G. David Felt

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I did the base LT with diesel crew cab / standard bed. Seems 688 matches found in my area. Looking at $48,160. Now just need to get GM to throw you another $8,500 and you got a deal. LOVE The Havana Brown Metallic.

VW plans to have a selection of auto's on the market later this year and expanded in 2021 for under $22,000. This is the ID-1 that is based on the Global MEB EV platform. If enough interest is found in the US, they series could even come here. VW currently does not see anything below the ID-3 coming to America due to the larger size demand of the auto buying public here. The ID-1 should be a big selling auto all over Europe and Asia. https://electrek.co/2020/05/02/volkswagen-plans-to-launch-a-family-of-affordable-electric-cars-under-22000/ Nissan plans for EV's and Hybrids has pretty much leaked out and the company is planning to use their relationship with Mitsubishi and Renault for these auto's. Mitsubishi will build Nissan Plub-in Hybrids and Renault will build the EV's. Currently this is for Europe and Asian markets at this time. Electrek's Take is that Nissan is entrenching to save resouces and giving up on leading the EV industry as the Leaf has done for the last decade. Sadly, it will be interesting to see where Nissan goes with EVs. https://electrek.co/2020/05/04/nissan-plans-to-rely-more-on-partnerships-for-ev-production/ FINAL News bit for tonight, seems Tesla is moving one step closer to leaving the relationship with Panasonic for building Cells for their auto's. Tesla has placed an order with Korea's Hanwha company that is one of the largest builders of Battery Cell production equipment for allowing Tesla to build their own cells thus reducing costs further. https://electrek.co/2020/05/04/tesla-battery-making-machines-cells/

Cool Read for those interested in how Tesla is improving quality of the Tesla Y over the Tesla 3. They replaced 70 core underbody parts with 1 underbody casting part. The Tesla 3 is the base on which the Tesla Y is built and with that they have a new patent and a new stamping/casting machine. For now the Tesla Y will have the superior core underbody system compared to the Tesla 3, yet Musk has stated that all their auto's will move to this kind of system. One observation is the ease of which it will allow an auto that is rearended to have a solid replacement underbody part put on and no stretched/straightend underbody parts in the rear. Very cool. https://chargedevs.com/newswire/in-model-y-tesla-replaces-70-underbody-parts-with-one-casting/

Seems if you are in the market for a new auto, you might just get a hell of a deal this year due to the pandemic. Seems a Nissan boat with 2,000 Nissan's and Infiniti's floated off the coast of LA due to the overload of new auto's sitting at the docks and no dealer or fleet company is taking delivery of any auto's even if they were already purchased. https://www.thedrive.com/news/33290/why-a-cargo-ship-full-of-2000-nissans-floated-offshore-for-days News seems to indicate that every auto company is going to be giving steep discounts to get folks to buy.

Decent updates, but still has the terrible black n white dash and I agree with him on the inconsistent stitching found around the auto, the hard plastics, etc. There are things to question, but it is long in the tooth and needed to have a refresh sooner than waiting for the new platform that comes out next year. Also after covering the whole dash, he ignores the sport mode. Sport mode changes the performance and driving dynamic. Good comparison between the Leaf and the Hyundai EVs.

We'll since you did not post the actual web site and screen captures to go along with your info, let me correct this for you from the Nada site as of this morning comparing to equal 2017 LT Cruze to BOLT. Since you also love Diesel, I added the Diesel Cruze too that shows the BOLT still has better trade-in value, clean retail value than the cruse. BOLT based on NADA Site shows 57% of Retained Value Cruze Gas on NADA Site shows 63% of Retained Value Cruze Diesel NADA Site shows 60% of Retained Value Here the BOLT has More Horsepower, More Torque to go along with the less maintenance. Which for many other than the cost increase would love to not have to deal with trips for repairs, etc.

Crazy how skinny woman can go bat crazy when caught on something like this. Such a stupid choice she made.

Chess

Slap Jack

Not for you where you live, but someone living in the inner city especially in an old neighborhood that had garages / driveways for Model A Fords or horse and buggy will find anything bigger than a mini pickup to be too big. That is what I hear from my coworkers.

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Watching on Netflix, The Blacklist. AWESOME SHOW! ? Wonder how @Drew Dowdell is doing. @William Maley Have you heard from him at all? Been a long time since he has been around.

That is weird as the loaner I had DID NOT have it and when i INQUIRED the Dealership said it was coming in the 2021 model.

Yes I COULD have used national averages, but since the individual uses his local are info, I choose to use my local info. I could if I wanted faster charger add those electrical upgrades to the home. Yet everyone has 110 charging which has been proven to be sufficient for overnight charging having a full battery in the morning. Hence no added cost. On top of this while I know in your area they do not require this, but for almost 15 years now, Washington state has made it a requirement for a 220V 30amp outlet in garages for all forms of electrical needs from auto charging to Wire feed arc welding. So here it is common to already have the outlet in the garage. At most your looking at $250 to $500 depending on the fancy level of your 220 charger you want to buy and plug in for use. Also forgot to mention that Ocnblu brought up the maintenance issue and I think it is well covered above that EVs have much less maintenance than ICE auto's.

Kelly Blue Book shows the 2017 Cruze after two years for LT based on the 23K MSRP is worth $11,607. Value Loss of $11,393 or 49.5% loss in value after 2 years. Kelly Blue Book shows the 2017 Bolt after two years for LT based on the 37K MSRP is worth $25,471. Value Loss of $11,529 or 31.159% loss. Bolt holds a better value over the Cruze.

Chevrolet sold the Compact Pick S10 from 1982 to 2004 for 22 years and before that they sold the compact Chevrolet Luv truck from 1972 to 1982. 32 Years of compact or mini pickups being millions made and sold. I think the US can support mini pickups especially for the inner city markets.

