If I buy an electric vehicle it needs to complete an evacuation to high ground (out of the path of a hurricane) that may take 24 hours and require multiple refueling stops. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300
On July 17, 2017 3:33:25 PM EDT, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >If I buy an electric car I want it to generate some clicking noise so I >don't fall asleep at the wheel. > >On Jul 17, 2017 3:21 PM, "Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes" < >mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> WRT Norway, I saw a segment on the PBS News Hour recently outlining >> Norway's massive subsidies on EVs, as well as the substantial >penalties on >> IC engine vehicles. There is no way the current percentage of EVs >will >> continue to be sold without these massive interferences in the free >market. >> >> And if demand falls for fossil fuels, that will no doubt lower the >cost >> even further. And if battery technology improves to the point of >making EVs >> competitive, good. Choice and a free market is what has made this >country >> great. There: I began two sentences with "And". But at least I did >not use >> a preposition to end a sentence with! >> >> Greg >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of >Floyd >> Thursby via Mercedes >> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2017 12:02 PM >> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com >> Cc: Floyd Thursby >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] This is a shock to the oil companies >> >> This is interesting in that this morning I heard some story on NPR, >which >> I did not pay a lot of attention to, that seemed to consist of >handwringing >> about the projection that fracking for gas has introduced a huge >amount >> into the market, and that the US will need to start exporting the >stuff >> soon. It is displacing coal and oil, which seems like it would be a >good >> thing, esp for electricity production. I have not studied the matter >in >> detail of how EVs would affect the grid, electron production, >oil/gasoline >> usage, etc. but kinda like cars affected hay prices at some point >like 100 >> yr ago, I'm sure this is just another step in progress (however one >might >> define it). >> >> I also read something yesterday, and I do not mean to set off a >partisan >> political debate, that found the whole Russia/Trump/Clinton thing to >be >> laughable, as maintaining low gas/oil prices on the international >market >> was squeezing the hell out of Pootie and the WOGs, which is something >that >> would be more associated with The Don than with Hilz, so it made no >sense >> that the rooshans would want Trumpy in El Casa Blanca. It is a very >strong >> economic warfare sort of tool, and the US is now in the position >similar to >> the end of the Cold War to squeeze them with more supplies and more >money >> and better technology. Kinda makes sense. >> >> I also recall Kleb going half crazy some years ago obsessing about >Peak >> Oil and we were all going to be forced to skweez oil from turnips to >run >> our dizzels. Dizzel was $2.03 yesterday at one station I passed, so >I'm >> thinking that has not yet happened. So there's that. >> >> --FT >> >> >> On 7/17/17 2:52 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: >> > Your replies would look better if you put them on the right >message. >> > I hate dumb articles. This article is dumb, its written for dumb >people. >> > It doesn't think about where the electricity to power those cars >will >> come from. The predictions are pulled out of thin air. >> > "And Statoil ASA, Norway's state oil company, thinks EVs will >comprise >> 30 percent of new sales by 2030."Lets look at this one, starts a >sentence >> with "And", that ought to be enough to discount it right there. It >should >> also be noted that Norway's state oil company doesn't think anything, >maybe >> an economist or even worse a futurist at Statoil thinks that but >clearly >> not one dumb enough to have his or her name attached to it.So the >sentence >> should really say "Somebody in Norway wouldn't go on record as >saying", >> real believable right? >> > Remember I'm in favor of electric cars, I'm against poor writing... >> > >> > -Curt >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com > >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
