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At least in the shorter term - more vegetarianism would lead to longer life expectancy and a greater population. People might also feel better and would go out and travel more. On the flip side, they could do with smaller cars but the planes would be the same.

Benefits are - looks, no worries about scratches (which is really looks). Back seat visual - more open. Early Model S's really looked more high end with glass and I paid for it back then (also got a moonroof). That being said - I do wish the option existed. At some point it was said that it...

Apparently you don't realize that CA has elevation changes - I was on the phone with my sister 4 days ago and the high was 45. There is also of course the highest percentage of EVs in the US where 25% of new cars sold last year were EV's. But yes - April is the one of the best months to...

You can not buy "made in China" when it is possible. You can not invest in China. You can encourage domestic and EU production of solar panels and batteries. Tariffs will encourage domestic production. You can signal more aggressively to China that carbon violations will increase tariffs. There...

Wouldn't the electricity used for panel pruduction (541 gigawatts) be roughly equivalent to .05% of China's overall electricity use? They are getting a pass on 2% increase because of that .05% used for panel production?

Using science and logic doesn't work really well with humans. Not in a long term sense. Someone will eat that cheeseburger and be happy they have an erection that day not realizing that they won't 5 years down the line. Getting people to think in a long term way and adding in the complexity of...

I don't have any dream that we will agree on things. But consider a few things. 2035 is a long time from now. I can't even imagine that far into the future - the variety of things that could happen before then are vast. Buying a new car is a top 20% of income activity. It might be top 10% in 10...

Think how dangerous that would be. And of course filmed. There was one charger that my wife won't go to - although it is probably still there. That was from 10 years ago. Every new one since then is a non-issue. Not everyone buys a new car. Most people don't in fact. Rich people buy new cars...

I had to laugh. An ad on this forum this morning ... "Beef, it's what's for dinner". What's next, a Chevy Tahoe ad? Maybe a motorboat ad? It's pretty sad when even TMC doesn't have any standards on what ads they allow. I can't see any pathway in my emails, posts etc that would encourage a beef...

So it maybe? clickbait but is actually accurate when it comes to consumption. The variable is 2024 which is predicted to be flat to decreasing but it is only a prediction. We could see growth in 2024 and on and on. The fact is that the 2 most populous nations in the world are relatively poor...

Look at electricity use in the US. It isn't really on the rise. Gasoline use? Both of these are flat from 2003-2023. That is total despite increase in population and economic activity. It is an absolute falsehood that "Energy requirements are always on the rise". Not in a country that has...

Did you mean to provide your source? Generally there is enough generation for EVs if they are plugged in at night. You can't just do easy math on these things and many people try to do just that. Electricity use by households and business is very peaky and generation is about matching peaks...

Interestingly, Norway uses a lot of tolls but is also having to come up with money from somewhere else to fund roads with the decline in fuel taxes. What you might call a regressive tax might also be called a luxury tax - ie the toll road as they are being built in some areas now. Competition...

I would imagine that Nordic countries never tied building and maintaining roads to their gas tax. While there is something clean about gas tax paying for roads, the vast majority of what taxes pay for does not work that way because it can't. So they just pay for roads out of the general budget...

I am trying to figure out what bigger picture look leads to a "pessimistic" attitude and corrective action? You made some comparisons to stock market and Academy awards viewership. And BTW - the Dow isn't a great catchall for the stock market and hasn't been for a long time. In each of the...

When I looked at weights, it really isn't a big deal. Yes - a comparable EV will generally weigh more than a comparable ICE. Especially one with a 300 mile range. But - EV's also favor efficiency because of range so that leads to generally better aerodynamics and being better about weight. You...

While the Medicaid part of that is true, nobody is touching SS for a while. Yes, republicans have floated some things but nothing serious has been out for a long time. SS is a problem and will need new revenue or cuts. I would imagine that R's would favor cuts rather then new revenues, but it...

Agreed that tiny cars and cars from China will have struggles. Currently so much of a car purchase is wealth signaling. People who can barely drive buy AMGs. Single people drive Explorers. City dwellers buy jeeps. Logic and economics seem to be secondary considerations. Economics strongly...

Yeah - about 15% of the US is in a state that gives a tax credit for EVs. That isn't nothing but not exactly something to make a huge difference. CA would be close to another 15% if it were still active.

The chart was showing requests for new energy. 2023 was double the demand average for the previous 6 years. It doesn't mean that much energy was used and it is wasn't a running total. It seems totally kosher to me. So we don't really manufacture that many new things in the US. And the economy...

A recent NJ to NC transplant recently told me of the expression - Raise a family in a blue state and retire in a red state. It is the logical, if selfish thing to do. 5 million per ship is a quote from a rabidly partisan source. Given the size of the ships, even that might not be as bad as it...

To be fair, the US is the number one producer of oil and NG. So that is a source of carbon and methane. It isn't like we are all sitting on the couch. The US has a problem with SUVs and distances driven. Very few of us live in public transportation citiies. Our other problem in all the flights...

Lots of new people in NC are from CA also. But the average price of a San Jose home at $1.5M is certainly part of the reason. But moving to a state with no income tax (TN) is not a bad idea for a lot of people. For the most part though, a house in San Jose is $1.5M for a reason. The market is...

That was a crazy biased article. I mean unhinged with word choice. I never realized MSN was competing with Newsmax.

That quote from Kale - "Only in America" - he really needs to get out more. I realize that it is just a speech but that some people will eat that up is really pathetic. Also that statement about homes being without power for the reason stated is false from my understanding. "An astounding...

Curious how a Bolt owner could never plug in? That US News article is pretty worthless and certainly is not proof that "most" owners are not plugging in. Methodology and time period are not given. Just that ICE use is higher than predicted which could be for many reasons. The data is also from...

