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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    How much snow are you forecast for @William Maley ?
  2. Drew Dowdell
    it looks lonely
  3. Drew Dowdell
    I see a lot of Tiguan in the front and Audi or MKC in the back.
  4. Drew Dowdell
    Their main partner in China is Ford. I'm assuming we'll get an updated version of the T600.
  5. Drew Dowdell
    I really think most EV manufacturers should offer something like this.
  6. Drew Dowdell
    Chinese automaker Zotye (pronounced Zoh'-Tay) has announced it has signed agreements for 19 stores with various dealership groups nationwide. This move brings the company closer to being the first manufacturer to sell Chinese made vehicles under a Chinese brand name. Eventually, Zotye plans to enter 80 US markets with 300 to 325 dealers. The company is hoping to reach that goal by the end of 2020. The next round of dealership expansion is expected in March 2019. While no vehicle has officially been announced, it has been widely speculated that the first Zotye vehicle offered will be the Zotye T600 (shown above), a crossover offered for sale in China since 2013. Zotye aims to be a low-cost automaker at the value end of the spectrum. View full article
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    More information about "Zotye Announces US Dealership Network"
    Chinese automaker Zotye (pronounced Zoh'-Tay) has announced it has signed agreements for 19 stores with various dealership groups nationwide. This move brings the company closer to being the first manufacturer to sell Chinese made vehicles under a Chinese brand name. Eventually, Zotye plans to enter 80 US markets with 300 to 325 dealers. The company is hoping to reach that goal by the end of 2020. The next round of dealership expansion is expected in March 2019. While no vehicle has officially been announced, it has been widely speculated that the first Zotye vehicle offered will be the Zotye T600 (shown above), a crossover offered for sale in China since 2013. Zotye aims to be a low-cost automaker at the value end of the spectrum.
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    More information about "Porsche Offering Three Years Free Charging With Taycan"
    Porsche announced this morning that buyers of the forthcoming Taycan will have free charging with Electrify America included for the first three years they own the vehicle. The plan includes 30 minutes of free DC fast charging at any of 484 locations across 42 states. Every Electrify America station will have at least two 350 kW chargers with additional chargers at the 150 kW level. Electrify America has been building a national network of charging stations in metro areas and along major national highways. The average highway distance between chargers will be about 70 miles with no more than 120 miles between charging stations. 17 metro areas will have stations with 5 to 10 chargers each. The Taycan features one of the fastest charging rates using 800 volt technology to add more than 60 miles of range in just 4 minutes through its Combined Charging System (CCS) plug. In addition to the Electrify America network, all of Porsche's 191 dealerships will have DC fast charging stations installed. Of these, around 120 of these will feature the Porsche Turbo Charging, a proprietary 320kW system that also uses the CCS plug. To supplement the national charging network, Porsche will be releasing a Porsche designed at-home charging system with details to follow soon.
  9. Drew Dowdell
    Porsche announced this morning that buyers of the forthcoming Taycan will have free charging with Electrify America included for the first three years they own the vehicle. The plan includes 30 minutes of free DC fast charging at any of 484 locations across 42 states. Every Electrify America station will have at least two 350 kW chargers with additional chargers at the 150 kW level. Electrify America has been building a national network of charging stations in metro areas and along major national highways. The average highway distance between chargers will be about 70 miles with no more than 120 miles between charging stations. 17 metro areas will have stations with 5 to 10 chargers each. The Taycan features one of the fastest charging rates using 800 volt technology to add more than 60 miles of range in just 4 minutes through its Combined Charging System (CCS) plug. In addition to the Electrify America network, all of Porsche's 191 dealerships will have DC fast charging stations installed. Of these, around 120 of these will feature the Porsche Turbo Charging, a proprietary 320kW system that also uses the CCS plug. To supplement the national charging network, Porsche will be releasing a Porsche designed at-home charging system with details to follow soon. View full article
  10. Drew Dowdell
    I think a black on black Trail Boss trim is about as pretty as this new Silverado gets. @William Maley will you be taking it out in the massive snow storm you are getting right now?
  11. Drew Dowdell
    I'm talking more about the attempts to replace V8s with Turbo V6es of a lower displacement. The Cadillac 3.0T and Lincoln 3.0T are both nice enough engines, but they're no V8. I'd much rather have a 6.2 V8
  12. Drew Dowdell
    they did it before anyone else.
  13. Drew Dowdell
    Nissan didn't suffer a sales hit either... the customers came from other non-truck vehicles. Nissan still sells the Frontier without incentives and keeps up a pretty good pace.
  14. Drew Dowdell
    There is still no replacement for displacement. A naturally aspirated V8 with variable displacement can "switch on" its off cylinders substantially faster than any normal turbo can spool up.
  15. Drew Dowdell
    How is the ride? Bouncy or more soft?
  16. Drew Dowdell
    Third time's the charm? They've been doing Hybrid and eAssist trucks for a while. I think an all electric Sierra would be an interesting take, but the price will be huge or the range will be short. I would expect over $100k for a Sierra Denali EV
  17. Drew Dowdell
    The final styling test model for the newest Chevy Blazer.
  18. Drew Dowdell
    The Yaris Sedan is built by Mazda anyway and is sold as the Mazda 2 in other locations.
  19. Drew Dowdell
    Cool. Yes. Firefox was one I was wondering about. Safari is the other. I can't install Firefox on my work computer, so I couldn't test that one.
  20. Drew Dowdell
    I'm still looking at those doors and they look damn near the same while being ever so slightly different.
  21. Drew Dowdell
    The doors, hood, and other parts have been so mildly reshaped we're really stretching the definition of "all new". I bet, for example, that the doors and hood from the prior G-Class would physically fit into the openings of the new one and maybe just some trim or a hinge is slightly out of alignment.
  22. Drew Dowdell
    Interior is all new. But I look at say, the door hardware... like the handles and latches and such. That's all the same. The exposed screw heads are still all there.
  23. Drew Dowdell
    Test posting of a new type of image file. I know it works in Chrome. Tell me if you can see the picture in other browsers.
  24. Drew Dowdell
    There was a lot of "copy" / "paste" going on for a lot of vehicle, though yes it is much improved.
  25. Drew Dowdell
    Wow they are really getting the last drops of milk out of this old cow.
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