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Just pulling your chain ... if'n we were sitting in the bar I would have said that to you with a smile on my face as we tapped bottles then took another swig.Do you have a point .. ?? Did I say I was for or against EV's / Hybrids .. ??
My point was, simply, companies invest in R&D based on certain assumptions and projections on what the market will do .. in this case, incentives ..
That has zero to do with what I personally prefer to drive .. although I did seriously consider a Ford Lightning ..
Yes, I believe in climate change, yes, I drive a full size gas truck, yes I believe in gun control, yes, I carry and have a fair collection of bang bangs ..
That's the duality of life ..
errr, ummm ... from the guy who drives a 'what'![]()
errr, ummm ... from the guy who drives a 'what'There is stupid and there is really stupid ..
The elimination of pretty much all of the tax incentive regarding EV's and Hybrids, at least within the current bill making its way thru, is penciled in to now expire the end of this year .. the original $7500 credit was set to expire in 2032 ..
Now, the idea here, along with increased fuel efficiency for gas vehicles, was to spur on the EV industry and put a bit of a clamp on climate change .. giving consumers an incentive .. and, it was working ..
All the major auto makers have been and continue to be ramping up facilities, putting in more R&D, etc, based on the Governments own incentive ..
If and when that incentive gets removed, what does that do besides drive sales of EV's and hybrids down .. ?? Thus tossing to the wind much of what the auto makers have already invested in what they thought was the future ..
Many times, I think there is this deep seated wish for America to return to some sort of idealized past .. you can't turn back time, no matter how much you wish .. what you can do, though, is deny that climate change is real and thusly, punish a segment of the Manufacturing Community that counts on long range plans in order to er, plan for the future ..
I mentioned a while back that my 2013 Chevy Avalanche was getting a bit long in the tooth .. it's an impossible vehicle to replicate, so you either keep the durn thing or settle for something else ..
I decided to go with a 2024 Dodge Ram Crew Cab short bed .. it's about as close to the ride and drive of my Avalanche .. going with a rear wheel drive, since it's slightly lower and I don't really need a 4x4 ..
Prices have gotten back to semi-normal on trucks .. still high, IMO, but it's unlikely that we'll ever see pre-Pandemic price levels ever again, just the way it is ..
Why does a color other than white, black or silver cost more .. ?? That's why the streets are so bland anymore .. back in the day, you could get about any color in the rainbow ..
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Picked up the new truck today .. fer cryin' out loud, it's like having to learn how to drive all over again .. vehicles have become rolling concoctions of tech .. do dads for every this and that .. then, it seems like it wants to take over for you at times .. will take a bit of getting used to ..
When I got out of the Army in 1970, I had some exit money I got, as well, my combat extra pay went into it's own account (my Parents) .. so, I had a little coin and bought a 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T .. the whole enchilada .. 425-hp 426 Hemi, SlapStik ratchet shifter, I think I paid something around 4K .. it was a great, great car .. never passed a gas station it did not like, course, back then, who really cared .. ?? .. chick magnet like crazy ..
I was so stoned one day, tooling around some country roads, I accidentally shifted into reverse doing about 60 .. and, it did not blow the transmision ..
The next, and last Crysler product I owned was a Crysler Cordoba .. remember that .. ?? Ricardo Montalban and Corinthian leather .. drove like a road yacht, when you could drive it .. just a real POS .. 1979 model .. 400 CI V-8 .. never, ever regretted getting rid of that lemon ..
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Still learning about my new truck .. it's amazing the tech they pack into these things .. and, an 8 speed automatic in a truck that does 0-60 in under 6 seconds is a real trip .. I mean, we're talking probably 3 tons of machine with that kind of get up and go .. with the option to switch to manual shift ..
It's a fun ride and drive .. smooth as silk
Afternoon, David.Morning, mixers.
Overnight rain, mostly sunny in the guess.
Town stuff this afternoon...
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