G. David Felt
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The global economy is not as sound as you seem to think and while they have had sales by cutting prices, I admit that many, myself included, are surprised by the global sales. With that said, GM roles out multiple EVs this year and has the ability to ramp up production. Yes sales will come from some companies, but while Tesla will stay solid, I do not see them ramping to the moon in sales as much as you do. Here is one of many stories that foreshadow the upcoming depression. Electric vehicle production set to surge in 2023 despite low sales | Reuters Then we have news stories like this that also put water on how hot you think the EV market is. EV sales slowing in 2023. Why are more Americans unlikely to buy one? (usatoday.com) Need to look at the large picture of everyone selling. Numbers are interesting. https://www.coxautoinc.com/news/cox-automotive-forecast-june-2023-u-s-auto-sales-forecast/ -
I wonder how much CO2 is pumped into the atmosphere from these massive planes?
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@smk4565 Take a step back from the Musk Pipe and realize that they have major problems. Basic engineering is a problem for them and the Cybertruck. Do not expect any quantity but a few till 2024 and even then it will be triple digits as Musk has stated he will start at the top end of production order quality. These are $150,000 trucks and I doubt we will ever see anything below $50,000 from them any time soon if ever. Leaked Tesla documents shed new light on why the Cybertruck is taking so long - The Verge
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Will start this off with a surprise siting, a GMC Savanna full size van with AWD. Did not know the latest versions could be had in AWD and conversion format. In regards to spotting, my friend in Texas sent this to me that he saw over the holiday weekend.
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Ouch, guess Geely delivered on auto and electrification separation! ?
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Yet you continue to ignore the move to U.S. manufacturing to gain the full 7500 rebate. Just accept that Tesla time will change by next year as more options come on the market and Korean manufacturing gets going to build EVs here. Yet the bulk of those sales are in Lemming China and Europe, not the U.S. and yes style and interior does make a difference. The last two quarters will show a more truthful picture as U.S. manufacturing gets going of EVs by the Koreans and GM.
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Seems the Cyber truck could be delayed yet again to 2024. Seems, braking. Suspension, weather sealing and more issues in leaked documents have many in the industry shocked at how bad Tesla is at the basics of auto engineering. https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/tesla-cybertruck-ev-delay-exposed-leaked-documents/
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The one time I tried Nexus, it sucked for me as did the Pixel and I ended up using the Verizon trade in program after a few days and went back to my Samsung that has never let me down. Yes, I admit that maybe the lower end phones suck, but never had my Note 6, Note 9 or Galaxy 22 Ultra fail me.
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Maybe my friend you need to take yourself out of the computer person you are and look at the larger group of people using apple products. I find many folks that want it to work but do not like tech and as such, they use it till it breaks, then replaces it when it usually is for those of use a bit more techy a fix that can be simple for some, much harder for others. I have seen this in the Android world too, bulk of the users are not Computer tech folks with troubleshooting skills on figuring out how something has stopped working. A perfect example of this is a mongolian family that is our friends and they had us over for dinner. The whole family uses apple products and some things no longer worked on they just stopped using it with the reason it must be broken, so their saving up to buy a new phone or in this case it was their laptop. I cleaned house on the laptop, AKA, cleaned out the browser history, got ride of conflicting connection they had made, cleaned out storage to free up space on stuff they did not need. End result I was able to get their laptop working just fine and back online for them.
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At least I got you my friend to post. Nice to have you respond. I am going to say that you, @Robert Hall @ccap41 are right and I was wrong to say laziness. It is the way one likes to work. For me having my whole career in the enterprise storage industry starting with Digital Computer Corporation that at DEC, I realized there were two ways people liked to work. One, they just wanted a product to work and use it and not have to understand what goes on under the hood to have it work all the time. Sadly, to me, I always was one to want to understand how it worked and why. This allowed me to quickly fix things when something stopped working. Apple products work, but when something stops working, there seems to be a bigger challenge by those that use the products to get it all working again. Be it windows or Linux, I find either product easier to me to fix in getting it to work where Apple with their own standards seem to take a very different way and as such, even with standards in this industry they tend to buck it and make it harder to fix when something breaks. My 40yr old daughter and 36 year old son, I am not sure they play much games on their phones, but battery issues they have always had. Course they did get new phones last year being the latest from Apple and I have not heard them say anything about the battery. Yes, due to my discount I get on the plan I have they are both still on my cell phone plan which is a global unlimited plan. Happy 4th guys, off to go water the garden.
