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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    Got it! AND Your Not?
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    G. David Felt - Staff Writer Alternative Energy - www.cheersandgears.com Tom Moloughney 2017 BOLT Review Tom Moloughney is a well respected EV advocate that has been asked to not only review EV's, conversions, etc. but also to fun polls and surveys to find out what people think, want and need. Tom has driven many EV's including his recent BMW i3 that was totaled. GM gave him a 2017 Chevrolet BOLT in Kinetic Blue Metallic for a week to drive around and while no auto is perfect, he did find plenty to praise about Chevrolet and all they did right on the BOLT. I have listed below the full review for you to read, but wanted to quote a few things from Tom's review that are worthy in the 800 miles he put on. Quote: "Now to be clear, I know that the Bolt and the Model 3 are distinctly different types of vehicles. However, the fact that they both have a single-charge range of over 200 miles, and basically the same base MSRP, there will inevitably be some degree of cross shopping." He went on to state this is not a comparison, but wanted to just point this out. "The Bolt is such a good performer in fact, that at this year’s Refuel at Laguna Seca, Billy Kwan set a Production Class record, and even beat all of the Tesla car’s times from the 2016 event." "GM clearly wanted the Bolt EV to fit more into the “Hot Hatch” category, with above-average acceleration and good handling, while Nissan was more interested in making the LEAF a comfortable all-electric family mover." "The rear seating area is spacious and comfortable, especially for a car of its size. The outward vision from anywhere in the cabin is excellent, and that helps make the small car feel bigger than it actually is." "However, the more expensive i3 doesn’t even offer the options of a rear camera mirror, or Surround Vision that the Bolt has." "With an EPA electric range rating of 238 miles per charge, GM didn’t just simply beat competitors like the Nissan LEAF, BMW i3, Volkswagen eGolf, et al, they crushed them." "The Bolt minimizes the potential concern of range anxiety extremely well, and only the proliferation of nation-wide high-speed DC fast charge infrastructure will completely eliminate it." "While I could have discussed the Bolt’s regenerative braking system in the previous section, I was so impressed by how GM implemented this feature that I wanted to dedicate more time reviewing it." More good stuff to read, check out the full review as this guy clearly was pleased that GM did their homework and delivered. Full Posted Review
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    Took them long enough, Hopefully someone will have enough long term thinking to bring this out as is in an ICE Truck but also look at having a King Cab EV Truck. I believe who ever does will see a big jump in sales to cities for both normal consumers and governments that do not need an ICE to use around the city and parks.
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    http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/video-explore-the-warehouse-crammed-with-classic-fords/ar-AAqy9kC Very cool Video and write up on Fords UK Heritage Garage. To quote the writeup: There are so many special cars hidden away in Dagenham that picking highlights isn’t easy. How about one of four RS200s, the two Transit Supervans, the mighty Sierra RS Cosworth or the RAC Rally-winning Mk2 Escort RS1800? However, this collection doesn’t only cover the exotic and expensive. There are also Granadas, a Mondeo and several Fiesta XR2s. Even the unloved Mk5 Escort gets a spot. So many of us have memories involving these cars, they have become part of our collective conscious. Let’s be thankful Ford is preserving them.
  5. G. David Felt
    Sex sells Homes and Auto's! What a great Marketing campaign! "Get your Sex on with the ultimate in SUV and Home" "The ultimate Poke that lasts a Lifetime!"
  6. G. David Felt
    True, but it was the best picture I could find showing the difference from rear to front. I agree that air damn is crazy silly. Ocnblu did the right thing removing it.
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    https://www.fcagroup.com/en-US/investors/financial_regulatory/financial_reports/files/FCA_NV_2017_06_30_Semi_Annual_Report.pdf Talk about creative accounting, NAFTA is shown to be a money losing debt, but the bulk of sales is here in NAFTA and they show Europe especially Fiat, Alfa, etc. brands to be profitable. I wonder how the Chinese will feel about taking on large chunks of delayed liabilities and taxes. Very interesting financial report. LOL Sergio says his Alfa will sell 170K auto's in 2017. Interesting read. http://www.autonews.com/article/20170603/RETAIL01/170609910/alfa-romeo-stelvio-crossover-sergio-marchionne Interesting that this latest story covering his pay package and incentives is very grey in regards to what those pay incentives are. FCA own filing is very vague. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-fiat-chrysler-ceo-idUSKBN1682UV
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    Agree, many lost chances, Sergio the Ignorant really messed up when he could have reinvested the Billions he stole to bring back Alfa from the History books and could have beefed up the FCA US products to increase more profits and then used said profits to do his own pet Italian garbage projects.