Fine we will look at this comparison you want. 10 Year ownership. Chevrolet Cruze LT Maintenance schedule: Using National average cost of a regular gallon of gas is $1.87 a gallon right now. So 12,000 miles a year driving averaging 34 mpg. So this is 353 gallons of gas a year equal $660.11 in yearly fuel costs. 10 yr Fuel cost of ownership $6,601.10 Oil Changes every 7,500 miles @ average cost of $39.99 means 13 changes for 10yrs cost of $399.90 Passenger compartment air filter every 2 years = 5 filters @ $20 average = $100.00 45K mile service - Local Dealership charge $499.95 90K Mile Service - Local Dealership charge $629.95 97,5K Mile Serivice - Timing belt replacement depending on engine choice in auto - $366.00 - Optional Total Cost of Maintenance for 10 years = $8,230.99 or $8,596.99 Chevrolet Bolt LT Maintenance Schedule: Passenger compartment air filter every 2 years = 5 filters @ $20 average = $100.00 Electricity National Average @ 13.2 cents per kilowatt, 66kWh per 259 miles for 3,057 kWh of energy used for 12,000 miles per year at a cost of $403.52 per year fueling cost, 10 years = $4,035.24 total cost Total Cost of Maintenance for 10 years = $4,135.24 10 yr comparison. Chevy Cruze cost $23K MSRP + Maintenance cost $8,230.99 = $31,230.99 Chevy Bolt cost $37K MSRP + Maintenance cost $4,135.24 = $41,135.24 Yes the Bolt costs a bit more, but you gain many things in not having the emissions of the auto as you drive it, less noise, fueling from home, less maintenance, etc. etc. etc. Cost per service as posted by my local Chevrolet dealership. @balthazar Updated to reflect the national average on gas, electricity and corrected as the web site I looked at said 32 mpg average, KBB says 34 mpg average.

Guess I am not alone in hating to pay tolls. Seems this trucker who drives between NJ and NY hated it so much he would flip his license up to avoid having it snapped at the toll booths.

Chairman Bill Fords daughter Alexandra Ford English has joined the board of Rivian cementing a deeper and long term co engineering strategy for Ford with Rivian in building EVs for Fords product portfolio. To quote the news story: "Our strategic partnership with Rivian plays an important role in the future of fully networked battery electric vehicles,” said President and CEO Jim Hackett in Ford's announcement. “With Alexandra’s experience in mobility and self-driving services, she will bring a unique perspective to Rivian’s board during this transformational time in our industry." “Alexandra and I share a deep passion for mobility and electrification, and her connection to Ford’s long family role in transportation is something special. I am looking forward to working closely with her and the perspective that she will bring to the Board,” said Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe. https://www.autoblog.com/2020/05/01/alexandra-english-rivian-board/

No oil changes ever, no major maintenance every 100,000 miles let alone the still tagged mid 45 to 50K maintenance auto's still list. Leaf and Bolt give far more than 50 miles in 30 min when on a fast charger and the tech is constantly improving. Chevrolet lists for the 2020 and earlier models 90 miles in 30 min. But the 2021 as a 2022 model on the new bev platform is stated to be considerable faster, more inline with gassing up an ICE auto. So all things change and improve just as ICE did over the last 100 plus years. 2020 Nissan Leaf gives 80% battery capacity in 40 min for a Quick charge connection. Yet, plug in at night at home and always have a full battery in the morning. EV's DO NOT need tires more often than an ICE auto. You sound like SMK about his MB love affair. I get it you love ICE auto's, nothing wrong with that, but the future is changing so get used to it. Chevrolet Bolt Maintenance Schedule: Here is the excellent Chevrolet VOLT Maintenance Schedule: Equal in Size, Chevrolet Trax Maintenance Schedule: So let's try again about which auto is more expensive to maintain between EV and ICE.

I totally disagree as Morris sees the future and where we will move to and how people want less maintenance than ICE requires along with cleaner emissions. As such, I believe he is right, once you have EVs in all price tiers, that cost less out of pocket for each paycheck, people will change. West coast has chargers everywhere, July 1 2016 is when charging mandates went into effect and why the West coast is ahead of the east coast in charging infastructure. https://apps.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=51-50-0427 This regulation states that 20% of all available parking in any structure or area such as parking garage, apartments, condo's, etc. is to have charging installed. As such it is very easy to recharge an EV far more than driving out to find a gas station.

Naw, Mid Size trucks are still way too big for inner city ownership and parking. I know many coworkers who live in Seattle and ended up buying old Chevrolet Luv, Datsun, Original Mini Ford Rangers as they only wanted a 2 person pickup to use for going to Home Depot, running the occasional garbage run, etc. Mini Pickups I believe have always had a place in society. Just look at the Ford ranger long life and how many bought it while it was still a mini pickup compared to the bloated mid size version now. I believe there is room for all 3 size trucks. If done right on a global platform, then the truck is a winner winner chicken dinner.

Those of us that have been around in the auto industry for a while remember the Ford Maverick car. Some loved it, some hated it. Now it would seem that evidence is mounting based on trademarks, filings, etc. that Ford is bringing out a mini pickup truck to the US market and the name chosen for the Ford Rangers little brother is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAVERICK https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/ford-ranger-maverick-small-pickup-truck/ https://www.tfltruck.com/2020/04/leaked-2022-ford-maverick-truck-could-this-be-the-next-ford-ranger-or-bronco-based-pickup/

This is a review of the 82 kW electric motorcycle Zero SR/F 2020 model. These are the companies that could kill off companies like Harley Davidson and other older established OEMs who are not able to deliver low cost long range electric options.