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Loving the newsletter, Julian. I'm pro Deese. I think he can be a big changemaker when given more leash this time around. But let's see what happens and be prepared to demand more if the hustle we need isn't there.

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Great article, Julian. What we need is for everyone (who can afford to buy a new car in the next year) to make a 2021 New Year's resolution that their next car will only be an electric car. With so many manufacturers like Audi, BMW, Ford, GMC, Jaguar, Mazda, Mercedes, Nissan, Volvo, and Volkswagen coming out with all electric or hybrid electric models for 2021/2022 there's really no excuse not to jump into the EV option. And keep an eye out for the Lucid Air. According to Laura Sky Brown, "this California startup, founded in 2007 as a battery-technology company, announced it would build a Tesla-fighting electric four-door sedan in 2016, but the car's actual arrival seemed in question until recently. This year, though, Lucid Motors received a $1 billion investment from Saudi Arabia and in November broke ground on its future assembly plant in Casa Grande, Arizona. It has also partnered with Electrify America's network of chargers, so the promised luxury sedan looks a lot closer to reality now. Lucid promises 400 miles of range, 1000 horsepower, a top speed of "over 200 mph," and a zero-to-6o-mph time of 2.5 seconds, plus over-the-air updates and autonomous-driving technology. The company announced it will start production in 2021, after the factory's first stage of construction is completed."

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