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I think you guys worry about things getting worse, and as we get closer to these deadlines, I think things will be backed off. Ultimately the technology has to actually deliver for individual people to live their lives, and it cannot be ridiculously prohibitive.
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Reality Check: I guess when you have a 38 Billion dollar deficit
Newsom cuts $2.9 billion from California climate programs, delays an additional $1.9 billion January 11, 2024 Yet the proposed budget includes notable trims for zero emission vehicle programs, including $600 million in delayed funds for the Clean Cars 4 All equity project and grants for electric fueling infrastructure. https://news.yahoo.com/newsom-cuts-2...110017152.html |
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A friend of mine just a bought a new Model Y to replace his totaled Audi E-tron SUV. He was bragging to me that the Model Y has better range than the Audi.....yet in the same breath he tells me the Model Y goes down to around a 20% charge when he drives ~110 miles round trip each day for work on a "full" charge (must be charged every night). He hopes it will get better once temps get above 60 degrees We get 5 months of sub 60 weather in Kansas City. Maybe the last 20% charge lasts way longer than anticipated, kinda like my M235 telling me i need to fill up when it goes just below 1/4 tank, yet I could still easily go another 80 miles on the highway LOL
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EV isn't the devil like it's made out to be on here. It also shouldn't be the only solution for vehicle propulsion either. There's a middle ground between the extremists on both sides, this thread just seems to be full of people on the anti-ev extremist side... |
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Hertz trims EV fleet due to high repair costs, reinvests in gas-powered vehicles
The company claimed that the collision and damage repair costs associated with EVs are more significant than with gas-powered vehicles. In a recent Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Hertz wrote, “Expenses related to collision and damage, primarily associated with EVs, remained high in the quarter.” During a recent analyst call, Hertz CEO Stephen Scherr stated, “Collision and damage repairs on an EV can often run about twice that associated with a comparable combustion engine vehicle.” “Remember, in the likes of GM and other [automakers], there’s decades of establishment of a broad national parts supply network,” Scherr continued. “There’s an aftermarket of parts that is there, that is less mature, obviously, in the context of Tesla.” He noted that Hertz is in “very direct engagement” with Tesla regarding parts procurement. “The MSRP declines in EVs over the course of 2023, driven primarily by Tesla, have driven the fair market value of our EVs lower as compared to last year, such that a salvage creates a larger loss and, therefore, greater burden,” Scherr said. Seems like Hertz is figuring out what many of us know years ago. |
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As a business that has product development cycles measured in decades, flipflopping around with regulations that mandate the elimination of your core product line is not an economically sustainable situation. This thread is full of business and engineering professionals who understand the economic risks mandated EV will place on society. Last edited by Efthreeoh; 01-12-2024 at 02:32 AM.. |
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The EV dream is slowly crumbling bit by bit with unsustainable repair and replacement costs which Hertz are already acting on.
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You are spoiled. I was in Edmonton about 10 years ago in February, a bunch of us were going out for dinner and drinks at a restaurant across the street from our hotel, with the windchill factor it was -59C. There are no words to describe how cold that is. We live in Southern Ontario and it usually doesn't get much below -15C in the winter, sometimes a cold snap down to -20C. I'm not going to say you get used to it but you adapt. Now that I'm retired we adapt by spending Jan, Feb & March in Florida.
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About an hour south on Longboat Key, check out New Pass Grill. Small little grill n bait dive. Ice cold beer, great food...blackened grouper samich. Was like $16 and the most expensive item lol. Right on the water and may looked packed but walk-up-window moves pretty quickly. Jaunt a bit further down to St. Armands circle on Lido Key. Good people and car watching. Njoy
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We love travelling and exploring new places, but there is stress involved with it. I can imagine adding to it with trying to find a charging station, and then finding one that is working. I can't imagine trying to get the thing to full charge before handing it in and then making my flight. Hard Pass.
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Report back. I try to not mis-steer. Imo you'll get a truer old Florida feel south of Tampa. If it warms up to your liking, just below St. Armands is Siesta Beach. Cool, but busy, little Beach town...party party party beach. AMI too, which is the first "island" below Tampa. No drinky on AMI Beach, so I'm not a frequent there.
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