G. David Felt
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While that is a super long time if you're traveling and stop at a hotel at night and sleep for 8hrs, wake up, eat and leave in another hour... 9-10hrs of charge isn't all that bad. Plus, it isn't like you got there at 0%. I assume that would be a good 10% to 85% charge? I'm just thinking of the mid-travel type of situation because other than that 700 miles of range will cover anything else. I look at it like this, so if I was only going to be able to sleep 8hrs and then have to leave, I would on that 110 plug in gotten 60% back in charg into the battery pack. From Edmonds Washington to Redding California is 610 miles for me. So this is the mid point in my trip to the LA area to visit family. I have my favorite hotel there and they include a breakfast buffet. So for me it really would be more like 10hrs or so of charging. Then I have a 568 mile drive to my aunts house. So having the dual battery packs on my suburban would allow me to charge and still make a decent two day drive. Plus that is not including that when I pull into a rest stop on I5 or stop for food that I would not plug in my suburban to charge. So I do not see it as a big deal, just need to plan for where I stop and plug in.
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We'll Lucky for me being on the west coast pretty easy to find a fast charger 220 or a DC 440 fast charger, so would not take long. But if I did have to do it on a 110 outlet, then yes you are looking at 14hrs.
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Don Garlits made it even faster. DON GARLITS 7.25@184mph SR-37 electric dragster
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WOW learning something every day here at C&G. NEDRA - National Electric Drag Racing Association There is some sweet rides drag racing and some freakin funny ones also. http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=electric+drag+racing&qpvt=Electric+Drag+Racing&FORM=VDRE http://www.spike.com/video-clips/5izp10/electric-car-drag-race World's Fastest Electric Dragster 7.596 at 159.85 MPH
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Fear mongering in this thread made it into a range anxiety thing...even a reliability thing...FAP TURBO has got the right idea... But..when humanity has no knowledge of something, humanity fears it, ridicules it and is biased against it. And yes SMK...when people are pressed for time, and in today's society, it seems that they are always pressed for time...people hardly drive long distances anymore, the take the airplane... And if they must drive for whatever reason, people actually rent cars...in other words, people hardly ever use their personal vehicles for long distance traveling anymore...but...it makes for a more interesting thread to whine and complain... This is the latest whine fest at Cheers and Gears....be sure to turn in tomorrow...as these are the days of our lives at Cheers and Gears. That is how the world turns, at Cheers and Gears. So you're saying I should spend something like a minimum of $80k on a Model S, but if I want to go on a road trip of any distance, I should spend more money to rent a gas powered car SO I CAN TRAVEL AT MY OWN WHIM? Very sound reasoning there. Holds the Tesla up as an $80k toy that has to be put away when shit gets real. No whining here. O get a real auto like a Suburban, convert it to Eletrical and put in the proper battery packs that give you a 600 to 700 mile range. Enjoy your road trip and charge at the hotel that night.
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I hear it can handle that biohazard gas just fine for the Model X. But with the Fear that some have shown here about EVs, I do not think their biohazard filter can handle irrational brain waves.
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^ I agree, Rich can afford it, so why not be the first out there with all bleeding edge tech. Why 4K when they have small 8K screens now and cameras. I also would love the emblem and other touches milled out of a solid billet. Can you imagine the feel of a solid door handle rather than the plastic ones many auto's have. I could enjoy some luxury like that.
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A lot of it comes down to money. Michigan, unfortunately, doesn't have money to go out and fix the roads properly - they tend to patch them with the hope it will last. If I remember correctly, the state has increased the gas tax as a way to increase the amount of money for the roads. Here is the current list from lowest to highest by state of the gas tax. I sorted based on normal petrol second column is diesel. WOW and I thought washington was high on gas tax, nothing compared to others including Michigan.
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You can't be serious man. I know you like certain companies more, but seriously? This is the same kinda attitude many people have against... hell you name it, any American car company no matter how credible their efforts or how lauded their products. I have no vested interest with this car, I would not even consider a single car from this segment of compact RWD sedans/coupes... but I respect them nonetheless. They control the luxury market. They really do. And everyone else is measured against them. I am serious and I also hold this attitude against all the American brands as they have also done the bland thing more than once. Only in the last few years have some makers finally changed to design language that differentiates themselves from the pack. BMW, MB, Toyota and Honda are the worst offenders of using the same look on everything and pretty much killing it. Toyota wins for having the bland cars under their Toyota label, Bland with an ugly mouth on Lexus and just plain puking ugly in the Prius family. This whole Coupe style on everything is so over done. This is not very inspiring at all. I do agree with SMK and I know others here have voiced the same that the model numbers should also reference the size of the engine. In this regards I think many of the makers from bare bones starter car to ubber luxury needs to reboot their naming so it falls in line with their engine size.
