Electric Vehicles (EVs)

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The one thing Elon Musk always understood was manufacturing! His Tesla car factories are absolutely stunning - practically at the level of the sci-fi factories in Minority Report. Looks like his new Semi factory will be at the same level. I have no idea how he will give those...See more

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My daughter looked at electric cars charging at an autobahn rest area near Nyon, Switzerland, with electric fast charging stations, the other day, and she was surprised to see how long it took. Based on the displays, at least 45 minutes to well over an hour. Then she grinned and...See more

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If you bought an EV to save money on fuel, you were lied to: Anderson Economic Group estimates that mid-sized EVs cost between $12.61 and $16.11 to fuel per 100 miles, compared to $10.71 for gas-powered models. For pickups, the cost differential is larger. https://wsj.com/opinion/electric-vehicles-ford-stellantis-administration-subsidies-905ecfbb

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How do EVs actually perform in terms of their range compared to what the EPA claims? Some are actually better - BMW, Mercedes... - some worse.

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The constant stress of fearing that you'll run out of battery power is something I just don't need. EVs are definitely made only for high density agglomerations where there are charging stations everywhere...

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So there won't be an Apple car, after all... despite their hundreds of billions in cash reserves, Apple did not manage to master the technology or the industrial process to create cars, electric and autonomous - or they just realized that they could not do it profitably. Despite...See more

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Clean energy!

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Good news - unless you are a fool who wanted to impose EVs 🤣

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