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  1. DuncanWatson

    Pure BEV Dogma

    If the spark had been available in 50 states I would have likely been driving it instead of my ford focus ev.
  2. DuncanWatson

    Lit Motors C-1

    I am very skeptical of the Lit Motors C-1 at this point. If it rises from the ashes I will be happy but at this point I regard its chance for success very low. This means that I view the other claims skeptically too. Standard Drivers licenses and airbags are part of that concern. I think...
  3. DuncanWatson

    Autopilot fatigue reduction on long drives - initial reports?

    The car will allow you to do more in the end as long as that doesn't involve travelling to an island. My friend is a part owner of a plane and his issues are always his partners when the insurance renewal and annual come up. He loves his plane but it is his whole lifestyle.
  4. DuncanWatson

    Elon leaving the set of The Late Show in his model S

    I did not. We have allowed ourselves to be consumed by fear in this country. What happened to our spirit? There was zero risk there.
  5. DuncanWatson

    35K-50K price point? Leasing or Buying? And 1st day announcement # orders discussion

    I made the switch back to using my bike for most of my travel miles. Traffic in Seattle area sucks, I may as well use my commute time to get exercise. My EV lease ends in Feb and I will get a pickup as a bike mover for events and friends. When my wife's car ages out I will get a model 3 or a...
  6. DuncanWatson

    Why 'Fool' Cells.... WHY?

    I believe Romm will win this :)
  7. DuncanWatson

    Hypothetical - What if tesla gets out of the car business and only does battery?

    I only see Tesla dropping cars and moving to batteries if Elon is dead.
  8. DuncanWatson

    Too funny not to share

    That is hilarious.
  9. DuncanWatson

    Nissan Leaf

    Given that the Model 3 and the Leaf 2 are both unknowns I acknowledge the possibility that I will end up with a Leaf 2. When my Ford Focus Electric lease is up in February I will likely end up with a 2-3 year lease on a Leaf (possibly a 1.5 if out). It all depends.
  10. DuncanWatson

    Model 3 dual motor AWD optional

    Given the trend I see Tesla only offering AWD on all of its models in the future. It simplifies things for Tesla.
  11. DuncanWatson

    Could Model 3 be too late?

    As long as the Model 3 is delivered in 2018 or sooner I see no threat for Tesla. In fact I view the Model 3 release and success as a prerequisite for any other major car manufacturer delivering a 200+ mile real world range EV. I doubt Chevy, Ford or Nissan will beat Tesla to the punch and...
  12. DuncanWatson

    List of current BEVs and plug ins and other hybrids

    The Ford Focus EV is missing from that list.
  13. DuncanWatson

    Hydrogen vs. Battery

    re: CBC article How are hydrogen fuel cells more advantageous in a home or commercial backup power situation? It can't draw power from the grid to replenish itself. The re-fueling situation is now flipped on its head and batteries are all convenience and fuel cells are "get professionally...
  14. DuncanWatson

    Ford Focus Electric "vs" Tesla Model S: What I Learned at the Ford Dealership

    You are 100% wrong here. You show complete ignorance of the facts. The uneven distribution of US population makes your statement ridiculous.
  15. DuncanWatson

    Ford Focus Electric "vs" Tesla Model S: What I Learned at the Ford Dealership

    Of course there is room. I want to use my EV for more than my daily driver too. That is why I am leasing it and I have a second car. But "grandma's" is 3000 miles away and there is this thing called a ski-bus. The fact that a 80 mile EV is perfectly usable as a daily driver doesn't preclude...
  16. DuncanWatson

    Ford Focus Electric "vs" Tesla Model S: What I Learned at the Ford Dealership

    80.7% of the US population lives in urban areas and can most likely use a 70 mile EV as a daily driver. I did conflate the set of Tesla drivers who claim they couldn't use a 70 mile EV with those the set of Tesla Drivers on TMC to claim that such EVs are useless. But there is significant...
  17. DuncanWatson

    Ford Focus Electric "vs" Tesla Model S: What I Learned at the Ford Dealership

    I refer you to a population heat map of the USA - http://i.imgur.com/Z7qVRxd.gif Just because it doesn't work for you doesn't imply that the Ford Focus EV is a city car. I have lived and worked in 6 locations in my working career and in only 2 of those locations would I have been unable to...
  18. DuncanWatson

