G. David Felt

I agree, this is like what has come under fire in Washington state with new lotteries that are supposed to go to the schools and taxes on alternative energy for auto's and yet both go into a general fund and are wasted on other pet social services not all being good.

These are freakin lovely!

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Excited for Nikola Semi's to hit the road and push Kenworth, Peterbuilt, Mac and others into a much cleaner phase of Trucking. Time to remove the smell and particle dirt from the roads and cities.

While I think it sucks that they are truly penalizing the EV over gas. I think the best thing is to go to a mileage tax to be fair to everyone. Even with this $150 a year charge, I still think EV owners will have much lower costs compared to gas. Washington state has the same yearly registration fee for all auto's. Base is $80 and goes up depending on weight of the auto. Example is an HD F650 pickup is $384 a year to register here. So Chevy Bolt is $80 yearly to register, then at $24 a month to charge, your looking at $288 a year for 14,400 miles driven. Year cost to drive the BOLT = $368 My Trailblazer is $165 a year to register, $400 a month average for gas. $80 twice a year for synthetic oil changes. Yearly cost $5,125 Love my TB and will keep it, but excited about owning a BOLT!

Cool, I can see this product line being Hybrid and EV only in the near future. Torque of the electric motor will greatly help to move that weight around.

Very cool to see the details of where the green house gas comes from here in North America. https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions Better yet is that the EPA has in place emission standards for trans along with exhaust treatment system much like the Diesel trucks do with the Urea system according to this site. https://www.dieselnet.com/standards/us/loco.php Had no Idea the Locomotives had changed so much in the last 17 years or so. Gotten very clean with Diesel treated generators producing the electricity for the electric motors that push all the freight around this country. The EPA one seems to point to Long Haul trucking / all Commercial Trucking and Shipping as the last big area to pull into cleaner emissions.

That is a sweet looking car, decent price for such low miles.

In Washington State $24 dollars buys you equal to 1200 miles in the Chevy Bolt.

This is why tax by mile is fair for everyone. The more you drive the more you pay. With the Semi's having GPS, they can have them pay their fair share too for long haul trucking.

We already know that CARB has discovered that Audi Gas auto's have cheat code. So this is going to be interesting to see what all comes out of this.

^ +1 Totally agree that FCA cheating will really hurt Diesel future here in America. I question if GM will bother to keep diesels in their lineup much past a few years out other than the full size trucks. I bet a Hybrid truck could give you the same performance as a diesel if done with that focus in mind.

Sergio is hoping trump will kill the EPA and he can get away unlike VW with Polluting and hurting humans as he steals the profits for his own pocket. FCA needs to be broken up and killed. Time for Fiat / Alfa to die for good. Course this would also cause pain for Ram, Jeep, Dodge and Chrysler. Wonder how Frump would deal with it. Break it up and sell it off, consolidate and allow it to be taken as one piece? 2017, the year of business taking money and change at the expense of the consumer. H'mmmmmmmmmm

Yup, Auto check is carfax for free. They want to show they have integrity and sell the auto for quick turn over, this is a good thing for you and them. I know the dealerships I have bought from all have had the auto check aka carfax always listed. Glad I could help you find what you are looking for.

Most Dealers now offer the Carfax right on their own web site. Check and see if the auto you want is also covered with carfax on their web site.

Nope, I figure if a dealership is honorable and wants my money, then they will pay for Carfax on each and every one of the auto's on their lot. Price of doing business or to earn my business.

Yea these were cool cars, lifted and 4x4. Would love to have a clean one like this one. Any color would do really I think.

Probably as a re-badge POS Alfa. Course I actually liked this auto as it was an American version of a Subaru 4x4. Way before it's time or the public knowing they wanted awd cuv's.

Never understood the whole RHD thing, only a few places actually are like that, so why not just change over so one consistent driving world wide. Course then Japan, Aussie Aussie Aussie and UK would not be different then. I am happy Cadillac is not trying to just blitz the world with product but slowing rolling out better product with proper roll out plans for each market. Tired of people saying you can go into the back of an Opel Store if you want a Cadillac. Not funny or good for the brand!

Come on you love to tickle the pucker!

Mazda needs that for their camera, the CX-9 is terrible and so easy to get covered in dirt to be useless. Do they have a squirter on it or what?

Makes Sense

Yawn, Sergio be LOCO, Believe it when you see it. The guy has ZERO Credibility!

I think this is a normal change due to how millennials buy products. The old shows of yesteryear are coming to a close and controlled media role outs and CES will be the new battle grounds as the Auto industry battles to capture the pocket books of young who are more interested in the latest smartphone and game or app.

Ouch, the start of draining their bank account. Wonder how the US will spend this money? Social overkill waste or actually paying some debt? No matter what, VW will be hurting for a long time.