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04-26-2022, 02:54 PM
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And hello GC. Old time newbie here!
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04-26-2022, 03:22 PM
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Whoops this is the right vid:
https://youtu.be/m1kHsd3Ocxc
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04-27-2022, 01:05 PM
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"They are very bent"
Being a technical ship repair guy that made me lol.
And I am stealing this YT for another thread somewhere else.
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04-28-2022, 09:03 AM
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When I was working, there were a few electric cars in the motor pool. I always avoided them because I just didn't know enough about them and wasn't sure I would feel comfortable driving one. However, I do think it is a good idea. Just not sure how to make it work nationwide. Hopefully, people much smarter than I are working on it.
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04-29-2022, 08:07 PM
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"Elon Musk sold about $4 billion worth of Tesla Inc. stock days after reaching a $44 billion deal to buy Twitter Inc.
The Tesla chief executive officer offloaded 4.4 million shares on April 26 and April 27, according to regulatory filings. Musk has now disposed of more than $20 billion worth of stock in the electric-car maker during the last six months."
Bloomberg
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...c156ad3753d133
Hmm. Maybe the wunderkind is losing faith in his car company? I know I'd prefer a Rivian or even a Ford (gasp) over Elon's pick up.
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04-30-2022, 12:05 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bobabode
Hmm. Maybe the wunderkind is losing faith in his car company? I know I'd prefer a Rivian or even a Ford (gasp) over Elon's pick up.
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It's also possible he's lost faith in electric in general. It's still not ready for prime time. It may take decades of technology improvements to come up with the electric equivalent of the Model T*. "Plug in" electric has not hit that point yet. And even hybrids are challenged by what it would mean to be mass producing the batteries they use. They need new battery tech for that to happen.
*That is, it puts it in the hands of the masses.
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04-30-2022, 10:45 AM
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The Rivian would be my choice, but I won't be able to afford one in my life time.
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04-30-2022, 12:30 PM
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Here is a great article on the OP's subject:
Ludicrous’: Buttigieg Watches As Manchin Throws Cold Water On Biden’s EV Dreams
A snip:
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Manchin expressed concerns that the administration was focusing too much on electric vehicle incentives rather than shoring up the domestic battery and critical mineral supply chains, during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday. He noted that China, which controls the vast majority of global critical mineral mining and refining needed for renewable energy tech, could use its leverage over the U.S. for geopolitical reasons.
“There’s a waiting list for EVs right now with the fuel price at $4,” Manchin told Buttigieg. “But they still want us to throw $5,000 or $7,000 or $12,000 credit to buy an electric vehicle.”
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Also: Ford Reports Devastating Losses Thanks To Electric Vehicle Gamble
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Rivian has posted massive profit losses of its own and its share price has plummeted nearly 70% over the last six months. The value of Ford’s roughly 102 million Rivian shares has fallen from about $17.5 billion to $3.2 billion since November.
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I've said before that I believe that electric final drive is probably the answer of the future, but we may be "too soon" pushing the tech.
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04-30-2022, 12:54 PM
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Bob, LOL!
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