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    Electric vehicle

    or how about this, which also breaks down ownership costs
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    Electric vehicle

    also, by the time a lot of folks can afford a E vehicle(IMIO) they will most likely be both used one's that maybe need a new battery and or, just well, just OUT dated tech and electronic's on them look how fast cell phones change as an example,a s tech advances! apple I phone's on what gen...
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    Electric vehicle

    or a big flop never say never there are a just a LOT of un known's and what If's here IMO as for investing in things that side of it might be worth getting into and being vigilant in watching what direction things end up and ready to bail if need be!
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    Electric vehicle

    just saying, my 6.7 cummings gets 13-15 towing, pending what I am towing and where and 18-19 empty having a 30+ gallon tank I can still tow about 450 miles on a tank? and the difference in not that high a percent from towing to empty! and there are guys getting 25+ MPG towing smaller things...
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    Yellowstone Trip

    and if taking your sleds, make sure you get permits needed pending where you end up Snowmobiling Permits All snowmobiles in the state of Wyoming must have either a current Wyoming resident or nonresident user fee decal prominently displayed on the outside of each snowmobile. Permits are $35 and...
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    Yellowstone Trip

    OK< my 2 cents, a trip out west is almost something all snowmobile's should; do, the scenery is worth it on that alone! now as for where to stay, ask yourself what you want and pick a place that meets your needs West Yellowstone IMO< is the best place to go for a first time visit, they just...
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    Electric vehicle

    having a charging station installed will vary a lot, between where your located at, how the power company you use wants to handle things, and ,. what the electrical system in your home can handle or NOT< without needing to be up graded! if your house is older, and never had any upgrades to its...
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    Electric vehicle

    as for fires, another BIG concern and problem with fires and E vehicles, is, most fire depts don;'t have the skills or training or even at times the ability to CUT the power to a e vehicle in an accident or fire, as they do on MOST ICE vehicles due to the way batteries are laced in E vehicles...
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    Electric vehicle

    not in my area, body shops here go thru bondo like water down a drain, and they will even lie about it, heck my truck was in a dealer ship for rust warranty work, where they were supposed to replace whole panels with new one's and they didn;t they tried covering things up with just new paint...
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    Electric vehicle

    and in some places its FREE in other parts of the world too, My sister served in a few spots where it was FREE to residents? SO<?? this doesn;t mean crap IMO! when something costs a 100% more, there should recently, it should be a RED flag as to Why suddenly it is that much higher, all...
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    Gas

    why have prices come down that's easy, they over prices things for a while, till enough folks complaining and crying, to they dropped them A LITTLE, add in the LITTLE the president has some to help lower prices, and well as you can see they came down a LITTLE there still a 100+% higher than...
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    Electric vehicle

    and as for charging working better at night, that's great for those at home sleeping but we live in a 24/7 world where folks work and travel at all hours of day and night! and most folks are just plain about in day time, so there is risks of power outages with the current system in place from...
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    Electric vehicle

    body shop"s didn;t adapt, what they did was they just DON"T fix damaged area's on them they sell you 100% complete new parts dent a bed, you buy a whole new bed, , where a metal bed, they can repair! so its a BIG difference in costs on repairs! same goes for a door, or a hood or a CAB...
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    Gas

    well since I am no where near that place, it doesn;'t really help me does it HAHA! to be honest EVERY State boarding PA< is cheaper on fuel ALL the time, not just now in this current crazy price deal! as PA has one of the highest fuel taxes! but its still crazy high and just going to say...
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    Electric vehicle

    I keep thinking of an old saying about Don't count your chickens till they hatch!, and its never a good idea to put all your eggs in one basket! all the talk again about what WILL be, what will happen, IMO is a LOT of words, and like many times words many times don't end up to anything but...
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    Electric vehicle

    NO offence taken and I said i USED to drive 50k+ a yr, the past 5 yrs or so I am driving under 20k but that still hasn;t hanged me getting stuck in traffic at time, me and my sister take turns running to our parents house, its a 100+ miles 1 way for me and about 200 for her we both have been...
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    Electric vehicle

    so there is no average way to know use of power from running AC or heat on a E vehicle? in the past 50 days I have twice been stuck in traffic jams, where I was stuck for over a 1/2 hour, one time took 45 minutes to just go 3 miles, and NO way to turn around or leave where I was at ( trust...
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    Gas

    filled up today and diesel here is still $ 6.199 a gal! down a little from last tank by a a few cents, but still way high!, going to be a costly winter on heating things here I think!
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    Gas

    well PA has one of the highest fuel taxes in the USA, and I can tell you for a fact, we also have some of the worst roads too boot! so as for road taxes going to fix and upkeep roads it doesn;t seem to be working very well another WOW deal, is in PA< we have PAY for use roadways, PA turnpike...
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    Electric vehicle

    well I have broken a serpentine belt and was still able to drive home< no power steering, but it didnt; cause motor to stop running , just saying, been there done that! and yes a Lot of what if's BUT the fact is simple, we DO get stuck in traffic rather common, its not a WHAT IF DEAL it...
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