<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel> <title> Comments on: 5 years…Don’t they go by in a blink? </title> <atom:link href="https://www.theev-angelist.com/5-years/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.theev-angelist.com/5-years/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-years</link> <description>is Buzz Smith</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2018 22:06:01 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <item> <title> By: Buzz </title> <link>https://www.theev-angelist.com/5-years/#comment-2708</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Buzz]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2018 22:06:01 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theev-angelist.com/?p=5316#comment-2708</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://www.theev-angelist.com/5-years/#comment-2707">Epicurus</a>. Bob Lutz actually said that was the mistake he made, when he created the Volt. He said, "We took a car category that got pretty good mileage and gave it better mileage, when we should have taken a large truck or SUV and given it great mileage." He went on to become Chairman of Via Motors, which takes Silverados, Tahoes and Suburbans and turns them into Volt-like PHEVs.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.theev-angelist.com/5-years/#comment-2707">Epicurus</a>.</p> <p>Bob Lutz actually said that was the mistake he made, when he created the Volt. He said, “We took a car category that got pretty good mileage and gave it better mileage, when we should have taken a large truck or SUV and given it great mileage.” He went on to become Chairman of Via Motors, which takes Silverados, Tahoes and Suburbans and turns them into Volt-like PHEVs.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Epicurus </title> <link>https://www.theev-angelist.com/5-years/#comment-2707</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Epicurus]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2018 06:03:23 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theev-angelist.com/?p=5316#comment-2707</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://www.theev-angelist.com/5-years/#comment-2703">Buzz</a>. Wouldn't it have been wiser for the first EVs to have been SUVs, followed soon after by pickups (PHEVs), rather than sedans?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.theev-angelist.com/5-years/#comment-2703">Buzz</a>.</p> <p>Wouldn’t it have been wiser for the first EVs to have been SUVs, followed soon after by pickups (PHEVs), rather than sedans?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Buzz </title> <link>https://www.theev-angelist.com/5-years/#comment-2705</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Buzz]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2018 15:58:55 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theev-angelist.com/?p=5316#comment-2705</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://www.theev-angelist.com/5-years/#comment-2704">Ugo Ginatta</a>. Thank you kind sir.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.theev-angelist.com/5-years/#comment-2704">Ugo Ginatta</a>.</p> <p>Thank you kind sir.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Ugo Ginatta </title> <link>https://www.theev-angelist.com/5-years/#comment-2704</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ugo Ginatta]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2018 15:52:07 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theev-angelist.com/?p=5316#comment-2704</guid> <description><![CDATA[Interesting reading about an interesting nice person. Thank you for sharing.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Interesting reading about an interesting nice person.<br /> Thank you for sharing.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Buzz </title> <link>https://www.theev-angelist.com/5-years/#comment-2703</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Buzz]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2018 17:24:41 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theev-angelist.com/?p=5316#comment-2703</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://www.theev-angelist.com/5-years/#comment-2700">Epicurus</a>. Everyone is "working on it," since the pickup form factor is one of the most popular. Workhorse, Tesla, VIA Motors... If I could get me hands on a plug-in Colorado Crew Cab, my sales would skyrocket.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.theev-angelist.com/5-years/#comment-2700">Epicurus</a>.</p> <p>Everyone is “working on it,” since the pickup form factor is one of the most popular. Workhorse, Tesla, VIA Motors… If I could get me hands on a plug-in Colorado Crew Cab, my sales would skyrocket.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Epicurus </title> <link>https://www.theev-angelist.com/5-years/#comment-2700</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Epicurus]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2018 20:29:11 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theev-angelist.com/?p=5316#comment-2700</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://www.theev-angelist.com/5-years/#comment-2699">Buzz</a>. I read Ford is working on a plug-in pick up. Kia and Hyundai are going after the SUV market. Too bad Chevy isn't leveraging its Volt and Bolt platforms. A Voltec SUV would sell like hotcakes.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.theev-angelist.com/5-years/#comment-2699">Buzz</a>.</p> <p>I read Ford is working on a plug-in pick up. </p> <p>Kia and Hyundai are going after the SUV market.</p> <p>Too bad Chevy isn’t leveraging its Volt and Bolt platforms. A Voltec SUV would sell like hotcakes.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Buzz </title> <link>https://www.theev-angelist.com/5-years/#comment-2699</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Buzz]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2018 17:35:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theev-angelist.com/?p=5316#comment-2699</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://www.theev-angelist.com/5-years/#comment-2698">Epicurus</a>. In a <a href="http://www.theev-angelist.com/predictions-revisited-or-just-call-me-nostradamus/">blog post</a> from April, my model predicted 273,809 plug-in vehicles would be sold this year. We have already exceeded 233,000 and with the Model 3 hitting its stride, I now expect over 310,000 to sell this year (possibly much more than that). Currently, the U.S. is around 2,000 plug-ins short of President Obama's goal of 1 million EVs. By December 31st, I expect that number to be around 100,000 higher than the goal. Trucks and 3-row SUVs will be the key. Many people just prefer that form factor. Once they can move from the current 19 MPG to say, 80 MPGe, the tide will turn irreversibly. Unfortunately, the major U.S. vehicle manufacturers are keeping mum on the development of these vehicles. They HAVE to be working on it though...]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.theev-angelist.com/5-years/#comment-2698">Epicurus</a>.</p> <p>In a <a href="http://www.theev-angelist.com/predictions-revisited-or-just-call-me-nostradamus/">blog post</a> from April, my model predicted 273,809 plug-in vehicles would be sold this year. We have already exceeded 233,000 and with the Model 3 hitting its stride, I now expect over 310,000 to sell this year (possibly much more than that). Currently, the U.S. is around 2,000 plug-ins short of President Obama’s goal of 1 million EVs. By December 31st, I expect that number to be around 100,000 higher than the goal. Trucks and 3-row SUVs will be the key. Many people just prefer that form factor. Once they can move from the current 19 MPG to say, 80 MPGe, the tide will turn irreversibly. Unfortunately, the major U.S. vehicle manufacturers are keeping mum on the development of these vehicles. They HAVE to be working on it though…</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>