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Main Forums => Politics => Topic started by: Ben on August 18, 2022, 08:51:18 AM
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I thought this was interesting regarding current federal EV tax credits:
https://www.foxnews.com/auto/electric-car-tax-credit-vehicles-qualify
I get the "US only" thing, though for an administration pushing EVs as strongly as this one, you'd think they would want people buying EVs regardless of where they come from. I guess the unions won here.
Also, does anyone else notice a missing US EV manufacturer?
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Ford raises price of electric F-150 Lightning by up to $8,500 due to ‘significant’ battery cost increases
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/09/ford-increasing-price-of-electric-f-150-lightning-.html
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Ford raises price of electric F-150 Lightning by up to $8,500 due to ‘significant’ battery cost increases
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/09/ford-increasing-price-of-electric-f-150-lightning-.html
[Old Guy] My 1984 Jeep Comanche, new off the dealer lot, cost me $8000. Now batteries just to run a vehicle cost more than that. [/Old Guy]
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The country is run by grifters at every level.
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Ford raises price of electric F-150 Lightning by up to $8,500 due to ‘significant’ battery cost increases
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/09/ford-increasing-price-of-electric-f-150-lightning-.html
I'm sure Pete Buddi... Butte... Butterhead will propose a government subsidy to make electric vehicles more affordable for people who can't afford them.
Or something bullshit bullshit bullshit bullshit something.
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So you'll be paying the old, unsubsidized price for a new EV with the rebate basically going into the auto maker's coffers.
The rebate and price increases dovetail so well, it's almost as if that was the plan from the beginning and .gov coordinated with the auto makers.
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[Old Guy] My 1984 Jeep Comanche, new off the dealer lot, cost me $8000. Now batteries just to run a vehicle cost more than that. [/Old Guy]
[Old pedant]Hang onto the 1984 Comanche. It's rare, considering the Comanche didn't come out until 1986.[/Old pedant]
Your point is well-taken, however.
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[Old pedant]Hang onto the 1984 Comanche. It's rare, considering the Comanche didn't come out until 1986.[/Old pedant]
Your point is well-taken, however.
Okay, 86. Gimme a break, my mind is going. =D
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I'm going to be hanging onto my 2015 Subaru Forester for absolutely as long as I can.
Not only is it dinosaur powered, it actually has THREE floor pedals, just as God himself intended.
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I'm going to be hanging onto my 2015 Subaru Forester for absolutely as long as I can.
Not only is it dinosaur powered, it actually has THREE floor pedals, just as God himself intended.
built in theft deterrent.
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I'm going to be hanging onto my 2015 Subaru Forester for absolutely as long as I can.
Not only is it dinosaur powered, it actually has THREE floor pedals, just as God himself intended.
God actually intended that there be 4 floor pedals but then someone got the idea of making a multi position rotary switch with a momentary position. ;)
bob
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God actually intended that there be 4 floor pedals but then someone got the idea of making a multi position rotary switch with a momentary position. ;)
bob
I remember those.
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God actually intended that there be 4 floor pedals but then someone got the idea of making a multi position rotary switch with a momentary position. ;)
bob
Two toggles and a momentary HD push button (in the headliner) for coolness points.
Being able to modify it to such a configuration in spirit with the thread.
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God actually intended that there be 4 floor pedals but then someone got the idea of making a multi position rotary switch with a momentary position. ;)
bob
OK, for the life of me, I can't figure out what you're referring to.
At first I thought you meant the old foot-operated emergency break, but that doesn't seem to fit the description.
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I'm going to be hanging onto my 2015 Subaru Forester for absolutely as long as I can.
Not only is it dinosaur powered, it actually has THREE floor pedals, just as God himself intended.
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
This one still runs on points, probably survive the EMP.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/4841/31169611107_55b3a95811_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Pumps4)
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:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
This one still runs on points, probably survive the EMP.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/4841/31169611107_55b3a95811_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Pumps4)
My '76 Chevy had electronic ignition, but when that failed I ripped it all out and put in an old-fashioned breaker point ignition from a '74 model. (oddly enough it made no difference in fuel economy) I think that truck would survive an EMP. Not sure if it's still on the road; wife made me sell it when the body started rusting off of it. Mechanically it was still in great shape, and the rust wasn't really attacking the frame that much.
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OK, for the life of me, I can't figure out what you're referring to.
At first I thought you meant the old foot-operated emergency break, but that doesn't seem to fit the description.
The starter was on the floor looked about like the old headlight dimmer switch.
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My M715 has the dimmer switch in the floor and the original engine* had a foot operated starter. Which even in 1968 was a bit on the archaic side.
* One of the previous owners swapped out the OE AMC 230ci straight 6 "Tornado" and associated transmission for a GM 292 straight 6 and the SM420 granny low 4-speed.
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OK, for the life of me, I can't figure out what you're referring to.
At first I thought you meant the old foot-operated emergency break, but that doesn't seem to fit the description.
The 53 GMC 1 ton farm truck I learned to drive on had the 4 pedals. L > R Clutch, brake, go peda and closest to the center was a pedal that made to new fangled electric starter spin up.
(https://carbiketech.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Floor-Stater-Lever-01.jpg)
bob
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My '54 Chevy 1/2 ton had the floor button starter.
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My M715 has the dimmer switch in the floor and the original engine* had a foot operated starter. Which even in 1968 was a bit on the archaic side.
Heck, even my grandfather's 1948 Hudson had a push button for the starter on the dashboard. The dimmer switch was still on the floor, though. I had a 1946 and a 1947 Hudson pickup -- those were the old, pre-war design. Don't remember where the starter was located.
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When I was a tyke, my dad had an old Ford 1/2-ton stepside pickup, probably from the 50's. I'm pretty sure it had the starter button on the floor; I think it was on the left side. That could also be a false memory (the starter, not the truck) and I'm remembering the dimmer switch.
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The real question is...
What company has sold the most electric vehicles, and why is it hated so much?
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The real question is...
What company has sold the most electric vehicles, and why is it hated so much?
Oh no, we aren't going back on topic that easy!!!!! :rofl:
bob
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To get back off topic, then there are the ones that have it across from reverse on the stick shifter. 1-2, 3-4, S-R.
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I still have one floor mounted dimmer switch. Glad that feature left ever since trying to drive overnight with an ankle freshly plated, screwed and stitched together.
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I'm sure Pete Buddi... Butte... Butterhead Buttlicker will propose a government subsidy to make electric vehicles more affordable for people who can't afford them.
Or something bullshit bullshit bullshit bullshit something.
FIFY >:D
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The starter was on the floor looked about like the old headlight dimmer switch.
OK, I'd forgotten that the starter used to be on the floor on older cars. But that wasn't really a pedal, was it? It was basically a switch.
I figured it wasn't taking about the headlight dimmer because that was a button switch, not a pedal.
My first car, a 1977 Ford Maverick, had a floor mounted headlight dimmer switch.
I never had a car with points and condenser ignition. My Maverick had an early electronic ignition.
Dad had a 1972 International Harvester Scout II that had points and condenser. That's my only experience with one of those.
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The real question is...
What company has sold the most electric vehicles, and why is it hated so much?
Alex, I'd like to say Baker?
(https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th/id/OIP.yewVEYX628MYxJzQPCrPBgHaFj?pid=ImgDet&rs=1)