EV thread

Westtown Willy said:
'EV Road Use Taxes' on their way. We knew it was only a matter of time, the 'I save so much money not buying gas crowd' will be punished for their audacity :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:


But seriously, how could it be any other way. Did anyone actually believe that once we're all strong-armed into switching to electric everything & petroleum is banned for the masses (yea I think that's coming), that the gubment wouldn't jack up other fees/costs/taxes on EVs & electric itself? Once we're captive to one power source we're screwed, the real 'green' agenda.

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I said early on in this thread it was only a matter of time.
 
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Rickyd said:
Its already in CA. if i remember right it costs 700$ a year for a tesla
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In Colorado the equivalent in state gas tax @ .22 / gal. would be like a Tesla using 61.18 gals. A WEEK !
I guess we could all start driving F - 250 Highboys with a 428 and 44"

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mudders as a economical alternative !
 
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ColoJeep said:
In Colorado the equivalent in state gas tax @ .22 / gal. would be like a Tesla using 61.18 gals. A WEEK !
I guess we could all start driving F - 250 Highboys with a 428 and 44"

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I think half of that is registration based on value like any other car. So only about 350$ for ev tax. Fuel is 5-7$ a gallon here so it doesn't take long to cover the gap.

I've been looking at wrecked teslas recently and thinking it would be fun to build an ev out of something. Or even just make a battery backup for when the power goes down in a storm.

The worst part of all the EV stuff is the people and politics behind it. I don't want to make a self-righteous statement,just play with something new.
 
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srimes said:
You must've posted before the context was added 🤣

"This is footage from the aftermath of a truck carrying 119 gas cylinders in 2013. The Isuzu truck at the center of the explosion is not an electric vehicle."
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When I responded to his post that wasn't up either. I assumed there must be more to the story.

Maybe that truck was hit by a Tesla.
 
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