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Originally Posted by GrumpyOldMan
Excellent reply, thank you.
And so, how many stops do you make? If let's say 5, then that adds 100 minutes to a what 18-hour drive? If that is the deciding factor, please don't buy an EV today. (I just saw a report of an EV - sorry didn't read it, so don't know who - that has a 500-mile range).
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Typically? 3...
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I would say the tax incentives are not NEEDED, but help move people to the decision to buy. Tax incentives are often used for that, not just for EVs. The tax break on home interest is the same thing. Do you think people would instantly stop buying houses if they no longer get tax breaks for buying? The government does a lot of social engineering with taxes, sadly...
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I just find it odd that the largest tax breaks are for the high end Teslas, that only the rich can afford...
People HAVE to live somewhere. They don't HAVE to buy an EV (well, except in CA, where they're trying to make it a law, even though they don't have anywhere NEAR the power grid to supply them... Hell, they're having problems with people charging the ones that currently are on the streets!)
But if they remove the home interest deduction, it'll crash the housing market, so good luck with that...
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You no doubt take very good care of your car and have good maintenance experience. My numbers were averages.
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Thanks, but your averages were in "Ye Olden Days"... That hasn't been the case for many, many decades...
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The nice thing about this is no one is holding a gun to anyone's head to buy Teslas. But, EVs are coming and likely in a decade with be the only choice.
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I've no problem with people making a CHOICE to buy an EV. But good luck with it being the ONLY choice...