    Ford Focus Electric "vs" Tesla Model S: What I Learned at the Ford Dealership

    I will say this. I own a Ford Focus EV and it is the best car I have ever had. It has faults but all of my cars have. And since I live on the Eastside of Seattle my commute needs are well below the 80 miles/charge I get. A lot of Tesla drivers feel the need to justify their purchase and talk...
  19. DuncanWatson

    Ford Will Unveil Chevrolet Bolt Competitor This Year

    Compliance EVs are available in CA and a handpicked # of states. You are moving the goalposts. I drive a Focus EV and it was very easy to lease. - - - Updated - - - I didn't say they do more than Nissan, I was pointing out that Ford has more EV (ish) models than Nissan. The comparison was...
  20. DuncanWatson

    Ford Will Unveil Chevrolet Bolt Competitor This Year

    Ford doesn't sell compliance EVs. The Ford Focus EV is available in all 50 states. The plugin hybrid versions (Fusion Energi and Cmax Energi) are also pretty popular and available in 50 states. Note that means that Ford has three models that are electric powered. That is more than Nissan. I...
  21. DuncanWatson

    Electric Bicycles

    Please don't bring up bike helmets. That can result in flame wars as there are a lot of points on both sides. I am tempted to respond myself. I prefer we keep this on topic.
  22. DuncanWatson

    Apple developing their own car?

    Emphasis mine. I think ecarfan is spot on. Tim Cook doesn't have the desire, or enough control to push Apple into building a successful car. Tim would be ousted before he could make it happen even if he had the pure drive that Elon does. And he doesn't have the drive in any case...
  23. DuncanWatson

    Are commercial EV's killing the conversion industry?

    Same here. I considered it and was looking at options but I leased a Ford Focus EV instead. I am a likely model 3 customer when it is released.
  24. DuncanWatson

    Poll: Which sub-$40k 200+ mile BEV will come out first?

    I went with the Leaf 2 but I think the hard line of 200 miles EPA pollutes the poll. I don't think the Leaf or the Bolt will make it and wonder if the Model 3 will as well at the lowest option. EPA mileage testing for EVs has been getting odd and I don't even know if the test will be the same...
  25. DuncanWatson

    Koch versus Solar

    Not really. Complaining based on the commitment put in is perfectly fine. Additionally the Kennedys are nothing to Democrats other than history, your comments are just trying to evoke emotion. Koch is the face of conservatism in the US because it is the money, the actions and the lies that...
  26. DuncanWatson

    Hydrogen vs. Battery

    Given the limits of the technology and infrastructure barring any major physics breakthroughs I don't see any hydrogen fuel cell vehicle being worth buying. Without a cheap and easy source of hydrogen it doesn't work. This is a complete waste of time and money.
  27. DuncanWatson

    Audi R8 e-tron

    I don't own a Tesla but I don't believe Tesla deserves this comment. It has delivered every vehicle it has claimed to be working on up to this point. Audio and the R8 etron has a horrible record.
  28. DuncanWatson

    Volkswagen E-Golf

    As a consumer I don't care about the dealer's financial stake at all. I want the damn car for a price that was advertised. If the structure of the deal on VW's side is such that they can't get me that deal then I would walk. I waited until I got my FFE at a $199/month lease. Prior to the...
  29. DuncanWatson

    75% Insurance Increase

    Same, not on Tesla but on my Ford Focus Electric. I switched and won't go back.
  30. DuncanWatson

    Gen III - summary

    Updated some information.
  31. DuncanWatson

    Ford Focus EV

    I am leasing a Ford Focus EV for these reasons. I don't want to be saddled with a ~80 mile range vehicle without decent quick charging after the market has switched to >200 mile range EVs as a benchmark. The Focus EV is a good car, with a reasonable lease price (199/month) and temperature...
  32. DuncanWatson

    Fisker Karma

    Personally I dislike the Karma's look.
  33. DuncanWatson

    Hydrogen vs. Battery

    This is such BS. Speeding like this is just not good. I am tired of such justification.
  34. DuncanWatson

