G. David Felt

So let's look at what you posted: 114,533 gas stations and you state 24-32 pumps, 43,011 public charge Points, each one on average has 8 to 12 charge connections, So using your interesting math, we have 114,533 at 24 pumps = 2,748,792 pumps and 43,011 Charge Points with 8 charge connections = 344,088 electric public charge connections. Now this does not take into account home charging which is not public and as you stated with 24-32 pumps per gas station, I am taking the average for public charge Points, yet Tesla tends to average 24 plus charge connections at their superstations so the electric charging connections would be considerably more. Now if you ever choose to fill out your profile to share with us where you live and a bit more about who you are rather than just a name we can check and see what the EV adoption rate is in your area. Since you say you never see anyone at the charge points one would have to make the assumption you live in an area with low EV adoption unlike the west coast where EVs are accepted and you see auto's at the Charge points all the time. As @Drew Dowdell and @oldshurst442 have stated, EVs is also a change in habits as one would plug it in so that you always start your day out with a full battery pack, so for most people needing to stop and charge during the day is very uncommon. Plus many places at work have charging connections so employees can charge up if needed. My building has 12 charge connections always filled with auto's and they systems notify you when done so you can move your auto for the next person to use it. XFC or Extreme Fast Charging is your 800V 5 to 15 min full charge based on battery size. 15 min for a 500 mile battery pack is no different than a large SUV or Truck gas tank. As far as your over priced estimate of paying to rewire a house, ALL HOUSES are already wired, you have your 110 which is more than enough to charge overnight while you sleep. If you want a 220 to cut it down to a few hours, again houses already have the circuits and mostly it is the $500 charger unit and connection where ever you want it and even then I have not seen that electrical cost go more than $1,000 to $1,500 cost on the high end. VW Diesel Gate is what is paying for your XFC chargers being installed around North America and this year they will double the Charge Points with an average 8 to 12 connections per location, so that will bring to about 86,000 charge points by the end of 2019 and there will still be 2 more years left on the VW Billion dollar installation of charge points so year 2020 should be around 129,000 charge points and 2021 about 172,000 charge points with 8 charge connections would mean in 2021 the plan is to have 1,376,000 more charge connections and that does not take into account businesses who install charge connections or private owned charge connections or the growth of Tesla and the OEM auto companies such as GM who is requiring ALL Dealerships to install the XFC 800V fast chargers or Porsche who is also doing the same thing as is Ford, VW, BMW and MB plus I bet the rest of the auto companies. In short, we will easily see a couple million charge connections in just a few short years, far faster and easier to install charge connections than gas stations and pumps. Like Olds, I expect a much faster change over to the very cool and quick EVs.

You can clearly see the BMW DNA of the car and BMW version.

Interesting design of the Headlight assembly. I wonder if those 4 Quad LED lights are the daytime or high beam? ?

To Quote: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 114,533 gas stations in the U.S. at the end of 2012, the last year for which data is available. Pretty much the West Coast Electric Highway has become the role model for what VW is doing in installing chargers all across America. http://westcoastgreenhighway.com/electrichighway.htm Then you also have the national map of charging stations and there are far more than most people think. https://afdc.energy.gov/fuels/electricity_locations.html#/find/nearest?fuel=ELEC I posted in another thread that we have over 43,000 charge points across the US. 114,533 gas stations versus 43,011 public charge points and charge points will be growing massively.

Both of the two core subscription services have signed agreements with VW for all that VW is installing. I wonder how much the VW installation of chargers across america is also affecting the charge points as we stood at just over 17,000 at the start of January 2018 and now at the start of January 2019 we have 31,000 public charge points across america and that does not include the Tesla ones which now have an adapter to allow use of the Tesla charge points. https://shop.tesla.com/us/en/product/vehicle-accessories/model-s_x_3-sae-j1772-charging-adapter.html So if we add the 12,011 Tesla Supercharger charge points to the list (https://www.tesla.com/supercharger ) we now have 43,011 charge points in the US alone from 17,000 in January 2018. Big change and proof that EV charging everywhere will happen as habits change on how you fuel your EV compared to an ICE auto.

