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G. David Felt

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  1. If so, then you found the only redeeming point of Socialism. Consistent math for all.
  2. ? When will America just drop the stupid Standard measurement and join the rest of the world on superior Metric.
  3. It does seem weird to see the Luxury is the bottom level, then premium luxury and the top level is Sport and yet with sport you have Leather seats like Premium luxury and you get Leatherette trim which makes no sense to me. I would think Sport would be bottom, then luxury and top would be Premium luxury. I like the CUV, but am a bit confused by the packaging of the trim levels.
  4. Maybe it is not in American Standard but in German metric. could be looking at a difference then.
  5. This is one very sweet F100 pickup. Love it! http://www.thedrive.com/video/21753/classic-car-studios-1953-ford-f100-restomod-driven-the-fancy-muscle-truck-grandpa-never-had Check out this sexy Green pickup truck brought back to a awesome modern spin.
  6. Bosch newest Powertrain member - eAxle https://www.bosch-mobility-solutions.com/en/products-and-services/passenger-cars-and-light-commercial-vehicles/powertrain-systems/electric-drive/eaxle/ Bosch has introduced their newest powertrain system available in performance from 50 to 300 kW power output or for the Americans, that is equal to 40 to 402 HP. Bosch full details of their electric drive components can be found here: https://www.bosch-mobility-solutions.com/en/products-and-services/passenger-cars-and-light-commercial-vehicles/powertrain-systems/electric-drive/ Bosch makes the following components available today: eAxle - The main powertrain for any auto. iBooster - Vacuum-independent, electromechanical brake booster for improved performance on EV auto's. Vehicle Control Unit - This is a PDC or the powertrain domain controller as the central E?E architecture element for all powertrain topologies. ESP hev - Regenerative braking system for hybrid and electric vehicles. Pedal-travel sensor - sensor series for electronic brake pedals Bosch also makes a wide variety of power electronics and separate motor-generators for other applications. The EV powertrain of the future is coming fast and options are going to be great.
  7. Elaphe - Newest In-Wheel EV motors with Torque Vectoring Elaphe Website This Slovenian company has clearly stepped up to compete against Protean, the only other in-wheel EV motor company to date. Both have manufacturing in China and are aggressively going after OEM, but where they go divergent paths is that Elaphe is also feeling that their product can and should be used in older auto's where people want to replace the ICE powertrain with something new and better. Elaphe makes 7 different motors for a wide variety of applications, from cars to trucks / suvs, commercial trucks and marine applications. These motors go from 29 kW or 39 HP with 400 Nm or 295 ft-lbs of torque to 110 kW or 147 HP with 1500 Nm or 1,106 ft-lbs of Torque per motor. Using their designated SUV motor would give you in AWD mode 588 HP with 4,424 lb-ft of torque. Diesel torque with supercar performance in an amazing package. They even offer a in-wheel solution for motorcycles that is 20kW or 27 HP with 225 Nm or 166 ft-lbs of torque, giving a motorcycle 54 HP with 332 lb-ft of torque. Here is the founders own words on why they are building a superior motor system.
  8. Bummer for the delay, but no big deal, it will still come out and this fall we should see a nice bump in EV auto options. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Wish Cadillac would get their act together. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
  9. Do you even need to ask?
  10. I just hope the XT4 is quiet when riding inside. I feel that cadillac has given up the quietness of the luxury area. Buick Envision is quieter than the XT5 I recently just had.
  11. At least it is still a Sedan.
  12. Very cool tech including the 2 second reconfigurable wheel to track and back.
  13. It was your evil Twin that posted it then. I agree that the pricing is very enticing for the XT4 lease.
  14. Seems Toyota has come out with a new Century Luxury Sedan for Chauffeur based driving. The first came out in 1967 to be the ultimate conveyance for the Emperor of Japan, the Imperial house and politicians. The newest version is now 210 inches overall with a 121.6 wheel base. Packed with modern tech and now will use the Lexus LS 600H 5L V8 replacing the very old V12. https://www.autoblog.com/2018/06/23/toyota-century-hybrid-v8-luxury-sedan/#slide-7361448
  15. So True, if @ocnblu was Amish.
  16. Welcome to a NEW DAY, No Safe Space, No Recovery, No Meditation, It is a NEW DAY Boys n Girls!
  17. ICE is far more complex, higher cost of maintenance and prone to break down more than EV auto's. You sure show a horse with blinders approach to how you see the auto industry. But then you just might be the type to like a whipping.
  18. Seems Thor Trucks will beat Tesla as they start manufacturing of their inner city delivery trucks this summer.
  19. Cadillac is taking PreOrders on the XT4 Luxury Edition and offering a nice Lease deal. $309 dollars a month.
  20. Both auto's need to lose the stupid Valance that eats up ground clearance and approach angle.
  21. This is so stupid and proves how ignorant Potus 45 is when it comes to the world economy. Sadly, this could hurt Ford more than GM as the negative news will hurt sales of US products and right now I believe Ford outsells GM in Europe. China is another mess all together. So sad that we have such ignorance in DC today.
  22. If we wanted too, we could so cut off OPEC and then move forward with better ways of getting around. https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=727&t=6 Per our own gove, we produce almost all we need now, yet the oil companies love to import the oil, refine it to finished products and export it to Europe or the Asian rim.
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