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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    I cut that time in Half as I truly think Batteries are hitting on Moores Law and we already have amazing tech now, just look at EGO electric devices for the yard. https://egopowerplus.com/ EGO Mower, Blower and weed wacker are just awesome. I own them all and I love the AI monitoring of the battery to extend the Lio Life. I think this is what all EV auto's will do. FYI, worked for a year and half in Princeton. Like Oregon the only two places left where they consider auto owners too stupid to pump their own gas. I found way to many idiots working the pumps with splashing gas on my auto to smacking it with the pump and scratching. Prefer to pump myself and be responsible for my own actions in that regards. Glad you love not having to pump gas.
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    @ccap41 Yes not knowing the local area, I compared it to the online average gas price for the area but I understand locally you can find cheaper gas. So I know every state is different but it is worth looking into and finding out if you get any type of sales tax exemption for buying an EV over ICE. Here in Washington State you pay no sales tax on an EV auto. The Local power company will put in a 220V level 2 charger, the fastest allowed at any residential home in the US for only the installation cost and they will make it a simple 12 month interest free payment plan. I would expect you to get the full $7,500 write off as GM has not hit the point yet where they have to start reducing the federal tax credit yet. Here is the current list of all federal rebates for EV's and Hybrids: http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/taxevb.shtml Here is the site where you can click on a state and it shows you the available incentives for Hybrid and EV auto's: http://www.ncsl.org/research/energy/state-electric-vehicle-incentives-state-chart.aspx Very Cool all residents of IL are allowed to apply for and finance all PEV auto's at .5% 60 month loan. Other info there too.
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    Yet saving you trips to the local gas station and the ease of coming home, plugging in and enjoying your evening, then unplug in the morning, this is a change in habit from ICE auto's but also a nice change of not having to run out to fill up when you realize your day tomorrow just got longer in driving around due to some needed appointments or errands to do. In regards to the tax thing, the prices I quote is off their web sites that says it includes local and state taxes. Same here in Washington, the figure quoted per kWh is with all taxes. If you are seeing that big of a jump from 6 to 10 or more cents per kWh then you are over taxed and that is crazy. I will admit, I have seen some crazy stupid kWh rates on the east coast. Big difference is when you compare the bolt cost to a compact CUV and the savings get even bigger. Convenience of not having to run out, touch dirty pump handles and stand in the cold compared to coming home plugging in and enjoying your evening is a big win for me and the wife.
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    OK, based on your zip code and I see you can choose who your power supplier is, here is the info I found and the costs of your ICE versus a Chevy Bolt. ELECTRIC Rates for the Top 3 providers: Constellation rate average 5.39 cents per kWh Public Power rate average 5.95 cents per kWh Direct Energy rate average 6 cents per kWh Based on 24 month contract for an average of 5.78 cents per kWh across the 3 companies. Gas price for Regular average cost per gallon - $2.64 Figure 12,000 miles a year 2016 Ford Focus Hatch rated at 26 city 36 highway EPA average of 30 mpg 12,000 / 30 = 400 gallons of gas a year or a cost of $1,056 Monthly cost of $88.00 for gas Chevy Bolt 238 mile 60 kWh battery pack. 12,000 / 238 = 50.42 charges of the battery pack 60 * .0578 = $3.468 per battery pack charge at home. Monthly cost for 1000 miles = $14.57 Yearly cost for 12,000 miles = $174.86 Course if I went with the Cheapest only rather than an average, then you are looking at the following: 60 * .0539 = $3.23 per battery pack charge. Monthly Cost = $13.57 Yearly Cost = $162.86
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    Very cool info, nice job on the writeup, learned some new stuff. Families who like their mini vans should love this.
  6. G. David Felt
    Jeep Patriot Trail Rated are awesome, for a FWD bias system that has a 4wd flick of a switch system, it was bullet proof for the 80K miles my sone owned his before trading it in on his jeep GC. Totally agree with Drew on his input for CPO auto's.
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    So estimated Miles per month driven?
  8. G. David Felt
    Very True and I expect as the industry moves forward into EV's that there is some partial merges if not outright buy outs by those tech companies with the deep wallets.
  9. G. David Felt
    Agree, I am curious if this is from the bots crawling or what?
