G. David Felt

And you ignore all the toxic by products the Diesel engine puts out. These engines are very dirty in the configuration that the germans sold them in compared to the treatment systems that did clean them up. Yet with that said, today's advances have shown that diesel is not the efficient king it used to be. Moving forward in the 21st century, Hybrids and electrics will continue to improve and replace diesel and petro autos.

So funny how you twist and take everything out of context.

Love this latest News release by GM: http://www.gm.com/mol/m-2018-may-0503-lightweighting.html Advanced Software Design Technology Leads GM into Next Generation of Vehicle Lightweighting. GM goes into details about their newest disruptive technology. Rather than cast or many older tech ways of building parts, they have formed an Alliance with Autodesk to use advanced AI-based generative design technology with 3D printing advancements to build parts that will help lighten and transform future vehicles. Think about this, massive 3D printer at the repair show, no more ordering up parts, just grab the latest 3D template for a part and print it out, install, repair done. Very cool

I love that Chevy has a dedicated Performance website for all things performance upgrades, power trains, etc. Better yet is The Block web site. Covering all events, custom auto builds, etc. http://www.theblock.com/?article=4754798a-1933-4af0-858f-83eaa0e9a8c4#news So many awesome rides and builds going on. 100 years of Trucks at the Spring autofair. Totally cool http://www.theblock.com/?article=1e31188b-30c2-4f2e-8e36-6374d7b0bd92#news

Disagree, Going to a small car is always a Downgrade to me. Luxury, roomy SUV / CUV are and always will be an upgrade to me. Even a full size Truck is an upgrade over a car. MHO

WOW, I see it from a half ass piss poor car to a roomy CUV. Tesla 3, Half Empty Chevy Bolt Half Full

Love this as it is a side by side comparison chart of all the details about the Chevy Bolt compared to Tesla 3. https://www.consumerreports.org/tesla-model-3/tesla-model-3-vs-chevrolet-bolt-ev-tale-of-the-tape/

Not really, in comparison of the base Tesla to a Fully loaded Bolt which comes in at the general same price point, If you can get a Bolt with the fed discount and yet no Tesla, why wait if you want and need an auto. Clearly 65,000 plus and growing Tesla 3 reservation holders are doing this in California and elsewhere as the value is there in the Bolt. Some good fair even headed comparisons on the Tesla 3 to the Bolt. http://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-model-3-chevy-bolt-comparison-pictures-2018-4 They have plenty of negative and positive things to say, but the review made this point over and over: "I also flat-out loved driving it. I blasted in and out of New York City twice, rocketed around the streets of Gotham, darted through traffic, and cruised along the highways of New Jersey. I enjoyed just driving it around the quiet streets of the suburb where I live. The steering is quick and responsive, and the handling is sharp enough to provide the confidence you need when surfing that sweet EV torque." Quote the ending: "But the Bolt punches well above its weight, while the Model 3 should be better for how much its costs at the upper end of its specifications. Pricing is also an issue. Right now, you can have any Model 3 you preordered after a long wait — as long as it starts at $42,000. (Tesla isn't manufacturing the $35,000 base vehicle.) If you want the base Bolt, Chevy will gladly sell it to you for $37,500. So if you want to get technical, the only true mass-market all-electric vehicle in the market is the Bolt. Both cars are fun to drive, in their own ways. The Model S is stable, sporty, and fast off the line, but the Bolt, hardly a slug, affords a kind of video-game-like driving experience, especially when zipping around a city like New York. And not for nothing, the Bolt hit the market a year ahead of the Model 3, demonstrating that big slow GM could, to a certain extent, beat Tesla at its own game and deliver a less expensive long-range EV, at least initially. So I have to call it a dead heat." I would agree with the last statement, while they do not compete in the same category, there are plenty of things the Bolt does right and above it's class. There are plenty of things the Tesla does that should be better for the price you pay. I agree that it is a dead heat right now. Another good read by Forbes which is also balanced: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brookecrothers/2018/02/25/chevy-bolt-2018-vs-tesla-model-3-best-small-ev-and-most-popular-ev-cheat-sheet/#3b2186c15578

Another reason Diesel will eventually go away in cars period and eventually trucks as the auto industry figures out how to build better Hybrid power trains that can handle the torque needed to move trailers and heavy loads for trucks and cars are already done by the Hybrid cars out now.

