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2024-01-16 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Chicago-area Tesla charging stations lined with dead cars in freezing cold: 'A bunch of dead robots out here'

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Posted by Skidmark 2024-01-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [23 views ] Top

#1 Should not surprise anyone.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-01-16 02:02|| 2024-01-16 02:02|| Front Page Top

#2 Should make it 'law' that owners have to stay with their EVs at charging stations, for safety reasons. We know the vehicles can catch fire and endanger others.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-01-16 08:17|| 2024-01-16 08:17|| Front Page Top

#3 Yeah, most of the newer rechargeable batteries (except the lead-acid types) typically need to be at a certain temperature or above before they'll take a charge due to their chemistry.

The above is probably not noted in the sales brochure though, unless it's in really fine print.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2024-01-16 08:18|| 2024-01-16 08:18|| Front Page Top

#4 Oh, imagine the fun when EV owners start trading "how to warm your battery in winter" tips.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-01-16 08:26|| 2024-01-16 08:26|| Front Page Top

#5 Wonder when the car jackers will run down the lines breaking windows.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-01-16 08:46|| 2024-01-16 08:46|| Front Page Top

#6 3 Open Research Challenges

1. How many 100's of $Billion$ in just US Taxpayer $$$$ were used to promote and support this EV driven Climate/Earth Solution Scam?

2. Guesstimates for Worldwide environmental and ecosystem damages done due to exploration, mining, production and use vs. typical Fueled vehicles?

3.Name who got rich in the DC Swamp off the EV scam?

Posted by NN2N1 2024-01-16 08:56|| 2024-01-16 08:56|| Front Page Top

#7 Noticed liberal medical couple next door didn't drive their EV to work today (10 degrees at 8:30am).

Posted by Cleared Cookies Lost Nic 2024-01-16 09:28|| 2024-01-16 09:28|| Front Page Top

#8 The Dallas Morning News has a small, front-page article about the Feds dropping another $15 million for charging stations. Ironic.

Posted by Bobby 2024-01-16 10:09|| 2024-01-16 10:09|| Front Page Top

#9 Electric Vehicles being abandoned on the street of Chicago is like when that store got looted of everything except the Bud Light display.

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-01-16 17:22|| 2024-01-16 17:22|| Front Page Top

#10 Mississippi Gov. Reeves pushes for $350M in EV battery plant incentives

Posted by Skidmark 2024-01-16 18:18|| 2024-01-16 18:18|| Front Page Top

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