Yellowtail

What democratic norms?

I think he should be charged.

Yes Why indeed. We agree Trump was not the government, nor am I. I think anyone not blinded by their ideology and or their heat for Trump would see the context in which Trump attacked the press. I'm not arguing against a free press, I support it wholeheartedly.

I did not speak to the investigations. I said I believe the "hearings" are a farce.

I know many of the stories presented as "fact" the media were refuted, but a large percentage of the citizenry still believe. Yes, but when 90% present something as true, and 10% show it to be false, and half the county never sees the 10%, it's not as "competitive" as it might be. Indeed Again, you state your opinion as fact. I think the January 5 "hearings" are a farce and that the people running it are an enemy of the people.

You are are stating your opinion as fact. That the press did not "print" Trump's refutations does not mean they were never there. I think the press in general is an enemy of the people as well, and I felt that way long before Trump.

You just have to plan a little, what's the hurry? Not often you have the opportunity to exceed 100km/h in Bangkok, not legally anyway. As a daily-driver it would be fine.

No one needs work, everyone needs money...

I guess people love them. As I understand it, Ford is splitting the EV sales from ICEV sales. In any event, that the dealership marks it up $40K does not help Ford directly. Everything built is "sold", but at least historically, I do not believe most dealers have orders before delivery. With the current shortages this has likely changed.

The Ford f-150 Lighting for example. Their schedule is three years out. Incidentally, the battery in this weighs about a ton.... The dealers do fine with markups, but that does not help most manufacturers. What US automobile has a $40,000 markup, much less $70,000? The legacy automakers make money on most models, but lose money on EVs. They only build them because they have to, and once built, they have to try to sell them.

What it means to me, is that the author(s) like to play fast and loose with the facts when it suits them, or that they were liberal arts majors or that they are stupid, or (more likley) a combination of all three. What does it tell you?

Sorry, the 2% was a world claim, not Germany only, I should have made that clear. Also, that is total energy, not just electricity.

We were talking about wind and solar, not by hydro-power, which has been around for well over a hundred years. The graph is by capacity, not by what is actually realized.

Were I renting, I would rather pick my own pump and back-charge the landlord.

That does not answer my question. What do you think this shows? They provided a lifetime warranty in hopes that they could gain market share, and withdrew it as soon as they could because they know it to be a loser. Most automakers in US lose money on EVs, and would not build them if they did not have to.

In other words, you have no idea, it's just something you think sounds good. It is interesting, albeit telling that you have plenty of time to generate post after post, but can't be bothered to support your claim. The poor already get a subsidized rate, it's the rich that have air-conditioning and own real estate that would benefit, people like you. It's no wonder you support it. You want a new EV and a new solar installation to charge it and you (apparently) think it only fair that someone else pay for it. No, it's only a "win" for people like you that will benefit directly from the subsidies. Everyone one else will have to pay for your subsidy. Government mandates and subsidies are always a great indicator of what really makes economic sense.

So that they typically provide only the government mandated minimum tells us something, yes?

How? If the payback is so great, why should it be incentivized? Why effective take money from the poor and give it to the rich? So?

Virtually none of Norway's and little of Germany's. Germany installed a lot of capacity, but that's not really what actually gets used. Yes, about 2% of capacity over the last twenty years has shifted to wind and solar, while reliance on fossil fuels has actually increased.

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YES! Tell him about how Norway get virtually all their power alternative sources and how Germany and most of Europe no longer relies on fossil fuels!!!!!!!!!!!

And you yourself ignored where I pointed out that while they would likely last that long, they would over that period require repairs that would make a warranty cost prohibitive. Battery cells are good until they go bad, they generally do not get repaired, the cells get replaced. If they thought it would boost sales, all the ICEV manufacturers would happily offer a 20 year warranty on their fuel tanks, which is effectively what a battery is. But virally no one has a problem with fuel tanks, most everyone has ha to replace batteries. This is only partially true. Many manufactures warranty major components for the full expected lifespan. For example, air conditioner manufacturers often warranty the compressor for ten years, and washing machines often offer ten-year warranties on the motor. They offer these as it is good marketing, and it costs them almost nothing. It is very unlikely the motors and or compressors will fail, and if they do, the manufacturer can often back-charge their supplier.

Slab City

I drive a Fortuner, and in the last 12 months I've spent 28,960 on fuel and 5,402 on service. I thought you said you would not drive 200,000km in twenty years, so apparently you go from less than 10K a year to 22.5K a year when you calculate your savings. Oh, and in the 12 months I traveled 9,776km.

Did you even read what I said? What I said was: There are a lot of relatively minor things that can go wrong with an ICE as it gets older which would nickel and dime manufacturers to death. If it were a good bet they'd last ten-years/200,000km with little or no attention, everyone would offer ten-years/200,000km warranties except companies desperate for market share, and they would be offering 15-years/300,000km. i It is common for the engine/drivetrain to 100, 200 and even 300,000 miles, but not without some attention, and that attention can be great for dealerships providing warranty service, but it can really hurt the manufacturer. I went on to say that: Batteries (and individual cells) are typically either good or bad. If it were a good bet a battery would last ten-years, everyone would be offering ten-year warranties. Manufacturers typically offer as long a warranty as is cost effective. The Ford F-150 Lightning sells for about 20% more than a comparably equipped ICE F-150 and it is sold out for three years production and they are losing money on every unit.