People who talked about how they would have a superior Tesla 3 for $35,000 minus their fed rebate of $7,500 so they would have a Tesla for $27,500 are now canceling and moving to the Bolt as Tesla will not have rebates left by the time they get their minimal cost car in production. http://www.autonews.com/article/20180216/RETAIL/180219760/musk-tesla-model3-chevy-bolt-competition-tax-credit

I think the Suburban, Yukon XL and Escalade ESV are all based on 1500 body on frame setup. I looked through all 3 web sites and I do not see a 3/4 ton Suburban or Yukon XL like they had in the past. My gut tells me that if you needed the trailer towing capacity, you go crew cab 3/4 ton or 1 ton pickup truck.

my top 4 all electric versions: Buick GNC Chevy Monte Carlo SS Aero GMC Typhoon GMC Syclone

I want one!

Cool First ever Turbo V8 Trans Am for $19K dollars up for sale. https://jalopnik.com/at-19-895-could-this-1980-pontiac-trans-am-turbo-indy-1826178243 Did not realize they did not offer the big block V8 in 1980 and 1979 was the last year of big block Trans Am. 1980 was a small block Turbo that actually started as a student project by interns. Very cool read above.

Seems Porsche will be recalling an additional 60,000 CUVs due to dieselgate. http://www.thedrive.com/news/20981/vw-emissions-cheating-extends-to-porsche-expected-to-recall-60000-vehicles

I like millions did NOT watch the Royal wedding, but did find this on another auto web site and thought that it is very cool. A 1968 Electrified Jaguar E-Type. 170 mile range on the battery pack, 305hp ev motor, EV powertrain reduces total auto weight by 100 pounds over the ICE powertrain. Driving dynamics are enhanced due to the instant torque of the EV powertrain. https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1116814_electric-jaguar-e-type-whisks-royal-couple-from-windsor-castle#image=100621119

After the EV1 mess, GM with all the tech power they have truly dropped the ball and I agree with you there. Yet with that said, they did shock the world (I Believe) as no one expected the BOLT especially from GM after the bankruptcy. Getting it out as a real life, long distance auto compared to the Leaf again shocked the world and pushed Tesla faster into having to have the Tesla 3. GM seems to have dropped many chances to take products and lead the auto world. In this I think you and I are on the same page. How one defines being shocked and surprised by what a company does we seem to be on different pages. I stand by my interpretation of the Bolt coming out on the Auto World.

Thanks my friend, Sarcasm is so hard to get across in writing.

GM shocked the world with the Bolt. Some reason the Lady CEO that was willing to go crazy and show the world that GM could build a Great starting EV auto has now stepped back and we have heard and seen nothing of the 7 EV auto's that are supposed to be coming. Not even any concepts at NY. I truly think GM could very well go toe to toe with Tesla and even beat them as GM knows how to assemble auto's.

Enjoy your craptastic ICE auto as the rest of the world moves forward. Remember to write when you have to wait for that special order of Petro as the rest of the world zips along in EV auto's.

The twins were great cars that were to little to late from GM in a dying segment that now only sees interest from those that want a cheap car to customize and build into a racer or just plain high performance street car. Society is and has moved on and the days of convertibles especially with skin cancer becoming more common are more of a baby boomers auto and the rare X, Y and Z generation person. Sales have proven that society is more interested in 4 door group hauling people than personal 1-2 person auto's. Yes there is still a market for it as to why the Miata is still around, but I do not see a business case for bringing it back at the general or pretty much any other auto company at this time.

As Drew has stated to you Ocnblu and I have also, we have partners / spouses that also have a say and we respect. Like Drew, I am a patient man and will wait for the right style and interior color combo that makes the wife happy and gives me the powertrain I am wanting. Money is ready, just need the right product to buy. It has not been for a lack of trying that I have wanted to change to a daily driving EV.

We have reduced the costs of EV battery packs 80% in the last 6 years. As we get more efficient with production as well as recycling and move to solid state batteries, as Hybrid / EV auto's increase in production and sales, prices always come down. This chart is just one showing where our costs are and how we have already beat 2020 cost projections. https://cleantechnica.com/2015/03/26/ev-battery-costs-already-probably-cheaper-than-2020-projections/ Plenty more info in the story above, but you can bing or google your own "yearly auto battery price reductions for EVs" and see that there is plenty of evidence that shows the cost of a replacement battery is always reducing. By the time you have 250,000 miles or more on the auto, it will be much cheaper for a much superior battery pack or you might not even own the auto any more. The low maintenance cost of Hybrid and EV auto's beats ICE auto's and as we learned about lead paint, asbestos, diesel and so many other polluting toxic things, we are learning how to create much better products. This all helps with other pollution issue especially in the inner big cities in regards to noise pollution, exhaust pollution, etc. Cleaner, quiet, better. Tesla, GM and Toyota along with BMW have all canceled their buy back programs as they have focused on using the warranty replaced batteries in power storage packs available to the public and businesses for solar storage systems. Ford I could not find anything on now. Yet with the much higher dependable packs, I think the cost of recycling or dealing with disposal is what has led to the ending of that program it seems.