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Forum: Conservation 12-25-19, 12:58 PM
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Posted By randen
Looking back 2 yrs. to the announcements of car...

Looking back 2 yrs. to the announcements of car makers spending billions. I guess Tesla made a real deal building a plant in 168 days and only $5 billion from which they are delivering cars already....
Forum: Conservation 12-07-19, 02:18 PM
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Posted By randen
Charging on 120 volt receptical is not a huge...

Charging on 120 volt receptical is not a huge drawback. There are people functioning on that. Its approx 4 miles per hour. As soon as you get home plug in and 14 hrs later you have 56 miles added.
...
Forum: Conservation 11-23-19, 06:42 PM
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Posted By randen
Tesla unveils the truck. Elon was true to his...

Tesla unveils the truck. Elon was true to his word. The truck was absurd but the price and specs were amazing. I’m starting to warm up to the aesthetics. Thinking about making a deposit

I...
Forum: Conservation 11-18-19, 08:53 AM
Replies: 95
Views: 76,728
Posted By randen
The unveiling of the Tesla pick-up will be on...

The unveiling of the Tesla pick-up will be on Wednesday.

And yes Ford during that same week are unveiling a Mustang inspired SUV. at the LA Auto show. And these concepts are never put into...
Forum: Conservation 09-21-19, 02:24 PM
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Posted By randen
Rivian has sold 100k delivery vans to Amazon. ...

Rivian has sold 100k delivery vans to Amazon. Where are the big three???? And Tesla has the Shanghai plant finished with cars to be in production end of the year. GM,Ford,Chrysler the walking dead...
Forum: Conservation 08-16-19, 12:07 PM
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Posted By randen
My S-10 EV has 2 Chevy Volt packs so around 34...

My S-10 EV has 2 Chevy Volt packs so around 34 kWh and I'm currently getting 100 miles or 160 kms per charge at highway speeds. Its extremely quick and handles like a go-cart with the low centre of...
Forum: Conservation 08-08-19, 01:05 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 76,728
Posted By randen
Not much progress yet for the big three. Although...

Not much progress yet for the big three. Although Ford did demonstrate an electric F150 It was impressive however just more vapourware.

GM interestingly enough cancelled the Chevy Volt. I thought...
Forum: Conservation 03-19-19, 06:47 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 76,728
Posted By randen
Automakers spending billions

Its been 1 year and 3 months since pinball looking tabled this thread. My take on this is, don't hold your breath the traditional manufactures.

Wallstreet is still quite hard on Tesla and I'm at a...
Forum: Conservation 11-29-18, 10:44 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 76,728
Posted By randen
This is a beautiful truck, I'd love to have one....

This is a beautiful truck, I'd love to have one. I understand their starting around $70K. Packed with all the goodies!!! Huge battery pack.

And GM announcing 5 plants closing and ceasing...
Forum: Conservation 11-20-18, 09:03 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 76,728
Posted By randen
I know I said I'd leave it alone but just can't...

I know I said I'd leave it alone but just can't help it. The manufactures are just making it too easy.

Randen

https://youtu.be/lTn_Ds2Ylpk
Forum: Conservation 04-09-18, 06:14 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 76,728
Posted By randen
I know I promised to leave it alone but it seems...

I know I promised to leave it alone but it seems I’m not the only skeptic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TabS-GK-3vA&sns=em


Randen
Forum: Conservation 02-25-18, 11:17 AM
Replies: 95
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Posted By randen
OK OK I will cease my ranting and move my...

OK OK

I will cease my ranting and move my efforts to more constructive work.

We have two EVs in the stable and are loving them. One just happens to be a famous GM product, an OEM electric...
Forum: Conservation 02-20-18, 01:33 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 76,728
Posted By randen
Which report on production numbers do we believe....

Which report on production numbers do we believe. Electrac says that GM has produced over 20000 Bolts as of Dec 2017

Tesla is reported by Wikipedia over 300000 produced Maybe not all sold in the...
Forum: Conservation 02-17-18, 11:11 AM
Replies: 95
Views: 76,728
Posted By randen
To further support my argument I called the EGolf...

To further support my argument I called the EGolf authorized dealer. And the conversation went like this:

We are very interested in an e golf. Can we come and test drive one??

I’m sorry to be...
Forum: Conservation 02-16-18, 01:19 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 76,728
Posted By randen
Just sat through a 24 min video of fully charged...

Just sat through a 24 min video of fully charged rambling on about VW ID Buzz an electric re-incarnation to the cult followed VW Bus (van). Oh yes they are going to produce these expected to be...
Forum: Conservation 02-05-18, 04:29 AM
Replies: 95
Views: 76,728
Posted By randen
Hmm As Stevehull has pointed out ATT and...

Hmm

As Stevehull has pointed out ATT and Kodak were unable to make the technical advances to remain as the corporate giants they once were I believe the big three are about to enter the same death...
Forum: Conservation 01-17-18, 06:37 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 76,728
Posted By randen
Its all just lip service

I'm not certain what my fellow eco-renovators may believe about the sincerity of the auto-manufactures. I for one don't believe any of the announcements.

Hiring engineers, Spending billions??...
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