Watching Fox coverage and interviews of all the Tesla protesters yesterday…

[NOTSMC]

By eliminating internal combustion engines from being manufactured.... It becomes mandatory since there would be no further gasoline vehicles.

Now I'm stuck on the word becomes.

 

[phreddyp]

The whining was your opinion. And yes I'm quite sure you spend your spare time on your knees servicing whatever. Don't take it too hard that will only damage your tonsils.

 

[Kyle]

Now I'm stuck on the word becomes.

Lets try this....

Breathing is not MANDATORY if you CHOOSE to end your life, but if you wish to go on living... Ya Gotta Do IT!

 

[OccamsRazor]

And yes I'm quite sure you spend your spare time on your knees servicing whatever. Don't take it too hard that will only damage your tonsils.

Again with the homoerotic fantasy. Just come out of the closet already.

 

[Hijinx]

If you want to see crazy, watch this video of Kaitlin Bennet going to a Tesla protest in Florida this past weekend.

Not a sane person in the group.

 

[NOTSMC]

Lets try this....

Breathing is not MANDATORY if you CHOOSE to end your life, but if you wish to go on living... Ya Gotta Do IT!

Disagree breathing is mandatory also an involuntary reflex. The word becomes is something that could happen not necessarily that did happen. I agree that eliminating gas engines could cause mandatory EV because there is nothing to replace it but gas engines weren't eliminated so therefore mandatory did not happen.

Anyway, I'm done arguing or expressing my POV whatever this is. Appreciate the discussion and the fact that it was kept free of the name calling.

FWIW - getting rid of gas engines was just plain stupid to begin with.

 

[phreddyp]

Again with the homoerotic fantasy. Just come out of the closet already.

That is what I enjoy about starting a conversation with you. It's like fishing around a school of feeding tuna, you know that they are going to take the bait, then make a run, then flop around a bit after boating. To no avail.

 

[Kyle]

Disagree breathing is mandatory also an involuntary reflex. The word becomes is something that could happen not necessarily that did happen. I agree that eliminating gas engines could cause mandatory EV because there is nothing to replace it but gas engines weren't eliminated so therefore mandatory did not happen.

• EV Mandate:
  The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) includes a goal that requires EVs to make up 50% of all vehicles sold in the U.S. by 2030.

 

[Kyle]

• State-Level Actions:
  • California: California has set a target to phase out new ICE vehicle sales by 2035, with a gradual increase in zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) sales shares.
    
    
  • Other States: Other states like Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Washington are also moving towards phasing out new ICE vehicle sales, with varying timelines.

 

[OccamsRazor]

That is what I enjoy about starting a conversation with you.

Conversation?? This isn't a conversation. This is more of a confession on your part. Let it go.. You will feel better. Its 2025. People will accept you.

 

[phreddyp]

Conversation?? This isn't a conversation. This is more of a confession on your part. Let it go.. You will feel better. Its 2025. People will accept you.

Keep flopping, maybe you should change your moniker to LeBron.

 

[glhs837]

And then there were all the voluntary debacles.

Electric School Buses. Electric Transit Buses. Electric Cop Cars. Electric Govt. Vehicles....

Strangely those are all very rare sights these days. I wonder what happened to them?

Electric buses are sitting unused in cities across the US; here's why

Many U.S. cities are grappling with broken-down electric transit vehicles that cannot be fixed, months after the largest E-bus manufacturer filed for bankruptcy.

www.foxbusiness.com

An EV Bus Company Goes Bust. What Happens to Transit Clients?

Proterra Inc., the South Carolina-based maker of all-electric transit buses, has filed for bankruptcy, leaving city transit agencies to wonder if their plans to introduce electric fleets will have to wait even longer.

www.govtech.com

President Biden’s Electric-Vehicle Mandates are Costly and Unrealistic

On March 20th, President Biden authorized the largest government mandate of electric vehicles in American history.

feenstra.house.gov

Went the way of the Stanley Steamer. Just not practical for industrial use.

Your takeaway focusses on the wrong aspect. Its not that EVs are bad for these uses, its bad govt incentivizing other govts to buy crappy products from shady businesses. That's the secret ingredient to failure here, govt.

Tesla police fleet is saving taxpayers $80k per year on fuel costs: report

A fleet of Tesla police cars are proving themselves superior to their combustion-powered counterparts at the town of Bargersville, which is situated south of Indianapolis. As per Police Chief Todd Bertram, the Tesla police vehicles are saving the town a lot of money. The town’s fleet of 13...

www.teslarati.com

New Power Generation: Why More Police Fleets are Going Electric

A few law enforcement agencies are switching to all- or mostly electric fleets, and the savings on fuel costs has been music to the department ears. Find out how they sparked ...

www.officer.com

Its about proper implementation and a true use case analysis. Amazons been fielding a fleet of EV vans from Rivian for a while now. Pepsi loves their Tesla Semis. And with the factory starting production this year, so will many more.

The big issue with busses is just like the big problem with solar a few years back. The Feds just tossed out blank checks. And shady characters took advantage of that to suck that money up. Nobody reputable makes an EV school bus for a reason. The market isnt big, and it takes a crap ton of batteries. Our domestic makers dont have battery capacity to supply the few low volume EVs they do sell. And they are packing them into hgih margin SUVs.

Just let the freakin market work and dont force it.