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I am happy to have another American Brand since the GOV sold out Chrysler/Dodge/Ram/Jeep to the idiot Italian auto pukes that cannot run a business to save their life other than rape it for all the money to try and bring back a dead brand. Over all while happy that Tesla exists, sad it has such an UGLY design Language and that they seem to have delivered on only a fraction of what they have promised. Long term excited for the EV market, short term. I pass on Tesla and wait to see and drive a BOLT.
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OK, so City and Highway is higher but the combined does not change for MPG? Interesting package choices required to get this power train. Also, why bother if your only going to do 700 and sit back and monitor the market? Might as well put in a small diesel V6 and get better mileage or at least do a real VOLT power train in the trucks. After all you have plenty of space under the bed for the battery packs.
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Yes, I would take a CT6 Hybrid also. Better yet how about a brand New Escalade ESV Platinum with a Hybrid system.
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I thought it would have been 4WD but I read this, "The full-time 40/60-split all-wheel drive is basically unchanged (a rear-drive model comes later)". Granted that was a Denali review I was reading..but still.. Personally, I think the Tahoe of that generation looks better than the Yukon but if you want a little more luxury to your BOF SUV then get the GMC. Was yours a 5.3 as well? It looks like they offered a handful of engines back then. Yes.. mine was a 5.3L with plenty of power tho. I preferred the Tahoe of the GMT900s except if were talking about the Escalade.. which was my fav, especially in Platinum form. My 94 GMC Suburban SLE that I still own has the 5.3. Awesome engine that can be built up so easily. I also love my Escalade ESV Platinum. If you are going to spend the money, that is the way to go. Still have my 2006 as my wife and I love doing road trips in it.
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Interesting idea, a backup battery pack for your EV auto! Just like cell phone and how some carry a battery pack that can recharge their cell phone. Wonder if you could build a portable pack that would allow your EV to gain enough power to get to an outlet for charging.
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Very cool, glad to see a start rather than nothing and it is very affordable for many people. Doubt the $500 addition to the price would really affect the price of the auto on a month basis that would stop people from buying it.
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So yes there is not as many charging stations but you guys are way off. According to the latest Alternative Fuels Data Center web site that monitors and keeps accurate info on the charging stations the current numbers stand as follows: 12,290 Electric Stations with 30,851 Level 1, 2 & DC Fast Charge Charging outlets. This does not include Tesla's charging network. Washington state 570 Electric Stations with 1,450 Charging outlets and the following breakdown of types of charging connections: 239 Level 1 1101 Level 2 110 DC Fast Chargers Oregon State 409 Electric Stations with 991 Charging outlets and the following breakdown of types of charging connections: 119 Level 1 720 Level 2 153 DC Fast Chargers California State 2990 Electric Stations with 9007 Charging outlets and the following breakdown of types of charging connections: 661 Level 1 7577 Level 2 769 DC Fast Chargers So YES Plenty of opportunities for building out but also plenty for the OEMs to bring pure EVs to market.
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Suburban with a VOLT Powertrain would be great to reduce fuel consumption and still have a great road trip auto. I would love it.
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http://www.autonews.com/article/20160224/OEM05/160229927/tesla-offers-free-towing-for-up-to-500-miles-in-n-a What exactly does that say about the quality of the car? IMO.. it says plenty. This is one way to make people not worry about range so you drive it 200 miles and then get a free tow for the next 500 so you can get your 700 mile trip done in one day.
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Interesting a Jelly Bean that has been squished and so now you see cracked lines down the side. Interesting.
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Very Cool, Not bad at all and this is how I see more auto companies going with a single platform that supports Hybrid and EV. Far better looking than the ugly Honda or Toyota Hybrids. Way better looking than the Toyota Hydrogen auto. Interior is fine, nothing special but reminds me of an entry level auto.
