Biden Advises Americans Who Can’t Afford Gasoline to Buy an EV

Beat me to it.

Let them drive EVs, powered by unreliables.

Interesting historical side note. In Marie’s time, ‘cake’ was colloquial for the hard, often almost inedible semi burnt crust on a loaf of bread baked in a wood fired oven without good temperature control, which the nobility would cut off and discard. Her insult was worse then when taken in historical context.

If you can’t afford gasoline just you wait to find out the cost of battery replacement. For Tesla model S it is estimated to be about $12,000-$13,000, so don’t be too eager to buy an older second hand one.

“<em>Whoever uttered those unforgettable words, it was almost certainly not Marie-Antoinette, …<em>”

Did Marie-Antoinette really say “Let them eat cake”? – HISTORY

The people least likely to be able to afford gasoline also don’t own their own house or garage where they can recharge their EV at low cost. If you have to take your EV to a commercial charging station, it costs double to triple the average price of residential electricity to charge. At that price, it is cheaper to operate a gasoline powered Prius hybrid per mile (or any similar hybrid). A Prius is much cheaper than any EV too, plus you can find lots of used Prii for sale for even less money. Biden is COMPLETELY clueless if he thinks that an EV is a money saving option for the less well to do.

Hopefully, traditional dimocrat voters will realize the dims are going to screw them with all their extremely poorly thought-out policies.

To be honest, however, notwithstanding Biden’s reference to a luxury vehicle which he just drove, you can get a brand new EV for under $30K today, which is no more than your average gas powered sedan an a lot lower than typical SUVs, pickup trucks let alone luxury or sports cars.

And Biden is right – his policies are not causing the temporary spike in gas prices, which we have experienced over and over and over and over again over the last 5 decades. It’s all due to supply and demand, driven by the COVID pandemic and its after effects.

All you have to do is look at the supply and demand curves for oil and gas in 2020 and 2021 – it’s the classic steep recession, which dramatically reduces demand, followed by oil producers cutting investments in production, then followed by an unusually fast recovery that began a year ago that spiked oil and gas demand, and this year oil and gas producers have been behind the curve on restoring production.

Additionally, the cliffs and spikes in consumer demand and production capability didn’t just hit oil and gas – it hit everything in life, as we all know. Food, manufactured goods, services, construction, real estate … everything went on a humongous roller coaster ride in 2020-2021, and we’re still in it. None of that, I repeat none of that, had a blessed thing to do with Biden’s policies, because it all preceded Biden’s entry into office and has been baked into the cake ever since.

I am not a Biden fan nor (as everyone who has read my comments here) certainly not a warmunist, but we have to be honest in our criticisms. Otherwise it’s all just a bunch of propaganda spewing from both sides of the political argument. Which of course, it is.

Hey guys! ““Let them eat cake” was Eric’s subtitle. Even the alarmist trolls probably associate that with Marie Antoinette.

Be alert. We need more lerts.

I am certain that Joe Biden is a joke.

The only thing Joe Bidet will flush away is householders’ living money.

I am certain Joe Biden had no clue what he was saying.
His remaining braincells can barely decode the words on the TelePrompTer
let alone understand the context.

Just 4 hours ago Biden once again read ” end of quote ” off the TelePrompTer.

“They write it,I read it.
Being US president is so easy”

Joe Biden 2022

Probably not. These people hate anyone not part of their clique. Ergo, they hate the freedom that a reasonably priced vehicle with reasonably priced fuel brings. The solution is to make vehicle ownership limited to a select few. Publicly they say for the environment, but privately they do so because they hate us and want to rule us.

You can’t fix stupid.

No he wasn’t though I imagine he might think of himself as Joe King

“I am certain that Joe Bidet was just joking…”

Do you mean, impersonating himself?…

And always park it outside if you value your home and lives.

No, oh no. The whole purpose of the EV push is not to get everybody driving electric cars, but to reduce the number of cars on the roads. Rejoice, for the long struggle to deal with congestion and traffic jams will soon be at an end! sarc.

My son wants a Tesla. Not for any virtue signaling Green bunkum reasons. He doesn’t buy into a whit of any “Climate Change” alarmism. He just wants one for the Ludicrous Mode.

Here’s a link to a video of a Tesla setting an EV 1/4-mile record; 9.081 seconds at 154.10 mph. That is impressive! If stripped down a bit, it’s thought they could run a quarter-mile in under 9 seconds.

It’s a short video because it’s a very fast 1/4 mile.

https://insideevs.com/news/522426/tesla-models-plaid-drag-record/

That said, my kid makes good bucks but prefers eating and having a roof over his head over owning an EV.

My son is a builder and a couple of weeks ago needed a concrete and masonry saw for a project. He invited an electric-battery powered saw dealer to demonstrate their product and discovered that for continuous operation 4-6 batteries were recommended taking into account operating time each, recharging and not regularly over-heating the batteries.

Compared to a 4-stroke petrol engine powered saw the battery electric was almost twice the price before accounting for future battery replacements.

