G. David Felt

Awesome EV Conversion of an old truck. Cool save of an old car with conversion to the future.

Have you actually sat in the back of a Bolt? there is more room than you realize and my leg was inside. Tight but not impossible for me to sit in for short trips.

Yes you just keep on denning the future and enjoy living in the past. Please post a picture of you in a Bolt and your kids in back showing leg room, head room, etc. I actually was able to get in and still sit in the back as there is more room than your stating. Yes not roomy like my Escalade, but it is not as bad as you think. Tesla interior room is worse than the Chevy bolt. Once the front seat is set for us tall guys, you have maybe 3 inches of leg room between the bottom cushion and the back of the front seat making it impossible except for a baby seat for anything to be behind the front passenger. On top of this due to the crazy stupid rake of the front windshield much like the stupid rake on Mazda's CUVs, most people hit their head getting into a tesla, at least I did not have this problem getting into the Bolt. Far more roomy than Tesla and at least for a subcompact which I cannot fit into in the ICE world, I can in the EV world.

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Yes it is a stock trade but as the story also points out, was there favoritism give by the head of the USPS to Oshkosh when other companies were expected to win the contract and a focus is on what is seen as a 30 year continuation of fossil fuels at a time that EVs make more sense for the last mile delivery over ice. Here is what Reuters had on the bill to support changing over the government to EVs. U.S. lawmakers propose giving USPS $6 billion for electric delivery vehicles | Reuters This one just includes a little more info about the unusual stock trading that went on just before the announcement. U.S. lawmakers propose giving USPS $6 billion for electric delivery vehicles | Reuters Either way, clearly the contract is going to be looked at, stock trades will be looked at and changes could be happening.

Game is a foot as Oshkosh is now to be investigated due to a day before the USPS announcement, a $54.2 million purchase of Oshkosh stock was purchased after hours. This is more than an average daily transaction of their stock. On top of this, a bill has been introduced to fund a $6 billion dollar purchase of clean energy EV auto's for the USPS and 75% must be pure EV rather than the 10% stated in the Oshkosh contract. Clearly Workhorse which is who was expected to win the contract is not out yet as legal / political maneuvering moves forward. Charged EVs | Is Workhorse still in the game? Lawmakers investigate Oshkosh trades, introduce bill to fund US Postal Service electrification - Charged EVs

Breaking News Kia releases first teaser image of their all new EV6 300 mile CUV due late 2021. This is their first on the all new E-GMP electric platform. This is the first of the planned 7 dedicated EV models replacing ICE models by 2027. Kia EV6 electric car: Teaser photos for 300-mile EV due by late 2021 (greencarreports.com) Hyundai has finally released the Tucson Hybrid and plug-in hybrid info for the AWD auto that will compete against the RAV4 and CR-V later this year. Basic AWD standard model will start at $30,235 and the top of the line will start at $38,535. Range is stated to be about 485 miles on a tank of fuel for these hybrids competing on MPG with the Toyota and Honda CUVs. 2022 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid pricing parallels RAV4 and CR-V (greencarreports.com)

Thanks as when I did a quick look I only saw the mentioned bed. I see if I had gone into the configuration you have two options, the 5'2" or 6'2" bed.

Here are the two pictures I had taken by the folks working the booth at the autoshow of me in the Bolt. First is the front set for me. Second is me in the back seat with the front seat set for me. Third is how it looks of me looking down at the steering wheel. No Bullshit, I do fit in the Chevrolet Bolt.

Crazy, nice guy, but wow, so the cops cannot catch up to the truck. I think they need hellcats!

Lucky for me, Washington state requires burn tagging of wood source and chemicals. The pallets began as trees in Washington, cut down, sent to Korea, created into pallets that were used to ship stainless steel back to this company. Over all for a couple tables, should be good as I will sand it all down after creating them. Will update you all with some pictures once I get going on the project.

Wood Prices are crazy and as such, my wife spotted these 5 pallets of which 4 of them were 4x6 based, 12ft long and one is a 8ft pallet. Will use this to build her a couple of tables for the backyard.

Did any Chinese BEV exist before 2015? ? Nope we know they did not.

At 6'6" tall I can have the front seat set for me and still get in the back fine. Yes I would not want to do it for long trips, but big people can fit in the bolt compared to so many other sub compacts that they cannot fit in. Did you press the Sport Button? That takes a full second off the 0 to 60 time and makes all launches from a stop fun. I honestly did not have the bogging feeling on the regen. I wonder if his needs to be reset as for me it was a smooth but fast slow down or in lowest setting a much more traditional long brake to a stop. I found the highest regen setting was very much like Tesla regen, noticeable and quick to a stop to maximize power recovery. Medium setting was noticeable that regen was on but longer in coming to a stop. For the wife and I the lowest regen setting was like how a normal person brakes to us.