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    They should have had HUD from the Start when deciding to go with an all touch center low mounted single screen. Just safety stupid!
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    @ccap41 If you would, I would love to know your zip code and current auto your driving. I can then look at the average cost of gas and the average cost of a kWh of Electricity and post the comparison of you driving your car a month to an EV. It would be interesting to see plugging in at home with no more trips to the gas station versus your current routine. I know for me, the Trailblazer SS AWD goes through $400 a month in Gas for 1200 miles driven a month. The Chevy Bolt would cost just under $30 a month. So the change not only covers the cost of the auto especially with some of the deals going on but I save big time.
  12. G. David Felt
    I understand your Personal reason. Yet you could Choose if you wanted to change your habits if one wanted to embrace an EV. Then at the same time lead the complaints to your local representatives about investing in the charging infrastructure to get more. The west coast did this years ago and now we have a growing and well established network. Personal Choice I get, change is harder for some than others. It is a choice.
  13. G. David Felt
    True, I understand that, course that is also the cool thing as I bet at your track near you, they probably do have some 220 or 440 outlets so you could get a charge cord with the proper twist lock and just plug in.
  14. G. David Felt
    Apple sure does,
  15. G. David Felt
    We Seriously need a Sarcasm Emoji. @Drew Dowdell Quesstion for you, any chance like Slack that this forum software is able to allow us to upload custom emoji's that the Admins can review and approve? Would be cool to expand our Emoji Selection. Would love the Party Parrot group of Emoji's
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    Which one, Allstate or Saturn? Both seem to be squeaky!
  17. G. David Felt
    WOW, sorry to have caused you issues. Yea, I am not expecting and DO NOT WANT anyone to post pics. Just the discussion of Hef's Death and how he impacted generations of men and woman. Thanks Drew!
  18. G. David Felt
    Makes one wonder if Tesla is thinking of an App for your iPhone or Android Phone so you can control your Tesla 3 in the event that your main screen fails. Just tape your phone to the dash as your replacement.
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    Exit plans and financial goals need to be in any company plan for everyone. Best of luck Drew!
  20. G. David Felt
    R.I.P. Hugh Hefner 91 Playboy Founder Plenty of news, so sad but Hefner is dead. Guy started the main stream of porn, boys fantasy and the Bunny clubs. He has in one way or another touched so many people with his image of life and woman and how it spun off the start of Playgirl. May he rest in peace! So did Playboy have any affect on your life growing up? First place I fell in love with Asian Woman. Thanks Hef! Sound Off, Did Playboy have any affect on you growing up?
  21. G. David Felt
    DFelt = G. David Felt, Yup I go by David. Like Drew, I come from a line of Military men, generations of Marines who all on getting out, got college educated and started their own businesses. I have done 1 CNG business on my own and sold it to a much bigger company. Been involved in a total of 7 startups and now work for the worlds largest tech company. DELL EMC I have things in the works as I figure I will be back into my own business again or possibly with a few partners. Two areas I am looking into are the two passions of mine, EV's and AI. Like Balthazar said, @oldshurst442 Tell us about your business as I LOVE FOOD! Foodie am I
  22. G. David Felt
    I totally agree with you about the Coddle part. So much so, I decided to see if OcnBlu Coddled showed up in a search. Too funny of the results.
  23. G. David Felt
    You could blaze a trail and check and see if your local power company has any rebates for installing a home 220v Charging system. Washington rebates the cost of the unit, you just have to pay installation. So pretty good deal. Plus adds value to the home as it then becomes EV ready.
  24. G. David Felt
    I actually posted in the Tesla forum that I feel the Tesla 3 is going to be a very dangerous auto to drive. In the day of distracted driving where one needs to keep their eyes on the road, the lack of HUD and having everything down and to the right where you have to take your eyes off the road will make it an accident waiting to happen. Course, people attacked me and I have since found my account is disabled and my comment gone. So much for intellectual discussion about concerns with the Tesla 3. Considering that much of the auto is controlled through that single touch screen, one does have to wonder just how reliable that auto will be. It is going to be an interesting rest of the year as they roll out the Tesla 3 and we see how people respond to the interface. I wonder how soon before one is totalled?
  25. G. David Felt
    H'mmmm Are we having a Man-O-Pause Moment in this thread?
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