical, dont ever really accomplish anything other than find a way to apply a new tax.
hemi isn't fuel efficient. oh well. tesla is a pos. they pollute Everywhere but the tailpipe.
Nah, it's about your trash.
We have Biden mandating these new restrictions with air pollution yet he flies around the country in Air Force One, spewing more pollution than these vehicles, try to sell his bidenomics propaganda
When I heard about the 6 cylinder engine I knew they didn't have enough clean air credits. That's been going on for years. When the big 3 started building micro cars that was for clean air and fuel consumption credits. This is also why the ram heavy trucks 2500- 5500 prices went up 10 to 12000 dollars a year. Denis from Santa Rosa CA
Smaller engines with turbos and superchargers will be the next big thing. Chrysler did it before with the Turbo Daytonas.
And the turbo engines don’t last aren’t as powerful and suck to work on no thanks
@GoodAfterNoon you have that right. Diesel engines and turbos are good but small engines don't have a strong torque.
Stellantis needs to get on the ball
There are many issues around battery electric vehicles I see are troubling.
1. Currently the cost to replace a battery pack is huge $30k plus. This destroys any resale value and creats waste disposal problems.
2. Your driving range and recharge time are limiting factors that may not effect people living in cities but in rural areas with large distances between towns or for people that may want to take driving trips it a logistics headache. Cold weather and towing severly reduce range.
3. The safety issue is also a reality that is alarming. EV batteries can and do fail into a self sustaining thermal runaway fire that cannot be put out with normal fire fighting.
This shows 2 things in my opinion; things have gotten too political and Dodge doing away with most of their smaller engine platforms hurt them
Not politics, corruption!
Dodge made a huge mistake getting rid of cars for regular buyers! As far as regulations go and car style and types they usually change in ten-year cycles. Covid played a part in slowing it up. But the Charger, Challenger and 300 platform were old by auto industry standards when they came out. They were built on an old Mercedes platform and should have been replaced in 2015. It's amazing they have lasted as long as they have and sold as well as they have! The release of the Hellcat engine is what kept their sales up but also cost them in the penalties.
@@bailey9r Same thing, that is why are politicians become so rich.
@@lisam4503 They are a great platform, so it is a shame that they are going away, and CO2 is plant food not pollution, this is all political BS.
@@bailey9r Same thing!😂
This is where the government needs to stay the hell out of our business
Vote trump save us all my friend
@@cr2158 lol Trump won't save this. This is about money and Trump loves people who love money. Listen to what this video is showing you and it's about money. I can't believe you people still don't learn.
This was great info. Thanks for learning me. Without taking away from your info, "Hemi's" are not going away. Just the name, and the particular design. Everything has a hemispherical head design nowadays, of course not a Dodge design, still a "Hemi". Copyright has always prevented man's from advertising their engines as such. Again, great info, and great vid!
They will regret this
They won't. I can assure you that the parent company will live on and Dodge will no longer sell muscle cars.
@@BleedForTheWorld yeah, but it won't stop government agencies from getting their muscle car packages.
They r the typical 1970s ford and gm executives. They think they r invisible and not listen to its customers. They destroyed detroit then and now mopar is putting its nail its coffin. Crazy bit They r finished.
It feels like the 1970's all over again.
I'll keep my HEMI as long as I can. Once I need another car and if electric is my only option it won't be Dodge. If I want twin turbos, I'll go Japanese or German.
MOPAR Rest in Peace.
Weak
Everything will soon be turbocharged. Toyota just axed their million mile capable NA V8 for a twin turbo V6.
Keeping my Hemi too. And when I need another car, I'll throw another Hemi engine in my Charger. Won't touch an EV
Exactly
@@bernie472 eventually they'll retire all the parts
Here's my two cents (opinion) and it's off topic but does relate to NHTSA fines so here I go: Premise - NHTSA is an administration/agency just like ATF, EPA, FTC etc. If you recall about 12 years Chantell and Mike Sackett who own land in Idaho were told by the EPA they could not remove ponds in their own back yard and fill them with dirt so they could build. Simply stated, the EPA which is an agency said they would fine the couple several thousand dollars a day if they did not comply. The couple went to court and it ended up in front of the Supreme Court. SCOTUS ruled in their favor saying: EPA cannot create policy which results in fines, arrest etc. This beyond the scope of the EPA's authority for this couples property. This is exclusively empowered to the Legislative Branch, period. Moving on: The ATF has currently changed their policy and the ATF articulated those who do no comply can be arrested for a felony. Millions of Americans will become felons due to ATF change in policy. Anyone beginning to see a pattern here! Presently ATF is in court addressing the current policy change and let's just say things are going like they want it. In closing: NHTSA by its name sounds like an administrative body and is not empowered to legislate fines just like the EPA! Unless authority is specifically articulated in legislation from Congress empowering NHTSA to fine companies for non compliance it appears they are over stepping their authority, just like the EPA. There is a litigation on the SCOTUS calendar scheduled this fall for another case which will have greater impact and a violent rippling affect on Gov't Agencies who are Legislating instead of working policy issues. Lastly, is it possible that NHTSA is doing the same thing the EPA and ATF have done? If it is then the Gov't has been receiving large sums on monies ( called fines) when the agency did not have the authority to impose said fines. If this is the case should Hemi have gone into the sunset? Time will tell! www.frontpagemag.com/supreme-court-takes-away-epas-power-over-backyard-puddles/
The alphabet agencies are currently operating under the "who's going to stop us" paradigm. The courts can rule however they see fit, and the agencies just keep plowing ahead with the agenda. Fight them in court. Waste your money. They just rewrite the rules and impose them anyway.
