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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    Very cool, thanks for posting the info OcnBlu!
  2. G. David Felt
    Cool, the TV's either work or they do not per the massive filings against the company with the gov. Glad you got one that works well. our Mums deserve a decent TV.
  3. G. David Felt
    Nope, Insignia is a cheap ass made line of Chinese TV's that have terrible quality. No need to have any connection there.
  4. G. David Felt
    I think when I get a chance unless someone else beats me to it. would be good to build a chart showing cost per year of the bolt compared to an equal ICE auto. We already know the cost per month for the Bolt electricity. Now just need to pick an equal ICE and then count up the gas, oil changes, and any other maintenance in the year that the auto company requires.
  5. G. David Felt
    I get your point Hyper, but then the west coast has the most built out charging infrastructure and it really is no big deal to pull into a place to stop to shop and just plug in your ev auto, works all over free charging, rest stops all have them and while the bulk is Level 2 240V charging, the highways have level 3 DC fast charging. If I was to drive a bolt 238 miles, stop for a break, grab a bite, piss and use the level 3 charger, 30 min later on the road again. Yes this is a change compared to ICE, but I think many people will see it as a no big deal especially if they use it for commuting to work and their ICE as you stated for road trips. Yet even then again, west coast will still use their EV, after all free juice.
  6. G. David Felt
    So Here is something I REALLY HOPE GM does and that is show people the cost of Fueling the Chevy BOLT. I built this spreadsheet just now using the most current figures for Electrical cost per state for ALL Sectors. This means average cost of Residential, Commercial, Industrial and Transportation. http://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.cfm?t=epmt_5_6_a This is equal to 4 fill ups of a Bolt battery pack based on 238 miles for 60kWh. Formula I have in the spreadsheet is very clear. Cost per kWh * 240= monthly cost of Electricity. 240 is equal to 4 chargings of the Bolt battery pack. If this does not show you the biggest benefit of driving an EV over ICE, then nothing will. ICE has Fuel cost, oil changes, plus so many other maintenance costs that is far greater than an EV Auto. My cost based on this is $18.38 per month in Washington state, If I did this on Residential charging only I pay 6 cents per kWh then my monthly cost would be $14.40.
  7. G. David Felt
    Nope, your welcome to all the oil changes and gas stops you want, but many would be happy to not deal with that.
  8. G. David Felt
    WHAT Dean Martin is walking dead in FCA?
  9. G. David Felt
    What drew states is so true, most of the High Tech Workers want a minimal maintenance, what they see as intrusive auto experience. The EV's give this in so many ways and many especially west coast cities are looking for ways to reduce noise level as they grow their inner City communities and try to get things quieter. Plus who would not want such an easy Maintenance Schedule for their Auto? Here is the 2015 Chevy Volt Maintenance Schedule. Pretty easy and way stretched out on things for the Generator. While they have you check the Oil every 7500 miles, you change it based on the % of oil life left based on how much it has run.
  10. G. David Felt
    While I expect much less of a loss, this is still a doable figure to off set Billions in profits so you end up as neutral as possible in paying the tax man.
  11. G. David Felt
    This IMHO is further proof of how near FCA is to Bankruptcy again. They have stolen all the Profits for stupid worthless Alfa and to shore up Fiat. A dead product line that should have stayed in the history books and one that needs to die due to poor quality products that most informed buyers stay away from. They can show off what ever EV product they want, but I doubt we will see it in production any time soon. Excuses, excuses excuses, the next company to die, get broken up and transform probably to mostly Chinese control.
  12. G. David Felt
    GM originally stated 36,000 world wide, they have since taken the single shift to 6 days a week production as they have more orders than they expected from the dealers and before you ask, no GM has not given any update on what they expect now for sales. The only thing they did say is that the assembly line could handle up to 90,000 auto's a year before adding multiple shifts if memory serves me correct. I think GM truly has planned long term to have the Bolt grow to be one of their bigger sellars.
  13. G. David Felt
    @oldshurst442 Gotta see #3, it was done right and is a great movie. I really liked it. Highly recommend you watch it during down time this holiday season. Always good with your favorite beverage.
  14. G. David Felt
    Very Cool
  15. G. David Felt
    Believe it when you see it, Still think it will be killed off as they delay it indefinitely.
  16. G. David Felt
    BRAINSTORM We got you now!
  17. G. David Felt
    Young Pup, you always will be that to us!
  18. G. David Felt
    Cool, lok forward to checking this out over the weekend. Is it one of those Egyptian ones?
  19. G. David Felt
    That is fine, interesting take, but then why would Toyota have all these announcements in their media section that covers this too? If Ford did not use their system at the start, I would think they would protest it big time and in court. As you stated their system was similar to Toyota where they then signed agreements. This will always bring up the conspiracy theorist in people. No matter what, we can agree that it is great to have some auto's even if they are compliance auto's now as they move forward with a bigger deeper selection of auto's. Ford could and should push beyond GM as I know many would love a Truck EV and Full size SUV EV.
  20. G. David Felt
    Cool, I wonder if a fast and loose regulation will spur or hinder these auto monsters? I hope they better incorporate the cameras into the car than all the ugly warts on the top of them.
  21. G. David Felt
    Same Problem with the Frame. That pesky Toyota Frame issue has plagued some potentially awesome auto's. The Rogue Runner would have been great if not for the Frame too.
  22. G. David Felt
    Nope, Heard they have a Rotting Frame Issue as they bog down in the Tundra on the northern slope.
  23. G. David Felt
    I am going based on what was in the news back in 2004 when Toyota and Ford held press conferences and said they would use the Toyota Hybrid system as they worked together on building the next generation system that they would both use. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/10/business/ford-to-use-toyota-s-hybrid-technology.html?_r=0 http://www.autonews.com/article/20040309/REG/403090702/ford-to-use-toyota-hybrid-system-technology http://www.autotrader.com/car-news/ford-and-toyota-partner-on-hybrid-technology-120396 http://corporatenews.pressroom.toyota.com/releases/ford+toyota+hybrid+trucks+suvs+telematics.htm http://corporatenews.pressroom.toyota.com/releases/remarks+ford+toyota+uchiyamada.htm
  24. G. David Felt
    This is an awesome write up. Bolt first, Ford Focus and then Nissan Leaf in a 1, 2, 3 lineup of cheapest to most expensive Mile per dollar for EV Auto's. Have to say Inside EV did a great job with gathering the info to compare. http://insideevs.com/chevrolet-bolt-ev-ford-focus-electric-and-nissan-leaf-with-lowest-price-per-mile-of-range/
  25. G. David Felt
    Yes, Ford did jump in early with using the Toyota system and then moving into their own when ready. They have done great with PHEV and I am happy that Ford is doing well. As long as we have some US companies in the Auto industry, I am happy. Level 3 fast charge is going to really change over the next few years and I think we will see a much faster move to 100kWh battery packs as the density of Lithium Ion improves. I think the Euro fast charge system will end up being a backbone for the rest of the world to build. I can see these high end kWh chargers replacing one line of Pumps at gas stations. Then EV's pull in, got grab a coffee, snakes, etc. 5-15 min later depending on how much charge they want, they are out of there. I see the day when charging will be no different than pumping. Exciting future for everyone.
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