Everything posted by G. David Felt
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GM News: Barra Confirms GM is Working On EV Pickup
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Tesla Seeks To Raise More Cash
Not being a financial wizard at long term planning of a major company. At the rate of sales to costs to R&D, I wonder what the analytics would say is the year of profitability now? ? 2020, 2025, 2030, 2035????????? I bet Rivian has a better idea than Tesla, but I do wonder how long before someone buys them up.
- Google Maps Now Shows EV Charger Availability
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Cadillac News: Cadillac Drops 2.0T from CT6 In the US
I think @smk4565 Wants a luxury Hummer rebadged as a Cadillac so he has something real to complain about to offset the terrible G-Wagon.
- Ducati is joining the Future with Electric Bikes
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April (Fools) Carspotting - cars and/or fools
I honestly cannot remember the last time I saw a G8 or GTO, but then cars are not very popular here compared to trucks, SUV and CUVs.
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Random Thoughts Thread
Bought the movie, have not had a chance to watch it yet.
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Computer and hardware purchase question - help
My Note 8 does not have that option anymore for removable, but then I have not ever had a freeze issue on it either so no need to do that and I now make a habit of rebooting it once a week to have it boot up clean.
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Cadillac News: Cadillac Expands Big in China
I already thought that Most of the S-Class sold in China were 4 bangers with some 6 and a few rare 8 banger motors.
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Random Thoughts Thread
- Mitsubishi News: What Mitsubishi Dealers Want
- First Impressions: 2020 Cadillac CT5: Comments
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First Impressions: 2020 Cadillac CT5: Comments
I am really interested in the new Nav system and how it responds, review comparisons to the German and Asians. Should be interesting along with the thoughts on the interior room and material quality. They should have made the CT5 a true 4 door sedan and then shocked everyone by showing off a true coupe like this. Or at least if not using that cool name called it an Eldorado.
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Cadillac News: Cadillac Expands Big in China
Excellent growth, hopefully a signs of better things to come for Cadillac in the US with more often refreshes and newer product sooner.
- First Impressions: 2020 Cadillac CT5: Comments
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Nissan News: Nissan Sentra Previewed in the Nissan Sylphy
Nice
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Ford Invests $500M in Rivian to Gain Platform Access
That was a cool tow too for the 155,000 dry weight of the Endeavor by the Tundra.
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Tesla Posts $722M First Quarter Loss
Pretty much to be expected with the work on the Model Y. I think the big question is this time next year with a full year of Model 3 production and the start of Model Y if they can sustain profitability or not. That will be the key to longer term success and survival as an independent company.
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Ford Invests $500M in Rivian to Gain Platform Access
Agreed, considering that Tesla has shown not only their Semi Concept, but a real Tesla X pulling a Boeing plane that is 265,000 pounds of weight, Electric as a HD model would do wonders for Construction sites in the inner city where quiet is appreciated early in the morning when they start work.
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First Impressions: 2020 Cadillac CT5: Comments
So that is a dealer access order guide then only? I have never seen anything like this before, guess for rating of EPA, they list it CUV, but public knows better as a hatchback? ?♂️ I have to say that Cadillac has nailed the LOVELY Burgundy Wine Color on the CT5. This really makes it attractive.
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Ford Invests $500M in Rivian to Gain Platform Access
Must be that high maintenance ICE auto you drive since electrics do not chirp!
- Google Maps Now Shows EV Charger Availability
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Google Maps Now Shows EV Charger Availability
Hate Bernie, old guy needs to retire and stop his socialist craziness. Yes free is never free, but a cost some place else. Probably higher rent to the tenants at the mall, ending up higher prices to the consumer. Yet, people see free and in their short sightedness, the free charger especially if they live in an apartment is a good thing. Plus they are at the mall and might buy something. Winner Winner Winier dinner!
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First Impressions: 2020 Cadillac CT5: Comments
As I have published earlier in the alternative fuel channel, Toshiba goes into production with their solid state batteries this spring, Mitsubishi and Nissan are the first auto companies that are going to use them in their EVs. Two battery pack options, 198 mile pack that charges fully in 6 min and 396 mile pack that charges in 12 min. Toshiba is leading the charge here and then there is Samsung who as @Drew Dowdell suggested has stated they will have solid state batteries out later this year but no product mentioned. I suspect in the Note 10, Samsung has also been totally quiet about the battery that is in the Samsung Fold but many think it is a solid state battery. Benefits of solid state batteries is half the size of traditional Lithium Ion batteries with 4 times more charge. So making phones liter makes sense, but for a phone like the note, I can also see much longer charge times. Since the time I have posted my original story about the Scib batteries, toshiba has both hybrid lithium ion and solid state going into production this year. This was the update I posted about the drop of cobalt from them last year. Since then Samsung has made announcements, Dyson, and many others. 2019 / 2020 seems to be the year we start seeing Solid state batteries just as EVs start being rolled out.
- Google Maps Now Shows EV Charger Availability