The object is forced labor and the problem is our autonomy. We gotta vote out the mess or something more drastic may be warranted before we turn over our lives to captors.
That's good news. We need all the help we can get to not turn into China.
George Washington is rolling in his grave.
Defund the tyrants.
This whole EV thing, at least here in the US, is seriously going to come to a head. I mean, for starters, are multi-level apartment communities going to be mandated to install electric charging stations for Each and EVERY tenant? What if you live on the 3rd or 4th or 5th floor? Are you gonna run an electric extension cord all the way down to your car???
One thing I don't think you covered RacerX, is the "penalty" changed from $5.50 to $14 for every 0.1mpg below what the standard is. That is the major driving factor for the performance cars increase over the last few years.
The last time the government tried to drastically remake the auto industry was in the 1970’s and we saw what happened back then. It was an epic disaster for the industry and the economy. It continued into the 80’s and automakers finally made some cool stuff again in the 90’s. It seems this is happening all over again.
John I respectfully disagree. The 70s could have been a new beginning for US automakers, but instead of utilizing quality engineering in producing small fuel efficient cars that the times needed the accountants pushed cost cutting engineering to boost profits that created a lot of crappy vehicles. That pushed away customers right into the hand of the Japanese. They invested in quality engineering.
Elon Musk idolized Henry Ford and went back to basics to do it the old Ford way with complete vertical integration and with constant improvement. Tesla is now more like Ford than Ford.
Tesla has the charging stations. Tesla beat Porsche on the Nuremburgring.
What makes a car cool? The decibels? The exhaust asphyxiations? The eye irritations? Having more parts made here than Mexico? The epic intransigence in the face of imminent extinction?
American engineers of that era do everything wrong in latin America they just added overdrives and plaÿed with the gear ratios of the rear diferential to get better mpg
American engineers of that era do everything wrong in latin America they just added overdrives and plaÿed with the gear ratios of the rear diferential to get better mpg
I would argue it created tremendous innovation in engine tech. Yeah my dual overhead cam 4 cylinder of the 80’s sucked compared to my current 2.0 turbo 4 of today(that with 4xe tech nets me 375 hp and 470 ft lbs of torque), but those regulations helped push that innovation.
The EPA did a great job driving the US Chemical industry overseas. Now they are doing a great job driving the joy out of life.
Totally agree. China will choke us off once we are totally done and hands tied. The signs are everywhere. End CAFE and epa
Totally agree. China will choke us off once we are totally done and hands tied. The signs are everywhere. End CAFE and epa
Of course. Your life is to be forced to change for the Earth. Enjoyment is bad for the Earth.
Eat ze bugs, live in ze pod. It's 2030 bro, you own nothing but you're going to fucking love it. Maybe if you've been good for a month or so, you cab have a real steak or burger
Yes, I miss the days of smog from leaded gas and toxic chemicals like DDT in our water.
@@barco581 I miss Trump and his mean tweets!!
This is wild bro thanks for clarifying definitely answered a ton of my questions going forward
That was a great deep dive into the auto world. Keep it up!
I bought a 2010 SRT new. Since then the Challenger has received numerous improvements, but the cost to upgrade simply wasn't worth it. Still love my car. 75,000 miles later it's been reliable, comfortable, and compared to older muscle classics I've owned, and a couple I still do, it has amenities, safety features and fuel mileage the old ones never dreamed of. I grew up in the malaise era and absolutely appreciate what I have.
Ha, when you mentioned the older cars I smiled cause I worked in Chrysler central engineering and helped develop them. If you see my name (4406bbl) was the first project I was on. Reminiscing!
Get a last edition. You will thank me later.
New cars depreciation, look you could have financed a loan took your classic to a real shop and got all the amenities and reliability and still sold for more than you put in it. Period!
@@fredtrump3459 Glad, that like me, you're still enjoying your purchase. When I was 18 all the muscle cars were becoming rusty hulks. ( I live in Ontario, Canada) and my car remains virtually, "as new". Drove it home from work this morning, and it still puts a smile on my face. Every time.
Are Hellcats able to walk all over me? absolutely they are. No dispute. It's the price I'd have to pay at trade in that just isn't worth it. If you have one lucky you.@@LovesM855A1
I get it, don’t like it but ….. ya nope, I’ll keep my 18 Daytona 392. Great vid man
Ive known this for years now. Again will mopar have the crate engine available after the hell cat ends ? Or will they abonden it like they did the l.a small block with kniw one making anything for the hot rodder.?
Not only did Stelantis pay penalty fines, they and GM have paid billions to Tesla for green credits. Ford was way ahead of the game with their Ecoboost and ignoring all the calls for V8's and staying within CAFE limits.
Ah government intervention who would have thought. That always works out right? The sad part about all of this is the younger-mid generations that grew up with cars about to finally hit the age where they can finally afford a decent sports/muscle car all to be left with crossover EVs or marked up Vettes and Mustangs.
Well...thanks to a certain party that those same generations tend to vote for, you can say goodbye to your performance V-8's. FJB!!!
cars are faster, safer, and more economical than ever thanks to government intervention.
