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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    Thanks for posting these, Interesting to see that the S & SV trim will have the 40 kWh battery pack for 150 miles and in a year you can get an SL trim with a 60 kWh battery estimated at 225 miles. I think many Leaf customers will consider the BOLT. Yes many will stay with Nissan but others will say nope, not waiting another year to get 225 when 238 miles of BOLT power and room is already out on the lots. GM needs to either add AWD to the BOLT since there is space in the back between the wheels and behind the wheels or add a larger battery option. Either of these two will really help the BOLT I believe. Have to agree with Motortrends final statement: "Another questionable call: clinging to the CHAdeMO standard for fast charging. Maybe it’s stubbornness, maybe Nissan’s got a giant investment in this thing, but CHAdeMO is a dead plug walking in the U.S., and Nissan would do the EV cause a big, fat favor by finally adopting SAE (or everybody going to Tesla’s standard)."
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    Depends on the person doing the measuring and on their own body size they feel is standard. Longer body, versus shorter body and the design of the seat and seat mount, the seats in the Murano do not go down flat to the floor, the BOLT seats go down and bottom out on the floor allowing more room. Every auto company uses the same term, head room, shoulder room, hip room and yet where they measure that and the design of the seat and mounting hardware and how the seat is positioned all makes a difference. One can easily make all cars have the same measurements when in fact they do not. FOR ME, The Murano has far less room when I sit in it than the BOLT. All Auto's I have to put the seat down to the bottom position, all the way back. I AM A LARGE GUY. The BOLT has more Room for me than a Murano especially in the Headroom department. I get the point of you pointing out the reported measurements, but the real world test of me in each auto proves different. Quality American Made equipment was industry and world wide leading and we have lost the art of building quality products. Sad
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    Tesla Hearse, Ultimate Final Ride? A company in the Netherlands has decided to give you the ultimate quiet final ride! A Tesla Hearse! Remetz Car Anyone have time to convert the web site to English and add more details about this interesting offering, go for it. Also found this, a company converting Tesla S into Limo's
  4. G. David Felt
    Interesting write up and some very valid points. Big Failure of the writer is research. A level 3 fast charge will give the BOLT 80% of the battery in 30 min, full charge in 45. Yes Level 3 fast DC chargers are rare on the east coast and midwest yet easy to find all over the west coast. Like anything when auto's came out in the early 1900's and were expensive and gas stations rare to find. Charging time will come down, distance will go up on the battery packs. Read my response my little blu friend, the writer missed a big part of the charging, everyone only hangs on Level 1 & 2 from home, they ignore the fast charging Level 3 out there now and the Xtreme Fast charging Level 4 that is being rolled out. XFS brings a 350 mile battery recharge down to 8-15 min depending on the type of cell used. This is on par with fueling an ICE auto.
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    Good for the auto industry, but makes one wonder who will end up with a Lemon due to not all of these auto's getting crushed compared to some idiot who cleans up the auto and sells it to an unsuspecting person outside that area. Wonder if there is a buyers list of how to check for a water logged auto?
  6. G. David Felt
    Interesting, cool that they have this car, but I think a little too late to get this to market. I understand they probably already had this auto too far down the production line to kill it, but I wonder if they could not have built a Performance SUV/CUV for the Genesis product line?
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    I get ya my friend and agree, in many ways Benz is better than what Lincoln has had or currently has. Continental is a big disappointment to me. Talk about a tight car that is just way too tight and small on the inside for a car this size and under delivers in so many ways. Love the look but they really failed to deliver I believe.
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    I see Benze as another Tier 1 to 10 in trying to be the all things to everyone from ubber 1/10th of 1% crowd to the bargain basement just starting out crowd. As such, I no longer see them as a Tier 1 only Luxury auto company. They have joined the ranks of being a GM, Toyota, Ford company. As such, even BMW now is not longer a luxury only auto company. That is the point that SMK seems to never be willing to accept and acknowledge. Does Benze make luxury auto's? Yes, Do they make entry level cheap auto's? Yes, that changes them from a Luxury only auto maker especially here in the states.
