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WarGamer

(12,440 posts) Thu Feb 24, 2022, 12:31 AM Feb 2022

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Oil just topped $100/bb

Hope you all filled up today.

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Oil just topped $100/bb (Original Post) WarGamer Feb 2022 OP

This will just push people sooner away from the internal combustion engine JohnSJ Feb 2022 #1

Not if they can't afford a Tesla/Mach-E/Lightning... WarGamer Feb 2022 #2

More alternative fuel cars are coming, and if they add government subsidies it will happen JohnSJ Feb 2022 #3

Lots of if's there... WarGamer Feb 2022 #4

That is because of the chip shortages, etc. every major car company is going through JohnSJ Feb 2022 #5

but you made it sound like EV's are the solution to 100/bb oil tomorrow WarGamer Feb 2022 #6

JohnSJ

(92,187 posts)

1. This will just push people sooner away from the internal combustion engine

Reply to WarGamer (Original post)

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 12:32 AM

Feb 2022

WarGamer

(12,440 posts)

2. Not if they can't afford a Tesla/Mach-E/Lightning...

Reply to JohnSJ (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 12:33 AM

Feb 2022

I was hoping BBB would pass and give real incentives and make EV's more affordable.

JohnSJ

(92,187 posts)

3. More alternative fuel cars are coming, and if they add government subsidies it will happen

Reply to WarGamer (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 12:39 AM

Feb 2022

sooner

WarGamer

(12,440 posts)

4. Lots of if's there...

Reply to JohnSJ (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 12:41 AM

Feb 2022

I bought an i3 a couple years ago... an off-lease 2017 for under 20k.

Now with inflation, tough to find one for under 24k

Just the battery pack for an EV runs 10k+. Elon has confirmed this... it's the batteries holding us back. But I did hear that TSLA has completed over a million if their new battery cells.

JohnSJ

(92,187 posts)

5. That is because of the chip shortages, etc. every major car company is going through

Reply to WarGamer (Reply #4)

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 12:50 AM

Feb 2022

retooling right now. It is going to happen, and prices will stabilize with more competition

Yes there will be some tough years, but it will happen.

There is no if about it. It will happen

WarGamer

(12,440 posts)

6. but you made it sound like EV's are the solution to 100/bb oil tomorrow

Reply to JohnSJ (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 12:53 AM

Feb 2022

They're not.

They're a future solution.

I've long said... design a VW Golf-sized hatchback with a 200 mile range for 25k and a 10k Gov't subsidy you'll see a great transition... millions of cars.

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