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Chrysler is betting millennials will want to be as connected in their cars as they are at home with a new concept car that mixes high-tech gadgetry with a head-turning design.
The Portal concept was unveiled on Tuesday at CES in Las Vegas as Chrysler's proposal to the millennial generation and is designed to be a comfortable "third space" for a generation that is just as much at home in a coffee shop as they are at home or work.
[...] On the tech side, the Portal hits all the right notes when it comes to the current crop of concept vehicles: A large sweeping digital dashboard with many of the internal surfaces doubling as flat screens, and internet connectivity throughout.
There are an impressive 10 gadget docks so the six passengers will never be fighting over who gets to charge their device, and Chrysler said speakers direct audio to each seating zone so it's possible to each listen to their own music.
[...] The Portal is a battery electric vehicle with a 250 mile range, and supports fast-charging that can deliver a 150-mile charge in 20 minutes.
Setting aside its intended market, the car has good features that would appeal to a lot of customers.
[One thing to note is that this is a concept car, not intended for production - Fnord666]
(Score: 2) by VLM on Friday January 06 2017, @12:12PM
I would agree with your factual data barring any actual counterexamples, but the bigger issue is "older than me" which is pretty old meant get any old random degree and then get a great job. After all if a mere HS diploma got you a sinecure on the factory floor, "any degree" should get you a nice job for life in cubie-land. All those jobs having gone to China thanks to intentional US Govt policy, life is different for folks in my generation and younger where either only special degrees or no degrees at all can lead to "the good life".
Meanwhile the boomers retiring at work THINK they're gonna sell their $750K boomer mcmansions to my generation which can barely afford $250K houses or maybe immigrants cutting lawns. Yeah they're in for a big surprise. Once the boomers rotate out of the burbs and the prices collapse by a factor of ten because thats all the money there is, the burbs will go back to being places for young people to raise kids. But with $100K in student loans and very few jobs out there, the youngsters won't be buying houses or cars...