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Is this really goin to happen?, 2035 Phase Out all new gas cars |
ndfrigi |
Sep 23 2020, 02:36 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,928 Joined: 21-August 11 From: Orange County Member No.: 13,474 Region Association: Southern California |
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dcheek |
Sep 24 2020, 08:40 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 691 Joined: 30-May 06 From: Westfield, New Jersey Member No.: 6,103 |
Forget politics, forget the environment. forget anything other than:
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO $$$$$$. Gas is still cheap. In some cases, adjusting for inflation, cheaper than 30 years ago. Until this changes, ICE's will still be produced and purchased by "middle Class". Plus petroleum distribution (i.e. gas stations) are prolific and quick to refuel your vehicle. Now, there is only 2 ways to get people into EV's; add a $4.00/gal tax on gas, or make it more expensive to purchase an ICE vehicle by taxing the crap out of it, or flat out ban them. All of which would be political suicide for those who are putting forth such nonsense.. Oh, and there's the issue of raw materials to manufacture batteries, and dispose them safely. Where are we going to get all this Lithium from? Like everything else, there has to be a balance between what is economically viable for the a average person. EV's in the present form are not as practical as a conventional ICE vehicle. That will change over time but, outlawing the old technology is just plain stupid. Take for instance the outlawing of conventional toilets. Now you can purchase only 1 gallon flush toilets to be used with sewer systems designed for 2-3 gallon flushes. Duh, now the pipes get clogged. Oh, the solution is a smaller diameter waste line from 4" to 3" to increase the velocity. Wow, what a surprise - clogging still happening due to smaller passage. When the government try's to tell us or make do what THEY think is best, it usually turns out to be a disaster. It usually costs more and doesn't work. Let the free market work this out rather than shoving it down our throat. Dave |
Tdskip |
Sep 26 2020, 12:45 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,686 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None |
Forget politics, forget the environment. forget anything other than: IT ALL COMES DOWN TO $$$$$$. True, but not for the reasons you are ranting about. It is indisputable that the price you pay for going to gas does not include its true cost. If you put in all of the impacts to peoples health, the environment and climate it is already more expensive then going electric with today’s technology. Externalities screw up the real pricing, we’ve been subsidized by the burden we’ve put on future generations. |
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