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    Guy's just as I posted this new Auto startup this morning: I honestly now see a good chunk of existing financially weak ICE auto companies going out of business and I really think FCA is going to be one of them. As I think we are all in agreement on, I can see Jeep and Ram surviving, but the rest of FCA is up in the air. Rereading the full story at Reuters, Sergio is just trying to get through to the end of 2018 and walk away with his millions in a gold parachute and let FCA live or die. The company is going to have to have a strong CEO that will own up to the fact that some divisions have to be closed and others properly righted. I can easily see Alfa, Chrysler being closed and maybe even Dodge. Realistically they need to merge Fiat and Dodge as one car company. Keep it named Fiat in Europe and Dodge in the US or if they want, kill off Fiat and Dodge and move all the product under the Alfa name plate. I can see a Jeep, Ram, Alfa & Maserati or Jeep, Ram, Dodge & Maserati or Jeep, Ram, Dodge & Alfa. Everything else is merged and cleaned up to get them down to the SUV brand, Truck Brand, entry level to mid level car / van brand and the Luxury brand.
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    Tesla Motor Club Pictures of Model 3 Long Range Seems that the Tesla Model 3 Long range car is to have a 310 mile range with a 126 MPGe rating according the picture above. This is 131 MPGe city and 120 MPGe highway. This is in comparison to the Chevrolet BOLT with it's 238 mile battery pack, 119 MPGe rating. Course this still does not beat the Hyundai Ioniq which is the leader with a 136 MPGe rating based on the 150 MPGe City and 112 MPGe highway for it's 124 miles battery pack. Yet this does show the direction we are going as we see more EV's enter the market place. I believe in a year from now, having an EV with a mid 250 mile range battery pack or a long distance pack of 300+ will become very much the norm. Tesla Motor Club
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    MB does not compete with Lincoln either, more inline with Toyota, Chevrolet, as the cheap ass CLA and other low end models and FWD appliances prove that especially the garbage appliance EV that was sold and still being sold in California.
  12. G. David Felt
    2018 Camaro ZL1-1LE http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/autos-sports/2018-chevrolet-camaro-zl1-1le/ar-AArieHx?li=BBnbfcL#image=AArk1tD|1 Have to say this is a beast of a Camaro.
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    G. David Felt - Staff Writer Alternative Energy - www.cheersandgears.com Morgan Stanley's Research Group say's Expect 1 Billion EV's on roads by 2050! No matter how one feels about ICE or EV's the market is in flux and the strain is going to be felt by the financially weak auto companies and auto suppliers. Morgan Stanley's Research group predicts that many existing part suppliers could be replaced by new startups. The story on another web site has the following 3 interesting quotes: “We have modelled the global car fleet out to 2050. We see global car sales growing by 50% to over 130 million a year, and expect battery electric vehicles to make up 80% of global sales by 2050. Looking at the global passenger car fleet as a whole, BEVs make up 7% of a growing fleet by 2030 in our base case, rising to 24% by 2040 and 57% by 2050.” “For the OEM business model , BEVs are a game changer. Up to 50% of the value of the car could migrate from mechanical to electrical systems and electronics, and this transfer of power could challenge OEMs’ competitive position, branding and pricing. Our modelling of an illustrative OEM transition from ICE to BEV drivetrain suggests that price and volume pressures could push down ICE profitability sharply from 2021, as new BEV products cannibalise sales and pricing power, with potential for losses from 2028. BEV losses peak in our model in 2023 before production ramps on new model launches. The range of profitability outcomes is wide.” “Margin pressure is likely to be passed down the supply chain. Moreover, OEM suppliers for the powertrain, transmission and fuel systems face loss of content – much of the electrical / electronic systems in an BEV could be supplied by new competitors. On the other hand, technology change and outsourcing are typically opportunities for OEM suppliers.” With the German auto companies spending billions over the next few years on EV auto's, the world is in for a rapid change of transportation. Are you ready? electrek
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    Web site Electrek believes Tesla will make up 50% of the global EV market in 3 years with the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y pickup. https://electrek.co/2017/09/04/tesla-model-3-model-y-global-ev-market-report/#more-50960 Due to the Gigafactory, many are believing that Tesla is going to take a commanding lead in the EV market even as many other established auto companies enter the market with product.
