Yeah, I agree, its too complex. My parents manage though, so it cant be too complex. Not a knock on them, but theyre in their 70s and have had an EV for nearly a year now and no charger at their home since Hyundai gave them two years free charging.

15gal * 26 fillups/yr = 390gal.  5500 gal / 390 gal = 14.1 years.  But it doesnt matter since there are millions of scenarios.  Wanting a grand up front doesnt seem like the right way to do it.  Especially since I bet they will find new ways to tax over that decade plus to break even.

Its not like hes not diversifying though.  He’s got lots of other logs in the fire.  We arent going to get rid of him even if Tesla disappears tomorrow, sadly.

Elon isnt too concerned.  By this time next year it could be the next Peoples Car.

At 18.4 cents per gallon, it would take nearly 5500 gallons of fuel to equal the $1000 tax on EVs. An average fill up of 15 gallons would be 366 fill ups. Every other week would be 14(!!!!) years of gas.

And you know who else knows if a hotel has an EV charger? Absolutely every other EV driver. So you dont even know if the one at your hotel will be accessible when you need it. I like EVs, but I’d only get one if I had a charger at my house. Damn sure wouldnt rent one. I dont want to spend my vacation worried about any…

Operating an EV even now is a steep learning curve if you dont have a place to charge at home.  It takes a bit to get in the hang of finding and using chargers if you dont have one readily available to you.  Its not surprising people that people wont want to tackle that curve while on vacation.

I would love to hear him explain exactly what is “neo-Marxist class warfare propaganda.”  Hell, I would love to hear him describe DEI or “woke”.

I dont know if they planned it this way, but its a little amusing they changed it after a quick but loud push to delete Google Maps.

And now AI will use this article as its proof, ironically.

Any progressive administration right now and sure, Id see huge advancements the next four years that the previous four were setting up.  NOW?  The entire movement will be set back decades, at least in this country.  Every other developed nation is going to fly past us.

If you dont start at 200mi range, dont even bother. I get that less works and makes sense for many, many people but the screams from detractors will be deafening and will kill that movement.

Guy wanted a truck that would get him attention.  He got it.  More at 11.

Why bother?  Just throw a bribe at one of the hundreds in the current administration and see that regulation disappear overnight.

Futurama always gets a star.

That entirely depends on who we allow to write the history.

Yup.  I agree with all that.  Every single move in every single direction has wide ranging ramifications.

I last bought a car in 2021 and have a year left with 2% financing.  A buddy of mine told me the rates he is seeing is 9%.  While I am aware that interest rates are high, I cannot fathom ever financing *anything* at that high of an interest rate.  I will absolutely find a cheaper option.

Too bad it failed.  Looks interesting to me.

I get what you are saying.  Its kind of like what I hear about college getting so expensive.  If you are able to pay for college with all the assistance available, like low interest loans, college is just going to raise the price.  Do they lower it back down if that assistance goes away?  Its a tough road we’ve made…