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2023-10-28 Economy

Electric vehicles are a bad bargain for everyone

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Posted by Besoeker 2023-10-28 02:23|| || Front Page|| [19 views ] Top

#1 Not bad for participants in the green new deal grift.

Posted by Bobby 2023-10-28 07:39|| 2023-10-28 07:39|| Front Page Top

#2 Announced by GM that Bolt owners will no longer automatically get new batteries, but $1400 towards software that will limit charges to 80% and then monitor battery performance over about 6200 miles. If ok will allow full charge ability. But if you take that you have to sign away any rights to pending class action litigation.
And I remember when GM built good stuff. No longer.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2023-10-28 07:58|| 2023-10-28 07:58|| Front Page Top

#3 ...but $1400 towards software that will limit charges to 80% and then monitor battery performance over about 6200 miles.

Based on conversations I've had with folks that own these contraptions, the trick is to sell them before they reach 80,000 miles.

After that, they just cost you more than the thing is worth.

So 2-3 years tops for a new EV in my market area.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2023-10-28 08:41|| 2023-10-28 08:41|| Front Page Top

#4 I have 130,000 miles on my Tesla and it still works fine.

Posted by Ed 2023-10-28 09:18|| 2023-10-28 09:18|| Front Page Top

#5 "We are also moderating the acceleration of EV production in North America,"

Truly a masterpiece of corpobabble. Translation into English: "We're going to stop making these things until either people start buying them (unlikely) or until federal subsidies and tax breaks ramp up even further."

Posted by Tom 2023-10-28 11:47|| 2023-10-28 11:47|| Front Page Top

#6 "Cost Of Driving Electric Vehicle Equal To Paying $17.33 Per Gallon Of Gasoline, Study Finds"

https://www.dailywire.com/news/cost-of-driving-electric-vehicle-equal-to-paying-17-33-per-gallon-of-gasoline-study-finds

Posted by NoMoreBS 2023-10-28 11:58|| 2023-10-28 11:58|| Front Page Top

#7 #6 Good catch.

Posted by Dale 2023-10-28 15:03|| 2023-10-28 15:03|| Front Page Top

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