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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    G. David Felt Alternative Fuels & Propulsion writer www.CheersandGears.com Tucson Fuel Cell Leases Start! Hyundai started today leasing the Tucson Fuel Cell CUV in California. These leases include fuel and maintenance for 36 months. The first one rolled off the lot according to Hyundai this morning. 36 – Month Lease $2,999 due at lease signing $499 a month The Tucson is rated at 265 mile range on a tank full of Hydrogen. It takes 10 minutes to fully fuel the Tucson compared to current EVs that can take from 30 min with a level 3 charger to 14 plus hours on a 110V charging system. California is allowing those with Fuel Cell auto’s to use the HOV lanes. Hyundai for the life of the lease will come to you were ever you are to pick up the auto for maintenance and return it with a full tank and detailed. Hyundai gives the following powertrain information: Powertrain 134HP @ 5000 rpm 221lb feet of torque @ 1000 rpm Proton Exchange Membrane fuel cell with 12.4lb tank capacity at 10,000psi Fuel Cell Power 100kW Electric motor 100kW Battery type Li-Polymer Performance Maximum speed 100mph 0-62 mph 12.5 seconds Single speed Transmission FWD MPG 49 / 51 / 50 = City / Highway / Combined Dimensions Overall Length – 173.6 inches Overall Height – 65.2 inches Overall Width – 71.7 inches Head Room – 39.4 inches front, 39.1 inches rear Safety Features VSM – Vehicle Stability Management ESC – Electronic Stability Control TCS – Traction Control System ABS – Anti-lock Braking System BA – Brake Assist HAC – Hillstart Assist Control SRS – Advanced dual front airbags SRS – Duel front seat-mounted side-impact airbags For more details on how their car works and further questions with answers check out their new web page. https://www.hyundaiusa.com/tucsonfuelcell?cid=sem&k_clickid=61cce0c1-5aac-3209-5a71-0000515618f1
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    Just like the Chevy, Where is the Diesel option?
  3. G. David Felt
    We'll this BITES!, I do not see the Diesel option. What happened to that motor?
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    I love my 94 GMC LTE Suburban, not letting that go any time soon.
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    Interesting, I wonder how they mimic the shift point feel for an 8 speed transmission. That would be interesting to know.
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    Penny for your thoughts.... I give ya a Nickle after all it is the 21st century. Give us your thought and then go buy a nickle gum ball!
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    With only 3 cars ever going below 7 min on the tack and the rest all bunched up by just a few seconds, most people will never know the difference and just say WOW what an awesome ride. Top 100 Track times. http://nurburgringlaptimes.com/lap-times/lap-times-top-100/ #1 Radical SR*LM 6:48 Model yr 2009 #4 Nissan GT-R Nismo 7:08.68 Model yr 2015 #12 Corvette ZR1 7:19.63 Model yr 2012 #100 Bugattii EB 110 SS 8:01 Model yr 1995 Truly amazing times.
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    Just wait till Hennessey gets his hands on this corvette. I wonder how much HP / Torque he can get out of it.
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    They got this one right for once. Not a smart move to make the FR-S a hybrid.
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    I wonder how much over the 100K mark these new corvettes will push the price with this new engine and all the new technology?
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    You crack me up Drew. Great comments!
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    I would agree with you SMK. BMW has become the Chevy of European cars with their 3 M series the Corvette for them.
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    Very true, I know i have posted my feeling on the small turbo charged engines and a few have pointed to versions of Saab, Subaru, etc as long life on Turbo charged engines but I still will hold off on saying they can truly replace the V8 especially in a truck or full size suv for hauling. My experience with turbo engines excluding diesel is that they do not last. I will be watching GM's V6 engine as well as Ford and Ram for how they hold up in the commercial world as well as tough home use.
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    The comments on here about FWD appliance cars does make me think back to my first car I bought out of college. 1991 Ford Escort GT built by Mazda for Ford. That pocket rocket had the insurance industry pushing ford to de-tune it and soften it up the following year. That first year of the new body style and performance showed that a FWD appliance can be fun to drive. It had a 2.0 4 engine with a 5 speed manual tranny that was a blast and got awesome gas mileage. I do believe that GM, Ford and Dodge can build fun to drive FWD appliances that do not put you to sleep like the Asian auto's. Big question is will the German Fan boy's be big enough to admit that BMW, MB, etc are behind what what bleeding edge leading by America and Asia. As the Germans push for sales, their FWD appliances will end up here in America and then you have the Toyota affect I think for those brands. I suspect the name badge snobs will have a problem with their 100K s class or 7 series sitting along side a 19-20K car.
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    I wonder if we had pushed through the initial big increase in CAFE in the early 90's if we would not have had these high mileage cars now 10-15 years earlier.
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    Awesome, this is the kind of press this car needs and now just a little marketing please!
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    Interesting, technology is sure allowing a shrinkage of engine size but an increase in performance. Now to see how it lasts over the long haul of the engine life.
