Today, would you buy an EV vehicle.

[California]

A friend told me California had an instance of 99% renewable/demand recently. Here's a better-researched article:

Wind power meets and beats Denmark’s total electricity demand – two days in a row​

I expect ending petroleum from Russia is going to speed up efforts like this.

 

[5030]

No, seriously, it's saving me money. The return is so clear that if you want to do the same thing, you'll have banks lining up to loan you the money because you can pay them back with the savings and still have money left.

The facts are simple enough- The solar array will pay for itself in 9 years. The warranty on the equipment is 30 years. That's 21 years of free electricity.

The two cars cost $40K for both. My neighbor spent more than that for one car that burns $5/gallon gas.

I agree that one person can't change the world, but the people who actually try stand a better chance of changing the world than those who sit on the sidelines and scoff.

Really, not germane to me. Most likely I won't be on this side of the dirt in 9 years anyway.

 

[5030]

Saw my first ford lightening truck today. It’s a lot of money to replace gas. Plus the battery warranty says 30% reduction is allowed within the 100,000 mile battery warranty, and I saw a towing test where the extended range version only did 135 miles on a full charge while towing a 6000 lb trailer. It wasn’t cold enough out to need the electric resistance heaters either. The charge times are long if you don’t have the monster charger too. Yep, that’s a big no thank you for me until they get the cost further down. View attachment 749074

That toaster costs more than the farm did. I'll pass as well. My buggy gets 40 and I paid cash for it.

 

[5030]

A friend told me California had an instance of 99% renewable/demand recently. Here's a better-researched article:

Wind power meets and beats Denmark’s total electricity demand – two days in a row​

I expect ending petroleum from Russia is going to speed up efforts like this.

Whopee. 2 days. What about the other 363?

Kalifornia has a bigger issue... No water.

 

[California]

The industrial base that left the USA didnt just go away. It resurfaced in other countries with less taxation and regulation. They have almost ZERO pollution regulations.

So in the end, the worlds water, soil and atmosphere will be just as polluted.

Bravo environmentalists.

You can blame environmentalists for the offshoring. But the guy who wrote the book on how to offfshore your production and made $millions advising manufacturers on the details - Romney - was the R's presidential candidate in 2012. He has to take some responsibility for it.

 

[California]

Kalifornia has a bigger issue... No water.

How do you relate that to Denmark?

 

[5030]

How do you relate that to Denmark?

I don't.

 

[5030]

Romney - was the R's presidential candidate in 2012. He has to take some responsibility for it.

It's Rummy.

 

[California]

I don't.

Just knee-jerk reaction, then, no?

 

[nickfank]

Really, not germane to me. Most likely I won't be on this side of the dirt in 9 years anyway.

If I'd known that you don't care about the future, I could've saved myself the trouble of even having this discussion.