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Technology Stocks : The Electric Car, or MPG "what me worry?" -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (3860)	6/12/2017 3:43:07 PM
From: Eric	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17701

No insults allowed on this thread Maurice. Your first and only warning.

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (3860)	6/12/2017 7:39:17 PM
From: A.J. Mullen	1 Recommendation Recommended By Anchan Respond to of 17701

Hi Maurice. Long-time no-type. What was the question you asked of Eric? Were they still swapping cars during p-t-stops? I thought that was rhetorical. Eric posts a lot of interesting stuff up on this thread. He posted a useful answer when I asked a question. I haven't detected any hubris on his part, and I hope you agree I have a nose for posturing. To my mind this thread could do with more debate. I know you're good for stimulating that, but putting people's backs up just encourages them to dig in. Consumer Reports estimates the average car lasts just eight years in the US, so change can happen quickly. Gasoline-powered cars are absurdly complicated. Electricity is much simpler and more straight-forward. Humans are inherently conservative, but they do climb on bandwagons. Elon Musk has made electric cars trendy and attractive to those who don't necessarily want to claim they are saving the planet. I almost bought an electric car two or three years ago. The Tesla S was more than I was willing to pay and too big. The BMW i3 had almost enough range but not quite, especially for the cost. If there had been a Chevvy Bolt or Model 3 Tesla then, I would have bought one. You don't have to buy a PV roof for an electric car. You can get the electricity from the utility company for your car just the same as for toaster. It's likely cheaper to use a PV roof for both your toaster and car. Here's the thing: if you live in the boonies, you might get a break on the cost of putting in your PV roof if you'll allow the company to install a public charging station for Teslas. Have you ever been to Bruny Island? It's an island off the South Coast of Tasmania. I think you'll agree that's in the boonies. Lynne and I stopped at a grocery/filling station, and there was a Tesla charging station. I asked about it. The owner explained that he was offered a reduction on the cost of a PV roof if I allowed the company to install a charge point for Teslas. That seems a good model to me. Electricity is already very widely distributed, and it's getting cheaper and cheaper to generate it in place. Taking trucks loaded with gasoline into the boonies is very twentieth century! Car companies do need common standards so they can share charging points, and that will come. Ashley