EVs are literally pieces of crap, especially after the first fender bender!

[Flash]

The new Lucid EV looks pretty nice.

[Joe Capitalist]

3.29 at our local station. You always claim to be paying a buck more than anyone else. Shouldn't you buy it at another station?

LyinBitch ain't real good at elementary arithmetic.

[Stringfellow Hawk]

That's absolutely true.
I have a Jeep Grand Cherokee,
not because I like SUVs
but because nobody can build a decent sedan anymore.

Not even Cadillac or Lincoln.
I scoff at the incompetence of our emasculated auto industry.

I also have a 1962 Corvette which reminds me that at one time, America could build decent cars.
We're really in the shitter, now.

I love 60-62 corvettes, bet you are proud of it. I had a 68 Plymouth GTX that I traded even for 2018 Hellcat, regretted it. don't even have the Hellcat anymore

[Stringfellow Hawk]

Planning on buying one?

nope, I will be one of the last if it ever happens, they do not fit my driving needs

[AProudLefty]

nope, I will be one of the last if it ever happens, they do not fit my driving needs

So why the fuck do you care?

[Grokmaster]

US crude oil production is higher now than at any point in the Trump administration. Oops.

As always...complete bullshit : (annual thousands of barrels per day)

2019: 12,315

2021: 11,254

2022: 11,883




https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_crd...c_mbblpd_a.htm

[Trumpet]

As always...complete bullshit : (annual thousands of barrels per day)

2019: 12,315

2021: 11,254

2022: 11,883




https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_crd...c_mbblpd_a.htm

Isn't about time that you update your signature

[Trumpet]

As always...complete bullshit : (annual thousands of barrels per day)

2019: 12,315

2021: 11,254

2022: 11,883




https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_crd...c_mbblpd_a.htm

Everything you post is complete bullshit.

[Stringfellow Hawk]

So why the fuck do you care?

because it could ruin the American way of life

[AProudLefty]

because it could ruin the American way of life

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[Joe Capitalist]

EV's it is now fairly clear are just not going to work. Maybe hydrogen will but gas powered are now so efficient that switching out to anything else makes little sense.

Not that this will stop our overlords from demanding the change.

MAGA wets panties:

Tesla is now a blue-chip stock. Moody’s Investors Serviceassigned a ‘Baa3’ long-term issuer rating on Monday to the electric vehicle and clean energy company. The bond ratings agency also withdrew the company's ‘Ba1’ corporate family rating.

"The rating action reflects expectation that Tesla will remain one of the foremost manufacturers of battery electric vehicles with an expanding global presence and very high profitability," Moody's said in a statement.

A large, valuable company that is well-established is considered blue-chip. Other blue-chip stocks include American Express, Boeing and Nike.

[Into the Night]

EV batteries lack reparability leading some insurers to junk whole cars after even minor collisions

Unless reparability in EV batteries is addressed and fixed, the pile-ups will increase — and so too, will premiums, expert says

A scratched or slightly damaged electric battery might be enough for some insurers to write off entire cars, as for many electric vehicles there is no way to repair battery packs after collisions.

As a result, the consumer — who likely acquired an electric vehicle wanting to reduce monthly costs — faces higher premiums and some countries are starting to see electric vehicle batteries piling up in scrapyards, according to Reuters.

Matthew Avery, research director at automotive risk intelligence company Thatcham Research, said the goal of electric vehicles was sustainability, but a lack of reparability is creating a whole new problem.

"We're buying electric cars for sustainability reasons," Avery said, Reuters reported. "But an EV isn't very sustainable if you've got to throw the battery away after a minor collision."

https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/...nor-collisions

EV batteries going into scrapyards is going to be good recipe for scrapyard fires.

[Into the Night]

ALL moderncars are a piece of crap after a collision today, the means of propulsion being irrelevant.

They don't have full frames anymore. They're all throwaway unibodies.
They're designed to crush and absorb the blow rather than jolt the occupants.

Gasoline cars are quite repairable after minor collisions. I suggest you visit a local bodyshop to see just what they can do.

Can't do it with EVs though. It doesn't take much of a collision to damage the battery pack, since the batteries have so much mass. They don't just stop with the rest of the car.

[Into the Night]

My raised F250 diesel 4x4 would drive over the top of a EV like a speed bump.

You might have to dig the remains out of your wheel well when you get home!

[Into the Night]

US crude oil production is higher now than at any point in the Trump administration. Oops.

https://ycharts.com/indicators/us_cr...eld_production
Nope. Oops.