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bigorangemachine t1_j7p7qma wrote
Reply to comment by parklawnz in An F-16 fighter jet doing a high-speed low pass over a car as a "show of force" by qzs1
IIRC this was the Iraq war like 2007?
The US was using sonic booms as shows of force for a while. It stopped because residence were complaining.
In this case (again IIRC) this was a suspected suicide bomber (VBED) who was hesitant to approach a checkpoint.
bigorangemachine t1_j1c7ru7 wrote
Reply to comment by dubiousadvocate in Canada moves to mandate electric vehicle sales starting in 2026 by rentalfloss
Again "don't fight the fed"
Don't get me wrong. I think they'll price things in regionally so EVs don't make sense it'll be more expensive given local considerations. But oil is still a pyramid scheme. If everyone isn't buying in oil gets more expensive. Batteries have so much potential to get better.
Its now a game of energy musical chairs. If you are willing to bet energy transmission/generation gets better it makes sense.
If that plan fails you still own a vehicle thats fun to drive and at least I tried to help climate change rather than go "well it gonna cost me too much money meeeeeeeenh". I'd rather try and fail rather than give up before trying.
bigorangemachine t1_j1c4tkf wrote
Reply to comment by dubiousadvocate in Canada moves to mandate electric vehicle sales starting in 2026 by rentalfloss
Ya but they gonna do BS where you can't drive ICE vehicles in cities.
Big cities already have a war on cars as is.
As it is a EV can fully recharge on 20$ where I live. There is zero maintenance costs year over year.
You can take the current setup and it accept it in the current situation but with countries signing up for emission reductions they'll use it to charge ICE power trains to equalize the cost to incentivize EVs in some areas.
Where I live its clear that's the direction is going and I'm not going to "fight the fed".
Even if I'm wrong I test drove an EV and even if it costs more in the long term its so much more fun to drive. The acceleration is unreal. I don't care about top speed... for the cost of a Mercedes I can accelerate like a ferrari for the energy cost of a fiat. The cost benefit LGTM
bigorangemachine t1_j1bq7ii wrote
Reply to comment by Connect-Speaker in Canada moves to mandate electric vehicle sales starting in 2026 by rentalfloss
Oh for sure.
I have a car that is 15 years old now.
They say its better to keep the car you have then get anything new including an EV.
For me... I had to look 5 years ahead and the best way to incentivize people to get ride of their gas-vehicles is to use financial incentives. In Ontario the whole emissions test thing was a huge cash grab but it fixed that problem of no one fixing their engine knocks. So if its gonna take 2-5 years to deliver a new EV... 5 years after that to put some BS fee on gas vehicles.. by year 10 (most vehicle life-spans) it'll end up saving me money
To clarify I got the EV-Pickup-Truck. Its the cheapest projected EV.
bigorangemachine t1_j1bgfa3 wrote
This is exactly why I pre ordered the pick up truck :)
I figured it was only a matter of time until its mandated & they start charging people for having gas-cars.
bigorangemachine t1_j04mun9 wrote
I wish this would overlap with short interest :(
bigorangemachine t1_iz0omv4 wrote
Reply to comment by rustafarionm in [OC] Building permits (in housing units) per capita, by state (fix) by born_in_cyberspace
Ya but the insurance is a mess. The only one insuring homes is the state. It's a disaster waiting to happen once the sea level rise takes hold.
bigorangemachine t1_iyxx19g wrote
Well flordia gotta sell all that low laying land lol
bigorangemachine t1_jdwif51 wrote
Reply to comment by JSALMemes in My dad buys my dog a new ball every time she pops the squeak. I have just recovered those neglected from around the garden. by JSALMemes
Those are generally the best.
Orbee tries a different approach and uses softer rubber is surprisingly durable