🚙🔮💣🥓 EV Green???
🚙🔮💣🥓 EV Green???
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In early days, circa 2000s, the rise of "Green Vehicle to save the Earth", was the hype, but to Californians, the biggest perk of buying an EV/Hybrid, was, 'the sticker to drive on HOV lane, w/o the required occupants'... also the $7,500 - $10,000 Government(s) rebates...
All those perks, to justify the reason why a Hybrid vehicle needed to cost $3,000 - $10,000 over a regular counterparts... just to have a so-so 1.8 liter engine + a battery motor and an "E" on the back of the trunk;
during those time, it's a 'pride to drive green', as the: "Prius, the savior of Earth"...
Or Nissan Leaf, "Leaf to save Polar Bears"~~ ** by driving below 30mph, anywhere...
Fast forward to 2018, those perks, are slowly diminishing... you won't get much government rebates on EV/Hybrid, nope, and it's not POTUS Trump's fault... if you start to look into details on CA Government's law and policies, those Green Vehicle benefits/perks, should all be expiring soon... 2025 or so.
In a way, those rebate & discounts, are the promotions to "suggest" car manufactures making 'more green vehicles', by, using public tax revenue, to subsidize the car manufactures on what they should be doing in the first place..
If you look all those eligible vehicles, and its MSRPs, isn't there something weird??
Have you ever notice, how much is the MSRP for a Toyota Mirai???
The fuel cell vehicle, where all cars should be build like that.. The Future!!
$58,365+
MPGe: 67 miles, Range 312 miles.
Honda Clarity Fuel Cell: $58,490, MPGe: 68 miles, Range 366 miles; and it's lease only.
LEASE PRICE: $369/month with a $2868 down payment
EVs:
Chevy Bolt: $37,495- $40,905 MPGe: 119 miles. Range: 238 miles
BMW i3: $44,500 - $51,500 MPGe: 112 miles. Range: up to 114 miles - 180 miles
Nissan Leaf: $29,990 - $36,200 ** Cheapest, but... MPGe: 112 miles. Range: 151 miles. (Up from its original 84 miles)
Tesla Model 3: $35,000 - $50,000+ MPGe: 130 miles. Range: 220 miles - 310 miles.
Obviously, these EVs aren't design for summer road trips.. and you aren't likely to find any fuel cell refill stations other than Exxon/Mobil Gas station, the hydrogen fuel availability is growing, but still far less than desired.
As for the fuel $ saved from traditional 'gas guzzlers', it all depend on which viewpoint you are sided with... by all means, neither side has a compelling winning argument..
But, those aren't the point, the far more interesting point, for Californians, is the HOV sticker... the $22 sticker that give you the access to HOV lane at all time~ is the pure benefit of owning an EV/Hybrid, especially if you live in Los Angles region...
Just, those HOV sticker program(s), only last about 4 years.. then it update into a new program for newer EVs/Hybrids, that, older Hybrid/EV owners, can't take advantage on...
What's more interesting is, if you're extra wealthier than average people, you have to choose, to take the $1,500 - $5,000 Government rebate, or the right to have a HOV sticker... you can't take both.. if your salary is above $150,000 per year.
You spend that much $$, to save The Earth, while your perks, is diminishing... unless you switch to a new EV/Hybrid, every 4 - 5 years... to take on the latest benefits... ** If that HOV sticker is the only reason you decided to buy an EV.
How, economical, is that??
Either way, the HOV sticker program, is said to all ends in 2025 anyway... therefore, in the future, buying an EV, is really, just to 'save Earth'...
while, using more electricity,⚡️ to power up your vehicle....
All in all, why do we need private vehicles??? that, might be a more interesting question to ask...
Those EVs, Hybrid, & Fuel Cell vehicles, are much more expensive than normal, as a way to make up the research/design costs... which, probably make senses... yet, aren't car manufactures, already make tons of profits???
Moreover, why would you, want to purchase an 'used EV/Hybrid'??? As many Millennials done so...
You do realize, that all the benefits/rebates/HOVstickers, were already taken/used by its 1st owners, right?? Please tell me you do know that..
When all sums up, is it rational to say: that all EVs/Hybrids, are just bunch of unnecessary steel/battery wastes add-on to the environment, than actually helping the Earth??
Why do you change smartphones every few years?
Because its lithium battery performance degraded, thus you want to change a new one...
** or go through Apple's current battery exchange program:
Therefore, how long, are you expecting those EVs' lithium battery, can last?? certainly, not a lifetime.. isn't it?
** Avg., 8-10 years is the current lifespan of EVs' battery. Unless it keeps exploding like Tesla's...
What causes Teslas to explode?
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/bu
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/bu
People are especially 'smart', when they purchase 'used EVs'... thought they're 'saving even more $$', as if they don't realize, the cost, to replace those EVs' lithium battery...
It won't be the $79 car battery like sold at Costco...
On average, ~$5,000+ to replace current EVs' battery, far much cheaper than when it first came out, around $20,000+ per battery.
News: How much is a replacement Chevy Bolt EV electric-car battery?
And, where these replaced battery should go?? 😱😱😱
Moreover, do you know what is cobalt? and what has it done, to Congo??