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I will agree to disagree as I have seen many problems with apple products especially in the enterprise space. Never had a problem with my Samsung Notes and now Galaxy Ultra phones. I always get 6 to 8 years and never have had the battery problems that my kids seem to have after 2 to 3 years with their iPhones. I get it, you guys like the interface and for how you work, Apple products work. For me, the interface is terrible and makes no sense, not intuitive. Yet I also understand my kids and others like you guys that enjoy their interface. That is why we have options. I enjoy Linux far more than windows lately especially Windows 11 which seems to have mimicked Apple, interface really sucks now. In regards to the topic at hand, I have found some very interesting reads on the NACS/CCS debate. Tesla NACS to Replace CCS? | LinkedIn Part 1 CCS vs NACS - Tesla's sneaky adoption of a standard, just to kill it | LinkedIn Part 2 NACS vs CCS part II: Europe won't move | LinkedIn I find both very interesting and enlightening.
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Nope, as one that is a computer engineer, the largest market for Tesla is tech workers and they are also the biggest group of lazy individuals around the world. They do not want maintenance on an auto, they do not want to go to a gas station, they want to just plug in at home and use it as an appliance. They want minimal thinking and that is why Apple is also so popular especially in the tech sector. Those that do not have to code, think about scripting solutions, etc. which can be done successfully on a Mac, but want more decisions made for them use a Mac. They do not want to have to think about how they store, access and use tech, they just want it anywhere and everywhere in the cloud and Apple does one of the best jobs at that just like Tesla is the current Leader for EVs. Yes I know I have bitched about Apple in the past and still hate Apple products, that is my own personal issues with what I feel is a Terrible interface of a product, much like Tesla using a center massive touchpad only, too cheap to have a screen in front of the driver. Personal Opinion.
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1) Totally agree with you that Squirrels are Rodent Pests, hate them, they are not natural to the PNW and destroy more than they help especially when crazy old folks think they are cute and out out pounds of peanuts so they tear up the yard, garden and even block drains, gutters, etc. looking for places to store the nuts. I have come to detest what I thought was a cute animal as a kid for the problems they cause at my house. 2) Agree as much as I want folks to move to EVs, I also am just dumbfounded by the laziness of folks here in North America that throw away so much plastic, aluminum cans and paper products that can be recycled. Worse yet is in Japan, Korea and Especially China and India, they use and throw away so much plastic, Styrofoam, aluminum and steel in the garbage. It amazes me how lacking we are in global recycling still.
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Tesla is much like Mercedes, sold on a badge to Lemmings that can only look at the badge and ignore all the quality issues of the product on top of the worst style design ever. Both companies FAIL at style and interior room/design sucks big time.
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Volvo Press release covering their move to NACS by the start of 2025. Electric Volvo car drivers will get access to 12,000 Tesla Superchargers across the United States, Canada and Mexico as Volvo Cars adopts North American Charging Standard - Volvo Cars Global Media Newsroom
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Volvo had earlier last week announced they would move to the NACS for the North American Market. Now we have Polestar also confirming today via press release that they will also go with NACS by the start of 2025. Polestar will adopt North American Charging Standard to enable access to Tesla Supercharger network in USA and Canada - Polestar Global Media Newsroom Seems Volkswagen has confirmed they are in talks with Tesla to use the NACS for North America market. They have in the first 3 months of 2023 sold 16,000 EVs so far. VW in discussions with Tesla over adopting NACS standard - Autoblog
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Not sure I would call this Tesla Dominance as much as common sense to folks that felt the CCS connector was poorly designed compared to the NACS. Proof of how people want small easy to use connectors is proven by this image alone.
