Someone (wish I could remember who) wrote about an idea for making police carry malpractice insurance like doctors that would pay out if they are sued for on the job misconduct. If the officer has a bad record and the premiums become too high, time to find a new job.

I had to deal with the “cop attitude” in an event that I volunteered with for many years. Their unearned superiority complex makes them think no one else is worth anything. Absolutely disgusting.

Cops hate the educated. They see them as a threat. 

Bolts got discontinued because they were catching on fire lol

Yep, 70% of EV sales are just 9 models, all start under $45k after incentives. Trying to sell a worse EV for $5-10k more money surprisingly isn’t working out that great for many OEMs.

The Bolt is the least expensive BEV for sale in the U.S.  (the Leaf is not in the same ballpark.)  GM got smart and after cancelling it, flip/flopped and said they were going to build a new Bolt with the Ultium battery and new motor.  There is a market for less expensive BEVs.  As hoser68 said, It’s hard to find one…

This isn’t about all EVs. It’s about non-competitive EVs piling up at dealers.

2030? You do realize that’s 6 years away. No way cities are going to move fast enough to make themselves more walk, bike and transit friendly.

It sounds like a good time to start selling more affordable EVs. Oh wait that’s right, those same manufacturers were so preoccupied selling 1%er toys that they somehow forgot the other 99% of buyers that don’t have that kind of money. No seriously, I guess we’re just that easy to forget.

This. Car dealers don’t want EVs because they make most of their profit margin on service, not sales. They’re called stealerships for a reason - if they can’t overcharge the customer for something, or create a fault in some esoteric part of the suspension or drivetrain, they can’t make money. With EVs, the ability to…

If you can’t afford a new car, you effectively don’t exist to automakers

Let’s also not forget that dealers shot themselves in the foot with the ADM antics last year. Hell, up until ~May this year, the Ford dealer nearest to me was still putting 5k markups on non-GT Mach Es, and 15k markups on the GT variants.

It’s not really a secret that most car dealerships don’t actually like EVs. They need a lot less routine maintenance and repair than ICE vehicles which means dealers lose a lucrative source of revenue. They also require infrastructure that dealerships largely had to pay for. It’s not really a surprise that they are…

“The dealers have pointed to a lack of demand for less-than-affluent customers”

Republicans have no policies or strategies that are popular with the general population. They have given up trying to appeal to the majority. The only plan is to cheat their way into office by any means necessary. 

Don’t forget he played the Penguin’s father in Batman Returns

State Rep.

Didn’t really watch Pee-Wee Herman, but I’ll never forget his part in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

“Lying right-wing lawmaker continues lying when confronted by original lies. Film at 11.”

Damn. That sucks ass. Pee-wee’s Big Adventure is one of my favorite movies, as is Mystery Men. I think the phrase one of a kind gets thrown around a lot, but he earned it. Never was, never will be anyone else like him.