Three letter unelected bureaucracies are unconstitutional and need disbanded. Corruption runs deep within these organizations because you're not elected, you are appointed by corrupt politicians that are in the back pockets of corporations to do the bidding of the corporations.Take the FBI for example.
@@anthonyrowland9072 FO dips--- //////////////////////////////////
most kids don't even want to drive especially if the car can drive itself and why own a car when they can hail an uber or a lyft which can also drive itself?
Cancel the EPA! Save the V8's
Amen Brother
Absolutely ❤
Hemi was gone for a long time than came back I think in the 02-03 model years I could be wrong. I imagine they will bring them out again or keep them in the larger trucks as they are an impressive engine.
What about the heavy duty lineup? Won't there still be a 6.4 option on the 2500? I'd go with that every time.
Thank you for doing the research and spending the time on looking this information up and sharing it with us all. Hopefully, this will open everyone's eyes to what's really going on and not blame FCA/Dodge for this. We should all be so thankful to FCA for buying the credits and paying the fines to allow us to keep the V8 HEMI's a little bit longer than what was originally expected. One could say that Chrysler helped fund Tesla. Therefore, it's an unofficial Mopar 😂
Isn’t that why theres a gas guzzler tax of a couple thousand dollars for every HEMI sold?
Yea it got passed along to us. Not all hemis but still. Stellantis, essentially owned by Peugeot is a European company and doesn't really care about American muscle car enthusiasts. We'll see how long the Hornet and the Daytona prop up that company.
@@garybishop4030 I think you are very mistaken in your thinking! Just because they are European doesn't mean they don't like going fast or American Cars! I was stationed in Berlin Germany and Europeans love American nostalgia more than Americans do! I live near route 66 in Arizona now. You'd be amazed how many Europeans make the pilgrimage to experience and see route 66 and the old cars. I think you'd be surprised how many old American Muscle cars are in European car collections.
The 300 first, then Challenger and Charger are all built on a Mercedes platform and the 5.7 was designed and built while Chrysler was still merged with Mercedes. The autobahn has no speed limit!
FCA isn't paying the fines. The fines are rolled into the price of their cars. So is the EPA credit buys from Tesla. The drop in sales suggest that FCA has hit the ceiling on what they car charge their customers.
@@paulbrancato8262 Stellantis got hit with them even though FCA was the owner then.
Stellantis may have sold less vehicles last year, I believe it was 11%, yet they were the 3rd most profitable auto manufacturer last year. I believe profits were up 13%.
Right, all MFGs were down last year, just like they will be down even more this year.
Profits only up due to being able to sell cars at higher margins while reducing workforce. The “parts shortage” allowed bigger margins. This year will be pure carnage throughout the whole industry.
Cheers
Must look at balance sheet.
Look under long term debt.. should be in the 100s of billions.
@@tomdavis3038prices haven’t come down and availability has only marginally improved. I would be extremely surprised if this year is much different than last
ANd now they will be the least profitable brand as NOBODY buys their cars. EV's are a piece of shit. and Stellantis is a shit brand that makes shit parts. Their shit i6 will sell NOTHING and it won't hold power.
So their copany will ultimately go out of business lmao
It's hard to say the big reason why the cars are so ex0ensive now is because of the fines when the car market as a whole is in the tank. Interest rates are through the roof, not just on cars but houses too.
Great explanation @Racerx. I learned a lot.
The government is killing the muscle car, again. Back in the late ‘70’s nobody wanted them, so they languished on dealer lots and many were crushed. We can learn from the past and save and restore all the V8’s. Start your collection now.
The hemi as we know it is done. They will come back with a hemi variant after a year of going EV after they realize they made a big mistake and so they don't go bankrupt.
lol EPA fines will keep them from coming back. Because YOU wont pay the added MSRP because of the trickle down effect
Yea! And then rent will come down to reasonable prices! And car prices come down! And jobs start giving raises...... Keep dreamin
@@NXT_LVL no. Evs aren’t staying long. There isn’t enough material for batteries. It’s a temporary fix by a short sighted political party. The price of batteries will not be affordable for vehicles once electricity companies start buying them to make electricity more green. Right now the electricity comes from burning coal 40% oil and gas 35%. As they go solar they will need batteries and there really isn’t much cobalt lithium etc for that and cars. It’s just the truth that hasn’t been realized by the masses yet.
@@NXT_LVL add to that the limited number of discharge cycles of batteries it’s impossible. Lithium batteries lose half their capacity in a couple years. Think of your iPhone after a year or two. It doesn’t hold a charge half as long as new.
Wishful thinking...everyone is going the way of EV's and Hybrids. It's not like Dodge is the only company doing this. Ford and Chevy's V8's will be very short lived.
I bought my 2018 Charger Scat Pack brand new in 2018 for $37.9k. She wasn’t bare bones either. I thought about selling a year back when dealers were offering $44k with 20k miles. But I think I’ll hold with this news.
They are essentially using these Epa credits to both subsidize EVs while also driving up the price of gas cars to try to force people to buy electric.
This is why I never understood the customers who have access to this information but still don't appreciate Dodge the way that they should. They gave the customer what they wanted and paid the bill in order to bring it to the table. The last eight years with Dodge has been awesome, and I appreciate them even more for taking a stance for their customers. However, this way of doing things was not gonna last. This was a temporary celebration for what once was, and they put their money where their mouths was. They delivered on so much high horsepower in the last ten years that they lost profits. Yet they still delivered on the last call vehicles, but people still complained. Like the ceo of Dodge stated, you can't make everyone happy. I'm one of the ones that they did, and I look forward to what they will deliver in the near future.❤💪🏿🙏🏿🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Just wait, you can make stupid hp with a straight 6, looks at what they're doing with those 2JZs. 1k+ hp np.
