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Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by hill, Oct 17, 2024 at 10:46 AM.

  1. 3PriusMike

    3PriusMike Prius owner since 2000, Tesla M3 2018

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    I guess you have never heard of Venture Capital. Most "high tech" companies get no government money but get VC funding... 8 or 9 out of 10 of them go bust, some struggle along and a few go public or sell to another company.

    Mike
     
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    Not fur nothin - sounds like the old sayin Dog e- Dog - just sayin
    I've heard of it and I still remember when Hedge Funds were against the law. Not so today huh.
     
  3. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    You are either part of the problem or part of the solution. Your signal-to-noise ratio exceeds my tolerance. Time to turn up the SQUELCH.

    Bob Wilson
     
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    vvillovv Senior Member

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    There a chat feature I only recently discovered and am still leaning how to use. It's call Ignore. I"m out.
     
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    idk about convenience store charging locations being profitable.
    charging takes too long for that model.
    maybe inconvenience stores would work better.
     
  6. Mr.Vanvandenburg

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    Bush started it, but Chinese imports killed Solyndra, not the government. Tesla is in the Solyndra building now. Solyndra was making different types of panels. I forgot the details. People buy with their pocketbook, but talk about how terrible made in China is.
    Due to the government “wasting money” we have these electronics now. They aren’t a business, and shouldn’t be, imo. Money, what is it, could be a whole topic. I don’t know why but as I get older I care about money less. Some don’t, that’s for certain. They want more till they die.