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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    This is just way to freaking funny. I have coworkers who are all things Tesla and are excited for their AWD Long range battery Tesla 3 rather than buy an S model with those features. This is going to cost Tesla as I suspect those that were expecting to check the AWD and larger battery option will end up rethinking their options. Wonder how many will cancel their order?
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    Cheat Software in Power Plants???????
  4. G. David Felt
    Love the XT5, Want mine in Bronze with the Maple Sugar interior in Platinum trim. 65K not bad.
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    Like anyone is going to believe that since the rest of the parent company has cheated, why not Porsche also. For sure this will hurt sales.
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    UH-OH

    G. David Felt replied to balthazar's topic in Tesla

    So with this update from Musk, the 373,000 reservations, the only true known figure that Tesla has released equates to only 124,333 Tesla 3 cars being delivered this year and in the first half of next year as well as the 2nd half of 2018. Since the story clearly states that any reservations placed now will be delivered at the end of 2018. https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/03/14/teslas-model-3-reservation-count-likely-hasnt-chan.aspx Now the big problem is as follows: Tesla delivered only 76,230 auto's in all of 2016. Tesla delivered 24,518 auto's for the first quarter of 2017. So in looking at this, at best we are seeing 50,000 auto's built and delivered for first half 2017, keeping that moving forward for the rest of the year, that would mean in the second half of 2017 Tesla is projecting to deliver 175,000 auto's. Tesla 3, S and X. I smell BS here as Musk has not proven they can deliver that many auto's with just the S & X alone. I am betting on 50,000 Tesla 3's at most for 2017 get delivered if they truly get into production.
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    Big difference between a minivan and full size SUV is the comfort. Say what you will but no MiniVan has been able to match the comfort of my Escalade or room especially around the feet and pedals. This is true for me even in the latest MiniVans. They have a long way to go to have truly road trip worth seats and room for the driver. Yes they do excel at having cargo room.
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    Yes, I look at the gains we made in technology in the 70's and 80's and from that standpoint it looks more like a 5% by now due to the slow ramp. Only in the 21st century have we seen rapid growth and change in battery tech. A wide variety of this is due to the tech industry having computers strong enough to help assess and virtually test ideas with results much faster than actual build and test, throw away and start over again methodes. JMHO
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    Naw more like 5% due to the battery limits of the 70's, 80's and 90's. On after 2000 did we seem to make the breakthroughs that are getting us there. But who knows maybe some smart guys would have figured out the battery issues sooner.
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    Very Cool!
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    I am so sorry to hear about your loss, you have my deepest condolences! Wishing you and your family an awesome celebration of his life and the fond memories he left you all.
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    Interesting, I just hope they do not go so crazy on fuel mileage that they make it a total snooze.
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    Testing for personal safety is important and I question why the automakers are wanting to not have a standardized set of final testing. Without it, I can see law suits and big problems for companies. I really wonder just how much the current administration cares about humanity and the public in comparison to their own lining of their wallet and making a buck at all costs. Things are showing a war of the 1% against the world as I see a push for a global cast system. The future is going to be very interesting.
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    Some how some people think anything german or asian can out last and out run an American product. Crazy but true.
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    Awesome, congratulations on your new and better paying job! Always good to make more money.
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    This I call BULLSHIT on as my brother In-law bought a diesel new for his appliance repair business and less then 100K miles the interior is broken to hell, the diesel engine has had to have major repairs by the Benze dealership and finally at 97K miles the Transmission has gone out. Yet his Ford and GM full size vans all have 2-300K miles and except for basic repairs for brakes, tires and a few other little things, neither the engines or transmissions have failed on him. O'h last thing is the mounts of the rear dif to the cab for a 1 ton dually broke also and had to be replaced. I see more and more Ford, GM and RAM vans out in service than Sprinters and I see plenty on the used lot. Sprinters are garbage and if they do last 300K miles not kilometers in Europe, then they are getting a better built van than the garbage they are here. Every service person I have talked to that has had Sprinters hates them and thinks they are garbage. Definitely NOT WORLD CLASS BUILT!
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    Very cool info, thanks for keeping us updated.
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    Allot of this will change as more EVs enter the market. EVs will show people why Torque is King!
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    Agreed, while a Turbo 4 would be better than the 4 they are putting in there, the turbo would probably negate any improvement the e-assist would give.
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    Love the AWD, but way too weird to use such underperforming engine.
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    @Cmicasa the Great +1 I totally agree with you on the Chevy over the Benze!
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    I can totally agree with you in regards to most auto's. Come to full size truck or SUV, I want it new no other drivers with minimal mileage just like how my son bought it.
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    Spoken for Truth!
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    We so need to REBOOT Marketing on Auto's and drop this HP is King crap. Without proper Torque, all the HP in the world will do NADA without torque to get cha moving! Torque is King!!!
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    Really? Where cause I have not seen it on the west coast yet. Especially in Seattle.
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