They market has only voted about the current options, they never had a small bed in a full size truck like 4.5. The closest we have had is the history of the Chevrolet Avalanche and the Escalade EXT which is a 5'3" bed. We also have never had an EV option, so it will be interesting to see how Rivian does as well as Hummer. Currently Hummer is sold out through 2024, Rivian is sold out through2023, so we are in interesting times. Chevrolet Avalanche Cadillac Escalade EXT Auto Trader for a 300 mile radius for Chevrolet and GMC 1/2 ton pickups had the following available. 880in the 70-79" size for bed.

Yes, this proves that the bulk of truck buyers are not buying the mid or full length beds. I stand by believing that most truck buyers will be fine with a short bed of 4 1/2 ft or 5ft beds.

Totally agree the south of france or pretty much any place outside the cities around vineyards is amazing.

Nude guy really messed up the commute on that day. It was freak'in funny and angry trying to get to work for people.

Personal choice, but Extremely smelly, would rather have the fresh air smell and very toxic over a traditional gas motor. Personal opinion and your welcome to have the Diesel. Diesel contains arsenic, benzene, formaldehyde and nickel. As both my wife and I being cancer survivors, I think there is just so many better options over diesel. Diesel Exhaust and Cancer Diesel Engines & Public Health | Union of Concerned Scientists (ucsusa.org) I just care about my friends and loved ones that I would not want to expose them to the following: Lung cancer Birth defects Asthma Heart Disease Premature deaths Emphysema Allergies Diesel exhaust, specifically the nitrogen oxides damages lung tissue, lower the body's resistance to fight infections on top of a wide variety of lung diseases and is a common major component of Smog. Health Effects of Diesel Exhaust | OEHHA (ca.gov) Oil Causes Serious Health Problems - Hesperian Health Guides Diesel Emission Health and Environmental Effects (maryland.gov) Microsoft Word - diesel.health.concerns.doc (state.nj.us) NJ DEP - Diesel Idling Information on www.StopTheSoot.org As one who has graduated from medical school and studied the effects more recently due to my own cancer scare 7 years ago, I care enough to accept that we need to change and stop using tech that can hurt humanity. One must say, if we gave up on coal much earlier, would the biggest coal supporter who died in 2019 of black lung still be here today? Diesel is the same thing, yes we need it for specific jobs in the commercial sector till better replacements are available, but could we not do with a healthier better option?

Love this Hellcat, pulling a hellcat.

Just wanna go for a ride on the open road in this. Course I would not have put in the smelly diesel motor.

Circle of life

I disagree, when I worked for Microsoft, I had to spend a few times a year in France. Stinky city, stinky people, who the heck only baths once or twice a week. Food is Meh. Far more interesting places to go than Paris. London, been there a few times, would rather spend time with my coworkers in Cork Ireland at a decent pub than in downtown london. Pubs were ok there, but way too much fried food for my liking. Reminds me of my favorite movie series, Aliens and all things related to Aliens, predator, etc. @A Horse With No Name In the tech world, I remember from my early days, "What would the Orange book say to do?" Yet so many assumptions then are so wrong today!

Totally disagree with you as Ford has sold plenty of short bed auto's and now your all just ballooning up your chest to pound and say look I am a man, I need full size bed, you jane, me tarzan and now we just went backward in time. Majority of truck buyers are not on farms, not having their own business and even for engineers who buy it are not buying an 8ft bed. 6ft is most common and even then I have heard plenty of complaints about how long it is to park. Your all as auto enthusiast over blowing a 4 1/2 ft for RIvian and 5ft for Humer bed. In fact the only one here I would expect to have a full 8ft bed is @balthazar as it is his life blood line as his job. His lovely decks, ramps, etc. that he has made proves the need for a full size bed, the rest of you I doubt you would really need it or could even justify it except once or twice a year. In fact I think @ocnblu is the only one who has owned a truck off and on between all the auto's he buys for himself. Yet I have never seen a picture of him hauling anything as the mid size truck is not full size. Chevrolet Colorado in all configurations is a 6'2" long bed except CrewCab where it only comes in 5'2" long bed and it seems to please plenty of buyers. @ykX @ccap41 I do not see any pictures nor do I remember you having owned a full size pickup. So if you have not and do not own a truck, then how can you say full size 8ft bed or anything longer is needed?