Todays gasoline prices are based on oil bought months ago when oil price was higher, but the fool deflects and lies by saying “oil prices are down now, but gas prices are still high” to blame the greedy oil companies, relying on ignorance of the democrat voter base to believe his lies.

Don’t forget that half of oil reserves that he is releasing go to China and India.

Don’t you wish some Artificial Intelligence expert would program all of the advisors writing tendencies and find out who writes the garbage Brandon struggles to read from the teleprompter? Maybe one of the bookmakers in Las Vegas could take bets? Susan Rice?

But…… if we all buy EV’s we will never ever have any hurricanes anymore. They promised.

Performance claims are consumer fraud.

#5 and #14?

#3 Maybe used is the way to go? “Hey buddy, wanna buy a giant used battery with wheels and explosive potential?” 😆

not least if everyone in your neighbourhood has an EV the power grid will fail as it was never designed to have that amount of current carried on the cables

PS I forgot need to park 25m from any flammable item if need to maintain your insurance

Bill Gates was quoted a few years ago speaking about new technology, he said there was no point to new technology unless it exceeded the benefits already available to consumers.

At this stage, in my view, EV has a long way to go before becoming competitive with ICEV.

0: Performance and range are seriously degraded by cold weather.

0: Completely unsuitable for use in real winter weather

20: Battery Replacements are expensive. I don’t know if this is true….but would be compensated by the fact they have fewer parts and they are much more reliable. An electric engine will do around a million miles. And almost no maintenance.
19: Charging Stations are sparse. Bollocks.
18: Electric Vehicles have heavyweight. And your point is?
17: Electric Vehicles are hard to repair. What????
16: The Electric Vehicles have limited Range. That’s changing. Mine will do around 500km’s.
15: Charging Times are slow. Maybe, but I charge mine while I sleep so that’s more convenient than going to a gas station.
14: Electric Vehicles have a high price tag. That’s changing. BYD Dolphin going to be around 20 something k.
13: Batteries will wear out and are costly to replace. Thats changing. The lithium phosphate batteries are looking to last a lot longer. And the next generation will last longer again.
12: Fire Hazard is a reported problem for the battery11: Subpar Performance is found in many models. That’s changing. See lithium phosphate..
10: Lack of availability with a multitude of models coming out. No idea what you even mean here. If you mean you can’t get specific models, then that is no different to ICE cars.
9: There is a lack of Service Centers for Electric Vehicles. Primarily because they need almost no servicing. No gear or engine oil. No radiator and no plugs to change. In fact with regen braking you rarely even need to replace the brake pads. No tune ups and no fuel pumps. I could go on…..
8: Lack of Charging Infrastructure in public. It was bollocks when you said it the first time.
7: High Electric Bill for at-home charging. You are joking right? It costs me $14(NZD) to fill the tesla and I get 500 kms. Petrol cars are costing well over $100 to do the same thing.
6: Limited Cargo capacity for most models. WHAT??? They are two boots. From and back. No engine to take up space.
5: Electric Cars cost much more. That’s changing, see above. The base Ford F150 is coming in at $40k US.
4: Zero Emissions Is a lie as the electricity comes off a fossil-fueled grid3: Quick Charging can damage batteries. Lithium phosphate not affected by quick charging and can charge to 100% and drain to 0. NZ is 80% renewable. But yes there are trade offs. No transportation is without it’s issues.
2: Resale Value Is questionable1: Nonsense. Try and but a second hand Tesla. Parts are hard to find…. See above.

EV’s may not be perfect but then nothing is. I will tell you one thing though. They are a shit load of fun to drive. I know of no ICE car that is as smooth, as quiet and as quick as the EV I drive.

My builder son in Sydney, Australia has pointed out that very few trades people are interested in large trucks like Ford-F150 range and other brands because of parking restrictions around work sites and inner city ranger patrols strictly enforcing parking regulations.

Their favourite ute is Toyota Hi Luxe and other brands of equivalent dimensions, most are Diesel engine powered.

This afternoon, Biden read out loud some of the stage directions from the teleprompter

Here in Australia the China-made MG brand Model ZS in EV retail price A$40,990 and the Model ZS ICEV A$24,990

The price difference would pay for a lot of petrol/gas and maintenance services before the EV break even point was reached.

The problem is that Bidens controls his country the same way.

would anyone be stupid enough to pay to watch a brain dead jester

But you must understand they are a superior class of moron!

The problem is that they are not morons. If they were simply morons it would be a lot easier dealing with them. A spiteful and spoilt child will do things to hurt his or her siblings or parents without considering the consequences. However, when adults are prepared to hurt their community and country because of hatred and not see that their own extended family and friends will also be hurt by their actions, I would not call them morons or stupid but rather wicked or evil people. For them the end justifies the means. Many climate alarmists foolishly support this ideology and ignore the consequences of implementing their rash policies.

I’m not sure he really knows what comes out of his mouth.

Who was the US Presidential candidate in decades past who commented during a campaign debate: “It’s the economy stupid”?

Without a prosperous and strong economy there are no taxes to pay for government services and infrastructure.