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1 posted on 12/05/2023 5:26:15 PM PST by John Semmens
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Tax payers need to insure these WONDERFUL autos!


2 posted on 12/05/2023 5:30:10 PM PST by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months-is that a big deal?)
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I didn’t know that EVs actually had more mechanical problems than ICE vehicles....or is it some other problem with them?? Price is a huge problem. Being able to buy a good used EV would be a huge risk. They just have too many inherent problems in normal operation, mostly because they are so limited by being battery powered.


3 posted on 12/05/2023 5:54:23 PM PST by oldtech
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In China there are fields full of unsold new EVs even as the government controlled factories pump out new updated models that are also not selling.


4 posted on 12/05/2023 6:19:05 PM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again," )
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I've driven one EV...a BMW. I have huge respect for BMW but this car was horrible.And I'd be willing to bet that it was just about the best EV available.

I'll walk before I drive an EV.

5 posted on 12/05/2023 6:53:05 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Proudly Clinging To My Guns And My Religion)
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6 posted on 12/05/2023 7:07:31 PM PST by GaltAdonis
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Oversized electric golf cart fanbois not amused at this.


7 posted on 12/05/2023 7:38:31 PM PST by doorgunner69 (When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty)
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https://www.businessinsider.com/hertz-slows-down-electric-plans-tesla-2023-10


8 posted on 12/05/2023 9:40:19 PM PST by Don W (When blacks riot, neighborhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn)
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Our son recently leased an EV, but his older home lacks the electrical service to have a level 2 charger. Everyday on his way to work he spends 20+ minutes at a public charger to top off the battery and has a charger at work. Going to his wife’s family cabin in northern Minnesota requires meticulous planning to go from charger to charger. He has to drive 20+ miles from the cabin to an Indian casino for charging while he is there. So far it’s been an usually warm winter in Minnesota, but days of below zero temperatures are still likely. It will be interesting to see how that works out. So far he hasn’t had the situation where the nearest charger is inoperative or there is a line of vehicles waiting to charge, but that could easily happen. My wife swears she will lease an EV when the lease on her hybrid runs out this spring. I have advised her to get the shortest lease possible as her Pollyanna dreams of driving an EV could become a nightmare.


9 posted on 12/06/2023 6:00:40 AM PST by The Great RJ ( )
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