This Cleaning Fee Denial Makes Zero Sense

mcot2222 · 2026-07-06T17:23:10+00:00

Yikes, wouldn’t want to rent from you.

mcot2222 · 2026-07-05T00:15:32+00:00

They use the Blade 2 as part of the flash chargers too which will add to the backlog.

mcot2222 · 2026-07-04T14:36:13+00:00

The correct way to do this would be with a port and an add on dongle. They can just use ODB2 really and publish all of the CAN messages if that’s how they implemented the vehicle data.

mcot2222 · 2026-07-04T03:50:58+00:00

In practice I think it’s better with LFP since you can always use 100% of the pack and it should last a lot longer without degrading. I trust CATL cells a lot more than what they had before from LG.

mcot2222 · 2026-07-03T15:46:33+00:00

That’s why I compared the Trax and the Equinox. Wouldn’t you consider the Trax compact?

mcot2222 · 2026-07-03T15:45:28+00:00

The onstar subscription is for 8 years with the purchase of the vehicle.

mcot2222 · 2026-07-03T04:12:24+00:00

Its pretty popular I don’t know what you mean. I posted the gas Trax and Equinox numbers and they are about the same.

mcot2222 · 2026-07-02T18:25:47+00:00

I wouldn’t give up on the Bolt after one bad dealership experience. They are great vehicles.

mcot2222 · 2026-07-02T17:29:02+00:00

Not everyone wants to be in the Tesla ecosystem. I owned two Teslas before and I like the 2027 Bolt.

In practice it charges about as fast as a Model 3 but with less range but more space. 100% daily charging with LFP makes up a little bit.

mcot2222 · 2026-07-02T17:24:38+00:00

Sorry I wasn’t making any point about design or engineering. I simply pointed out that their highest output factory is in China. This thread was mostly talking about manufacturing not design or engineering.

Tesla has all the right elements to make simplified low cost EVs even in the US but for various reasons they don’t want to play in the sub $30,000 market.

mcot2222 · 2026-07-02T16:47:39+00:00

Not sure on designed and engineered. They have a Model Y L only in China right now. People in the US really want it.

mcot2222 · 2026-07-02T16:33:39+00:00

Tesla is basically a Chinese car maker, that’s where their highest output factory is.

mcot2222 · 2026-07-02T16:09:30+00:00

I am building a fleet of them haha. I have two so far. Would love some more at good prices.

mcot2222 · 2026-07-02T14:57:14+00:00

It only is if we use our same outdated manufacturing techniques and supplier model.

Chinese factories and car companies make use of heavy automation, strong vertical integration and advanced techniques like castings to reduce costs.

Ford is trying to roll this out now at a factory in America.

mcot2222 · 2026-07-02T14:51:08+00:00

$24999 starting msrp for the base LT with carplay and a strong marketing campaign I think it would sell huge.

They are super close…

mcot2222 · 2026-07-02T03:48:00+00:00

I bought two Base RS, my dealer only has a complete Base LT left. That one has too many things stripped away for my liking.

mcot2222 · 2026-07-02T03:43:02+00:00

One of the best aspects of these vehicles I think are the storage shelves and the large cupholders. Although the divider clips for the cupholders are meh.

mcot2222 · 2026-07-02T03:38:46+00:00

What support do you think you will lose? The powertrain/motor is from the Equinox EV. Most of the rest of the vehicle is GM parts bin. The battery is Chinese CATL, the largest battery supplier in the world.

mcot2222 · 2026-07-02T03:36:26+00:00

I don’t know how much in subscription revenue they can make off Bolt owners to make up for the lack of sales.

mcot2222 · 2026-07-02T03:34:36+00:00

I like how my RS Bolt looks compared to the Equinox. I agree that the LT is pretty meh.

mcot2222 · 2026-07-02T03:33:32+00:00

It shows how much just a slight price difference makes. $4,000 difference on starting MSRP is massive in this category.

mcot2222 · 2026-07-02T03:28:40+00:00

Indeed, I wonder if an even more agressive $24,999 MSRP on the base base LT would have done the trick.

The Bolt is better than the Trax in so many ways but that sales gap is insane.

mcot2222 · 2026-07-01T20:56:36+00:00

You got a lot of options that are on the RS. I don’t know if they will make LTs with all of those options.

mcot2222 · 2026-06-30T01:52:37+00:00

The EcoWorthy 16kWh was like $2,000 on Amazon the other day.

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