04-15-2016, 08:51 PM
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Nope, they don't even include DC fast charging as standard.
I copied this for your review:
GM confirms 60 kWh battery pack for the Bolt EV and DC fast-charging will be optional
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Thanks for that link. The article and the specs make it look like the Bolt will just be a longer city car. A shame. Tesla needs some real competition for long range EVs.
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04-16-2016, 08:48 AM
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If Tesla builds the market, they will come.
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Transmission type Efficiency
Manual neutral engine off.100% @∞MPG <----- Fun Fact.
Manual 1:1 gear ratio .......98%
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04-16-2016, 01:53 PM
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There's the reason I bought stock in the company. Ironic? Yes.
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I'm still kicking myself for not finding the money to buy Tesla stock when it was $20/share. It's up around $200 now! I could have paid for my Model 3 with Tesla stock lol.
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Making do with a Honda Civic. Tesla Model 3 reserved. Still kinda want an SVX for fun, though.
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04-18-2016, 02:27 AM
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An electric-only car forces me to have another car. I live too close to the mountains where there are avalanches and rockslides and the detours can be a couple hundred miles all by themselves. My EV-wannabee vehicle has to be something along the lines of a Chevy Volt, BMW i3, A3 e-tron, or some other electric-based vehicle with a range extender engine.
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04-18-2016, 10:19 AM
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An electric only car doesn't force you to have another car, the unrelible infrastructure in your area forces it.
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Originally Posted by sheepdog44
Transmission type Efficiency
Manual neutral engine off.100% @∞MPG <----- Fun Fact.
Manual 1:1 gear ratio .......98%
CVT belt ............................88%
Automatic .........................86%
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04-18-2016, 10:51 AM
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I'm still kicking myself for not finding the money to buy Tesla stock when it was $20/share. It's up around $200 now! I could have paid for my Model 3 with Tesla stock lol.
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Yes, it's been quite the performer for me. But I'm long-term and I think it's a bit over-inflated where it is currently. Even if it loses 1/3 of its value, it's still a big win. Especially if Tesla is as big as Chrysler by 2022 like is currently predicted.
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04-18-2016, 11:00 AM
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I think that the headline is a bit poorly-worded. Seems to me the headline should read: "GM confirms 60 kWh battery pack for the Bolt EV and THAT DC fast-charging will be optional."
The 60kwh battery isn't optional like the Leaf's 24->30kwh upgrade.
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04-18-2016, 11:03 AM
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I'm still kicking myself for not finding the money to buy Tesla stock when it was $20/share. It's up around $200 now! I could have paid for my Model 3 with Tesla stock lol.
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I DID have some Tesla Stock .. but I'm not the day-trader type I guess. I dumped it with a modest gain (bought 175, it went down as low as maybe 115 and recovered to 180). After I sold it, Tesla stock continued up to about 225.
I had more stress over less than $3K invested than I had with the rest of my retirement investments combined .. not logical at all!
Everything sounds obvious in retrospect. And you need to have an appetite for the risk.
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04-19-2016, 03:09 AM
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An electric only car doesn't force you to have another car, the unrelible infrastructure in your area forces it.
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Reliable infrastructure will probably never solve the problem of running a 300-mile detour to get around a closure on the North Cascades Highway (for example). Sure, I might be able to stop for recharging somewhere along the way with the right infrastructure - but it's going to set my schedule back significantly considering the detour alone could already be adding 8 hours to my return home without the added delay.
In contrast, I can drive my TDi 700 miles from a full tank if I have to WITHOUT having to stop and wait and I just don't see the electric solution for that challenge in the immediate future.
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04-19-2016, 12:09 PM
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Tesla Model 3 pre-orders are up over 400,000
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At this rate, the people at the end of the line are going to be taking delivery of the gen. 2 car.
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