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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    I turn 50 this year, Nov 27th. Still feel in my 30's
  2. G. David Felt
    Too late, Saudia Arabia already gave citizenship to the first AI human. http://www.businessinsider.com/meet-the-first-robot-citizen-sophia-animatronic-humanoid-2017-10 Interesting reading and will scare many who fear AI.
  3. G. David Felt
    Local News reporting 1.4 Million BMW Auto's Recalled for Fire. According to the local news, BMW anounced today that they are recalling 1.4 million cars and cuv/suv's in America due to potential fire and that all owners should leave them outside till the repair is done. 740,000 cover the following models 328i, 328xi, 328i xDrive, 525i, 525xi, 528i, 528xi, 530i, 530xi, X3 3.0si, X3 xDrive30i, X5 xDrive30i, Z4 3.0i, Z4 3.0si, Z4 sDrive30i these auto's being from 2007 to 2011. 128i from 2008-2011 also included. Stated all are the V6 models. 673,000 covers the following models 323i, 325i, 325xi, 328i, 328xi, 330i, 330xi, 335i, 335xi and M3 from 2006 to 2011. 328i xDrive, 335i xDrive and 335is for 2007 to 2011. 335d for 2009 to 2011. The problem is that underrated wiring according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration used on the AC and Heater systems can overheat, causing the connectors to melts and start the auto on fire even when the auto is unattended. BMW has agreed to have their dealers replace the wiring and connectors free of charge. BMW says out of concern for their customers and in an abundance of caution they will implement the NHTSA recommended recall. Have to say, if this is a problem here in the US, what about the rest of their auto's around the world. Sounds like some serious shortcuts for profits.
  4. G. David Felt
    Yes, this was part of the 140 coupes they created I believe.
  5. G. David Felt
    I understand what you are saying, look at it from the marketing angle. A web site that allows people to play with a concept as if it is real and asks you to join the mailing list to show your interest and support. Allows an OEM to gauge if there is enough interest to move forward with a real concept.
  6. G. David Felt
    Yet just as people say they would buy an EV but are concerned about the short range of battery packs, same with ICE auto's, People want 200-300 mile range so they do not have to worry about running out of power. In regards to the tax credit, yes once they hit their magic number, it then reduces down. The credit begins to phase out for vehicles at the beginning of the second calendar quarter after the manufacturer has sold 200,000 eligible plug-in electric vehicles (i.e., plug-in hybrids and EVs) in the United States as counted from January 1, 2010. IRS will announce when a manufacturer exceeds this production figure and will announce the subsequent phase out schedule (Plug-In Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit Quarterly Sales). http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/taxevb.shtml https://www.irs.gov/businesses/plug-in-electric-vehicle-credit-irc-30-and-irc-30d https://www.afdc.energy.gov/laws/409 https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/plug-in-electric-drive-vehicle-credit-section-30d Hopefully all the various agencies all stating the same thing is enough info about the phase out of EV auto credit once 200,000 are sold. Not sure why it is so difficult for peeps in DC to understand the benefits of the program.
  7. G. David Felt
    True, it is fake but then it is also the ultimate marketing strategy to see what the public says and what GM's response would be too it. Interesting the stories that have been written up on this and the interview with the marketing creator. http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-technology/news/a29071/chevrolet-jolt-sports-car/ http://gmauthority.com/blog/2016/05/someone-created-a-fake-website-for-a-chevrolet-jolt-ev-sports-car-and-its-awesome/ http://gm-volt.com/2016/05/06/sadly-chevy-jolt-ev-website-is-fake/ https://www.autoblog.com/2016/05/04/chevy-jolt-ev-sportscar-hoax/ https://www.theverge.com/2016/5/4/11592830/chevy-jolt-electric-car-fake We'll I get you would not buy it, yet with that said, it is interesting to see the amount of tweets by people that say they would like it. Makes me wonder how hard it would be to take the Chevy Bolt platform and put a car body on it?
  8. G. David Felt
    We could also say that since people do not drive hundreds of miles a day then why do they need to have 18 gallon gas tanks, 28, 32, 44 or 50 gallon size tanks. Might as well just make them all 5 or 10 gallon size tanks at most since you can just stop more often at your local gas station.
  9. G. David Felt
    Surprised no one has actually commented on this or gone to the web site, played with it and then commented.
  10. G. David Felt
    Very Excited to hear this, I hope they start with an EV Envision. That would be an awesome EV CUV!
  11. G. David Felt
    8yrs is just crazy for an auto loan. My parents taught me to save and then buy what you want, no instant gratification as it does not help you except to load you up with debt.
