There could be rebates for folks who have off road vehicles. We farmed when I was a kid and bought untaxed gas straight from the local oil company. Then at tax time we paid road tax on the portion we used in our road cars.
There was a Nova about it recently. Or I saw it recently anyway. The mooring line down to the ground created a ground, then the rain caused the static electricity in the air to arc across the gap between the frame and skin. Plus they had a leak in one of the gas bags and didn't stop to vent it before trying to dock. Without the leaking bag they would have been fine even with the sparks.LOL ya nazi’s fucked up, seems their not that bright even today. Just watched a doc about it and they used, what was basically, rocket fuel for the skin
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I am the incarnation of the ideal customer for a high-efficiency car that runs on chemical fuel. I want to touch 100 mpg hydrocarbon.
I am excited by the Aptera. It looks like it could operate when shit fails.
lol you haven't been to Michigan much I'm guessing (this might be naive on my part, I am not sure that solar tech doesn't work with thick cloud cover or not), it is grey as shit here about 2/3 of the year. Solar is fun, but not sure how reliable it is for us either.
batteries are getting cheaper and lighter all the time...electric cars are here to stay...trucks too
Yeah I live in the Mojave
I’d rather do that with an Aptera.
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It does seem optimized for my desert home. Who am I to complain!Doesn’t look like the Aptera would do well after a snow storm either. Stuck, out of power, frozen
I'm all for converting all trucking to electric. I'm not a fan of Tesla but if they can make some progress then that's a good thing but if history is any clue they'll have a tremendous amount of setbacks and delays before they reach any form of steady production. In the meantime others are already in production mode with trucks on the road. Tesla has missed so many target dates that you really can't pay any attention to anything they say. Right now all they have is some buildings. And that photo is just from one angle. They still have a bunch of work to do before that will be a functioning manufacturing facility. I think they just spruced up that one end for a photo op.
I went back and looked at this photo and realized it was just CG overlayed onto the site. I'm smoking too much pot.
no other car maker even close to tesla. They gave Tesla a 10 year head start...I'm all for converting all trucking to electric. I'm not a fan of Tesla but if they can make some progress then that's a good thing but if history is any clue they'll have a tremendous amount of setbacks and delays before they reach any form of steady production. In the meantime others are already in production mode with trucks on the road. Tesla has missed so many target dates that you really can't pay any attention to anything they say. Right now all they have is some buildings. And that photo is just from one angle. They still have a bunch of work to do before that will be a functioning manufacturing facility. I think they just spruced up that one end for a photo op.
Another thing is their service infrastructure. It doesn't exist. Trucking companies are not going to wait months for repairs like current Tesla car owners do.
Tesla was ahead for awhile with electric car technology but the others have caught up. Tesla may have better battery technology but the others have other advantages. Tesla did get things moving so if anything they were the catalyst. Competition leads to better products so it's great we have every auto and truck manufacturer trying to beat each other. That can only speed up improvements and new advances in technology that will start to get the 2 million diesel trucks off our roadways.
They might have had a ten year head start but others are already launching commercial trucks. Volvo and Freightliner are already in production. Ford's electric F-150 will be on the road this spring.
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At least the F150 looks like a truck. Tesla not so muchThey might have had a ten year head start but others are already launching commercial trucks. Volvo and Freightliner are already in production. Ford's electric F-150 will be on the road this spring.
I want them all to succeed.
VNR Electric I Volvo Trucks USA
The future is now.100% electric. 0% emissions when charged with renewable energy. Manufactured in Dublin, Virginia.www.volvotrucks.us
Volvo takes largest order of electric trucks in North America
Performance Team – A Maersk Company, a warehousing and distribution company, has placed an order for 16 Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 trucks—the largest commercial order of the North American zero-tailpipe emission model to date. The VNR Electric model from Volvo Trucks North America is the first...www.volvogroup.com
Nearly 50,000 People Throw Down $100 Deposits On the Electric Ford F-150
The number represents a small but significant percentage of F-Series sales.www.motortrend.com
2022 Freightliner eCascadia First Drive
Test driving Freightliner’s new, all-electric Class 8 semi truck
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