3/5/18 CBS News finds children mining cobalt for batteries in the Congo
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/c
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/c
Sure, your electric car is green. But is it ethical?
https://www.cnn.com/interactiv
https://www.cnn.com/interactiv
5/3/18 Carmakers and big tech struggle to keep batteries free from child labor
https://cnnmon.ie/2HIXQiQ via @CNNMoney
https://cnnmon.ie/2HIXQiQ via @CNNMoney
The rise of electric cars could leave us with a big battery waste problem
https://www.theguardian.com/su
https://www.theguardian.com/su
Swedish study calls for smaller EV batteries, finds Tesla more polluting than an 8-year-old car https://www.autovistagroup.com
I'm pretty sure, no one can be certain, what to actually do with those retired EVs' batteries... even though re-use programs are in place to extend the life of them, but, God knows what to do with these when those are totally 'useless'.. perhaps, ship to China or India.. like what we are doing for so long: e-wastes send to rural nations... kick trashes out of sight.
Lithium metal batteries could triple EV ranges, and they're getting closer
Tesla's Electric Cars Aren't as Green as You Might Think
https://www.wired.com/2016/03/
https://www.wired.com/2016/03/
For dead EV batteries, reuse comes before recycle
http://roadshow.co/XfCVhE
http://roadshow.co/XfCVhE
They're chilling beer and grilling sausages. Where electric vehicle batteries will go when they retire https://www.bloomberg.com/news
In the name of “saving the Earth”. But, do we, really?
If one, truly wishes to save the Earth, he or she, should do “nothing”;
Not eating,
Not drinking,
Not breathing,
Not reproducing heirs,
In fact, probably best just to end one’s own life, to “save Earth”. It's more effective that way.
As population growth, each living human, is a harm to the environment... “weapon of mass destruction”, when you considered one individual’s life consumption level in relationships to his/her living environment...
The sole reason one decided to purchase a car, is already the harm to Earth, regardless what type of car or fuel it used. In a way, what types of fuel(s) car you bought and use, won’t matter much, as the ultimate result, is the same, you are killing Earth, whichever way(s) you approach it...
There’s no justification in whatsoever we are doing, or “saving”; all those “savings”, are just robbed off others’ fortunate, either taxpayers or wealthy people... or, unfortunately, the average poor..
There’s no saving at all.. just “borrowed $$ from elsewhere”. Moving from one pot to another.
But, EVs/Hybrids drivers thought they are the saviors....
In a nutshell, they are just bunch of “advertisements/commercial victims”. On top of which, most of them, can’t drive properly either.
Are you saving the bacon or the pig??
The only sensible question to ask, is why do people think they need a car???
When you start to see annual vehicle sales figures, aren’t you ever interested to learn, why??
Where all the “old cars went”? When numerous “new cars being produced, every month, everywhere in the world”....
Average normal person keeps the car for 7-15 years; while those middle classes lease the car every 3 years, to feel better or think they belong to upper middle classes, thus need to seat inside the “luxury car”..
To, 'feel good about themselves'.
“I dream of owning a Mercedes... so I drive a C-class... a hybrid C-Classes...”
Wait, is there a hybrid Mercedes C-Classes???
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But a hybrid Lexus RX450hL is around $60,000. (**No HOV sticker or Govn't rebate whatsoever.. )
“I’m GREEN”....
😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😑
I’m so GREEN, that I lost my sense of logical reasoning....
No one ever talks about where those lithium batteries actually went, or the energies needed to produce watts of electricity..
Fuel cell, should be the future, but, is also has its drawbacks...
Nothing, is perfect, therefore, keep and locked “the sense of pride” of driving an EV/Hybrids to the locker, you never “saved the Earth”...
As long as you and I are walking and breathing, we’ll never, “saved The Earth”.
We are, abusing the Earth, in every creative ways we can come up with...
All those “saving talks”, more or so, just to comfort ourselves, to feel less guilty...
Plastic straws are bad, so, why should we drink??? We shouldn’t drinks at all!!
Isn’t it?? 🤪🤪🤪
Oh, lastly, can somebody bring my horses over?? I’ll need a 6-Horsepower today....
🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎
That’s definitely, “GREEN”...
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Don’t ‘save the Earth on others’ ads’... do so, from your own heart... you will feel different and more comfortable.
Isn’t car salesmen the worse human being on Earth??? So, what do people called, The Car Manufacturers???
Wait a sec, on that note:
BMW increasing production in China, raising prices on SC-made SUVs in response to tariffs https://www.postandcourier.com
BMW: Tariffs mean higher prices in China for US-made SUVs - ABC News -
https://abcn.ws/2u51nDo
https://abcn.ws/2u51nDo
Ford, Lincoln to Maintain China Prices for Now Despite Trade War
Which car brand costs more to own? Ford or BMW??
I doubt anyone would say: Ford vehicle costs more than BMWs...
Therefore, in theory, BMW makes much higher profit margin than Ford, per vehicle sold, right??
On the same playing field of the new 40% tariff imposed in China, does it truly make sense, for a higher profit margin BMWs, to raise its selling MSRP; while the "cheap vehicle, Ford" maintain its MSRPs...
BMW's manufacturing cost, will never be 200% higher than Ford's, but its per vehicle profit margins are...
Therefore, should we called: BMW, as a greedy Car company, with sole purpose to just make maximum profits as it can...
"BMW exported about 70 percent of the 371,284 vehicles it built last year at its plant in Spartanburg, S.C. Mercedes-Benz is Alabama's top auto exporter, shipping about $5 billion in vehicles annually."
Volvo shows off its new car plant in South Carolina
https://www.autoblog.com/2018/
https://www.autoblog.com/2018/
宝马称无力“消化”25%加征关税，X系列进口车型考虑提价
https://c.m.163.com/news/a/DMB
https://c.m.163.com/news/a/DMB
BMW's South Carolina plant, only has up to 9,000 employees.. but its 70% export profits, surely, is tremendous.. and now China owned Volvo, wants to clone that "America Dream".
Are we the innocent lamb, without a brain?? or, are we too naive, to believe in everything??
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July 11th, '18
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