    Model S mileage in City vs. Highway

    For most electric cars city driving is more efficient since the stop/start penalty is much less than the speeding over 60 mph penalty to efficiency. This is the opposite of ICE vehicles and why highway mpg for an ICE is better than city mpg.
  35. DuncanWatson

    Rollin Coal

    Enforcement is the issue. You won't find police enforcing laws on emissions standards.
  36. DuncanWatson

    Rollin Coal

    The number of executive orders from this administration is less than the previous administrations. A rate of 30/year as compared to 36/year from GWB. But no need to let facts interfere.
  37. DuncanWatson

    Hydrogen vs. Battery

    +Bonnie I don't think there is room for both. FCV was composed with the express intent of slowing down regulations on carbon emissions. Without the Fuel Cell commissions and sell-outs on the CARB board we wouldn't have had crushed all the EVs from the EV1 time period. We lost 10 years of BEV...
  38. DuncanWatson

    Ford Focus EV

    Torque steer is noticable on the FFE already at 0-20. I can understand why it was calmed a bit. It is noticeable how the FFE is calmed as it pauses a bit before it gets really moving. But it still outperforms a large percentage of the ICEs out there in usable acceleration for street driving...
  39. DuncanWatson

    Guess what electric Vehicles 100 years ago got in range?

    yes. That was likely me. I live in Woodinville. I don't know anyone local with an Orange one. FYI, my Velo is hand built and not wind tunnel tested but it is a mix of fiberglass and carbon fiber. The wheels are a huge improvement in tech as compared to 1905. I do think it fair to say that...
  40. DuncanWatson

    Guess what electric Vehicles 100 years ago got in range?

    You couldn't get an ICE from that era to move with an extra 2000 pounds on it. The state of the art at the time on both was on par. Now mass market EVs are way behind. I think that is a fair statement. You may disagree but whatever. - - - Updated - - - I have hit 55mph downhill on my human...
  41. DuncanWatson

    Ford Focus EV

    The FFE is an excellent vehicle and I love mine. It outperforms the leaf and lacks CHAdeMO but it does have a temperature controlled battery which is vastly superior to the leaf. I easily get by with the FFE and the odd lunch charge downtown is nice. I don't find the range limiting to me...
  42. DuncanWatson

    Guess what electric Vehicles 100 years ago got in range?

    Compared to the cars of its time it was the norm. Same speed as others, same weight. The inefficiencies of the petrol engines of the day were such that they too needed that speed and weight to be reasonable to use. The OPs point is still valid since cars in those days weren't going 70mph...
  43. DuncanWatson

    GEN III - When will we see the first prototype

    A lot of people seem to miss that Elon has specific intentions and that is a mass market car. That is his stated goal. So he will reveal it on the same schedule as the Model S, it won't be delayed for marketing reasons and there will be no attempt to remain exclusive.
  44. DuncanWatson

    Tesla Abandons Model E Trademark

    Morningstar won't happen in the US based car since it is another name for Lucifer aka the Devil. It is an excellent name but you won't see it for a mass market vehicle.
  45. DuncanWatson

    Gen III - summary

    Updated with new naming data.
  46. DuncanWatson

    BMW i3

    I think a lot of drivers of new cars get told that there is the nice auto light feature and then find out that you have to set the option in menus to turn on lights when the wipers run. I don't know why manufacturers make the default for that off but it seems to be the trend. I do get annoyed...
  47. DuncanWatson

    Commuter Cars - Tango

    I went and checked the current model price after I read your line thinking that it might be $50k US or something given the size. I was floored at the $200k price of the kit. That is insane.
  48. DuncanWatson

    Marekting Query: Would YOU preferentially patronize a free-charging inn/hotel/b&b?

    1. Do you use PlugShare? Yes. 2. Do you use ChargePoint? Yes. 3. Do you use TripAdvisor? No 4. Do you use EVTripPlanner? No 5. Do you google "EV charging" and "accommodations" and "my destination"? Yes, but it it is rarely helpful 6. Do you use another medium? I have called hotels to check
  49. DuncanWatson

    Detroit Electric

    They should change the company name. But I doubt we will ever see more than 1000 cars produced from this company.
  50. DuncanWatson

    VW decides against active-cooling system for e-Golf lithium battery

    Dear VW, Good luck with that. fools