I don't even do the things the manufacturer recommends, except to change the oil, and replace the brakes and tires when they are worn out.

.....and making not a jot of difference to word price or supply.

Pease remind me to NEVER buy a used car that you have owned.

It seems to me the elites have theirs and a heck of a lot of ours and could care less about their own carbon footprints or our grandchildren. They care only about their opulent privileged lifestyles. The "Let them eat cake!' attitude of a past age today is let the peons take public transportation, turn their heat down and wear sweaters in winter, set A/Cs (if they are lucky enough to have them) at higher temperatures during the summers. Oh...and eat fake meat!

I thought you only bought EVs? He drives ICE vehicles.

Lots of you's and he's. Not sure who you are talking about.

I don't drive an EV our current cars are fine 11 year old Jaguar and 15 year old Lexus). Our next car will be an EV and will have FSD. As I have said every time this thread gets repeated and all the same nonsense arguments about EVs come out.

IMO EVs ARE the future for most modes of transportation. It’s simply inevitable.

But those stating conversion MUST be done NOW are simply fanatical. And as for planet’s pollution it will be Decades until so many Asian and poor countries will convert. And they will pump plenty of bad stuff into OUR air. So our economy will take a serious hit in these years.

I’m all for EVs but in a sane and steady manner. Build the electric infrastructure while the EV tech develops to a higher degree. Maintain fossil fuel production dependent on demands.

As with so many issues I the country folks “in charge” make it a take sides thing. Grrrr

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My wife put a deposit on a Cybertruck the same day two of our sons did. As time went by and the story and timeline kept changing I asked for her money back.

I wouldn't wait in line at Texas Road House for an hour, no chance I'm going to wait years for this truck.

My son kept his money on the Cybertruck and then bought a Plaid last year. When we went to visit this year he offered me the car and I declined. You have to drive it to believe it. A man has to know his limitations.

I would get an electric vehicle at some point. Why not?

There were available charging stations from here to N.J. all over the place.

There is an ERG valve in smog control systems that needs to be replaced periodically. And there is a charcoal filter tank, also. Many people trade their car every 2 to 4 years, so it would be the 2nd owner that had BETTER do the maintenance.

Yes, they DID cut back production because of less DEMAND during the Pandemic. That has been over for a while. But, some people think that the oil companies were PURPOSEFULLY slow to bring back production to KEEP gas prices HIGH. We will probably NEVER know the real truth on that one.

Yes, they DID cut back production because of less DEMAND during the Pandemic. That has been over for a while. But, some people think that the oil companies were PURPOSEFULLY slow to bring back production to KEEP gas prices HIGH. We will probably NEVER know the real truth on that one.

Oil is BIG business and like most ALL BIG businesses, they have ZERO regard for the typical US citizen and their need for clean air, water, and environment. That is where government becomes the referee between the opposing factions (just like teams and sports)

Good question.......I would like to know what % of vehicles have that feature. And all hybrids would do that for the 1st xxxxx number of miles.

There is a very high probability that if we do go for an electric vehicle it probably would not go any further than The Keys. I would never get into a situation like those poor people had to endure. If they had a Cybertruck they could have used the Gas Generator that they could be carrying in the truck's bed to give the truck a little juice. lol