  12. G. David Felt
    I am sorry that you feel I attacked you as my only point was to do just what I did and that is to point out the big waste of tax dollars going to very profitable companies that do not need it and to point out what we have gained by agencies such as Nasa that has brought many amazing products to the markets by having the government pay for the R&D and support the change over to a better way. I am very glad your still here and at least lurk with the occasional comment, I too remember the days of the old owner before Drew. It was good then and good now, we are just more vocal and willing to point out our beliefs and thoughts on this amazing auto industry. Even Ocnblu comments / attacks on EV's allow for a discourse of discussion and dispelling with misconceptions or understandings of a product segment in the auto industry. After all he once was very vocal about his dislike of the Aluminum F150 and lately has been thinking of an F150 FX4. We can all change and I understand change is harder for some than others. Yet I truly believe in my heart we all want a better life, a cleaner place to live and less cost out of pocket. Make it a Great Day 67impss!
  13. G. David Felt
    Compare lease rates on various auto's or CPO as right now plenty of good deals to be had.
  14. G. David Felt
    So then how do you feel about the so called 40+ billion given to the oil companies to offset their R&D when ExxonMobil made 100 Billion profit and paid their CEO hundreds of Millions. Should we not be cutting off that wasted tax dollars then as well as the billions paid to ethanol companies, CNG companies or Bio-Diesel? Healthy change usually comes by the gov supporting early tech that will lead to a better future for us all.
  15. G. David Felt
    Glad to see even with an appointed idiot at the head of the US Dept. of Energy that they can keep updating the web site and building things that support cool stuff like an updated EV web page. https://energy.gov/eere/electricvehicles/electric-vehicles
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    Makes one wonder if that could be a indicator of cash flow issues.
  17. G. David Felt
    Have to say this is a very cool CPO web site for EV's. You can hunt your EV-CPO down around the world. https://ev-cpo.com/hunter/ I have to say, this is one of the best web sites I have seen built for finding an EV auto.
  18. G. David Felt
    G. David Felt - Staff Writer Alternative Energy - www.cheersandgears.com Chevrolet JOLT EV 230 mile range, $30,000 dollars after federal tax credit, emission free auto using the latest in fast charging technology, performance of 0 to 60 MPH in 5 seconds, 140 MPH top speed with 422 lb. / FT of torque, Androidauto and Apple CarPlay with a 10.2 inch diagonal display, intelligent driving system with radar and camera based systems surrounding the auto. Complete smartphone connectivity. Is it Sexy? Would you want to drive it today? Does it fuel the automotive passion that makes you want to buy it now? Check out the website and play with the configurator for your favorite color. Then decide how real you want it to be. Chevrolet Jolt EV web site
  19. G. David Felt
    So then you must be cheering for the death of your brothers company and a loss of all those jobs, destruction of people's careers, income and ability to put food on the table. Amazing, so are you saying we should cheer for the death of your place of work too?
  20. G. David Felt
    GOP needs to pull their heads out, idiots just do not get that climate change is real and ev auto's need to be the future for a cleaner city experience with less pollution to breath and noise to destroy the hearing. Glad to see that the Auto Companies are pushing to keep the tax credit in place. Very well worth it.
  21. G. David Felt
    How can we have such stupid idiots, it just boggles the mind. https://electrek.co/2017/11/02/doe-head-rick-perry-says-fossil-fuels-prevent-sexual-assault-also-doesnt-know-what-a-fossil-fuel-is/
  22. G. David Felt
    RIP to the Tesla 3 role out of more advanced auto. Guess the change and tweak as you go does not cover a good Alpha and then Beta test.
  23. G. David Felt
    @smk4565 MB has turned the AMG badge into a whore as it allows an AMG appearance package to be sold on just about every model they build. As such, like Chevy did to the SS badge by destroying it's street cred, MB has done to AMG destroying it special status and street cred. On top of this is what Balthazar posted about the crazy insane
  24. G. David Felt
    Agreed, when you see new current Premium at $80K and Luxury at $70K then you look at CPO and I find 3 at my local Cadillac dealer: 2017 CT6 2.0T Luxury, 2,561 miles for $54,299 2017 CT6 2.0T Luxury 11,880 miles for $53,244 2016 CT6 3.0T Premium, 13,997 miles for $49,283 Amazing deals found on Autotrader.
  25. G. David Felt
    Mercedes-Benz has been living for years on leases rather than sales. As such so many badge snobs have leased the MB auto to pretend to have money and as such MB is about to feel the pinch of having a glut of low mileage used cars sitting around that will cause car buyers to get great deals as they move to unload and dump them. This makes me wonder how the next few years will play out as we go into a depression as I suspect many people are going to wait for the EV auto's to hit the market and then reduce maintenance cost, fuel cost, etc. at they change from ICE to EV auto's. For those that have to buy an auto, if you shop right I bet you can get a good deal, for the rest of us, we will wait a couple more years.
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