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    G. David Felt - Staff Writer Alternative Energy - www.cheersandgears.com ALCRAFT Motor Company EV Startup ALCRAFT Motor Company made it's debut this week with a AWD Shooting brake performance hatchback. Company CEO David Alcraft has assembled a team of industry veterans and has signed agreements with several partner companies such as Delta Motorsports for the powertrain, Continental for the Safety System and Michelin for Tires. "This is to be a British car company that brings in quality traditional skills with high technology on carbon fiber in the emerging low carbon car market", according to Alcraft. The first effort for the ALCRAFT Motor Company is this "Alcraft GT" a 2 person AWD EV. There will be two battery options, a 200-250 mile and a 300+ mile battery pack. Powertrain is expected to be 600 HP with 840 Lb Ft Torque with a 4wd torque vectoring sys and a 0-62 MPH of 3.5 seconds. This initial 2 person will have a 500 litre luggage area. Alcraft has stated that a 2+2 configuration will happen on the same platform. Expected production is 2019. ALCRAFT MOTOR COMPANY
  16. G. David Felt
    What Idiot Serfio is not saying is no one wants a Crap company that he ran into the ground in trying to bring back Alfa a worthless auto brand in a market of too many name plates and no real value. FCA cannot spin off Alfa / Maserati as they would die quickly without the cash being stolen from the American nameplates.
  17. G. David Felt
    Yup, There are two fuses on the BOLT EV system identified as Trailer Interface Modules. There are 3rd party class 1 hitches and yes this is the same hitch used for Bike racks, Ski/Snowboard racks, etc. Currently Curt Manufacturing and Draw-tite are builders of these class 1 trailer hitches with a 1000lb load capacity.
  18. G. David Felt
    It actually can tow a class 1 trailer.
  19. G. David Felt
    Bolt in the mall shopping lot, first I have seen with a trailer hitch. EV Towing Power!
  20. G. David Felt
    So maybe it would help if you actually checked the Buick China web site and converted the Yuan into US dollars so you have actual pricing. http://www.buick.com.cn/ Most expensive model is the CUV Kore, US Enclave at 509,000 Yuan, starting price US which equals as of Fridays close $77,561.90. or fully loaded flag ship of 649,000 Yuan / US $98,895.24 Cheapest model is the Hideo Sedan at 109,000 Yuan, starting price US $16,609.52. Surprising is that according to business news executives love a luxury Minivan. Buick has the best selling one in China, GL8 ES Business Luxury Minivan starting at 289,900 or $44,175.24 Cadillac pricing is above this, so not necessarily cheap or low end. MB covers with their product line cheap ass Model 1 at the same price up to the S Class at double the Kore pricing. So how is Buick and Cadillac not being competitive with everyone especially on pricing?
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    @smk4565 Thanks for posting the numbers. Interesting so the Cheap CUV GLA is up but everything else is down. Total SUV/CUV for the month is 13,254, respectable number sold. Good chance if Cadillac had an XT3 and XT7 they would be equal too or beating MB in SUV/CUV sales. @balthazar Yup, totally missed the X1 in the Passenger cars group of sales for 2002 sold. MB = 13,254 for 5 models BMW = 8,847 for 5 models Cadillac = 10,230 for 3 models All respectable sales of SUV/CUV's Have to say it is an interesting observation.
  22. G. David Felt
    Nice gain by Volvo. CUV's are taking off, the new V90 versions seem to be doing very well as well as the rest.
  23. G. David Felt
    Interesting, wish I had a full chart showing all their sales by each model but I find this interesting MB for GLC & GLE sold 8,248 units BMW for the X series sold 6,845 across 4 models. Cadillac with 1 CUV sold 7,236 or if we add in the Escalade versions sold 10,230 units for 3 SUV/CUV Models. Bill any way you can post the sales numbers for the rest of their SUV/CUV full lineup? Interesting that a luxury brand with a single CUV is outselling one with 4 versions and nipping at another with 2 models.
  24. G. David Felt
    What is going on with the Korean's? These numbers are ugly and such a huge drop. Wonder if this is because there are so many other options for quality SUV/CUV's out there. Be interesting to see if people flood back to Hyundai as gas prices spike because of Harvey? Bad Havery
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    Suprised, they actually grew sales.
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