NorCalMikie
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but the battery was STILL DEAD!!It's impossible to rev or even idle a Tesla motor with the car stationary on its tires.
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but the battery was STILL DEAD!!It's impossible to rev or even idle a Tesla motor with the car stationary on its tires.
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Seems like the early Chevy pickups with the gas tanks just behind the cabs on the frame rails turned into Ba Ba Ba barbeques??
Untrue. It was proven the fires that appeared on TV were staged using a burning flair and loose fill pipe clamp to ignite. There was never a recall or corrective measure applied to that vehicle (Chevrolet / GMC C & K models).Seems like the early Chevy pickups with the gas tanks just behind the cabs on the frame rails turned into Ba Ba Ba barbeques??![]()
There's already a shortage of good ASE mechanics. They will train some for EVs but we're behind the power curve on most skilled trades, the kids don't want to work.Training for EV's is becoming more available. ASE has certifications EV1, EV2, L3 ,L4. A quick search found several colleges and private institutes near by offer EV training.
Yeah, for some reason or another they think they're all to good for a blue collar type job.There's already a shortage of good ASE mechanics. They will train some for EVs but we're behind the power curve on most skilled trades, the kids don't want to work.
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You mean the MEDIA would show something on TV that WASN'T true??? Say it isn't so. Burst my bubble why don't you.It was proven the fires that appeared on TV were staged
True, around here it's difficult to find a high school with an Auto class. Can't work on and modify cars like we did in the old days. The education system geared up years ago to educate everyone to be the Governor, tossing trades to the curb. Now many trades suffer. The vehicles are complicated, the benefits are minimal (vacation, 401K contributions, working conditions) once you start working you make daily payments to the tool truck, forever. The the flat-rate system, thats an entire subject on its own.There's already a shortage of good ASE mechanics. They will train some for EVs but we're behind the power curve on most skilled trades, the kids don't want to work.
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The gray sector is "Not sure", the lime green "Likely".
70% of those over the age of 65 would not buy, along with 60% of respondents that had an annual income below $50,000. In addition, 76% of those that identified as Republicans would likely not buy an electric vehicle.
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I wonder why? Could it be nothing to do with the environment and everything to do with creating and controlling a new market? Remember the recent comments from Larry Fink of BlackRock where he called capitalism “messy” because they’re unpredictable. Limiting choices simplifies investment strategies and makes for predictable outcomes.That’s all and good but the current power brokers want nothing but ev’s.
And Gentlemen, this is the REALITY of it all.I don't have much to offer on the main debate concerning the EV vs ICE vehicle -- except this.
There is a huge, make that HAAUUGGE, segment of our society who depend upon a large and healthy used car inventory to simply keep their butt in a running vehicle to provide their transportation needs. The cars and trucks they (we) generally are after have at least 100,000+ miles on them, and are usually 10+ years old. These are folks who work jobs which can afford a 2 or 3 hundred a month payment, but not even close to a 8 or 9 hundred a month payment.
I don't really see the future providing these cars from the EV inventory that exists now or ten years from now. jd
I wonder why? Could it be nothing to do with the environment and everything to do with creating and controlling a new market? Remember the recent comments from Larry Fink of BlackRock where he called capitalism “messy” because they’re unpredictable. Limiting choices simplifies investment strategies and makes for predictable outcomes.
Why do EV owners feel that they are entitled to plug into your electric and charge their cars for free?