Tax payers money 🤑 not Dodge.
Bail out hello.
Dodge has clearly run out of time for doing it the old way. To survive, they need to adapt. GM and Ford are now committed to using Tesla's charging standard so FCA needs to come aboard at least on this continent.
1000V 300kWh 3-motor EV Viper
1000V EV Prowler
1000V EV Tomahawk
Something like that would haul ass
800V 200kWh EV PT Cruiser
@redlion9199 Wow, if you think that's the case, you need to check your math. That was in 08. The first Hellcat came out in 2015. Either way, that bailout saved over 1 million jobs that also pays taxes. The question is? How much would all of us, including you, have to deal with the fallout of losing two major car industries in the US economy? The effects would have been huge. That's the only reason the government stepped in to help. Because not only was the economy gonna take a major hit, we couldn't afford at that time. We would have lost over 1 million taxe paying jobs who paid taxes every year. Most of us, even more than others, because we made so much with two incomes in one house. Do the math on how much the economy stood to lose in the end, and you'll realize what the government did. That we could not afford to lose the big 3.
All true except for the simple fact that it's all based on money. The EPA is in the market for making money, regulation is secondary. I emailed them about the luxury tax we get charged for our hellcats when we buy them. I showed them receipts and photos of my 25mpg at 80mph. They then proceeded to tell me that car computers are unreliable.
I then asked them if the mike marker on the roads were also unreliable as well as the fuel pumps that we buy fuel from. To me, math is math. When I add up what I used and what it takes to fill up, my math shows exactly what the car does. So. With that answer I got from EPA, I guarantee it's for profit. Nothing else. The other issue EPA has is they base their credit cost and luxury tax rates on computer models. NOT real world applications.
So. It's money. Simple and done. And will always be that way until they get challenged in a court of law
The court of law is about making money also for the same government EPA makes money for! Lol Even the Supreme court isn't going to mess with it.
You're absolutely right, hellcats get better mileage than those Nissan frontiers👍
I 2nd that! 👏😁
Doesn't help that the MFGs also make money on the planned obsolescence. They're the only ones who can take the gov to task
@@nomadih2252 my main issue is I don't know which direction to proceed. Seeking a class action against EPA for charging a luxury tax, on top of purposefully skewed results with no real world testing, or an individual suit. I know either direction I'm going to be seeking interest on that luxury tax that I and everyone else paid. I'd hazard a guess that at 5 years old with barely 5000 miles and proven 25mpg that I've put out less pollution than the next standard SUV that mom drives to see her boyfriend during soccer practice!
This was the reason Fiat had the 500e electric car. Of course they only sold them in California and Oregon. I had a 2015 on a lease - $130 a month. It cost me $6k otd to drive that thing for 3 years, it was a cool car. FCA straight out hated selling them though and lost big $$$ on everyone sold (or leased)
This video has a lot of good facts regarding Cafe standards and just how complicated pricing can be on vehicles. There is one Very important fact in that Stellantis was formed After the most recent cafe standards were established therefore they are unable to stock and or ship ANY gas vehicles to certain states unless they are a customer sold order as they were not a company that was grandfathered into that Cafe based agreement. Cafe is Corporate Average Fuel Economy and looks at the entire fleet average fuel economy hence this is why manufacturers are being pressured into building EV’s despite the fact that the carbon footprint to build a small EV is much higher than the gas equivalents vehicles, For example a Volvo XC40 gas vs EV of which they produce both. You have to drive the XC40 EV 77,000 miles before it equals the carbon footprint of the gas. In other word you are not saving any carbon emissions with the EV until you have driven 77,000 miles. But let’s not confuse a good story with the facts as it goes against the current narrative. Just in case any internet trolls want to dispute these facts and say I know nothing, I have worked for various Auto manufacturers for the last 30 years so I have an insider view to the real facts.
Absolute insanity
Think about the disposal of those batteries on top of the mining of the properties for the batteries and the pollution from the power plants to charge them! I personally don't think EV is any better on the carbon footprint.
You are hitting the nail on the head. Everything I've been reading about the lithium mining process and disposing of the batteries. Is no better for the environment than just driving gasoline engines.
Yep!
Even within the last 10 years they were having brown-outs in California that suddenly disappeared as quickly as they came. They didn't build any more power plants other than solar and wind and it doesn't seem that would have been enough considering how bad they made the brown-outs sound.
recycling. those batteries are being reused to build power stations. and there's a lot of sun in california.
stop listening to the FUD.
the news like to dramatize. they profit in making you afraid.
they want you to use fear to justify not looking at the benefits of EVs.
@@RedBud315 commifornaia is forcing all new construction to be 100% electric, they are planning to ban gas stoves, gas hot water heaters, gas furnaces..... you won't be able to replace what you have it will have to be replaced with electric...
so when all of California is heating at night , making hot water , cooking , charging that electric car ... how many power plant needed for night time ?? its easy math
I've wanted a Scat Pack for a long time and never felt I could justify it money wise when having to include gasoline, insurance and tax costs. I'm thinking now I'll find a 2010 through 2013 5.7 Challenger with a clean interior and build it into a nice looking 450 plus rear-wheel horsepower car.
