[theluckycountry]

Adam begins a lifelong education program




60 years later...




How he imagines himself to be

[AdamB]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('theluckycountry', '[')b]Adam begins a lifelong education program

[theluckycountry]

Hey Adam I've got an idea? Why don't you post something about Electric cars, this is the EV thread after all...

[theluckycountry]

How about this

Global EV Outlook 2024
Trends in electric cars
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b]Nearly one in five cars sold in 2023 was electric While sales of electric cars are increasing globally, they remain significantly concentrated in just a few major markets. In 2023, just under 60% of new electric car registrations were in the People’s Republic of China

[theluckycountry]

Bimbo influencer (with big Hooters) explains how to charge an EV in Africa.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WciIaE0yQeE

The better video on Africa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTQbiNvZqaY

Amazing Chinese EV doing vertical maneuver
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwhnArkZTu8

[AdamB]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('theluckycountry', '
')Hey Adam I've got an idea? Why don't you post something about Electric cars, this is the EV thread after all...

[mousepad]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AdamB', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mousepad', '
')Funny. And I always thought the one and only thing going for electric cars is their cheap fuel.

[theluckycountry]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mousepad', 'E')xactly. Start advertising and building the ev that are useful. Small, short range commuter cars. Limited range, limited weight, limited size.

[AdamB]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mousepad', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '
')Solar panels on the garage roof certainly contribute to making oer mile costs cheaper than ICE machines. Not everyone has these advantages of course. To each their own.

[AdamB]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('theluckycountry', '
')The stupid thing is the EV buyer pays a big premium, and has the breakdowns (battery degridation) to contend with. Unless they want to buy one of those Chinese ones that take off like skyrockets

[theluckycountry]

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[AdamB]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('theluckycountry', '
')If anyone wants a laugh about my countrymen..

[kublikhan]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('theluckycountry', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')esla's increased focus on leasing responds to a decline in both global and U.S. sales. While CEO Elon Musk previously indicated that Tesla would surpass 1.8 million global deliveries, global sales fell by 2.3% in the first three quarters of 2024, with U.S. registrations down by 7.3%

After significant price cuts over the last two years, along with financing options such as a 0.9% APR for 60 months on the Model Y, leasing has emerged as a promising avenue for Tesla. The company also provides three months of free charging and a trial of its Full Self-Driving software.

[theluckycountry]

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[AdamB]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('theluckycountry', '
')No more crap from Deniers thanks, we've had 2 years of that, 2 years of manipulated statistics and lies.

[theluckycountry]

Gentle readers, what kubby and Adam would have you believe is that there is no problems in the world that can't be fixed with modern technology. That is the root of their belief, their religion. This talk of the expanding rebuildable wind and solar systems across the globe is meant to reassure you that all will be well as Oil supplies on the planet diminish. But we already see the results of this expansion, Germany, the Greatest industrial economy in Europe is contracting, faltering under the cost of it's renewable electricity.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'G')erman companies in the Fortune 500 Europe have announced over 60000 layoffs this year alone. The auto industry is especially hard hit: as discretionary spending falls throughout the continent

[AdamB]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('theluckycountry', 'G')entle readers, what kubby and Adam would have you believe is that there is no problems in the world that can't be fixed with modern technology.

[theluckycountry]

• Almost half the time you visit the cinema, you don’t get to see the film.
• 40% of your visits to the petrol station end with no fuel.
• Your Premier League season ticket is only valid for 60% of matches.

This is what it's like trying to find an EV charger that isn't broken, it's a disaster, but not an unexpected one given that the bubble has popped and companies are no longer interested in either A/ building EV B/ maintaining them.


• USA: A fifth of EV drivers (20%) report having arrived at an EV charge point and not managing to charge their car. Even the US transport secretary Pete Buttigieg admits he struggles to find reliable chargers for his EV. A recent exposé by the Wall Street Journal found 40% of chargers in the Los Angeles area were non-functioning.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '�')�� France: EV drivers in France complain of not being able to find functioning chargers, especially on motorways, with manufacturers refusing to bid for government tenders to simplify the charging network.

Stats like this are disastrous. Figures and percentages can be a little sterile – but once you reframe the issue, the depth of the problem becomes clear. Imagine using another service with only a 60% hit rate (as per the WSJ story):

[theluckycountry]

HEY! But what about the Netherlands. They have hundreds of thousands of reliable chargers

The Netherlands must have installed japanese units because they are working fine!
Dutch grid operator wants to stop electric car charging during peak hours
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '�')��Particularly in the evening peak, between 4pm and 9pm, and on sunny spring and summer days, the grid is bursting at the seams,” Bogers said in a press release. It’s during these hours when most people come home from work, put their cars on charge and use a variety of electrical appliances, which puts pressure on the power grid and increases the risk of power outages for thousands of households.

[AdamB]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('theluckycountry', '�')�� Almost half the time you visit the cinema, you don’t get to see the film.
• 40% of your visits to the petrol station end with no fuel.
• Your Premier League season ticket is only valid for 60% of matches.