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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    This makes me think this is a stop gap measure only till MB has EV's in their own product line and then Smart is retired much like Toyota did with Scion as they absorb the 2 person car into the MB badge lineup.
  2. G. David Felt
    I like that Idea Smart 1 - Current 2 person car. Smart 2 - 4 Person Sedan Smart 3 - 5 person CUV Smart 4 - 4/5 person Crewcab mini pickup.
  3. G. David Felt
    BOLT still the better deal, actual price per the web site is $24,550 for a 58 mile range EV with only 110/240 charging, no fast charging or level 3 available. Charging time is 6hrs / 3hrs or 80% charge in 5hrs / 2.5hrs depending on 110 or 240. This has zero appeal as even the web site says range will diminish with heater or AC use. So you really might have a 40 mile range auto. If living in the city, then maybe, but as a commuter car, no the BOLT is the much better pick for an EV.
  4. G. David Felt
    I would so totally agree but the wife likes me in Tommy Bahama Polo's with the collar down. Ultimate Yuppie Song
  5. G. David Felt
    Does that mean I should not be wearing polo shirts with the collar up?
  6. G. David Felt
    But Yuppies are all entering their 50's, so a 5 series is where they are supposed to be at this age, not the 3 series and the 3 series lost it's driving Machine cred's to the ATS! Yuppies are out of date in regards to the lower end auto's and Millennials are now all about the EV, Smartphones and using Uber or Lyft.
  7. G. David Felt
    Both are pricey with no V8. Makes one question the value of buying new rather than waiting for a Lease return and getting it used, low miles and hopefully with the V8.
  8. G. David Felt
    @FAPTurbo Nice write up, good to get another persons perspective on these little Joules! So at 6'3" do you consider yourself long body and short legs or long legs short body? Just wondering based on your comment of how you fit in the 500e?
  9. G. David Felt
    The whole Chinese thing makes me wonder if it did not start with an advanced race visiting this planet, finding it nice and deciding to setup living here only to fall into decay and loose their advanced ways with their emperor system, etc. Before god existed and Christ became all the rage and the bible was written by man, there was the Chinese and their advanced way of doing things. The time line I find interesting as you can look at many version and they all have one problem. The constant rediscovery of certain things like the Kite. We have many unsolved advanced items found on this planet that carbon date back before Christ, his father Yahweh or god or Jehovah and all the manipulation of humanity by corrupt humans supposedly working for god and his church with a drive to take your hard earned money. Aztec's, Peru, Egypt, the list goes on with many advances and some very strange unresolved old artifacts that make one wonder just what happened to these places? How did certain items come to be when Humans were so un-advanced? From old Baghdad Batteries, to The Antikythera mechanism – a Greek ancient computer, The Sacsayhuaman walls and more. http://www.zmescience.com/other/most-amazing-unexplained-artifacts/ We must continue to challenge ourselves and get our butts off this rock to explore the universe. Otherwise we die. DC has proven this with the old stagnate keep it the same and do not work with each other thinking. Maybe it is time for a new Revolution.
  10. G. David Felt
    A Chevy BOLT in those same cities makes more sense for the same price than a Smart EV.
  11. G. David Felt
    Do not forget Steel. After all they came to America, bought the steel plants, disassembled them part by part and shipped them back to China, rebuilt them and then made them better. Crazy, but it worked for them.
  12. G. David Felt
    Then just make sure you not equipped with a Chicken Bone!
  13. G. David Felt
    Talk about a great debate that would happen though! I think you would do well to do a "Common Sense applications of Auto Technology that GM is missing out on!" Volt Power Train Bolt Power Train 110 versus powered USB ports everywhere Mini Stage Coach Doors with flip up glass versus full flip up auto tailgate HUD on every auto Aero applied to cars List could go on, but a good write up with this as a starting point and then invite others to contribute what they think GM is missing or skipping on their auto's versus having tech in one auto, but not expanding to the whole company. Cool
  14. G. David Felt
    The price they charge for a Smart is a joke and way better options out there. They should just kill it, MB will have EV's according to SMK in every product line, so why waste money on a smart. Only in Europe does these cars make sense since they save everything historical and do not have space for comfy bigger auto's. Buying a Smart equals questionable decision skills.
  15. G. David Felt
    I would expect to see massive kill off by the Chinese as they buy up existing FCA, then tell each product line to use the following Chinese platforms and kill off the Fiat crap. Jeep is moving forward with Grand Wagoner as a Hybrid so it can sell in China and I expect them to debut a Jeep GC Hybrid. I know many Jeep fans that would like a GC Hybrid, first 100 miles pure electric and then the generator kicks in to give you 400 miles more range still pure electric AWD system. I can see this selling very well. This is why I am stumped as to why GM has not put the VOLT power train into each CUV line of products across all 4 families.
  16. G. David Felt
    Deliver the concept, not some water downed ultra conservative BS! Deliver the I.D. Crozz and you will gain market share and fans.
  17. G. David Felt
    Big Mouth Billy Bass! I agree the chopped top narrow windows, just does not do it for me.
  18. G. David Felt
    So China will give probably zero percent loan to auto companies to push outside China. This makes sense and means that FCA could be China owned next year. Gonna be interesting as the Chinese are aggressive and clearly the Communist party wants their share of world control. Be interesting to see how the US deals with this.
  19. G. David Felt
    Mocha Brown CUV Diesel would be hot!
  20. G. David Felt
    36 cents per gallon, Cheapest gas I remember.
  21. G. David Felt
    Agree with everything here especially about the technology gadgets and looking / waiting for the EV's to land. BMW is truly wasting money on this A1 FWD appliance.
  22. G. David Felt
    Nickle Bread
  23. G. David Felt
    Agree, time for all these Diesel lovers to put up or shut up as the 10 available diesel cruze here in washington state are all identically equiped and price out at $29,655 but are selling for just a bit over $23K plus they are advertising them to also have 0% for 72 months financing.
  24. G. David Felt
    Totally agree, I would not be surprised to hear most of the current projects that are not 50% or more along in the process to market are delayed as they rework the launches to use PSA platform as they retire GM platforms.
  25. G. David Felt
    I can understand your thought on this and I think I have an answer to that question. It really is a simple answer - Range and Charging availability. Currently other than Tesla and Chevrolet, all others are limited to around 100 miles. Rang anxiety does exist big time for auto buyers. Followed by where can I charge it up. Does not matter that 100 miles covers most peoples daily commute, we want an auto that like ICE can be driven for days without having to charge it. Bolt is the first cheap available EV with long range. Tesla is second if we can really say the first 30 auto's went to employees and are true purchases and not some employee lotto that is a beta test. I honestly think Nissan will be #2 having a long rang EV on the lots to buy. I get the low battery to hit a cheap price point, but I think most will opt for longer range. Once you have 4-6 options that have 200 to 300 miles of range on a charge we will see a shift in buying habits. More noticeable on the west coast with it's larger charging infrastructure than elsewhere but it does have to start someplace.
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