I have a 2022 Scat Charger Widebody. The insurance (full coverage) is $109 per month
Those are 10 year old cars. Hopefully you can find one with low mileage. Good luck sir. I love my 2020 Scat.
@@DefinitelyNotYouThankGodlol how
You gotta go 2015 plus, the pre 2015 ones have hideous interiors
I have a 2012 R/T charger and was looking to get a Scat but used ones a couple of years old are going for over $40,000-$50,000 and I had a friend buy one before the pandemic for $32,000 loaded out the door. So now I’m looking at the 300S with the 5.7 a couple of years old for around 35,000 -30,000. I just want a newer car but don’t want to spend $50,000 for a Scat charger or challenger with cloth seats used.
One thing I would like to take exception with.
Tesla. They most certainly do have a "carbon footprint" (oh, how I HATE that expression). It just isn't coming out of the tailpipe. The ONLY thing an EV gets you is a longer tailpipe. How about Lithium mines? How about the tons of petroleum based plastics used in the manufacture of an EV? How about the end of life toxic waste that comes from a lithium battery? Do those things have an impact on the environment?
Last but not least, consider this:
MOST of our government is run by unelected bureaucrats. Each with their own little fiefdom sitting in an ivory tower somewhere exerting unconstitutional control over our lives. Something to think about.
In a recent study, Evs were found to be putting out way more particulate pollution into the atmosphere from the tires on the vehicles than internal combustion vehicles. The reason is they are much heavier than a comparable petroleum powered passenger car, about 1,000 lbs more. Also, the extra carbon/pollution produced by electricity generation to power EVs should be considered in calculating these carbon credits/penalties on car manufacturers. On top of all that, our current electric grid cannot power all the EVs that the government is demanding that we all drive. California already experiences rolling blackouts because of an insufficient electrical grid.
New it. The EPA, ESG scores, New World Order, World Economic Forum. 🤬
Klaus Shwab
@@renamon1983 He is only one of many many others /////////////////////////
@@renamon1983somebody needs to stand up to the WEF. ppl are sick of this world governance
Fantastic video, Racer X! Thanks for shedding some light on the reason! I really hate that the Hemi is going too. We're seriously thinking of buying a Hemi before it's gone. I want a Challenger soo bad, but the Mrs thinks we need a Durango more. So the only compromise we can agree on is, an R/T. She gets the SUV, and I get the Hemi. Might as well own a Hemi vehicle before the chance is gone.
Same story)
There are more durango options you know, 392 srt, hellcat. I mean if you really really want the power buy it but that's up to u. She gets a say on the SUV but not what type u want if you're buying
They will always be around used. No worries.
But, will the EPA adjust the standards if no one wants a buzzy 4cyl POS car? Or will the EPA just force them out of biz?
Fantastic that you got to the bottom of the HEMI coming to an end. Great info. We wondered... now we know the facts about why Dodge HEMI cars/trucks are outrageously priced. Not to mention, now I understand the future of the big automotive picture, in the EU too. . Interesting about Tesla too. Wow!
what happens if not enough people buy EV's? honestly don't think there is that many folks that want an EV.
What rock have you been under?
They're faster. They are easy to maintain. In the long run they cost less.
Have you been listening to the same echo chamber too long? the same silo?
Hearing only what you want to hear? Not accepting progress? Afraid of it? Not finding the benefits?
There's a Tesla that is now as affordable as a Camry or perhaps even a Civic
@@SpaceCaseZ06
Okay so now explain why nobody wants an EV. Nobody cares if the oversized RC cars are faster.
Tesla Model Y is now the best-selling vehicle in the world.
You've been ignoring reality apparently
@@SpaceCaseZ06 Not afraid , had a Model S P85 but that was years ago. I simply asked a question for Racer X's opinion. It has been my overwhelming experience that most of the people I come into contact with are not ready for or plain out do not want a EV vehicle of any kind. No need for you to assume anything.
@@SpaceCaseZ06 Yes I am aware they were the Best selling car in the world FOR Q1 in 2023
Yeah, that’s what I figured it all came down to the government, I just got home from work about a mile down the road a 5.0 mustang was in the side of a house, and there were cops everywhere, but with that said, great video!
CAFE credits. Ford cashed in for the Mustang because of the EVs/Hybrids. You can thank the MachE for that lol
Typical mustang driver
@@MarioLT4 😂😂😂
great vid - lots of information. bureaucracies are ruining everything in this country 🤬
Why didn't Stellantis just gear the Hemis up with 4.10:1 final ratios and 8HP70s? When you put the engine around its torque peak at cruise it will go into, and stay in, MDS mode more often and for longer. My RAM gets much better mileage since I've gone from the 3.55:1 gears to the 3.92:1 final. I should have gone to a 4.10:1 final and I'd really be doing well. Lower the truck, cover the bed, use 31.5" tires and you'll see MUCH better economy than a 3.23:1 8hp70 truck.
I typically got 22.5mpg with 392 rear end, plus excellent pulling power. 26 mpg on I-80 until I hit 70mph. At that point it would drop to about 20.
Still, with 15 brands left in stellantis, with a majority making up small economy vehicles, how is it that its average mpg is so low that a couple brands cant have a couple v8s?
