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Has anyone seen: Ghostbox Cowboy [[2018) - IMDb
It's an updated cross between 'Apocalypse Now' and Melville's 'The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade'.
Where America was heading before it overshot the runway.
^ Hmm, sounds like one of those kinda flicks to see!
Most anything associated with the Zellner brothers is worth seeing IMHO.
David Zellner - IMDb
Speaking of EVs... as you all have heard that Mitch McConnell's billionaire sister-in-law drowned in a tragic vehicle accident in water.
But the real tragedy was in the details... the vehicle in question was a Tesla... and the cause of death was not being able to penetrate the very strong glass window to save her life... :eek:
US Billionaire Collapses in Tesla As Rescuers Face Challenges With Car’s Reinforced Glass [[msn.com)
Further down in this link is a 12 minute video about all the scenario's that lead to this tragedy, and what she could have done to save herself. So the fact that she drowned in a Tesla is only one of the many possible factors that may have lead to her death.
^ a modern day version of Christine .
I can imagine in the future,Elexa ,get rid of my wife for me …
Once again another example of how regulations concerning EVs are looking the other way in the interest of advancing them.
But most Teslas carry a 5 star crash test rating whereas you figure trucks would be better but they are consistently poor to just good.
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The tire business can be a brutal one - low growth, low margins and extreme competition. Tire makers are at the mercy of ups and downs of raw material prices. About half of customers are largely indifferent to the brand of tires they buy. Price is the main differentiator. But industry analysts say the rise of EVs provides tire makers with the biggest growth opportunity they have seen in decades. AlixPartners estimates that tires on EVs can cost 20 percent more and require replacement 50 percent more frequently. Watch the video above to learn more.
^ maybe that was the whole objective,get people to think they were saving the planet when the real goal was to increase production over what current vehicles create.
That’s what it is really about,creating new revenue sources to replace those lost by the industrial age,calling it what it is,is one thing but to pull it off by convincing the public that if they do not do it the world is ruined or they are doing it to save the planet.
It goes back to the refrigerant fiasco,If DuPonts sole patent was not set to expire would it ever had been an issue?
It’s easy to say the ozone has holes,it’s not like anybody can actually go up there and verify it,you just got to take their word for it.
Tesla sales plunge
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/02/busin...les/index.html
I am not a EV or Tesla fan but to me that is indicative more so of the state of the economy over all,everybody is feeling the pain.
Plus it is an election year which creates uncertainty and people are less likely to make big decisions on purchases and investments until they know which way the wind is going to blow.
Buttered Sausage
https://youtu.be/l1cLJgpkgfk
I heard on the news his controversial opinions on political matters may also be hurting his sales.
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"And don't forget, 10% for the big guy..."
Just as the Big 3 forfeited the small car market, Musk/Tesla might be doing the same with inexpensive EV's.
Tesla scraps its 'half-price' $27,000 EV amid fierce competition from cheap Chinese automakers - and share price crashes
Which politicians are agreeable to letting Chinese autos into the U.S. to finish off the U.S. auto industry? That seems to be an assumption here.
Meanwhile, Toyota has introduced a new [[not EV) pick-up into Thailand where it is sold for $13,000. There are no plans to sell it in the U.S. yet but it should slow Ford Maverick sales. One needs to put a flatbed, box or whatever on the back. It needs to be up to a higher engine performance to be sold in the U.S.. It has a single seat and is a very practical and inexpensive truck.
That sounds like the version of what they call - Cab And Chassises - which is what one of my trucks [[GMC) are vin as,PIA for getting insurance because they are not viewed as a complete vehicle.
I agree though no current or possibly future president has even gone anywhere near the possibility of letting China flood the market.
Thats not to say that it will not happen because of the 25 year rule I am starting to see more and more of those tiny Japanese and Chinese vehicles on the street.
If you are getting 50-70 mpgs why do you need an EV .
A.I. Trump #20 - Melania
https://youtu.be/XlqmH6t-OsI
For now it looks like we're safe.
As they can't be brought here, and no one here or in Europe wants to buy them, they're sitting unsold en masse in foreign ports and warehouses.
https://jalopnik.com/unsold-chinese-...rts-1851415290
https://www.detroityes.com/mb/ajax.php
The Chinese EVs being imported into places like Europe have also been hampered by reduction in subsidies for electric car sales. Automotive Newsreports that a cut in EV subsidies in Germany has hit sales, leaving many cars stuck on docks with nobody to buy them.
Same thing that happened with solar and pretty windmills,as soon as countries stop the incentives with belt tightening,the luster is gone.
Joining Kentucky and West Virginia in the legal challenge filed Thursday are Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/half-us-s...160618016.html
nobody wants em
But even more interesting is with Michigan,a state that stands to lose the most,is not interested in joining the fight.
"I Went To China And Drove A Dozen Electric Cars. Western Automakers Are Cooked" - Inside EVs 5/9/24
China's naval construction is also technologically outpacing the U.S. What next? We are mired by a Republican Party living in the past and a Democratic Party with a fantasy narrative.
Their ships are a disaster. Their aircraft carriers are conventionally powered, can't launch planes, or even go out to sea.
We see this with Russia too. Ships that look the part, but can't fight. Russia hasn't been able to launch even a single combat sortie in all these decades.
China's ships are much like their roads, buildings and EV's. They call them "Tofu Dreg Projects" [referring to the junk at the bottom of a pot when you make tofu.] It's all about Face, meeting quotas, and skimming money.
At least Russia does have one legitimate aircraft carrier,they have been on a shake down cruise mode since 2018 and still has not figured it out.
“It's all about Face, meeting quotas, and skimming money.”
That nails It 100% N Korea met their quota on artillery shell production,which would be even better if they had actually put the explosive charges in them.
Thats how it works,The GOV says ,I need 50,000 artillery shells,the contractor says okay we are done,they are right there in that pile,nobody actually checks them to make sure if they actually work,they just have to look like they would.
The current administration is supposed to rule on EV tariffs next week at a rate of 100%,but I do not know,sounds kinda racist against the Chinese,might have to ramp up some protests .
Americans have a love hate relationship with the commies in China,for decades protesting over human rights in China x while filling the coffers of the Chinese government by buying the cheap trinkets.
So when the heat is on China probably views as,we wlll just send them more cheap trinkets and that will calm em down.