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1 posted on 07/13/2025 8:16:24 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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Get $7,500 EV tax credit on their Inferior product


2 posted on 07/13/2025 8:18:48 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Mr. Mojo; Republican Wildcat

Ford has a HUGE battery plant on I-65 in Kentucky that is just now about to open up. I cannot imagine they have enough demand to justify the extreme capital investment, without government requiring EVs. Which is no longer the case under Trump. $6 billion this article says.

https://www.wdrb.com/in-depth/inside-blueoval-sk-a-1st-look-caat-kentucky-s-ev-battery-powerhouse/article_6345687f-0700-48c7-8036-b08769e43539.html


3 posted on 07/13/2025 8:25:47 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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“Replacing an electric vehicle (EV) battery can cost between $5,000 and $20,000, depending on the make and model of the car. However, many EVs come with warranties that cover battery replacement for at least eight years or 100,000 miles, making actual replacement costs” (answer from AI on Google)


So the tax credit may not even cover the battery replacement, and you also need to consider that there is almost no resale value on EV.

Last thing to consider is there are no minor fender bender accidents, an EV could be totaled in what normally considered a minor accident.

Why would anyone buy an EV is beyond me.


4 posted on 07/13/2025 8:27:17 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (Iโ€™ll take a wait and see...)
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Show me the money.

I believe electric cars will be a huge part of the future, but not with the current crop of batteries.

Everyone is working on safe lighter batteries that charge faster and go much further. China is selling some already I think.

That’s why I wouldn’t buy electric yet.

Nothing wrong with hybrid, which is a way to get more mileage.


5 posted on 07/13/2025 8:28:21 AM PDT by Williams (Thank God for the election of President Trump!)
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If you have to offer a $7500 tax credit to buy a product what does that tell you about it?

If he were smart Elon would be trying to sell Tesla. Toyota is getting ready to come out with a hydrogen driven vehicle. Actually multiple vehicles and also generators for your house, car or business.


6 posted on 07/13/2025 8:28:58 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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The majority of Americans didnt want ev.


7 posted on 07/13/2025 8:29:06 AM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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I bet there are thousands of Tesla buyers....that changed their mind...and will never buy Tesla...and millions of owners who say they will never buy again.

I love my old gas buggy...there are 6 gas stations in Town and it takes me less than 5 minutes to fill'r up.

8 posted on 07/13/2025 8:29:11 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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Wanna bet the prices drop $7500 after our tax dollars stop subsidizing the,?


14 posted on 07/13/2025 8:42:26 AM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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I thought Tesla had already run out of the EV discounts.


17 posted on 07/13/2025 8:52:10 AM PDT by CodeToad
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Hey, my afternoon is free. Maybe......nah!


21 posted on 07/13/2025 9:05:21 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this๐Ÿ’ฉ? ๐Ÿšซ๐Ÿ’‰! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‘!)
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When government subsidizes something it disrupts the market. That applies to the car market as well as a collage education. Taking away the subsidy will cause some combination of reduced demand and a lower price.

You can see the impact of the subsidy on the larger depreciation of electric vehicles. If you remove the subsidy from the original price, the amount of depreciation is reduced.


24 posted on 07/13/2025 9:10:17 AM PDT by alternatives?
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I wouldn’t even pay $7500 for a new EV.


27 posted on 07/13/2025 9:21:45 AM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Show me a RAT, I'll show you a felon.)
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Did Ford have to bribe people to buy his Model T?

Did the manufacturer of the first refrigerator have to bribe buyers?

People know a good thing when they see it.

32 posted on 07/13/2025 9:34:10 AM PDT by Texas Eagle ("Throw me to the wolves and I'll return leading the pack"- Donald J. Trump)
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Getting old is funny (what, like a clown?).

I read the headline as “Electric Deportations”, and had the vision of self-driving Teslas taking their charges south, only unlocking at the country of origin.


35 posted on 07/13/2025 9:46:07 AM PDT by Rinnwald
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So, they aren’t worth the price? That’s too bad.


37 posted on 07/13/2025 9:49:43 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (The road is a dangerous place man, you can die out here...or worse. -Johnny Paycheck, 1980, Reno, NV)
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My Democrat brother-in-law who has triple the monthly income that I have has bought an electric electric BMW and a couple of electric Volvos. My question is why is the government giving him $7,500 to buy something that I cannot afford if I wanted it? I estimate that the government his subsidized his luxury car buying to the tune of about $20,000.

There is a great deal of irony when you think about the fact that Democrats are constantly whining that the evil rich get the tax breaks. And yet only the people with more money can afford to buy electric vehicles and get the free money.

I’m not sure I would take an electric car was given to me


39 posted on 07/13/2025 9:50:26 AM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s, you weren't really there)
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Ford EV batteries explained:

https://www.powerfordnm.com/blogs/2553/ev-battery-cell-types-components-structure-guide/


58 posted on 07/13/2025 10:24:47 AM PDT by linMcHlp
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The future is ...... bricked.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/this-700-fiat-500e-shows-the-dismal-future-of-ev-ownership/vi-AA1HpbBo?ocid=BingHp01&pc=B441&cvid=2e25a71197e449aafda3422a6350f083&ei=133&fbclid=IwY2xjawLgzMhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHsuR28M6_yzJBNjauOdZlYClqkLJb4V6pnllHlDtknnf1SOIflWdVsmEgzXI_aem_Jpd-0F9kJP6tqrn2G6fctw


62 posted on 07/13/2025 10:36:09 AM PDT by Musket (It's very simple:<i>your quoted text pasted here</i><p> produces Quoted Italic with paragraph break)
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Just wait until all those Chinese EVs in the EU start Exploding


66 posted on 07/13/2025 10:50:13 AM PDT by butlerweave
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The Climate nuts will pay $ 100,000 and then get the beautiful Climate Cult White


73 posted on 07/13/2025 11:02:24 AM PDT by butlerweave
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