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    G. David Felt Alternative Fuels & Propulsion writer www.CheersandGears.com In looking through GM's web site for interesting information, I came across the following story. Five Reasons Silverado V6 is The Little Engine That Can As this story states, the recently updated EcoTec3 V6 equipped Silverado is accountable for 20% of sales in North America. This is a 15% increase over last generations model. GM goes on to quote the following five reasons for this growth. 1) Purpose built for pickup use with class leading standard torque and towing. 2014 4.3L V6 EcoTec3 has 285 horsepower, 305lb-ft of torque. 2) For returning customers, comparable performance with much better economy. 2004 4.8L V8 (285HP / 295LB-FT) compared to this 2014 4.3L V6. 3) Saves money at the pump. 4) Innovative technology for every customer. Direct Injection, Variable Valve Timing and Active Fuel Management 5) All new engine with deep strong roots. Engineered on 60 years of small block experience. GM is offering 2 years / 24,000 miles maintenance, 3 years / 36,000 miles bumper to bumper warranty and 5 years / 100,000 mile powertrain warranty. In reading the full story I find it interesting that they have truly matched the old small V8 engines for performance and a noticeable increase in MPG. With this said, the last 40 years we have seen colleges take the best built parts from the various auto companies and build V6 engines that achieved 100 miles per gallon and V8 engines that achieved 50 miles per gallon. Yet then these technology advances have just disappeared. One such example of the 100 miles per gallon solution was and is the Viking project that Western Washington University has been doing since 1970. They have to this day pushed for 100mpg cars that people love to drive starting with the Viking 1 and currently with the Viking 45 a 118MPGe car. VIKING 45 Viking Details WWU now has their entry auto for the X-Prize. It would seem that if only the government would let up on pushing for all the electronic safety devices, we could take a small step backwards to move a considerable step forwards in reducing oil consumption. So this divergent trip to the College side is what brings up my question of this whole editorial. Did the government have to pass the crazy gas laws to get the auto companies to produce fuel efficient engines? Was it possible 10 to 20 years ago to have strong engines with high gas mileage or was it only recently doable due to computer technology? As some members have pointed out here, if we were to move to high compression small engines running Bio-Diesel or CNG could we be energy independent in a green state as we push towards pure electric? There is no doubt that the auto companies are making big strides in fuel efficiency. This GM V6 is an amazing engine. Could we have done it 10 years ago making the American auto industry far stronger than it was and avoided financial meltdown of 2007?
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    I totally agree with you. My wish is that they would put the VOLT powertrain into the Chevy Equinox and GMC Terrain. I believe they would have a huge amount of sales in an AWD Cuv format.
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    1. Toyota Prius 2. Nissan Leaf 3. Fiat 500e 4. Mitsubishi Mirage 5. Toyota Corolla 6. Honda Civic 7. Chrysler Sebring 8. Scion product line 9. Mini Vans 10. VW Passat
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    BMW MB Scion Toyota Lexus Infiniti Honda Acura VW
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    G. David Felt Alternative Fuels & Propulsion writer www.CheersandGears.com Volt, the best selling Hybrid? Chevy Volt, Vauxhall Ampera, Opel Ampera, Holden Volt: four names yet one car sold worldwide. EV.com claims the GM quadruplet to be the best selling hybrid vehicles in the world (follow the link for more details). Based on GM’s data, an average Volt owner drives 900 miles between filling up the gas tank. This compares to many Prius web sites as well as Toyota’s data that shows the Toyota Prius owners driving an average of 450 miles between filling up the gas tank. The Volt has an MSRP of $34,185, after the federal tax credit ($7500) you end up with a selling price of $26,685 plus tax and license. This could be lower if your state offers additional incentives. The Volt has garnered the following Awards: 2014: J.D. Power: Highest Ranked Vehicle Appeal Among Compact Cars, Three Years in a Row 2014: Sierra Club’s: Leader in Strategic Vision’s 2013 Total Quality Award 2012 European Car of the Year 2011 North American Car of the Year 2011 World Green Car 2011 Green Car of the Year, 2009 Green Car Vision Award I was unable to find exact sales numbers for each model nor was I able to find a worldwide figure for the Prius. The Prius has been considered the best selling Hybrid by many web sites and magazines. How subjective is this I believe is based on who does the reporting and without firm worldwide numbers from the auto companies it will continue to be subjective. US News own review of the 22 best Hybrid cars Rankings (follow link for more details) show just how off they are compared to their readers who ranked the same cars. So is the Volt the world’s bestselling Hybrid? Would it be better if the generator ran off CNG or Diesel? What are your thoughts?
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    Mini large loss in sales shows that this body style is well past pull date on the shelf. I understand a 4 door, but they should evolve the body style and focus on quality small auto's rather than moving upsize in the market. I think BMW poor handling of trying to have a model in every market segment will kill them.
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    Awesome Rock on GM! Love to have that engine in an Escalade ESV V edition!
  25. G. David Felt
    I totally agree with you that Delphi needs to go through the same process, hold those still around accountable for their actions and contribute to the fund. This will show good corporate responsibility and good will towards raising their brand identity. More companies need to understand and support how their brand identity is perceived out in the market place.
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