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Martin68

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16. The right wing is a mere shadow of their former self. They are just robots repeating the same

Reply to ificandream (Original post)

Mon Oct 31, 2022, 10:17 PM

Oct 2022

idiocies, and reacting with knee-jerk precision to any progressive idea that aims to help the US survive in the 21st Century. I doubt they understand what they stand for anymore. "Oil good! Electricity bad! Air and Water don't need help to stay clean. What good are they anyway? Trees bad! Bulldozers good! Home-cooking bad, McDonald's good! Voting bad, Republicans good! Guns good, students bad! Police good, citizens bad!"

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GOP seizes on voter hesitancy to attack EVs as costly to US [View all] ificandream Oct 2022 OP

Yeah? I remember buying my parents a VCR when they first came out. $700. Tech catches up CurtEastPoint Oct 2022 #1

I remember buying my first one for that price also! kimbutgar Oct 2022 #14

More Like a Thank You From Help from Putin and Oil Industry TomCADem Nov 2022 #23

Sounds like DownriverDem Oct 2022 #2

MSRP on Chevy Bolt is around 25K... Very close to where most cars JCMach1 Oct 2022 #3

I'd love to get an electric for my next car, but ... ificandream Oct 2022 #4

I hope you know that EVs do not have catalytic converters. tinrobot Oct 2022 #7

I wasn't. Thank you. From all I heard, they did. ificandream Oct 2022 #11

That's hybrids. Their catalytic converters are worth more b/c they're used less. NullTuples Nov 2022 #19

Ohh really? I never thought about that, but I guess that does make sense XorXor Nov 2022 #25

The tax rebate/credit doesn't help poor people much madville Oct 2022 #15

Unfortunately, that's only going to help people with tax liability, but it's a start... the JCMach1 Nov 2022 #17

Gas prices are too high - EVs are too expensive. Probatim Oct 2022 #5

The gas savings on my EV pays a good portion of my car payment. tinrobot Oct 2022 #8

It would be the same for anyone who owns it, but the tech is new, different, and Probatim Oct 2022 #10

Precisely why big oil is rolling coal on anti-EV legislation and propaganda... I used to use about JCMach1 Nov 2022 #18

Almost like spending three or four generations building sprawling suburbs was a mistake? NullTuples Nov 2022 #27

They are going to take away your guns, your Bible, your gas powered car...n/t hibbing Oct 2022 #6

I recall a gas station sign in rural western PA a few years ago. Probatim Oct 2022 #12

I've driven EVs for over 10 years. I've never been stranded. tinrobot Oct 2022 #9

My Dog, the knuckle dragging, tongue chewers are determined to die from an unsustainable death wish. Evolve Dammit Oct 2022 #13

It's kinda their brand. NullTuples Nov 2022 #28

The right wing is a mere shadow of their former self. They are just robots repeating the same Martin68 Oct 2022 #16

Ironic, as all of the new e-car factories are going to be in Red states... NullTuples Nov 2022 #20

Nothing new. We aren't buying electric since we need the batteries to last onetexan Nov 2022 #21

Whatever happened to the good ol' whale oil days?? 70sEraVet Nov 2022 #22

What's wrong with us all being slaves and fodder for Big Oil? BadGimp Nov 2022 #24

There should also be some middle ground included in these pushes XorXor Nov 2022 #26