Well, it's kind of a strange situation in Naples now. Most of what is west of Route 41 (Tamiami Trail - named because it goes from Tampa to Miami, just FYI, and which is predominantly a 4/5 lane road that has businesses on both sides nearly the entire length that generally ranges from a 1/2 mile to a few miles from the beach in the section from Tampa to Naples, where it turns east across the Everglades to Miami) has been either destroyed or at least suffered severe flooding from Naples to Punta Gorda. And while most of those areas are devastated, the rest of Naples got away scot-free from any kind of damage or affects at all from Ian. I think there is a lot of a kind of "survivor guilt" by the sections of the community that went unscathed.

Now, regarding the EV situation, I've only seen one video of an electric car that caught fire and it looked like they were, indeed, having to take a lot more time and water to put it out. Fox News is actually having a story on this exact topic in a few minutes, so I guess it's an issue.

Stop producing Electric Cars?

Bill

----Bingo!

Here's a local Naples story about EVs and the flood waters:

https://wsvn.com/news/local/florida/...n-wake-of-ian/

$1.6 million in electric cars burn after Hurricane Sandy

Nov. 1, 2012

https://www.chron.com/cars/article/1...er-4000001.php

Almost 10 years ago. This is nothing new and it definitely hasn't stopped the promotion and production of EVs. EVs have become a political issue. To think any less is to ignore what is happening all over the world - GO GREEN.

More Hummer EV news:

https://www.thedrive.com/news/gmc-hu...ace-plus-labor

----Humbug!!!.....Bill S

Looks like gM found the problem... "At present, gM is aware of three confirmed reports of water entering improperly sealed battery packs in the GMC Hummer EV. In two of these cases, the vehicles affected would not start, while in the third case, the vehicle lost propulsion while driving. The loss of propulsion while driving may increase the risk of a crash"

RECALL DETAILS HERE:

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2022/10...-pack-sealing/

Mary said that following the Cobalt ignition switch cover up that She would work to change the corporate culture...Like any big organization that's easier said than done.

For those of you with 5.3's that burn oil..... you likely were aware of this:

https://www.gmenginelitigation.com/

A $102.6 MILLION dollar verdict was returned after the Plaintiff's produced emails that showed that gM was aware of the problem said it was fixed, and conspired to cover the defect up internally.

In 2010, gM recommended to its dealers that they clean the pistons of the vehicles in question. That solution was ineffective and company engineers and other employees recommended that the piston ring design be changed. gM made other ineffective engine design changes in 2011, but the oil consumption issues persisted until gM finally discontinued production of the engine following the 2014 model year.

The verdict was returned after in only one day's deliberation and as expected is now under appeal by gM

The jury found that gM violated the breach of implied warranty of merchantability to California plaintiffs, the breach of implied warranty of merchantability to North Carolina vehicle owners, and breached the provisions of the Idaho Consumer Protection Act

38,000 members of the class--each person will only get $2,700 to cover repairs.

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2022/10...umption-trial/

https://www.businesswire.com/news/ho...ective-Engines

The real damage here is to gM's reputation. It is astonishing that gM let this issue even go to trial in the first place.

Derelict ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiWAajyCtJY