Gweiloman

That’s right. It seems like towns and villages are falling under Russian control almost on a daily basis. Budanov reportedly said that by the summer, if things go on as they are now, Ukraine would effectively be finished. Latest news of course is that certain EU nations are planning to resume purchases of Russian oil and gas. They are even talking about repairing and reopening Nordstream as energy prices are really hurting their economies. Who would’ve guessed lol.

Curious as to why you think Betamax vs VHS is analogous to ICE vs EV. In the case of the former, market demand of more movies, never movies etc determined which format would win out. With vehicles, it’s a piece of equipment that gets you from point A to B in the best level of comfort at the best value. Based on this, I would suggest that an ICE is the better Betamax equivalent. I am in a unique position of having both an ICE and EV in the same vehicle ie a PHEV. 99% of my regular driving is done in EV mode. Why? Because it’s a superior driving experience, more economical and I don’t waste time filling up in a petrol station. If you want to come on here to debate the virtues of both, you are very welcome. Everyone welcomes a different point of view but it should be an educated one with some basis of facts or logic. A statement such as yours without any supporting argument lowers your credibility in spite of your username.

Since Russia hardly exports anything to the US, I doubt Putin is worried much about tariffs. As for sanctions, is there anything that hasn’t been sanctioned yet?

By “everybody” I’m assuming you mean the pro-Ukrainian faction. A stalemate means neither side is gaining any ground. However even a poster on here that is fighting over there concedes that Ukraine is losing ground, slowly but surely. And if you watch news from sources other than western msm, you will also realise that Russia is gaining more ground towards Dnipropetrovsk. But believe whatever you like. Yes, western msm reports that Russia is losing thousands of troops a week. Sounds like you believe those reports. In case you’re interested, I have a bridge for sale…

Yes, because you lack the cognitive ability to recognise it………

I must admit I never really noticed as my car is almost always kept under shade. My AC is set at 25 as the Haval AC is extremely efficient (my BYD is normally set to 20).

Sorry for late reply. I went to start up the Haval and no sound. It does make a whining sound when I start driving but only at low speeds.

You clearly do, obviously…

As most posters only read western msm, they are totally ignorant of what’s happening on the frontlines so you can’t really blame them for thinking that Ukraine is winning the conflict. Some to this day still think that it was Putin who said the conflict would be over in a few days when it was Mark Milley who said it. Can’t help people if they don’t want to know the truth.

The experts making the decisions? Lol. The so called experts merely look at data and make guesses. The ones making the decisions on whether to increase or decrease oil production don’t give a rat’s ass as to what the “experts” say.

Common sense, something that seems to be lacking in the west.

One would think so but over the past 3 years, practically every western experts’ prediction about the conflict, from military to economic has fallen flat on its face. Seems the most accurate predictions are those that are the complete opposite of the so called experts’.

Life…

I love seeing idiots get what they deserve lol

As easily as they (OPEC) can increase production they can also cut back on it. The post I replied to talked about a price of $66 in 2026. Do you honestly think the Middle Eastern oil producing countries will be happy with this price in 2026? I’m up to date but it seems like you need to learn some economics.

They can expect whatever they like, ultimately OPEC determines the price. I doubt the Saudis will be happy with a low price.

My statement on the other thread is a fact, based,on data released by the World Bank. Major G7 economies are expected to have GDP growth hovering between minus 0.1% and 0.1%. Your statement “The best performing economy in the world some claim.” on the other hand is a complete fabrication from your own deluded mind. No one anywhere has ever claimed that. Like you said, western lies indeed.

There you go again, making up false stories. Your anti-China bias really knows no bounds. If you want to be taken seriously, do a bit more research, and not only from anti-China sources.

Don't know anyone that has claimed that. Another made up western lie as usual.

Why would Putin want to turn off the gas? That’s just stupid and Putin is anything but that. The west on the other hand is trying to stop Putin from selling Russian gas, hoping that by doing that, the Russian economy will be doomed. 3 years and tens of thousands of sanctions later, they are still hoping. Some of their economies are shrinking, the others are stagnant and Russia’s economy is growing faster than pretty much every western economy. No prizes for guessing who are the stupid ones.

Just came across this lol

The only reports I’ve read about Putin threatening to turn off the gas comes from western msm. He even offered to supply gas using the one still operational NS pipeline. Regardless of whether Europe is prepared or not, Europeans are having to pay significantly more now for LNG from Qatar and the US. That’s just foolish. Same like ordering something from Walmart that was made in China which you could buy on Lazada at a fraction of Walmart’s price. No wonder all these “leaders” are falling, one by one lol.

Every time I sit in a legacy automaker’s car, I am underwhelmed. Black plastics, a piddly little infotainment screen with crappy proprietary software, vibrations, noise… Could never go back to an ICE unless it’s one of the top range German premium vehicles in which case I would probably choose to EV version.

Dumb… and dumber.

Significantly more than my TOU off peak rate of Thb 3. Fortunately, as most of us know, most of our charging is done at home 😁