I would expect them to be the last places to shut down. Everything can be done without being near another person -- refilling the tanks, using the pumps. There is risk of spreading it customer to customer, but that is kind of obvious if you're going out to do errands anyway, and it's not as bad as a mass gathering.
But it's got plenty of cu. ft. of storage.I just want to know the actual dimensions of the cargo space, LxWxH not cuft. I haven't been able to find that so far, presumably someone will provide it eventually.
I haven't talked to my friends about this because I'm not sure I could without sounding smug. But I'll try it here.
I love that I charge my car at home and don't have to touch the greasy handle of the diesel pump. And don't have to punch my pin code on a dirty keyboard.
Gasoline is going to be cheap..... for a while. This oil price war was started by countries that want to force companies producing oil in the US out of business. They want our business at any cost to us. That cheap oil is likely to cost a lot more later on & it’s one of the reasons we thought about an electric vehicle for several years. Remember when oil was $140 a barrel? That was less than six years ago. Even with the lower prices though we are still paying much less for electric “fuel”. Yes we paid more for the vehicle but it’s more convenient & has more features than other cheaper ICE cars. So far it’s been a good experience.
It might work this way, gas is super cheap.
After a couple of years American companies go belly up as they cannot pump gas at $12 barrel like the Saudi's (lets ignore that Saudi's cannot live on that either).
Once USA is not pumping Saudi's raise oil to $100 barrel....
USA companies form overnight, restart pumping oil....
Saudi's know how to stop them and drop price to $10 barrel....
repeat and rinse
Gas stays cheap because whenever it gets more than cheap, USA companies start fracking it.![]()
I just want to know the actual dimensions of the cargo space, LxWxH not cuft. I haven't been able to find that so far, presumably someone will provide it eventually.
Gas is now $1.69/gal in Florida. I filled up and, quite literally, have no place to go.
Gas is now $1.69/gal in Florida. I filled up and, quite literally, have no place to go.
It’s just a matter of time before they are gone.
Problem is people have been saying this for years and nothing's changed all that much, Tesla model 3's notwithstanding. Electrics are still less than 2% of US sales, increasing slowly year over year.
Battery tech has to make that next gen leap at a cost comparable to ICE, then I'll believe it.
The EV is so much nicer to drive! Smoother, quieter, etc... When I get in the ICE car, I think of the early 1900’s horses.... It’s just a matter of time before they are gone.
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What about on the global scale? How is EV doing? The USA is super slow at adopting to a new way of life.... We continue to prop up dying market sectors...
<nitpick>Yep, electric cars are simply filling the streets in Africa and India... gas stations are obsolete there
World demand for oil will continue on for at least another 100 years, heck you can still buy kerosene (used in oil lamps) , I stopped using them for light about 45 years ago (but still have my old lamps in case the propane supply stops).
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Yes, but one important difference is that oil and kerosene lamps are simple enough that they can operate just fine after 100-200 years of storage (in favorable conditions). An older ICE vehicle that isn't driven for even a few weeks may have trouble starting, and after months may need significant maintenance before it can run smoothly.
I agree that there will be a fairly long tail of ICE vehicles phasing out, but they cannot be kept as emergency spares or backups the way oil or kerosene lamps can.
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Yes, but one important difference is that oil and kerosene lamps are simple enough that they can operate just fine after 100-200 years of storage (in favorable conditions). An older ICE vehicle that isn't driven for even a few weeks may have trouble starting, and after months may need significant maintenance before it can run smoothly.
I agree that there will be a fairly long tail of ICE vehicles phasing out, but they cannot be kept as emergency spares or backups the way oil or kerosene lamps can.
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<nitpicking your nitpick>I leave a car in FL for 6 or more months/year. In a garage, yes, and on a trickle charger. Other than having to replace a battery this year (FL heat is tough on batteries no matter what) I haven't had to do any maintenance on the car, other than standard oil changes and such. This is a 2002 VW Beetle, and we've been doing this for 7 years.</>
I'm currently trying to drive our cars once a week for at least 30 minutes while teleworking full-time and self-isolating. I could probably easily push that to every two to three weeks, I suppose.
I've also had bad experiences with cars whose batteries that were probably near the end of their life, and after not being run for weeks they needed to be jumped. Luckily, these are at home, and I have an external charger/jumper now.Easily. We have two cars in FL, the one we keep here and the minivan we drive back and forth. While we're here we mostly drive the VW, and quite often don't even start the van for a month at a time. I think you're going off old mechanics tales from back in the 50's and 60's.
Easily. I think you're going off old mechanics tales from back in the 50's and 60's.
I bought an Audi e-Tron last month. I love it, and I’m very thankful I did. We only use our gas powered car when we must.
The EV is so much nicer to drive! Smoother, quieter, etc... When I get in the ICE car, I think of the early 1900’s horses.... It’s just a matter of time before they are gone.
Cheap oil is good, but many companies will go under and people will continue to turn away from it.
It’s fun to watch, lots of stock float, and debt in the sector, without buyers...