JedidiahStolzfus
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I turn off my truck, and the stereo continues to play for at least 10 minutes or until I open a door. No death by CO involved.
It does not speak much of the EV bashers when they nitpick the superficial arguments while ignoring the wealth of serious benefits discussed at length.It doesn't speak much for EVs when owners point out their favorite features being listening to the radio in a garage, which as you point out any ICE vehicle can do without
I'm not an EV basher, I'd be interested if they were up to the task, maybe they will be someday. I only pointed out what some EV fans listed in this thread what they felt were major advantages of their EVs and main complaints regarding ICE.It does not speak much of the EV bashers when they nitpick the superficial arguments while ignoring the wealth of serious benefit discussed at length.
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Hopefully it's not considered that I bash EVs; I ignore them.It does not speak much of the EV bashers when they nitpick the superficial arguments while ignoring the wealth of serious benefit discussed at length.
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To say nothing of those who don't seem to understand when a little joke had been made, and make it into another opportunity for further EV (and EV owner) bashingIt doesn't speak much for EVs when owners point out one of their favorite features being listening to the radio in a garage, which as you point out any ICE vehicle can do without CO poisoning unless operated by a suicidal person or an imbecile and it doesn't speak too badly of ICE vehicles if one of the worst features is faint smell of fuel when tanking up - unless they can't figure out how to operate a pump without spilling fuel on their shoes (actually an argument that has been made, minus the shoes, to mandate station attendants in Oregon).
Thanks for clarifying that for me. I didn't realize it was a joke and I'll keep that brand humor in mind when reading posts in the future. I guess I should have known since they also mentioned shoveling manure daily without complaint.To say nothing of those who don't seem to understand when a little joke had been made, and make it into another opportunity for further EV (and EV owner) bashing.
I had a Suburban with a 44gallon tank. Then Costco set the max limit for fill to $100. Just to fill the tank I had to stop, swipe cards again, and start filling. I could feel the hate of the people behind me, especially fuel was high, because I'd get about half way through then have to restart. But, I'd get about 600 miles to a full tank just running around the area, so that was nice. I'd fill it once a month. My Sierra has a 32 gallon tank, I try to fill it before it gets below a 1/4 tank.Thanks for clarifying that for me. I didn't realize it was a joke and I'll keep that brand humor in mind when reading posts in the future. I guess I should have known since they also mentioned shoveling manure daily without complaint.
"I remember being sick to my stomach watching a diesel fuel dispenser's dollar count rise and rise and rise as I stood at a distance from this cruddy pump locked on the F250 truck's fuel intake, spewing out noxious fumes as that diesel poured into the tanks. Even thinking back to it now it makes me ill."
Just got a text from a buddy of mine that's one of those mysterious industry insiders, and the word is the next model Cybertrucks are going to be coming with factory Corinthian Leather seats.
Just wait until we bring back the mastodon and you can have mastodon seats.
Is there an english version of that?Full disclaimer.... we had the kingswood - cultural cringe
I seriously looked into buying a used Prius to see how I liked it. Same good insurance coverage as on my truck was almost $1600 annually vs $900 for the truck or Xterra. Since it wouldn't replace a current vehicle the insurance plus registration alone would fully pay for ~6000 miles fuel for either the truck or xterra, which is about my current annual mileage for each. So in comparison, driving my truck with "free" fuel won out, not to mention purchase price and upkeep that prius ownership would entail. Interestingly same insurance quote on a used Ford c-max was about $500 less than the Prius but frequently reported transmission issues with the c-max crossed it off.
As an aside the smell (or memory of the smell) from shovelling horse manure daily would probably make the average person feel more "ill" than a twice. a month, few minutes, filling their tank with diesel.
I suppose this is a good thing, but there is a big difference between considering and actually buying. I've been looking at EV's for 2 years now but a lot will have to change before I buy."Despite the bad press, half of America is still considering an EV or hybrid car — they just want them to be cheaper
Nora Naughton Jan 25, 2024, 8:01 AM EST"
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Despite the bad press, half of America is still considering an EV or hybrid car — they just want them to be cheaper
A new study shows EV demand is still out there, it just looks different than it did a few years ago.www.businessinsider.com