1st Gear - will not make any difference banning or price capping Russian Oil. China and India have no problem using Russian oil. Some countries are rumored to play a shell game with Russian oil allowing it to be sold to anyone.
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Toyota not perfect. They had Camry oil consumption problems. Tacoma frame rust issues. My daily is a 5th generation 4runner.
Toyota Highlander. Reliable. 3 rows. Optional hybrid.
Luxury car market more likely linked to Fed rate. Fed trying to reduce excess money. Seems to be working. Many smart people think some sort of Recession nearly guaranteed.
How long until Samcrac buys one at auction?
Corrola Hatchback.
Waiting for the Recession to buy my next used vehicle. Should save $2k to $3k versus current pricing.
Europe has not really felt winter yet. Loss of Russian supplies could shock the market when the Temps go down.
Neighbors had pellet stove for years. They converted to electric heat pump. According to them the heat pump is cheaper per month. Also gives them AC in the Summer.
Hopefully your tenants don't resort to electric room heaters. Some are better than others. They put a strain home electrical connections. Especially if they use a power strip.
ICE fires are typically extinguished with the water onboard the average Fire Truck. EV fires require significantly more water than a Fire truck carries. The need for a national system of Fire Plugs along Interstates might become necessary when some threshold of vehicles on the road are EV.
Turo is great for weekend test driving. Cheaper than purchasing a vehicle to find out it will not work for your needs.
Still no National network of Fire Hydrants to provide 25,000 gallons of water necessary to combat the average Electric Car fire.
Renting a car in Hawaii is easy. Never a problem. There are times I have rented a car in Hawaii and other locations yet took a taxi for one reason or another. Avoid Hertz.
Make EV’s equal or better than ICE. Using policy for EV adoption could make it worse. Innovation and availability of EV’s will allow lower prices. Also need to solve EV fire suppression. Current EV's need on average 25k gallons of water. Not easy on many highways and freeways.
Gas prices are still up. Per AAA, September 2021 average price was $3.18 per gallon. Winter arrives soon for Europe. All energy prices have the ability to go up dramatically due to Ukraine/Russia/Nordstream. If China eases up on Zero Covid policy the worldwide demand and pricing also goes up.
Inviting the state to power cycle the vehicle battery seems an easy way to wear out the battery. California and other tag along states assumed banning all ice cars will make the electric future happen. Is there enough world resources to build the electric future?
Local Honda dealer has had nearly empty parking lot for some time. No idea how they pay their bills.
Diesel more expensive in my area for sometime.
V6 Ram/Dodge/Jeep Diesel had some problems. Programming, emissions and general reliability. Expensive to repair when broke. Gas engine lifetime costs were cheaper. That's saying something considering the Hemi V8 has its own set of problems.