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BumRushDaShow

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6. "Well built EV's need to get down into the 20-30k market new before they will actually become feasible."
Sat Nov 15, 2025, 08:02 AM
Nov 15

But more than that, right now, the entire "charging infrastructure" is still MIA. There are tens of millions who live in dwellings with no garage and no way to charge such a car (notably those in rentals and particularly those in multi-story apartment buildings).

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Dumping Tesla. Big time! oasis Nov 15 #1
Let's add more volatility ... join the Mass Blackout! BlueWavePsych Nov 15 #8
Well, okay... Hugin Nov 15 #13
Guess they really hate restaurants! Mawspam2 Nov 18 #15
I was caught behind a Rivian in heavy rush hour traffic recently... Hugin Nov 15 #2
I had never even heard of Rivian until last Thursday when I spotted a truck in the roundabout. Since Vinca Nov 15 #4
"Do people have gold mines in their back yards?" BumRushDaShow Nov 15 #5
LOL, you must not live in Seattle. maxsolomon Nov 19 #16
I'm on the other side of the country and I'd never even heard of them before. LOL. Vinca Nov 19 #20
Interesting. I saw two of them with thrashed tailgates mahina Nov 15 #11
I can only describe the behavior I saw in that case. Hugin Nov 15 #12
Well built EV's need to get down into the 20-30k market new before they will actually become feasible. Also... Cheezoholic Nov 15 #3
"Well built EV's need to get down into the 20-30k market new before they will actually become feasible." BumRushDaShow Nov 15 #6
That's me Polybius Nov 19 #19
China is making inexpensive EVs Danascot Nov 15 #10
I was checking out a trike... Hugin Nov 15 #14
Chinese EVs are very popular in Mexico. maxsolomon Nov 19 #18
My twenty-three year old Mercedes is doing fine. Worth more than I paid for it nine years ago. twodogsbarking Nov 15 #7
"Fresh model" Do we really need 'fresh models" every year? travelingthrulife Nov 15 #9
Not every year. maxsolomon Nov 19 #17
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