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I too am not opposed to Electric Vehicles, the only problem is we need a more efficient supply system to charge them up !
Here in Kalifornia we already have electricity supply problems, rolling blackout, poor supply lines, what going to happen when everyone has an electric vehicle plugged in ?
I see it now, someone needs to go to the hospital and their vehicle didn't charge because of a rolling black out and they start piss!ng about Kalifornis not supporting them, for what ever reason they can think of. We think it is bad now... just wait !
I like the looks of that truck, I would prefer something that looks more like the Gas Truck of today but I think looks will end up being the last thing to worry about. Also the cost, costs will go up costs never go down, so where will people be when this truck and others like it cost over $100K and the state you live in say that can't drive your gas vehicle anymore. I know there will be a transition period but I hope it won't be until I'm long gone from this earth !
We're not opposed to EV either, it makes sense in a lot of ways but its implementation should be focused. Before anything infrastructure needs to be in place. One of the bigger reasons why EV infrastructure does have a decent start in Cali and Florida among other larger warmer climate larger metros. Is because Unlike current infrastructure, anywhere that's considered city life by most, there's at least 1 if not 3 gas stations on every intersection. That being said; Save the tax payers some taxes. If the stuff is THAT great of a difference in all things including an economical one, lead by example.
Every State, County, City, school, university, college, and/or affiliated agencies, including Federal Should be completely retrofitted for solar generation with Battery back up and safe'r LED lighting, and appropriate infrastructure for the reasons below.
State
- All official State vehicles; State transport vehicles, used for inspections, allocated vehicles for all city business, School boards, social workers and/or probationary agents, anything aside from on-site work vehicles used for sewage, electrical work, obvious tractor based vehicles, etc..
- All public State transportation vehicles
- All official Utility company that hold contracts with City, County, State agencies; all official company cars should be EV
County
- All official County Vehicles, transport vehicles
City
- All TAXI's; would include Uber & Lyft based vehicles including Uber Eats especially on their car allowance programs
- All Buses, School buses, elderly transportation for both medical & non-medical
- Local law enforcement; Downtown Presences, Detectives, Special agents, Senior staff with Allocated Car accounts. Traffic enforcement excluded
- All city Inspectors, city officials utilizing city vehicles for city business.
Lets start there.
Funny thought: When I was 16, yes a while back, my buddy bought a new truck, an F100, six, three speed on the column, nothing fancy, it was a truck, for the sun of... drum roll please, $3500.00. Ya, we won't see that price again !
So here's the thing not taken into consideration and no disrespect; you just sound just a little older than me but that's before or just before 1971'ish?
Based upon the F100, I HAD a 1972 F100 Std cab with a long bed and the cool little locking cubby door in the lower forward bed panel and all metal dash with a seriously dwarfed 5.0L, the engine bay looked big enough to hold 2 5.0L engines to be honest. But anyway, lets call it a 1970's F100. Spending $3500 back then had the same buying power of $22,735.39 in 2019 And that is what people don't understand about inflation.
Your money did more for you prior to 1971, before Nixon finished taking the world off the gold standard and dropping the "petrol dollar" as that same $3500 today would have the buying power of less than $540 and some change back in 1970 now. Which is one reason why things seem or are more expensive now, and your paychecks seem like they take you less farther in the month and that you work 4 times as hard for it.
Last edited on Tue Mar 30th, 2021 11:54 pm by 12° North Industries
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