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Today June 29th, 2023 the North America largest independent charging station company, Electrify America (EA) has announced their commitment to a broad charging solution for Electric Vehicles today by adding NACS connectors to their stations. EA will continue to provide CCS-1 connectors throughout their network of charging stations and will add the Tesla NACS connector option to all existing and future charging stations by 2025. Robert Barrosa, president and CEO of Electrify America stated the following: “Since our founding, we have focused on building an inclusive and open hyper-fast charging network to facilitate the adoption of electric vehicles. We look forward to continuing to support industry-wide standards that increase vehicle interoperability and streamline public charging.” EA has also joined the newly created (ChargeX) National Charging Experience Consortium where they will focus on strengthening the national charging infrastructure and improving EV ownership experience. EA has stated that as e-mobility accelerates, EA will continue to deliver what the customer needs. The addition of the NACS connector continues this commitment. EA network has 850 charging stations and growing across North America. The 4,000 individual charges as of today in the U.S. and Canada are either 150 kW or 350 kW and will continue to be improved. EA has committed to spending $2 billion dollars in upgrades and new charging stations in 2023. Part of this expansion is the partnership with TravelCenters of America. EA is just the latest in the growing group of auto and charging companies to support the Tesla NACS connector. You can find more information on the other companies here: NACS the North American New Charging Standard? - Automotive Industry - Cheers & Gears (cheersandgears.com) View full article
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Today June 29th, 2023 the North America largest independent charging station company, Electrify America (EA) has announced their commitment to a broad charging solution for Electric Vehicles today by adding NACS connectors to their stations. EA will continue to provide CCS-1 connectors throughout their network of charging stations and will add the Tesla NACS connector option to all existing and future charging stations by 2025. Robert Barrosa, president and CEO of Electrify America stated the following: “Since our founding, we have focused on building an inclusive and open hyper-fast charging network to facilitate the adoption of electric vehicles. We look forward to continuing to support industry-wide standards that increase vehicle interoperability and streamline public charging.” EA has also joined the newly created (ChargeX) National Charging Experience Consortium where they will focus on strengthening the national charging infrastructure and improving EV ownership experience. EA has stated that as e-mobility accelerates, EA will continue to deliver what the customer needs. The addition of the NACS connector continues this commitment. EA network has 850 charging stations and growing across North America. The 4,000 individual charges as of today in the U.S. and Canada are either 150 kW or 350 kW and will continue to be improved. EA has committed to spending $2 billion dollars in upgrades and new charging stations in 2023. Part of this expansion is the partnership with TravelCenters of America. EA is just the latest in the growing group of auto and charging companies to support the Tesla NACS connector. You can find more information on the other companies here: NACS the North American New Charging Standard? - Automotive Industry - Cheers & Gears (cheersandgears.com) -
Very cool, official Chevrolet Blazer EV production has started in Mexico. First sellable Chevy Blazer EV rolls off the production line (electrek.co)
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Cool, @oldshurst442 should like this. GM Defense Incorporates GM Defense Canada
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@Robert Hall @bobo @loki Thank you for letting me know about the birthdays, for some weird reason I no longer see them on the home page.
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GM Simplifies Energy Management for Ultium Home Customers
G. David Felt posted an article in General Motors
GM Energy has announced today the product details and specifications of their initial suite or Ultium Home offerings. To quote Wade Sheffer, VP of GM Energy: “As GM Energy’s ecosystem of connected products and services continues to expand, we’re excited to provide customers with options for greater energy management beyond the vehicle, our initial Ultium Home offerings represent an opportunity for customers to take greater control over their personal energy independence and resiliency.” Ultium Home Products will be offered through unique bundle options, providing customers with the ability to select a solution that aligns with their energy needs and budget. GM has announced the following three bundles: Ultium Home V2H Bundle This bundle is designed for customers seeking to leverage their compatible GM EVs for V2H functionality. This bundle includes the following products: GM’s PowerShift Charger Enables V2H bidirectional charging with a compatible GM EV, when paired with Ultium Home V2H Enablement Kit Up to 19.2 kW AC charge speed Ultium Home V2H Enablement Kit Includes an inverter, home hub and dark start battery 9.6 kW of discharge power Safely disconnects the home from the grid Ultium Home Energy System This bundle is designed for customers seeking to leverage their compatible GM EV for V2H functionality and stationary storage. This bundle includes the following products: GM’s PowerShift Charger Ultium Home V2H Enablement Kit GM’s PowerBank Ultium Home’s PowerBank stationary storage unit can connect to the Ultium Home V2H Enablement Kit to extend backup capability and store solar or grid energy Available in 5 kW/10.6 kWh and 7 kW/17.7 kWh variants Ultium Home Energy Storage Bundle This bundle is designed for customers seeking to integrate stationary storage into their home, without the need for an EV. This bundle includes the following products: GM’s PowerBank Inverter and home hub In addition to the suite of Ultium Home products, GM is also offering Solar integration for those customers seeking to integrate solar energy into their Ultium home. SunPower is GM Energy's exclusive solar provider and preferred EV charger installer. Each Ultium Home product is connected to the GM Energy Cloud, a software platform which enables customers to seamlessly manage the transfer of energy between applicable and connected GM energy assets. GM Energy has stated that the MSRP and timeline for delivery of each Ultium Home bundle will vary. Customers interested in getting further information about GM Energy ecosystem and services that cover Ultium Home, Ultium Commercial and Ultium Charge 360 should visit GM Energy: An Electric Ecosystem, Reimagined -
Good read on the differences of EV versus ICE for maintenance. Key Differences Between Gas and Electric Car Maintenance (businessinsider.com)
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I wonder if anyone will offer charge port change services for those that have CCS and want an NACS port instead. ?