Because the government is raising the fleet average from 30mpg to 45mpg in a couple of years. That wipes out V8's and leaves us with turbo 4's and EV's.
those small cars are not sold in the usa so theydo not count
@@davidmckibbin4440 well damn, idk why that logic didnt hit me earlier. Shit should be an international consideration
Most of those brands that make small cars are not selling cars in the US and thus can't be counted toward the CAFE averages. They aren't concerned about the Peugeot 308s sold in France. What they have to consider is that CDJR sells a bunch of large trucks and muscle cars with only the six cylinder cars and the Hornet to improve the fleet average.
The hemi is going away bc the brotherhood of muscle changed their pronouns.
A little off topic but related to Chrysler today. Ram has been selling the Gen 4s and branding them as "Classic" I didn't understand why, until recently I took my Gen 5 3500 Ram with Hemi in for warranty work, simple EGR braided line blew a pinhole. It's now week 3 waiting for that braided line to come in. The usual excuses of shortages etc. This made me think, are the '"Classics" they are still selling in 2024 using up all the parts that would normally be on the shelves for Ram owners Gen 4s as they get older and degrade and break down? Will there be no parts availability due to this?? Anybody have any insight into this?
The transferrable pay to pollute permit/credit system is nothing new in the States. If a company pollutes less, transferring their unused credits for cash is an extra incentive. In the case of Tesla, if they are getting material from mining operations located in the States, they are likely under the same system and have to pay for EPA credits although a lot of their battery material is imported, at least 40% from what I've read.
My 2019 Dodge Charger Scatpack when in Eco Mode averaged 27 MPG Highway and I hit 30 MPG Highway in my 2015 Charger R/T. These figures where on long roadtrips that where 99% highway driving at speeds between 65-80 MPH and again in Eco Mode... My R/T City/Highway combined averaged 19-20 MPG in street mode and my 392 Scatpack averaged 17-18 MPG City/Highway combined when in street mode...
Very similar to my GC, 26. 3 crusing cross country at 77.
Yeah, I heard about this and the fact that Chevy and Ford have invested in green energy and electric vehicles earned them a certain amount of EPA credits. Therefore they were able to continue making their V-8 powered vehicles more so Ford than Chevy, but both companies have a enough EPA credits that they don’t have to be subject to another company like Tesla, Chevys problem with the Camaro is that it just doesn’t sell. But this is why Ford still able to stay in the game with a V-8 a little bit longer. Dodge just wasn’t smart when it came to banking the credits that they need because they don’t have any fuel-efficient cars that I can think of.
Absolutely none! even the neon wasn't that great, they killed every econo box they had including the Dart.
Idk bruh! Point understood I feel like it’s this government that’s in place. All this green shyt won’t save us from what’s to be. It’s our own government and this is just another way to control us with electrical need. One good solar flare and we all stuck😅
Right! I've said this years ago....they just rode the wave while it was high....no ev no economy cars, no gas savings crossovers...its their own fault
@@tezalehall2818 They used to sell rebranded Mitsubishis... Why they stopped? That was a silly move, even if I don't like Mitsubishi, they still make somewhat ok cars.
Dodge never had any hybrids or evs compared to Ford and GM. GM had the volt and Ford has the Mach e.
You said Stellantis paid fines? No we did in our sticker price. 🤣🤣😅
File under "it's the f#cking you get for the f#cking you got."
I bought a ram warlock last year because of the 5.7 Hemi I traded in my F150 and all I can say is that V8 is supernatural I’ve driven 3.5 turbo and Cayote as well as GM 5.3 the hemi hands down is the purest I’ve driven every day brings me smile when I turn that truck on 😊 I hope they keep at least 1 V8 option between ford and Ram otherwise I’m buying 2500
I’m going to keep calling the 5.7 a 350
...The biggest threat to Dodge HEMI cars after they are done making them will be the vast numbers of THIEVES already wreaking hell out here!!!
This is another major problem with Dodge Had they would have perfected their small cars at the time and make them better They could afford to come out with comfortable rear drive V8 cars and make those more efficient , they would be in better shape then they are now 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
I had a 78 Corolla stick shift. Sold it when it had 300,000 miles on it. Still running.
Did the same with a 94 Ranger stick shift also 300,000 miles. Still running. Just think about how many new car sales that messes up.
The Mopar I remember that did that was a Valiant I-6 stick from the 60s.
440s did not last like that. Had 3 of them.
Oh and then California changed the rules and killed those engines with the dufus add on smog controls.
Yep you could do the same thing with a cam shaft and new hardened valves. Also changed the gasoline blend. The fuel change also f'D them up. Not expensive to adapt to. If you knew how. But illegal in the 80s in CA.
Only the California way is the right way to get the same results. CA has & is F'N up everything.
Really sad to see it go. I've got a 21 RAM Rebel 5.7 with only 20k miles on it, I've been considering an RHO but from all I've been able to look up about the Hurricane, it's still a "new entry" to RAM's engine line. No idea if long term if it's as much of a tank as the 5.7's are.
In the past Dodge has made very popular, hugely successful small, fuel efficient cars. They can offset their fines and keep the Hemi by doing the same again, but for whatever reason they just don’t seem willing or capable. Sure they have the Hornet but they need something a lot less expensive to make that work.
I mean it really shouldn’t be that difficult to sell ten (or more, honestly) $20k Neons for every Hemi.
You’re the best, RacerX. I always feel I can take any information you provide, without question and at face value. Much appreciated.
As always great content and information on what is happening to our V8s. The business end of things is always about the bottom line and making a profit. So, unfortunately it seems like that was inevitable if Dodge wants to be competitive or even stay in business.
