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G. David Felt

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  1. I take this SUV over a van any day. Better handling and more versatile to me than a van.
  2. This is what should be done to the stupid judges. If others can dodge the bullet with a bankruptcy, then GM should be able to also. Are they going to go back and allow all the other companies who have declared Bankruptcy to have to deal with their mistakes of the past? I think GM needs to appeal this as this just reeks of stupid idiot liberal extreme and he probably drives a non american brand and loves consumer reports crap. If this is allowed to stand then I should be able to sue for money Apple who built and sold me my elisa and then dropped support less than 6 months later and came out with the stupid mac crap. I was stuck with a boat anchor with no support or software use all due to the idiot jobs. So where is my money then?
  3. Nope, Dead on Arrival!, Kill off the Diesel auto's, focus on Hybrid and the use of alternative fuels that are cleaner. I would focus on Petro, Hybrid plug-in and pure EV. Hydrogen just does not make sense as it take way more energy to produce the fuel. Clarification on the Diesel, if you already have it and it can pass the upcoming emissions then keep it going till you have to truly invest major dollars, otherwise drop it. Reality is a 10-15 year death for diesel as Europe adopts strict emissions and more and more places stop selling it and supporting it, this will give it time to wind down. If you have to do it new like what I get out of this story, then it makes no sense to build it.
  4. Very cool Drew!
  5. University of Waterloo in Canada working with BASF have found a way to stabilize Lithium Sulfur batteries. These batteries are known to carry 75% denser energy storage in a traditional LiS cell compared to a LiO cell. This would reduce greatly the size of a battery pack needed. Example is the current LiO battery pack in the upcoming Bolt is 225 mile range based on current info. If you can add 75% more range to this battery pack you have a 393.75 mile range on the battery pack and I think most would agree that it would be more than enough for most uses even day time road trips. Just think if this Chevy Spark battery pack which is 85 mile range had a 75% increase in power density with no change in size, that becomes a 148.75 mile battery pack which is still way better than the current version. https://chargedevs.com/newswire/researchers-announce-significant-improvement-in-li-s-battery-performance-and-cycle-life/ Interesting points of acknowledgement in the links is: "The lithium–sulfur battery is receiving intense interest because its theoretical energy density exceeds that of lithium-ion batteries at much lower cost,"
  6. Marilyn was over rated in my book, but my dad loved her. I did like Catherine as she was hot in her daisy dukes. Way more hot woman than I can remember from the 70's and 80's.
  7. Very cool, Yes swinging hardware can be just as solid a workout as the gym. Way to go Drew.
  8. This makes total sense and with some places being destroyed by acid rain from all the diesel and other polluting auto's and companies, it would make sense to have your ubber luxury ride be pure EV.
  9. Intersting, should garner more than a few sales initially. I like the more subdued look and subtle sporty body kit. I am underwhelmed by the pathetic motor.
  10. Very cool, look forward to seeing the pictures at home since work blocks them.
  11. I see no reason not to use the BOLT battery pack with the generator system of the VOLT and put this into a mid size CUV and have that 200 mile range with generator.
  12. Welcome back GMTruckGuy74, we missed you around here. Yes I totally agree that this has been a great following. Looking forward to the next chance after a replacement coil to hear if it fires up.
  13. Given the area, I'm surprised they were going the right direction. I have never lived in an area with so many wrong way driver accidents. Lots of bad drivers in Az. The heat bakes their brains. Yea, that is very common in the south. So common they have a yummy recipe. Baked Brains For those that want to unbake their brains, they have a 10 ways to unbake your brain! Brains Unbaked! For those wanting food based Unbaked Brains! Unbaked Brain Food!
  14. Me think this is the death of TDI in the US. I bet they move forward going hybrid and all ev as they focus to get their dealerships selling again.
  15. Very nice write up that was informative and helped me out in understanding the updated auto. Shame they still have some hard plastics and that head room is a bust due to the stupid Coupe design. Over all, excited to see the improvements and that the volt continues on and is not killed off.
  16. Very cool, glad you had such an Uber Excellent Experience!
  17. What's SJW? Social Justice Warrior. Yes the socialist idiots that feel we have to make sure everyone has the same thing as everyone else. After all we gotta make sure the peeps that work hard are supporting the lazy ones sitting around getting stoned all day. Yea, just push the SJW off a cliff and let them deal with the after affect.
  18. Cool to see that the body-on-frame will still be there with a solid axle underneath. I understand the need to reduce weight and improve MPG, but I do wonder how fast the aluminum body will get ripped apart. Steel is are better when you are off road. Should be an interesting ride.
  19. How is that rear door latch working?
  20. Q2 numbers are out. Q1 Model S sales : 12,851. Q2 Model S sales : 12,420. Q1 Model X : 204 Q2 Model X : 2400. That's a to-date half-year sales total of 27,875. Adjusted sales pace for 2016 : 55,750. Musk stated he wanted to sell 90,000 in 2016. Not seeing the exponential 'sales growth' so far. Nope EV is for long term thinkers and long term owners of auto's, with cheap gas many people who only see an auto as a 2-3 year ownership before trading it in on the newest thing is going to hurt EV sales.
  21. Based on all the proof of just how fast electric is and the increase in MPG for the right combo of Hybrid, I can see the V8 being gone from the majority of auto's by 2020-2022. I also think Diesel will only survive in select markets and select types of auto's such as trucks/vans here in the US and select trucks/vans/cars in europe. I see most of Asia going away from Diesel and hybrid / electric in everything but commercial trucks. Days are numbered on diesel I believe.
  22. I think someone needs to change their old Granny pantys, your becoming very sassy in your old age! *you're
  23. Ya know... I'm kind of surprised nobody other than Tesla's X has tried to be the first to an electric CUV. Even if it was just a small Trax/HR-V/CX-3 or something. Just to say they have the only/first(pre Tesla's X) EV SUV. Totally agree, I think GM was right on with the VOLT, but they also should have done a VOLT-C and use the Trax or Equinox and put the power train into one of those to offer a plug-in Hybrid. Bolt will be a hit and I suspect many will really like it once they get to test drive it. I hope GM does it right by having driving clinics to get people into the BOLT and test drive it.
  24. I bet it all has to do with which states test emissions to begin with. My local city doesn't test and most of the suburban around me doesn't either but MO does. I would assume Chicago's Cook county would test but I'm not sure. I would assume states that don't test at all would get waaaaay less than states super strict like Cali. Washington and Oregon back in the 90's adopted CA emission laws and yearly testing. So I expect a decent payout to these two states.
  25. Yup, he made his billions off paypal and now is doing what he wants regardless of what others think. Very cool.
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