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A discussion on what will happen to the EV tax credits under the upcoming Trump administration.

https://insideevs.com/news/741357/ev-tax-credit-save-trump/

Trump may end the $7,500 EV tax credit. Elon Musk and Tesla would reap the rewards | CNN Business

Sure glad my wife has some fracking payments coming.

I tried to find a video that didn't get much into politics, although it's kind of hard to talk about tariffs without mentioning politics. The bottom line of this video is tariffs have shown to increase prices to the consumer. And tariffs that affect cars will cause them to become more expensive. This is amidst a time when econo models are nearly extinct and dealerships have shown they don't mind double dipping and increasing their prices as well.

At any rate, tariffs are known to increase costs to consumers. This is something news outlets from both sides of the political parties have mentioned. It's also a well known fact, so politics or not, it is what it is. I'm not for or against tariffs, but I do see my next car either costing a lot more than this one did or just being too expensive to be feasible. Also car parts could increase in price, making repairs more expensive.

Now we can't be sure if these tariffs will pass through all the political...

Hello my fellow California hybrid, plug in, and ev drivers. I’m sick of paying an extra $100 every year to register my Prius. On top of that, I still have to pay to get it smogged:-(. And, of course I still have to pay state and federal taxes every time I buy gas.

How is that “progressive”? Taxing those of us that drive low/zero emissions, hypermile fuel efficient vehicles? Tax the gas guzzlers. Tax the coal rollers.

Please contact your State of California reps and ask them to vote to repeal the regressive $100 registration surcharge for alternative fuel vehicles.

Non-EVs and HEVs might get extremely hard-to-find and expensive in California in less than two years.

Toyota: California-led EV mandates ‘impossible’ to meet

Caution, the presenter offends my Southern sensibilities which curiously makes both cars seem better:



I am not tempted but in the world of hybrids, fair enough. She does a good job covering the options for those in the market.

Bob Wilson

https://www.motor1.com/news/739460/gm-lucid-drive-unit-patent/

https://insideevs.com/features/739336/first-ev-owner-review-vs-gas-car/

The best part is no part:


Bob Wilson

Wonder why he didn't worry about that issue a decade ago - rather than wait until they (& a couple other auto manufacturers) are in last place with EV's. If you build it (& it's ½ way decent) they will come.

Toyota Chairman Predicts EV-Only Future Will Destroy Millions Of Jobs | Carscoops

So - if regenerative breaking slows down brake pad manufacturing , oh well. Why can't ICE manufacturers build more electric motors & battery plants instead of turbos and V6's.
I wonder if his ancestors shed tears when sword makers & blacksmiths lost tons of business.

Don't skimp on oils and oil changes.

Ah yes - the government is best to pick a winner. LOL

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/evgo-nears-1-billion-govt-loan-to-take-on-tesla-s-charging-empire/ar-AA1rEVik

The stops we've made at evgo (either for DC or L2) have always been WAY overpriced per kWh, as well as less reliable compared to superchargers. Even so - . I'm sure the motive to prop up evgo is rational, under the notion of creating competition

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For those that missed it last night, here's the link. It starts about 53 minutes in, if you don't want to watch the light show.
For those that don't know, this is about Tesla's latest upcoming tech and vehicles.
We, Robot - YouTube

The State of California is mulling over the idea of requiring EVs to be bidirectional. That is, if the system needs power they suck it right back out of your car. The practical considerations would be considerable, and I don't know if the state is actually competent to design or create such a program. Certainly my state couldn't do it.

Bidirectional charging may be required on EVs soon due to new CA law | Electrek

Bill Text - SB-1006 Electricity: transmission capacity: reconductoring and grid-enhancing technologies.

PS:

The law appears to have shifted over into SB 59.

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/toyota-delay-us-ev-production-2026-amid-slowing-sales-nikkei-reports-2024-10-02/

Is there any news about Toyota implementing NACS for any 2025 models?

It would be a big surprise if the 2025 Prius becomes first out of the box.

2025 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid - Toyota USA Newsroom

No new stuff just rebadging for the 2025 Prius Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) so now it'll have the PHEV logo on the back instead of the Prime. No pricing has been announced as of yet but the 2025 RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid saw an $175 price increase. No manufacturing date has been announced but I'm assuming the 2025s will roll out about March 2025.

MPO, I'm assuming this is to differentiate their powertrains when they eventually switch everything to hybrids as well as make it the same across the globe.

At 33 minutes, a bit long but tells the tale:


Edison motors makes work trucks for logging and other work. Not finding them on the market, these Canadians built their own. Excellent job!

At the other end of the spectrum, my 2017 BMW i3-REx. Transmissions are so 'old school.'

Bob Wilson

Every now and then, you see a step change:


I know the electric air taxies look awesome but this really piques my interest. One more thing to add to my 'bucket list.'

Bob Wilson