For those of us who have a Hemi, we at least can enjoy them as long as possible.
As humans I believe we all like breathing clean air. I'm a car guy and also an electrical engineer. I have and love both my C7 Corvette and Bolt EUV, however, as much as we don't like it, these emissions changes are for our benefit and necessary. Some of you may not remember, but in the 70's and early 80's the air quality in California was Horrible. The smog from automobile emissions was so bad some folks had to move out of state. Then came the new emissions regulations such as unleaded gas, mandatory catalytic convertors, more efficient engines, and look now, no more smog. I was in Beijing a few years ago for work and the smog was choking. To alleviate this, the Chinese government had decided to phase out ICE vehicles by 2035, along with shifting to more renewables and natural gas power plants.
The move to EVs will not be painless, and cannot be done overnight. The Internal Combustion Engine will always have a place, such as in airplanes and ships etc. Some folks claim that the grid will not be able to support all these EV's, however, I disagree. Remember your EV is only charged for a couple hours maybe twice a week. In my case I have solar panels on my roof which add about 50 KW hours of power per day to the grid.
The USA is blessed with a lot of Lithium which can easily and cheaply be extracted from Brine Water, see the Albemarle Silver Peak Mine in Nevada.
Most people don't know this, but Li Ion batteries are 95% recyclable. Check out this link: www.redwoodmaterials.com/solutions/
Solid State batteries are on their way, and Grid Level batteries are already here so we can now store Solar and Wind energy for night time use. Check out Ambri, no Lithium needed, just three abundant minerals: Calcium, Antimony and Calcium-chloride salt electrolyte: ambri.com/solution/
Let's stop beating a dead Dinosaur (in less than 200 years we are putting back into the air, what it took Mother Nature hundreds of millions of years to sequester under ground).
I am almost certain that it may be getting rid of the hemi,392,but im totally sure they are not doing away with the 426 elephant and Top Fuel drags im sure still floating along with the original!
Thank you for your research into things.
Unfortunately, we have too much of big brother forcing change on auto manufacturers. I get that not everyone needs a V8, so I can see more smaller vehicles with the four or six cylinders in them. I still support the combustion engine over the push for any electric vehicles. I don't see how they are better for the environment at all.
A lot of the legacy industry spreads false doubt about environmental benefits and a lot of legacy fans like to resist change and complain about it. A human flaw which about half the population holds until they find something else to be upset about.
Current EV Battery technology strip mines the planet for several rare earth minerals. (And that’s not even counting all the toxins realized during the smelting process of the mined ores) If it really was about saving the planet, hydrogen would be pushed more since it has the lowest of environmental impact. And hydrogen fuel cells could replace huge EV battery packs thus saving the planet from being strip mined.
I watched a video where someone researched the amount of co2 produced in the lifetime of the vehicle, for both combustion and electric powered vehicles. In the production and average life of a gasoline vehicle, it produces 35 tons of co2, and in the production and lifespan of electric vehicles it produced 30 tons of co2. (I might be 5-10 tons off, but the difference between the two are pretty close) However, this doesn't include the devestating environmental impact of mining lithium and other rare earth metals for batteries, and more co2 being produced in the factories producing electricity outside the city.
@@WhynotMinot I heard about a book about a guy in a garden with a snake, a guy atop a really super tall tower, a boy who swung a rock at a really big guy, a guy who kept his hair long to stay strong so he could topple a building pushing pillars apart, a guy walk across the floor of the red sea with a big long stick, a guy in a boat with lots of animals, etc.
I also heard about a book where a boy had a lightning bolt burnt above his eyebrow and he could ride broomsticks and wave shaved branches through the air and say words.
Are you happy about the cost of gasoline to fill up one?
I’ll be keeping both my Hellcats and my R/T Durango. Next month we start the hunt for our 69 Charger R/T.
Thats the thing too...nobody is gonna make you turn in your current Hellcat, HEMI Charger/Challenger or whatever. Just keep it as long as you can and take very good care of it because you won't be able to get a new one anymore. But there's nothing wrong with the one you have so just keep it. And if you don't have one, Dodge sold millions of these vehicles. They're out there to buy somewhere. Just look and you'll find what you want. You may have to pay a decent price for it but they'll be available for quite some time.
In Canada over $100k you have to pay a Luxury Tax. $120k truck cost $4k luxury tax.
FCA was buying carbon credits from Tesla. Stellantis halted that in lieu of using their own. The really sad thing is, the low displacement turbo engines won't save nearly as much fuel as the EPA tests would suggest. Both those and the hybrid drive systems that together replace the traditional (high displacement NA) solution for high-output engines will increase the cost and frequency of maintenance, and will decrease the useful lifespan of the vehicle. If we were take an honest accounting of how much energy it takes to build a vehicle, even if there's a modest fuel savings while operating the vehicle, it will cost significantly more to make in both price of the vehicle vs fuel savings and in terms of energy used to build that replacement when an engine fails.
It would be smart for Dodge to create a fuel efficient vehicle that has the components of a regular hellcat but make it compatible with one of their engine crates. In other words sell you a fuel efficient hellcat and then be able to sell you the engine on the side. Wonder if this would work with the having to buy less credits and still making their vehicles fuel efficient per say without getting dinged by the EPA
I agree with this, if they would make these cars more modular that would help. Right now it is prohbitively expensive to do engine swaps, even within the same brand. Make the Hurricane plug and play easily with the Hellcat. Also make it to where the transmission isn't required to run an engine so that manual transmissions swaps are easier.