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    So True, I honestly only see a Chinese buyer for the Full FCA US portfolio as FCA Euro is all about their trashy Fiat, Alfa crud. I can see a Chinese auto company buying up FCA US, expanding and growing Jeep, Ram for the US and select global markets and then use their Chinese auto's to bring back Dodge and Chrysler or they truly kill off Chrysler and inform the dealers that they are now going to be a Wang Dealer as an example. I personally think there is still a glut of brands and as such, some are going to have to join the history books. I love the Dodge history and would like to see them survive, but I can honestly see Chrysler being killed off, move the mini van to Dodge and call it a day.
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    BMW could have so gone a different path and set a new bar for performance if they really wanted too. I was also channeling SMK who always bitches about Cadillac using engines from other sister product lines. While most of us accept the product sharing across product lines, Detuned or uptuned makes no difference. The look of the auto inside and out is still Meh, not much has changed other than the weight drop and engine. Sarcasm is so hard to get across in posts.
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    Saw a New Silverado Z71 red just like this one from the auto show and from the Back, I am thinking awesome OEM lift, great departure angle, nice clean and clear for offroading and then I get up by the front and all I can think is WTF GM! That stupid Airdam just destroys any approach angle. They should NOT have that stupid plastic piece on the bumper and instead should have light weight strong plastic panels underneath to smooth the airflow. What a joke that they do that. It is a freakin truck designed for off road, not sipping fuel.
  12. G. David Felt
    Jouls
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    So they took the old M5, replaced old steel with Aluminum, Carbon Fiber to find some weight reduction, put creases into the body work as otherwise not much different than the outgoing M5. Plus to point out the problem with this auto, it uses the same TTV8 as other products by BMW and version lines. Why not it's own special powertrain or Hybrid powertrain to make it stand out? They so could have gone in-wheel hub motors keeping it AWD, have 2000lb feet of torque and 600HP. Just more Meh from Germany!
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    Yawn, MEH! WOW, Really surprised that all they did is update the motor, throw some aluminum and carbon fiber at it and then creases in the sheet metal to make it look more mad or angry. Not impressed and why are they using the same TT-V8 that is in so many other models from this nameplate? According to some every auto should have their own distinct engines not shared with any other auto. This engine is found throughout the BMW product lines.
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    So could FCA throw in Ram, Dodge and Chrysler in Selling Jeep? Could FCA get $33 Billion for the 4 nameplates? Wonder how much FCA thinks all 4 combined is worth? Right now we all know that Jeep is what is keeping the rest of FCA afloat. Interesting
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    Cannot blame the auto companies for wanting to see who will throw out the biggest tax break package for them.
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    @ocnblu My friend you can down vote all my EV posts you want but the future is not going to go backwards. China has made it very clear that starting next year and moving forward they are on an aggressive 5 year hybrid / EV everything only for their country. It is why the Grand Wagoneer is a Hybrid first before anything else as Jeep has stated they will sell it in China as well as the US. Trust me when I say you will come to love the Torque Monsters that EV's can be with high speed.
  18. G. David Felt
    AWESOME! I can see the R&D here being applied to many versions of trucks and SUV's including an EV off roader.
  19. G. David Felt
    Annnnnnd, Sergio's plan AKA IDIOT CEO BOY has failed to move the needle of his dying company. Starving like crazy.
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    I doubt Maybach was ever profitable, amount of marketing, parts numbers to material dies, assembly, so much goes into a model / brand segment and the hours of people working on it. I doubt they recovered to a break even point on selling auto's badges as Maybach. Yes I actually scanned SMK's response and did not pick it up at first either in his post. That was a W140 chassis car, they were still selling when the W221 S-class was on sale with the same V12 and the Maybach was double the price. I bet they had profit on the Maybach, but they had no reason to keep it going. It was a failed experiment, and over reaction to BMW having Rolls, and VW having Bentley. It made more sense to dump the Maybach brand rather than do another $400,000 sedan that won't sell and doesn't bring any cache to the Mercedes logo. It is better to focus on the S-class as their ultimate sedan and offer the Maybach trim to bolster the S-class and the 3 point star.
  21. G. David Felt
    Bigger question to ask is for how small Mazda is, will anything they do there really get noticed compared to the Germans and the rest of Europe?
  22. G. David Felt
    Or is that the Planet heating up? #FakeNews
  23. G. David Felt
    Amps
  24. G. David Felt
    I think no one will really know who in China if anyone is really going to buy FCA US. If it happens it will surprise everyone.
  25. G. David Felt
    Awesome Beer Commercials
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