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Anyone else planning to buy an EV due to Build Back Better?

Discussion in 'General Automotive' started by goosevz, Dec 5, 2021.

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  1. Dec 5, 2021 at 2:47 PM
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    Brace yourselves everyone, the mouth breathers are here.

    [ bitches that nobody listens to reason, won’t listen to anybody, but posts stupid pictures and shit taken from Facebook memes]

    but hey, if we don’t like what others are talking about just act like complete trash and then they will stop talking. I believe the term is “threatened”.
     
  2. Dec 5, 2021 at 2:49 PM
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    maybe Adele will superglue broken glass to her knuckles and get in the pit….

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  3. Dec 5, 2021 at 2:52 PM
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    French Canadian, definitely…..

     
  4. Dec 5, 2021 at 2:55 PM
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    So threatened. Just have to make sure nobody can have a conversation about electric vehicles.

    what’s next, let me guess another picture. Have to make sure to run any thread that threatened you.

    I believe the term for that is “snowflake”
     
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  5. Dec 5, 2021 at 2:56 PM
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    when in rome

    ya’ll let the inmates run the prison around here
     
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  6. Dec 5, 2021 at 2:59 PM
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    [this space reserved for childish imagery]
     
  7. Dec 5, 2021 at 3:01 PM
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    You ever stop and think how much your electric bill will raise a month?
     
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    I ran the math for my usage and electricity rate. With a Highlander driving around 20k a year it saves about $200 a month to switch to a Tesla (in “fuel” cost)
     
  9. Dec 5, 2021 at 3:05 PM
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    True, though depends on your overall situation. My nephew bought a Tesla several years ago, his job has free charging so that's a perk.
     
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    Current math days that someone like a taxpayer pays for any government plan. “Build Back Better” is a political bill by one party that has not been passed by the Senate or signed into law and therefore shouldn’t be a topic of discussion or promotion on TW.
     
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    yabbut, it’s GREEN..!

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    I have.

    An Ev, where I live, would cost about 3¢/km.

    My Tacoma costs about 16¢/km.

    Rough calculations... But even if I messed up the numbers it's still 4 times the cost per kilometer to drive my Tacoma.
     
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    It has LESS emissions not ZERO emissions you imbecile.
     
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    Did you ever stop to think about how much your electric bill increased by charging your cell phone every month? In other words it won't be much.

    And if every vehicle in the country went electric overnight it wouldn't require any more electricity production on a national level. In order to keep the electric grid intact most of the electricity generated now is not used. With most forms of electrical generation they have to produce enough power to reach max demand 24/7. Even though they only reach max demand for a few hours each day. And since most vehicles will be recharged at night during the least demanding time for power it is a more efficient usage of power.

    I welcome EV cars and trucks and may have one eventually. But it won't be because of a new law. The technology just isn't where I want it to be presently. And at my age it may not get to that point in my lifetime.
     
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    and…

     
  18. Dec 5, 2021 at 3:26 PM
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    You got me thinking about one of these beasts now. I bet I could ride one with my bad knee. Be fun to ride here in town I think.
     
  20. Dec 5, 2021 at 3:32 PM
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    Oh no, someone made a point I don’t like
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