Tesla Superchargers are not compatible with existing SAE charging systems that all other OEM Auto companies have agreed too. GM has signed on along with Ford to support the SAE J1772 standard which will allow up to 800V charging which gives us our 400 mile battery pack recharge in 15 minutes once the chargers are in place. GM has announced that they will have these fast chargers installed at their dealerships for use by the dealer and customers. As a stop gap measure till the faster chargers are installed, GM has made the following News which covers the current 31,000 charge points in the US for their customers: https://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/home.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2019/jan/0109-charging.html I also just learned that we missed the announcement in October that GM is offering true bumper to bumper full warranty offers to go from 3/36 to 5yrs / 60K miles or 6yrs / 70k miles from their 3/36k warranty depending on brand. https://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2018/oct/1015-cca.html

Tesla needs a compact and mid size CUV and a Mid Size Pickup. That would give them a decent portfolio.

Did I just show my German Heritage with that comment?

So they both Fled Japan before they could be arrested? ?

EXCITEMENT!!!!!!!! The Front end looks manly and big in your face XT6, want Bigger, go Escalade!

Proof in the Pudding or Sauerkraut with MB and Chrysler.

The ranger oil filter change mess is gonna I bet make many at their local grease monkey ignore putting back in those 3 clips and just let it flap so they can easily get to the oil filter. I wonder if the local oil change places will charge more for this. Ford you really F'd up the oil filter change part. I can also see places leaving the filter in place and just changing the oil and still charging the customer for oil and filter. What a mess that is. Totally agree with Drew, engine bay pressure washes are awesome for keeping that area clean and easy to work on. Awesome job Bill, changing stuff is never easy, but there is immense self satisfaction in doing the job yourself.

I can fit into a model X and look fine but unlike the BOLT where I can leave the seat as is and get into the back still and sit for short trips, the Tesla X only has about 3 inches of leg room from the back of the front seat to the back seat cushion. No one can really sit behind me. I was very suprised by this, I will say, I was sold on the Tesla X when I test drove it, it is wicked fast even in base model and so smooth to drive. The whole can I fit in the front and get out and sit in the back is why I am so excited about the Rivian and Atlis EVs. Something that can handle big people.

Yes, I have never really even as a Teen fit well in cars. Just to damn big Was 2016 when I was able to fit in the production BOLT at the Seattle Auto Show.

As I posted when it was in Seattle 2 years ago, I actually fit better in the BOLT than the Tesla S. My wife says I look funny in the Tesla S with my knees by my shoulders.

Excitement! So cool that they have added some clarity to their EV strategy. Makes sense to start with Cadillac and push out from there.

WOW, While the technology is great and the speed is equally as great, for that price, I am still not impressed with the interiors of the Tesla S and X. Plus, while I can drive the auto's, no one can fit behind me as there is only 3 inches of room from the back of the front seat to the back seat, so no leg room. I acknowledge that I am not average size, but still for an EV, I am disappointed in the interior room of the Tesla S and X.

I have to totally agree with you, that is a sexy convertible, something that has not excited me in a long time. Love the long hood and trunk. Very excited for you guys to report on this more.

I think this will be very doable for Rivian unlike Tesla attempting to rebuild how one builds cars, Rivian CEO as @Drew Dowdell has stated does not have the baggage of Musk or the Ego to boast crazy crap and he is on record that the reason they bought the Mitsubishi plant with parts center and paint shop was that it was already setup for auto production and they just had to adjust it for building their two products. Rivian CEO Robert 'RJ' Scaringe has stated that there is no reason to not use the knowledge of the existing auto companies on how they produce auto's every so many seconds. This acknowledgement tells me he will not make some of the Musk Mistakes that have delayed products rolling out.

So something more than this: http://pressroom.lexus.com/releases/lexus+lc+convertible+concept+makes+world+debut+in+detroit.htm

? For the Pontiac, ? for the Idiot Father and ? for the kids having to deal with the trauma of their idiot father.

Let me help you my friend with a superior looking pickup to that ugly Chevrolet one! An Electric GMC or Cadillac full size truck is what would keep me buying from GM!

2 Best Posts of the Morning, THANK YOU for such a Great Laugh this Friday morning!

That is sexy as hell!

Very excited for what might be shown that has not been talked about. Hope they show some cool concepts.