Wow incredible, good thing I still have my charger scat pack and I just ordered a 2500hd rebel with a 6.4 liter hemi before they are gone , thanks for the info racerX
How is that taken into Tesla's books.If it is going straight through the p+l it suggests that Tesla's sustainable earnings are going to dip in relative terms going forward.
What’s the replacement engine for the Hemi?
Awesome video and information! The banks are also not valuing these cars as much as we think.
This is a much more responsible and honest report than what just dropped on my feed from Bryan Melo, thank you for being an adult, and showing you understand the importance of fact finding and factual decimation ✌🏾
Thanks for the info. It’s a sad day when the government chooses for the people rather than the people choosing what they want. Hopefully they will be able to bring back the hemi in the future
EPA fine for failure to meet fuel economy standard is $15/0.1 mpg. If you miss by 20 mpg, the fine is $3000. So why did they raise the price by $20K?
Thank you racer x, info that I needed and was wondering about. Appreciate your video!
There have been some interesting rulings by the US Supreme Court recently against gov't bureaucracies power to legislate... (ex. EPA) as opposed to the actual Legislature passing laws... I wonder if there are challenges in this regard making their way thru the courts.
Would you please think about where the first Hemi engines were made compared to where they are assembled now por favor
What does the money paid in fines go toward?
Great video. It’s always refreshing (it shouldn’t be but we live in a world where news is heavily fabricated to fit narratives but you can tell when someone actually does their homework) very interesting. I’m not even a Dodge fan but it really gives a look behind the curtain to everything going on.
This is 1970 all over. The Government forced the demise of the muscle car. This is about the Brown new deal! Let's go Brandon!!
Some salespeople at the dealerahip i work at were able to upcharge a corvette $40,000. $160,000 for a corvette
I'm glad I got my 22 Durango RT it's better on fuel than my previous dodges with 4.7 v8s and had a lot more power. Not everyone is worried about fuel mileage a truck needs reliable power not some failure prone turbo v6 that's gonna cost a ton of money to fix.
I must buy a couple of HEMI engines for piece of mind. Stellantis needs to take a hard look at what they're doing at Dodge, they may find out that Alfa Romeo might not help them get into the black.
Piece of a peace?
these turbo charged six cylanders only get 1-2 mpg better... doesnt seem worth it to me... if it was at least a 25-50% increase it would make perfect sense but for such a small improvement I dont get why they would do that...
The smaller turbo charged engines don’t last either.
@@jeffrey3498 Exactly mate, that's why for me I chose the Coyote V8 over the EcoBoost V6 in the F150 anyday mate.
Exactly mate, V8 or nothing
One thing to realize is the smog shit; turbo motors have different regulations over smog than non turbo motors. That's why you see so little of non turbo motors these days. Fuel mileage isn't as much of an issue.
I'm totally on board with ditching federal agencies that write regulations that have the force of law but nobody voted on those regulations.
Change can be hard. We went from unreliable powerful gas guzzling muscle cars from the 50s and 60s. To pollution controlled detuned oversized boats and smaller more fuel efficient cars from the Big 3 and Japan. The result was cars that got better fuel economy and reliability started to become a priority. Then came computers and fuel injection. Engines got better economy while putting out more power. Performance started making a comeback in the mid 80s. Before you knew it V6 engines were putting out as much power as the older V8s and were just as fast or even faster. And it got better from there.
Love the perspective here. We forget how it all started sometimes 😇.
Though cars nowadays are wayyyyyyy more expensive then cars back then.
The 50's and especially the 60's cars were very reliable...Who told you they were not? You never drove a new one did you?
Remember they have a 5 digit odometer,EVERY old car you see what they tell you the mileage is,is most likely a lie as they go to 99,999 back to 00,000...Some have a 1/10th readout in opposite color and they go 99,999.9 to 00,000.0 again..
We owned new 60's cars and 70's cars in my family all Chrysler Corporation cars,and reliable well past 200,000 miles...Yes,my 69 Charger RT 440 has 320,000 miles at 230,000 I rebuilt the original engine and the 727 is bulletproof reliable..I bought that car in the early 80's and it wasnt abused,a 63 year old owned it and it had only 130,000 original miles in 1984!!! Very low and car looked new in/out.Most were over 200,000 all were over 100,000 and beat up by 2nd owners!
My Dad bought new cars in the 60's and 70's and they were very reliable,you are confused like many because you bought one used with 450,000 miles and you thought it was 50,000 miles!
My uncle owned a plumbing business and had Dodge vans and trucks in the 70's and 80's,those were reliable more than his newer 2000's Ford/GM vans that have computer issues,lifter problems at under 100,000 miles! The only Dodge Vans that had issues under 100,000 miles had a 318 or 360 light duty with the 904 based transmission,those were about 100,000-120,000 mile rebuild needed usually...But the 400 and 440 vans with the 727 never had one fail and his vans went 300,000 miles on the original engine!
Newer cars are less reliable,more expensive to repair..I know most people drove a 20 year old 60's car with 200,000 plus miles and was abused and they thought OH thats how they all were!
383 Mopars easily get 25 mpg hwy that engine is probably the best engine made for performance ,reliability and power...
That might be the case but currently US is way behind than say China for EV infrastructure. Just watch for the number of teslas driving 66mph instead of 75mph on the highway because they will lose massive range. Lmao. No way to live.