The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 8, 2024

We may grasp onto our fuel pumps with our cold, dead hands, but for those who appreciate buying and driving new cars somewhat regularly, we need to get on board with the alternatives. The infotainment is all Google based as in most Volvos, but it seems to have improved since the last time I’ve used it.

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Electric Auto Association

MAY 3, 2022

Submitted to the Ohio Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee in support of Senate Bill 307: Accelerating Ohio's Auto Industry By Tim Benford, president of Drive Electric Dayton. EVs are much more fun to drive because of the instant torque at any speed, including from a standstill.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 28, 2022

I dunno if it’s the biggest surprise, but the most pleasing news of 2022 was the way the irrepressible die-hards in what remains of the Aussie auto industry leapt on the opportunity EV presents. If it wasn’t so stupidly expensive (around $100K, at least), I’d buy one. Biggest EV surprise of 2022. Biggest EV surprise of 2022.

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Plug In India

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The entire auto industry has given up on investing in Hydrogen cars. You can do a google search to check the facts on energy creation. Why would people buy Toyota ICE cars then? In a car, I would rather sit on top of safe LFP batteries than sit over explosive Hydrogen canisters. That is absolute nonsense.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Duh, heres our $40K volt, buy it please? Best take on all this has been that SouthPark episode with "It" You want something efficient that uses little resources and doesnt impact traffic and parking, then buy a motorcycle. The first law of technology: "Never buy anything with a low serial number."

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Instead they could buy back electricity at peak hours from vehicle drivers. And yes, buy cheap (night) sell high (day) and sell local (remember there are HUGE line losses in the common interstate grids- more so in daytime high power draw hours. Agassi’s Davos Insights Success with V2G would be a double win for electric utilities.

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