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Have you seen the pictures of the all-new Tesla Cybertruck off-road, but in a ditch?  Being towed out by a gasoline-powered pickup truck?  Not exactly the publicity the automaker needs as it delivers its first few Cybertruck models to retail customers.   We discuss. 

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We have predicted the death of Faraday Future, an EV manufacturer based in California, many times during its torturous journey from concept to production.  But production models they are - since April of this year!  Imagine that.  We discuss. 

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In recent years, American consumers have noticed fewer choices when it comes to brick and mortar stores.  Now, the ones that remain are shrinking to meet the realities of e-commerce.  We take a look. 

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OK, so aliens are having a moment in our national discourse.  From the fringes to the mainstream, it seems that some are actually taking things seriously.  Congressional hearings and even the establishment of an office within the Department of Defense.  It does however beg the question, are they perhaps living amongst us? 

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In 2015 the average American consumer write about 3.1 checks a month, according the the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.  By 2022 that fell to 1.5 checks a month.   Meanwhile this year, banks and credit unions are expected to file nearly 540,000 suspicious activity reports tied to check fraud.  

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If you are an American of a certain age, you own a home that has never been worth as much as it is right now.  And that's a double edged sword.  We explain. 

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Above ground, on the ground, under the ground.  Today everybody is looking for solutions to move people and cargo quickly between Point A and Point B.  It appears that technology has advanced to the point that even underground transportation is poised to have a moment.  We review. 

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The 2023 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 is about as capable as off-road machinery can ever be.  I spent a week with this truck and put it through the paces.  I was pleasantly surprised and sufficiently impressed with its performance - on and off road. 

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As the transportation industry seeks to decarbonize and in many cases electrify many aspects of moving people and cargo across the United States, the trucking industry is now turning to the dry van trailer as its final frontier of electrification benefits.  We review. 

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Has EV truck maker Rivian Automotive  bitten off more than it can chew?  It started with major investments from blue chip companies like Ford and Amazon, even agreeing to build upwards of 100,000 EV commercial delivery vans for the global e-commerce giant.  Now comes the news that Rivian is jumping into the increasingly crowded EV van space, offering its products developed for Amazon for sale to all, and coming right up against GM's BrightDrop subsidiary which is in production right now.  Who will win? 

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