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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    Totally understand and get the points being made and agree with Drew. GM allows total customization. For me, speed, range on the fuel tank and the music station info is what I had for my setting on HUD. Wife had other stuff. Love the customization of HUD.
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    I get your point, I should have also mentioned that after having been in a 2018 Escalade for the last week as my ride was in the shop for maintenance and they did not have a part, so had to wait, I have come to really appreciate the HUD. This especially being in thinking of what Tesla has done with the Tesla 3. Single screen would have been fine if a HUD was also incorporated with it so the driver never has to take their eyes off the road. HUD is one of the few safety features I do feel is worth having in all auto's to minimize taking one's eyes off the road.
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    Totally disagree, test drive an Escalade and you will see how you have your info in your peripheral vision all the time never taking your eyes off the road. Love that I can have all the info I am interested in in that floating window on the screen. Cadillac and Corvette HUDs are excellent.
  4. G. David Felt
    West coast is ready and the rest will catch up.
  5. G. David Felt
    Welcome Olivia, look forward to discussing auto's with you. We have some lively debates and thoughts on everything from old to new from ICE auto's to EV auto's. Tell us a little about your thoughts on the auto industry, your favorite brand, type, etc. Again, Welcome to Cheers and Gears!
  6. G. David Felt
    Wish GM Trucks had some of the Escalade features. Next autos must have HUD, that is one of the best tech ever and every auto should have them for safety. Especially Tesla 3
  7. G. David Felt
    Interesting, I get hedging your bet with some Hydrogen ideas, but I really doubt they will be the big win. EV is the future I see. Just wish GM was more aggressive here than they currently are.
  8. G. David Felt
    Yea, not like no one has ever dealt with contaminated fuel, pranks of sugar in the gas tank, and oh so many other issues like sludging on an ICE Auto.
  9. G. David Felt
    Come on, what so bad with a nice drive? Just 50hrs and 2900 miles for me from Seattle! Talk about seeing America or Canada if I go across Highway 1!
  10. G. David Felt
    Cool, what is the book about? My gut tells me old auto iron?
  11. G. David Felt
    Now I have a reason to go to Montreal, nothing like a good road trip when you know at the end is some yummy food.
  12. G. David Felt
    Very cool Ford GT delivery and overview of the car. Awesome http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/exclusive-see-what-it’s-like-to-get-your-ford-gt-delivered/ar-AAsMbtz?li=BBnb4R5#image=AAsMiYD|1 Surprised at the Manual adjustment on the steering column and the manual adjustment for the pedals up or down. Kinda cheap when you think of a half million dollar car.
  13. G. David Felt
    I have a total of 1 acre to mow. I love to work out but still I bought the EGO Mower with the self driving wheels to I just direct it and get my steps in. Gotta keep the wife happy with a fit me. Gotta Say that Robotic Mower is very COOL! Yup, I am a bit OCD about how clean my auto's are and I like them show room new shiney even with hundred of thousands of miles on them.
  14. G. David Felt
    AND In Breaking news we have More Black Eye's scheduled for VW! Makes one wonder how fast all the Diesel's will Die and their EV product line will emerge. If they still have cash to create anything.
  15. G. David Felt
    Gotta Love Crazy trucks that do cool things. Tunnel Washing, who knew!
  16. G. David Felt
    I cut that time in Half as I truly think Batteries are hitting on Moores Law and we already have amazing tech now, just look at EGO electric devices for the yard. https://egopowerplus.com/ EGO Mower, Blower and weed wacker are just awesome. I own them all and I love the AI monitoring of the battery to extend the Lio Life. I think this is what all EV auto's will do. FYI, worked for a year and half in Princeton. Like Oregon the only two places left where they consider auto owners too stupid to pump their own gas. I found way to many idiots working the pumps with splashing gas on my auto to smacking it with the pump and scratching. Prefer to pump myself and be responsible for my own actions in that regards. Glad you love not having to pump gas.
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    @ccap41 Yes not knowing the local area, I compared it to the online average gas price for the area but I understand locally you can find cheaper gas. So I know every state is different but it is worth looking into and finding out if you get any type of sales tax exemption for buying an EV over ICE. Here in Washington State you pay no sales tax on an EV auto. The Local power company will put in a 220V level 2 charger, the fastest allowed at any residential home in the US for only the installation cost and they will make it a simple 12 month interest free payment plan. I would expect you to get the full $7,500 write off as GM has not hit the point yet where they have to start reducing the federal tax credit yet. Here is the current list of all federal rebates for EV's and Hybrids: http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/taxevb.shtml Here is the site where you can click on a state and it shows you the available incentives for Hybrid and EV auto's: http://www.ncsl.org/research/energy/state-electric-vehicle-incentives-state-chart.aspx Very Cool all residents of IL are allowed to apply for and finance all PEV auto's at .5% 60 month loan. Other info there too.
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    Yet saving you trips to the local gas station and the ease of coming home, plugging in and enjoying your evening, then unplug in the morning, this is a change in habit from ICE auto's but also a nice change of not having to run out to fill up when you realize your day tomorrow just got longer in driving around due to some needed appointments or errands to do. In regards to the tax thing, the prices I quote is off their web sites that says it includes local and state taxes. Same here in Washington, the figure quoted per kWh is with all taxes. If you are seeing that big of a jump from 6 to 10 or more cents per kWh then you are over taxed and that is crazy. I will admit, I have seen some crazy stupid kWh rates on the east coast. Big difference is when you compare the bolt cost to a compact CUV and the savings get even bigger. Convenience of not having to run out, touch dirty pump handles and stand in the cold compared to coming home plugging in and enjoying your evening is a big win for me and the wife.
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    OK, based on your zip code and I see you can choose who your power supplier is, here is the info I found and the costs of your ICE versus a Chevy Bolt. ELECTRIC Rates for the Top 3 providers: Constellation rate average 5.39 cents per kWh Public Power rate average 5.95 cents per kWh Direct Energy rate average 6 cents per kWh Based on 24 month contract for an average of 5.78 cents per kWh across the 3 companies. Gas price for Regular average cost per gallon - $2.64 Figure 12,000 miles a year 2016 Ford Focus Hatch rated at 26 city 36 highway EPA average of 30 mpg 12,000 / 30 = 400 gallons of gas a year or a cost of $1,056 Monthly cost of $88.00 for gas Chevy Bolt 238 mile 60 kWh battery pack. 12,000 / 238 = 50.42 charges of the battery pack 60 * .0578 = $3.468 per battery pack charge at home. Monthly cost for 1000 miles = $14.57 Yearly cost for 12,000 miles = $174.86 Course if I went with the Cheapest only rather than an average, then you are looking at the following: 60 * .0539 = $3.23 per battery pack charge. Monthly Cost = $13.57 Yearly Cost = $162.86
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    Very cool info, nice job on the writeup, learned some new stuff. Families who like their mini vans should love this.
  21. G. David Felt
    Jeep Patriot Trail Rated are awesome, for a FWD bias system that has a 4wd flick of a switch system, it was bullet proof for the 80K miles my sone owned his before trading it in on his jeep GC. Totally agree with Drew on his input for CPO auto's.
  22. G. David Felt
    So estimated Miles per month driven?
  23. G. David Felt
    Very True and I expect as the industry moves forward into EV's that there is some partial merges if not outright buy outs by those tech companies with the deep wallets.
  24. G. David Felt
    Agree, I am curious if this is from the bots crawling or what?
  25. G. David Felt
    They should have had HUD from the Start when deciding to go with an all touch center low mounted single screen. Just safety stupid!
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