The Real Costs of Electric Car Ownership - CNET

[actaeon277]

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

 

[Ingomike]

We have NO ONE that can think beyond their immediate graft. NOTHING is ever looked at for the long term good of the country. The thinking the the US is invincible is the ultimate normalcy bias…

 

[NHT3]

A little levity on the subject.

 

[smokingman]

Electric cars risk becoming uninsurable – ‘Difficulty pricing battery repairs forcing insurers to refuse cover’

Net Zero Samizdat 21 October 2023 1) Electric cars risk becoming uninsurable The Daily Telegraph, 21 October 2023 2) Nearly 50% of EV owners chose ICE vehicle for subsequent purchase, S&…

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[Ingomike]

Electric cars risk becoming uninsurable – ‘Difficulty pricing battery repairs forcing insurers to refuse cover’

Net Zero Samizdat 21 October 2023 1) Electric cars risk becoming uninsurable The Daily Telegraph, 21 October 2023 2) Nearly 50% of EV owners chose ICE vehicle for subsequent purchase, S&…

www.climatedepot.com

Obviously this is not about the US but it is interesting. That the government is warning that EV’s be “quarantined“ after an accident is interesting. To keep a wrecked car in a storage lot using their 50 foot apart number means each car in storage takes the space of 50 normal cars. That space ain’t free…

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Wow. Such an ugly, ugly vehicle.

"Musk said more than one million customers have already reserved a Cybertruck."

Elon Musk Says Tesla 'Dug Its Own Grave' with Cybertruck

"Enormous challenges" remain.

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[smokingman]

Wow. Such an ugly, ugly vehicle.

"Musk said more than one million customers have already reserved a Cybertruck."

Elon Musk Says Tesla 'Dug Its Own Grave' with Cybertruck

"Enormous challenges" remain.

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It can not even fit 4x8 plywood or drywall. Not a truck. lol

The Tesla Cybertruck's Actual Bed Looks Even Less Usable Than the Concept's

The Cybertruck's bed seems to have undergone some big design compromises on the path to production, compared to Tesla's earlier renders.

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[GodFearinGunTotin]

Imagine all the billions of dollars car manufacturers like GM, Ford, etc. are spending on battery plants and equipment now. When the technology advances, and this would be a big advancement, now imagine the money GM, Ford, etc. will spend to revamp and upgrade their facilities and equipment to catch up.

I wish I was smart enough to figure out how to profit from this because it could be huge.

 

[Route 45]

Imagine all the billions of dollars car manufacturers like GM, Ford, etc. are spending on battery plants and equipment now. When the technology advances, and this would be a big advancement, now imagine the money GM, Ford, etc. will spend to revamp and upgrade their facilities and equipment to catch up.

I wish I was smart enough to figure out how to profit from this because it could be huge.

I’ll be surprised if Ford and GM exist in their current forms in another 10 years. They are run by idiots who worry only about the next fiscal quarter, while Toyota plans for the next decade.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

I’ll be surprised if Ford and GM exist in their current forms in another 10 years. They are run by idiots who worry only about the next fiscal quarter, while Toyota plans for the next decade.

I've thought that my entire career. Ya know...individually, some of the smartest people I've ever been around (at all levels) has been at my plant. But...as a company, they can do the dumbest, most self-destructive things anyone could imagine.

 

[Leadeye]

American cars will go the way of the American television industry with American leadership paving the way.

 

[Ingomike]

I’ll be surprised if Ford and GM exist in their current forms in another 10 years. They are run by idiots who worry only about the next fiscal quarter, while Toyota plans for the next decade.

I remember when they wanted to try to implement similar work rules as their international competition but something held them back. Oh yes, I remember, it was the…

They have been bailed out by taxpayers several times since then…

 

[KLB]

I’ll be surprised if Ford and GM exist in their current forms in another 10 years. They are run by idiots who worry only about the next fiscal quarter, while Toyota plans for the next decade.

That is how corporate America works. Wall street only cares for the short term.

I saw first hand how big the difference is when we were purchased by a private company 5 or so years ago.

 

[actaeon277]

Dont' know if these are 'real', or 'acted out'.

Using someone else's privat tesla charger

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He parked on my drive #shorts #youtubeshorts #uk #drivingfails #parking #worldcup

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[GodFearinGunTotin]

 

[KLB]

That is a hot mess. $6 a gallon for CAFE standards imposed on ICE vehicles?

I made it about 2/3 of the way through that report. All I can say is wow.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Lawler says they're adjusting their electric vehicle production and future plans to better match demand.

hhttps://www.whas11.com/article/money/business/ford-delays-production-kentucky-battery-plant-blue-oval-sk-glendale-hardin-county/417-6a9ddb27-692d-449e-b6f7-6375f10141e5

 

[indykid]

I saw this in another location - https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_a609f8aa-7443-11ee-83d3-df5b22909078.html

What really got me is the true cost of producing an electric vehicle and that part of the reason all vehicles went up in price is so that manufacturers could bring down the sale price of an EV. Pure smoke and mirrors.