Are we really sure that "most PHEV owners" never plug in. I don't believe that. My colleague at work plugs in every night - she lives in a townhome but I think it has a garage - Honda Clarity - an unusual one. My parking garage at work has a Volt plugged into it every day. A good friend has a...

Arguably, best case, you rent an old ICEv when you need to tow long distances. The PHEV part isn't helping much at all in a long distance tow. Are you long distance towing more than 2X per year? Is that a common thing? Are you towing an ICE boat? What I see is mostly is towing an ICE boat on...

It isn't really a matter of serious debate. More interconnections lead to greater reliability and better use of renewables. Does that mean it is perfect? Of course not. Read the quotes from Vegas - they are intellectually dishonest. Of course severe weather events don't obey state lines but...

Agree the wording was about carbon savings. It still sounds somewhat overstated. Obviously one more efficient home does not take 29,000 cars off the road with the first year savings. I am thinking they meant that 50,000 new homes(1 years worth?) built to a better standard would be equivalent to...

When you look at PHEVs and real consumption patterns, you need to differentiate between US and EU as well as fleet vs personal. In the article "we can only guess that people aren't plugging in". Maybe people who buy PHEVs do more miles than average drivers in a day and therefore can't use the...

US concern over Mexico attracting Chinese electric vehicle factories What has been discussed here about the coming of cheaper EV competition. Who knew there was a Las Vegas NM (above video). I'd like to see a poll here on who has actually needed a tow for running out of juice. I would imagine...

I like that the article mentioned the Musk factor. They did it last and I would not put it there - but it was not meant to be in order of importance. I have had a Tesla since 2015. I tried not to get another one when mine was totaled but it was just the best value - and I had gotten used to...

Being "100% efficient" is not really a helpful statement. Using that terminology in regards to a heat pump is disingenuous. In the common use of the term, a heat pump is usually 200-300% efficient. 100% efficient is where heat strips are. A heat pump is not worth using at 100% efficiency. Heat...

That study was for prostate cancer survivors - so not particularly applicable to the masses. I often try to find sexual motivation for being healthy but it rarely works. Things like weight loss raises testosterone levels and obesity is associated with impotence. I think when men are so far down...

The fact that beef is untouchable is really a pathetic statement on the human condition. Lamb also it just doesn't have the quantity effect in the US. I say this from multiple viewpoints - including that beef is generally not very healthy also. Sure, a good steak tastes really good but the vast...

For my use case, 330 mile range with 1000 mi/hr charging is perfectly fine. Very few trips for me are over 500 miles. So usually drive close to 4 hours, charge for 10-15 min and then finish the trip and charge at destination. When the charging station is in the right place and full speed, it...

I think some of this is happening. The problem is that the risk is fairly long-term and businesses work in short terms. Look at Ford making an EV. They will lose their shirts for years. The dealers will lose their shirts forever. It is a better short term play to slow roll the transition. It...

There is very little chance that government rules on nuclear will change in the next 20 years so the 25 year timeline still applies. Even if government changed in 10, it would take 15 to take advantage of the change and install. And you would also need state and local government changes...

The petrostate comments from Europe remind us the the United States is a petrostate. We are at a point where damping domestic consumption through EVs, efficiency, renewables would force significant exportation and/or collapse of prices. We have been seeing this in NG pricing for a decade. Oil...

I had a 2015 that came to $25k to replace the rear quarter (7/2023). The value was about $25k so it was totaled out. It was a t bone style collision so not the same. But it was very far to the rear - the car was driveable - the only issue was the parking sensors. I can't imagine this would...

Great video - I learned a lot. How stupid easy it was to get lead out of obvious things. The sad part is that it is still all over the place - in the US at least but at least we don't burn it often. Amazingly, the US banned lead in gas before the EU. The US was actually pretty good at some...

Agreed - that was a pretty bad piece. Edmund's isn't exactly knowledgeable in this space. The person doing all the talking was from Edmund's - the interviewer was just running through prepared questions. Her first answer for Hertz's decision to sell a lot of their Tesla's - battery...

Maine is a fairly good example of how the US is a bit too big and diverse to make generalizations. Certainly the vast majority of US population does not live in a place with the topography, weather and density that Maine has. Maine is the least dense state East of the Mississippi - and the West...

To be fair, when you are confronted with a choice between protein and a processed carb, the better choice is typically protein - if from a lean source. The people obsessed with getting protein are typically not obese. This is a generalization but often true. It is always interesting to see...

There were a good amount - I don't have stats - of PHEVs that were bought by fleets and not plugged in. Certainly if someone is getting their car from work - they may not even have easy means to plug in. And in some cases, the work pays for gas - so there isn't even that incentive. I can think...

We pay $140 going to $180 per year for 2024 in NC. We pay 40 cents a gallon. So it is arguably close to 2 cents a mile. That would be 9k miles to make it even which is certainly lower than average. Now - we do pay 7% on electricity. So about 7 cents for 8 kwh or 24 miles. So add another .3...

I really find it fascinating the rhetoric that is so strongly anti-government. I am going to work tomorrow and drive on roads that government made. I am going to get paid in money that government backs up. Some of my work is going to be paid for by the government. All of it is going to be...

Electricity rates in CA have a lot more to it than trying to be fossil free. You can certainly list corruption there. But there is also fire risk, high labor costs, difficult terrain and probably a few other things. Getting to 80% renewable is not hard at all. Just build out a ton of wind and...

People are always going to differ on the role of government. I've varied over my life along with my party affiliation since ostensibly there is a difference in philosophy at least. Tesla would not have survived without government assistance and I believe it is still the number 2 EV manufacturer...