7.17.2020

07.17.2020

Happy Friday!

I’m still alive! Nothing interesting has happened so far since the last update on the blog. There is speculation that the second wave of the virus with happening soon as the numbers are steadily increasing. We are in a standstill right now because only a month ago did many places being to open up. New they starting to close thing back up since more cases have popped up!

This is important because a vast majority of the workforce is the middle-class; these are people that need to work that 9-5 jobs with slots in between for vacations, this also includes a lot of businesses that individuals have created thus hiring more people to keep the flow happening.

Not being able to enjoy the things in America doesn’t help capitalisms thirst for Freedom bills.

People that are “on the fence” of finances are now being pushed. This situation that we are is sweeping people off that line because of the severity of how much economic turmoil that people are in [housing delinquency] whereas people cannot pay mortgages. Controversy, because there is low movement in the housing market people that have the finances are buying up the property. Again, the divide is getting greater and greater as this pandemic makes the holes in our infrastructure ever bigger.

Car dealers are seeing the brunt of this since no one is buying cars. Even though I appears that now is the best time to buy are car!

Ford just release some teasers on their Bronco! It’s designed to fit the niche of the Jeep Wrangler mixed with Toyota FJ. Toyota has also brought back the Venza as a hybrid only crossover. The early reviews before the embargo is lifted seems that its more of a luxury hybrid car compared to the Lexus NX.

Various other tidbits of car news are GEs announcements on going towards electric, and Nikola as a Tesla competitor. Fortunately, Car companies are too big to fail to get subsidies from the government to keep production and creating jobs. Along with the subtle propaganda to entice people to buy vehicles, especially SUVs, for enjoying the outdoors. Let’s face it people are stuck inside and all was do is a consumer; either its food or media.

There is also recent news about hydrogen. CNET https://www.cnet.com/news/this-boat-makes-its-own-hydrogen-fuel-from-seawater/  talks about a fully automated ship that will run off solar to generate Hydrogen from the ocean! Honestly, I feel like hydrogen will be the next thing or at least hydrogen battery-electric. Especially the recharge times for the batteries along with the degradation of the cells. You will have to replace the entire stack at some point versus a smaller pack in a hydrogen electric vehicle.

Nonetheless, we are going to have to ride this out. The economy is due to fall soon as the major holidays approach and no one can travel or be outside. Yes, that is cynical but I would rather get over this pandemic quicker thank having it drain our economy dry.