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EVs have great potential, but the tech shouldn’t be force-fed onto society. Even Musk states a similar POV


14 posted on 08/20/2024 8:18:23 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist! )
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EVs have had great potential for 125 years.

Interestingly, my great grandfather owned battery factories in Danzig, Germany in the 1895-1927 period. He sold to municipal railways, motorboats, and communications companies. Lead acid batteries weren’t dangerous like today’s lithium batteries. He made a very good living and built himself a fine house in the upscale Langfuhr district around 1910. It survived the war and is still standing looking like the day he built it (except it’s now a duplex or apartments instead of a single-family home).

Unfortunately, the Soviets confiscated all of his factories and holdings in 1945 when he and his sister were given to sundown to leave Danzig. His son (my grandfather) and my dad tried to get compensation in the 60s for the stolen wealth, but got nowhere.


25 posted on 08/20/2024 9:15:02 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward Snowden)
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To: Gene Eric

Exactly. Of course, he’s going to push for people to buy his care, but he understands.They are not for everybody.


59 posted on 08/21/2024 10:21:57 AM PDT by matt04 ( )
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