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Because as a society we have made the judgement that we need the tech now and that it is worth the investment despite the small and deadender thinking of the deniers. Who are losing bigly and getting kind of angry about it.

And cold fusion too.

That may not be possible. 312 lbs plus the weight of the needed gear is considerably higher than any currently manufactured sport reserve canopies are rated for. It would require a tandem rig converted to single person use. Skydiving is not for everyone.

I drove around it twice last week. I was thinking of you enjoying the snow.

What are you talking about? Your OP didn't have a real idea. It was nearly the definition of "bluster". It merely contained a nostalgic reference to the past power of your beloved England who's days of greatness have been over for close to 80 years. Which is why you are in Chicagoland and not London. If you have a real idea that does not involve reliving the days of sail and a Queen who died 120 years ago maybe you would begin to be relevant.

I've been looking at articles about it. Sounds promising but all the companies talking about it are saying production in a few years. Which to me means that they haven't really worked out practical processes to make them yet.

The "Roman Warm Period" was a regional, not global event. It did not result in glaciers disappearing around the world and sea level rise. Citing it here is just another "Red Herring". And I'm sure that if BH is posting this nonsense it merely means that it is the currently circulating talking point on the denier web world circuit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Warm_Period

Calling billvon, what is a "solid state battery" and is there any possibility of this happening on the stated timetable? https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/toyota-roll-out-solid-state-battery-evs-couple-years-india-executive-says-2024-01-11/#:~:text="We will be rolling out,expectancy will be very good".

Yes, I agree. But that is a different argument and a more honest one.

The government funded rebates and multi-billion dollar subsidies to build out charging systems don't exist and are not a factor?

In defense of Brent and the general dodging of the uncomfortable truth nearly completely ignored here, the fact is that steamships did not advance because governments promoted them. The technology was not subsidized. Today we have good reason to spend money from the public purse and form policies that give EVs an advantage not yet earned in the marketplace. EVs are not ready for prime time but we need them anyway. It is wrong to ignore that fact instead of facing it square on when confronting opposition.

The problem with that is even if they don't like Trump much it does not mean they are non-MAGA. Much of the stuff I see quoted from him is very MAGA.

There you go again with your lefty liberal fantasy dreamland.

I saw my first ever Cybertruck on the road yesterday. On an Interstate in North Dakota of all places. It was about 0 F out, snowy and the truck was looking kind of ugly covered with winter grime and salt.

I'm sure that that the might of HRH Charles 3 would just be laughed at. I'm not against bombing them back to the 5th century where they came from. I'm just not down with the glorification of the English colonial era.

It’s merely the reverse of your style of sarcasm.

Really Joe? I thought we had entered the magical age of Aquarius.

In those days before the Suez Canal the Red Sea was an unimportant pond. I hear it was even easily parted.

Get them drunk and then get them a couple dozen virgins each. Everyone wins.

Not even a little bit do I miss the “glory days” of the murderous colonial era.

Is that US or worldwide?

Sounds like Miller to me.

Undocumented immigrants are a crisis. But a warming climate that will drive even more people to move is actually a good 'cause plants need more CO2.

Defeating those who are hated is more important than helping those who are liked.

In what is at least a small setback Hertz is reducing the EV portion of its rental fleet citing lower than anticipated demand and higher repair costs particularly for collision damage than their ICE vehicles. They are putting 20,000 Tesla model 3s up for sale to focus more on ICEs. https://www.motor1.com/news/704244/hertz-reducing-ev-fleet-selling-model3-cheap/ Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas in a note said the car rental firm's move was a warning across the EV space and it was another sign that EV expectations need to be "reset downward across the market." "While consumers enjoy the driving experience and fuel savings (per mile) of an EV, there are other 'hidden' costs to EV ownership," Jonas added. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/hertz-dumping-electric-1.7080774