Yes, I agree that fleet vehicles in general are good use cases. They usually have fixed routes, many of them are city-bound, and they usually go back to the same yard every night, where chargers can be easily installed.

Why would they do that? Oshkosh already has the know-how and personnel and previously has dealt with the gov on tons of contracts. I’d rather see it go here vs some hoity toity electric start up that would probably F something up. At this point even modern ICEs would at least blow the Iron Dukes 3mpg out of the water. 

Mail delivery (and in town delivery) trucks in general are probably the best use case for electric fleets right now. The same goes for sanitation trucks, street sweepers, etc. Even local service vehicles like the van the local plumber uses can (and should) be electrified as soon as possible.

Killjoy

What these automated systems need is some sort of set path, through a major thoroughfare, where they don’t have to deal with other drivers, or really, any unexpected things-

Wow. Classic one-sided, stick to the party line without any critical thinking. Kind of like the idiots who toed the MAGA line without thinking about it. You know nothing about me or my ascestors yet you pass judgement. I won’t argue with your (wrong) interpretations or judgements because arguing with someone who…

You win this time New Jersey and Oregon.

Drink enough Scotch and you don’t care what anything tastes like. 

“Reminder that the pipeline has 45 day reserve tanks along it for this exact situation. There was never a supply shortage,”

“Hero” for stopping the law from being enforced? Absolutely not. I’m a huge advocate for more immigration into the US (especially from Mexico, Central, and South America). We are a nation of immigrants and our culture grows through immigration as does our economy. There is literally no downside to increased…

“people are getting hurt through questionable choices involving fuel hoarding”

Unfortunately we get in the way of Darwin FFFAAAAARRRRR too often, and this is just one more example. Pontiac, stolen plate, 28 year old woman, stupid enough to hoard gas AND run from the cops......I’m sure she has sadly already procreated.

off topic that 6001lb tax break is a huge fucking scam and that loophole needs to be closed. that its important enough for a physician and an attorney to want to abuse it shows more than enough its not working as intended. at least plenty of people are calling him out for his tax dodging bullshit. 

See Goose’s comment about the bullshit and absurdity of the tax incentive. Does anyone not see something incredibly odd here? Their commute is increasing, and rather than buy something that gets better gas mileage than a 4Runner (not hard to do) they’d rather go bigger and less efficient. Talk about ridiculousness.

severely underrated comment that only someone with Detroit experience could have created.

Seriously, what kind of experts are you? Porsche literally just released the perfect car for this dude and none, not one of you sorry ass excuses for motor journalists or car people thought about suggesting it to a guy looking for a good suggestion?

Ugh. I was geared up to be excited for this dude - but the tax deduction bit pisses me off. Spend $140 000 and forego the tax break, maybe.

“I’m a front line physician and my wife is a healthcare attorney and we both operate an urgent care and COVID-19 testing and treatment site.”

Only medical practice owning doctor/corporate attorney couples. 

I’m sorry. What is the purpose of this fucking exemption this guy is apparently applicable for with the GVWR tax break? Man. That shit’s infuriating. I can’t even type a rationale sentence out. Imagine buying a $150k car and worrying about taxes. I guess this is why the rich get/stay rich. I hope he fills it with gas…