People are making such a huge deal about the base level Model 3 being delayed. I just really don’t see many people opting for that car.

Oh good. Maybe that will help balance out all the anti-tech hate poured on Tesla.

My wife and I were paying about $600/mo for the loan we had on our car. But, that was more than the minimum payment, and we paid the 5 year loan off in 2.5 years.

I totally agree with you on the big agricultural businesses maximizing the subsidies and leaving the farmers with nothing. The same basic thing happens in the oil industry too: the big multi-national companies know how to wring the system and get the profits and leave the refineries, distribution and retail sales with…

You do realize that if a farmer is subsidized more to grow ethanol feedstock over food stock, the policy is prioritizing fuel over food, and they’re going to make the logical choice and grow what is more profitable to them. Corn production is subsidized, and ethanol production is subsidized on top of that.

Considering that there is more fossil fuel energy put into ethanol (diesel powered farm tractors and petroleum based fertilizers and pesticides) than the ethanol actually contains, ethanol is hardly a renewable fuel. More like just another subsidized use for our subsidized corn production.

FFS;

My 1980 320i has stock 13" wheels. 15" are about as big as they get for the 4 lug pattern too. 17" would just look weird I think.

Fun Fact:

This car translates to Matchbox really well:

I guess I’m not sure what you’re looking for then. If you’re looking for an actual law or something directly discounting or reducing the cost of fuel at the pump, I think the only thing you’re likely to find would be for freight haulers and rail companies.

The oil and gas industry specifically benefits greatly from the US government’s friendly policies towards them. This manifests itself in a favorable financial development environment (direct subsidies or tax benefits/incentives on their operations) as well as support for their operations around the globe (military…

Oh very good. Did you notice the person writing the response is employed in the oil industry?

Knock yourself out:

My first car was a 1985 Volvo 740 wagon my parents gave me with 220,000 miles on the clock. It drove great until it died of an electrical short circuit at 306,000 miles in late 2010. The last tank of gas I put in it, I calculated 32 mpg. Original engine, never rebuilt, original transmission (4 speed with overdrive),…

Yeah, but the point is that it CAN and IS changing. And every dollar we spend improving our own electrical generation/distribution is money spent HERE, not overseas. (And just to be clear, the uptick in EV sales hasn’t caused grid issues because most EVs are charging at night, when there is a ton of excess capacity.…

I read an interesting article that suggests Tesla is holding on to produced cars in order to sell the 200,000th car in the beginning of Quarter 3, giving them another whole quarter to sell with the full tax credit...

If the US government didn’t subsidize the cost of gas in this country, it would cost $10/gallon. There’s no government subsidy of domestically produced electricity, but there’s massive support for transnational foreign oil development.

Cheapest new Model S is an AWD, Dual motor car with keyless entry, keyless start, smart air suspension, heated seats, phone dock, turn by turn navigation, power rear hatch, homelink, and about 1,000 miles in free charging for $74,500. 0-60 in 4.2 seconds

This (and the Matrix) is basically a slightly bigger Subaru Impreza, or, even more appropriate, a current model Subaru Crosstrek from 16 years ago...