my phev is a minivan which I bought used for 25k. The only ev minivan in the us is 60k (just came out so used not available. Those are the real numbers, the engine prices you quote are irrelavent as I'm not buying an engine I'm buying a camplete vehicle.
nothing to do with the slate, the conversation has drifted. The slate is not available at anyprice today, though it looks like an interesting option in the future.
They did. the reaction/article is clearly misleading the truth. Go read the other side before jumping to conclusions (that is always good advice even more so on the feddiverse where almost every headline chooses to push outrage over any attempt of the truth.
Because in the US BEVs are only just starting to become available. At 3x the price I can't afford a BEV. I buy used cars in general which means I only have what was sold 3+ years ago as an option. Even PHEV I had one option, but since it had been around for a while it was used (and I didn't ask to many questions before buying because I suspected someone else would buy it if I did)
I have a todo list that will keep me busy for then next 3000 years, and that is before rebuilding the transmission on my 1999 is added to the list. (note that I assume the medical advances needed for me to live 3000 years are on someone else's list as I have no clue...) Eventually I have to give up on something so I can do something else.
As an owner of one (PHEV) I'm saving nearly $200/month in fuel. That is much more bigger than maintenance. I hope this lasts as long as the last one but the transmission isn't known to be good (the "better" transmission on the last one was failing) Only time will tell, but so long as I need to drive I the question is how much I spend in a lifetime and electric has proven it to me.
The comments at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45261163 give the other side of the story and paint a compelling picture that this guy has done unrelated crimes (that he was convicted of) and should be in prison.
In real world use my phev runs 6x less than the previous ice. I had to install a level 2 charger (us) so we could make two trips per day, but it saves a lot of gas. Sure more range would be nice but in the real world phev uses a lot less petro. of course if you never bother charging it (thus a hybrid) you save little but it isn't hard to make a phev a lot better than a ice. Never as good as a full ev but don't let perfect be the enemy of good.
What is the point of making threats? The us developed the f15 in response to a threat - turned out the threat didn't live up to hype but the f15 was great for the time.
I don't find this surprising or useful as a statistic. People tend to spend their money no matter what their income is. I know doctor couples easily making more than half a million per year who have to be careful near the end of the month because they spent everything. I know people who work entry level jobs who likewise have to be careful. The lifestyle of the two groups is overall very different, but both a rationing the same things because there are only a few things that can be rationed - most spending are bills that you can't change anymore (rent, insurance, car payment...) and that leaves energy for both groups because you can not make a trip, adjust the thermostat...
Of course the doctors in the above pair likely is maxing out their 401k, has a much nicer house they are making those payments on - they will have a better future - but that is money they cannot touch today. They also are spending a lot more money and so have a lot nicer lifestyle. However in the moment they are rationing energy use just like everyone else despite being much richer than everyone else.
I'm not sure the above is even bad - you can't take it with you - even in most religions (including atheism), and you almost never know how long you will live. Even if you save for a "rainy day" don't save too much as you could die tomorrow - may as well enjoy it today and if tomorrow comes ration energy then.
So you can dump just that table and send to translators. you also know all missing translations with one query. If you add more languages you don't want to change all tables. All the normalization reasons apply too
That is tricky as Russia will repir them. Which is why ukraine strikes them repeatedly - it does little good to hit once. (Though russia has trouble getting spare parts so it could take a while)
Compared to walking or riding a horse they are freedom. They cost a lot, but also enable a lot.
i wish we had transit here, but that doesn't mean cars are not freedom. Even in europe most people drive.