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EV's, Gas/Oil, and The Future- another swerve split from- JT Hints Boosting Canada’s Military Spending

Colin Parkinson said:
Tesla built a nest of 12 chargers here in North Van, I seen it used twice since it was built. I think this is why he fired his Charging team.
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If you have a Tesla in North Van, you likely have installed a charger in the garage.

I would never buy an EV of any kind if I had to rely on public chargers other than travelling. Even then I wouldn't trust the public charging infrastructure in -30c, that's asking for a life-threatening situation. Gas stations on the other hand always work and always pump gas in those temperatures.
 
Quirky said:
If you have a Tesla in North Van, you likely have installed a charger in the garage.

I would never buy an EV of any kind if I had to rely on public chargers other than travelling. Even then I wouldn't trust the public charging infrastructure in -30c, that's asking for a life-threatening situation. Gas stations on the other hand always work and always pump gas in those temperatures.
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Yea I think they never bothered to look at their own data, before building it. The one up at the London drugs is busy, that's because people plug in and go shopping or getting their prescription which always takes 1/2hr. So that makes sense. The other one has no real draws to it.
 
YZT580 said:
because they don't have 450 dollars to spend on a solar oven maybe? The wood for charcoal is free for the gathering.
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except its not free in any way other than they might not have to pay for the wood. You can get family size ones for less than 450. I bought mine for 300 and its not even a chinese one
 
suffolkowner said:
except its not free in any way other than they might not have to pay for the wood. You can get family size ones for less than 450. I bought mine for 300 and its not even a chinese one
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which is 10 days salary for the average Ugandan and more than a months pay for the person who is making charcoal. I agree totally will your premise of switching to solar ovens etc. for places like Uganda but the dollars just aren't there. They don't even have sufficient netting to prevent malaria
 
PBO: Gotta get cheaper to run those things if you want to sell enough of those things to meet targets ....
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca

EVs cheaper to run but costs must come down to drive sales up fast enough: PBO

OTTAWA - It is already more cost effective over the long term to buy an electric vehicle than a gas-powered model, but the savings must get substantially higher if Canada
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
From the horse's mouth ...

PBO Releases Analysis of Canada’s Electric Vehicle Availability Standard

www.pbo-dpb.ca www.pbo-dpb.ca
Full PBO report attached.
 

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"The report compares the purchase price of a new vehicle, along with federal and provincial rebates for electric vehicles and the operating and maintenance costs over eight years."

So those who cannot afford to buy electric vehicles are forced to subsidize those who can through their taxes.

Silly Robin Hood. he had it backwards all along.
 
I found this article amusing... Apparently the electric school busses haven't been all that useful, so maybe this is a face saving measure.

P.E.I. government buying only diesel school buses this year, despite plan to phase them out

"We need the buses on the road. We're in limbo as far as where our federal funding is, and we hope to get that cleared up," he said.

"I think if you look across Canada, you'll see all kinds of jurisdictions planning the switch to electric buses that are kind of in limbo while they wait for this funding, because the electric school bus is obviously more than double the cost of a diesel bus."
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Good2Golf said:
What if they used a larger fleet of smaller 3-wheel electric rickshaws and 2-wheel scooters to take the kids to school?
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That could get a bit sporting with a few inches of snow on the ground, or in freezing rain... I like it!
 
Good2Golf said:
The children will have to make concessions to save the world.
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It's all for the greater good.
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It's almost as if Big Government's Unicorn and Fairy Dust fueled policies didn't pan out as hoped.

Couldn't have seen that coming (eye roll)...

What Ford's surprise canceling of EV production in favor of 'profitable' ICE vehicles means for industry: 'Thought that growth was going to continue'​


Other companies and states are trying to find ways to promote buying electric vehicles to keep them cheaper and to avoid the issues associated with public charging stations.

The demand for electric vehicles is not meeting the projected forecast from auto manufacturers, and Ford is one company cutting back on EV production in favor of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, according to The New York Times.

While the company still plans to make EVs more broadly, Ford Motor Company announced plans to shift production at its Oakville, Ontario factory in Canada from electric sports vehicles to gas-powered pickup trucks. The news came shortly after General Motors announced it would trim down its forecast of EVs produced in 2024 by 50,000.

The appearance at this stage is that both legacy automakers are worrying about overproducing against demand.

www.thecooldown.com

What Ford's surprise canceling of EV production in favor of 'profitable' ICE vehicles means for industry: 'Thought that growth was going to continue'

The demand for electric vehicles is not meeting the projected forecast from auto manufacturers, and Ford is one company cutting back on EV production.
www.thecooldown.com www.thecooldown.com
 
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