To keep up this "green" thing, anyone who buys an EV should be obliged to keep it for a minimum of ten years. If they sell it before the ten year period they can buy another EV but without the government subsidies.
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To keep up this "green" thing, anyone who buys an EV should be obliged to keep it for a minimum of ten years. If they sell it before the ten year period they can buy another EV but without the government subsidies.
And no financial assistance for battery service/replacement. No “free” charging, which is in fact paid for by the taxpayer. No registration subsidies, in fact due to the weight of the things I would argue that they should pay more like trucks due to road surface damage. If the individual was responsible for all of the costs of ownership we might see how popular they really are. The stickers proclaiming their “efficiency “ should be mandated to include the cost, both financially and environmentally, of their production and their energy use including impact on the grid. Anything less is just putting lipstick on a pig.Quote:
Originally Posted by spudfan
Cue the confected outrage.
I am surprised that my post on those EVs that have LFP batteries did not elicit more comment as the LFP battery EVs do not explode like those with Lion batteries.
So to me there should be a direct delineation that LFP battery EVs should be allowed in multi level car parks and be able to charge there and lion battery evs should not.
Cadogan seems to lump all EVs together as per his reporting on the South Korean conflagrations.
Maybe green diamonds on LFP and blue on Lion.
Regards PhilipA
Here's another one from Harry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwUDR8WTTKQ
He is to slow and boring to watch.Quote:
Originally Posted by prelude
UK is going to be an excellent case study for the rest of the world. If I lived there I'd be out buying every low milage ICE vehcile I can find. They be gold in the next few years. What will happen in the UK is the majority will show the goverment the middle finger, and they will just keep there old ICE vehicles on the road.
https://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/in...29-png.246307/
This is what the looney government over there is mandating. Its not working, even in the first year. The obvious answer is they are pushing forward even harder and making the timeline shorter [bigrolf]
If this was france they would be rioting in the streets and burning every electric car they can find. To put the insanity of this into perspective. The fine for every ICE vehicle sold outside the percentages shown, will attract a $29,000aud fine..... per vehicle. So the public is saying "shove your electric cars where the sun don't shine" and refusing to buy them. The manufacturers are FORCED to sell what the public is saying "NO" too. the problem is the greenies that wanted electric cars have already purchased one (and I imagine will refuse to buy another), the only real sales seem to be company cars, as there is huge government incentives for them. I wonder if this will continue to work where the resale on them is so appalling. No matter what the government incentives are, will businesses continue to buy them when they are worhtless at sale time ... [bigwhistle]
I'm glad we get to sit back with the popcorn and watch what will happen... As it will be a good lesson for our moronic politicians who think they can force the public that elected them to do something they do NOT want to do.
Yes, well: "You will own nothing, and you will be happy".
I am wondering if that was in the marriage ceremony and I just don't remember it...
According to preliminary findings by public television RTP, citing witness accounts, the fire started in one of the electric cars and quickly spread to nearby vehicles.
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world...74450a95&ei=51
AI and not so smart?
AI taxis beeping at other AI driverless taxis all night[bigwhistle][bigwhistle][bigwhistle][bigwhistle]
https://youtube.com/shorts/_4qdIbTpI...-VGhlvYEGPM0fI
On topic but more business or a joke??? Mr E Musk threatening to take or move Tesla AI or another company he owns more of unless shareholder and board of Tesla give him 80 billion in new shares (24% he asked for on tweeter) Elon Musk wants more Tesla control or else he'll take AI projects elsewhere (axios.com)
Never a dull moment in this space [biggrin][biggrin][biggrin]
New Model 3 low on Carsales today $27800.
Regards PhilipA