Tesla 500 mile range Semi will cost more than $200,000

[guncrasher]

PepsiCo has reserved at least 100 of the trucks, which were originally listed for $180,000 and qualify for a $40,000 federal tax incentive.

Almost 1/4 the cost subsidized by taxpayers 

lots of people are subsidized by taxpayers for all kinds of things.  starting with mortgages, miles....

semp

[RotBaron]

lots of people are subsidized by taxpayers for all kinds of things.  starting with mortgages, miles....

semp

‘People’?

How are miles (driven) subsidized by taxpayers? Do you mean tax deductions?

In this case and will be in the majority of purchases for these trucks, it’s corporations getting taxpayer $ to use without borrowing it; you’re cool with that?

[Eagler]

My 40V battery weed eater and blower are sufficient but yeah, the power corded one I use infrequently is much more powerful. Still, gas power is King.  The blower on the far right starts hurricanes.

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I have the identical lawn tools..lol

The Toro also vacuums up the leaves that the black and decker battery blower can't..

I hope battery technology is much better than the crap they make you buy for those 40v b&d tools..

We have some that die in two seconds even though they have full bars...

They are convenient for our average postage stamp size yards these days..but multiple batteries are required if you have anything larger

Taking them to lowes along with your bad lights to recycle is a fun step too...

Seen the evs that caught fire after sitting in hurricane flood waters?

Nice chemical reaction there that probably wasn't in the test plan..

Eagler

[guncrasher]

‘People’?

How are miles (driven) subsidized by taxpayers? Do you mean tax deductions?

In this case and will be in the majority of purchases for these trucks, it’s corporations getting taxpayer $ to use without borrowing it; you’re cool with that?

I'm not cool with people deducting they're mortgage on their taxes either.


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[Chris79]

I'm not cool with people deducting they're mortgage on their taxes either.


semp

Most people with mortgages don’t. It’s more practical to take the standard deduction then itemized

[Elfie]

I'm not cool with people deducting they're mortgage on their taxes either.


semp

No one gets to deduct their mortgage from their taxes. You do get to deduct your mortgage interest if you've paid enough and we don't.

[bj229r]

Most tax deductions, whether corporate or personal, are a government-provided carrot to nudge into the behavior they'd prefer. Of course they could also be the result of bribes

[guncrasher]

No one gets to deduct their mortgage from their taxes. You do get to deduct your mortgage interest if you've paid enough and we don't.

so kill me didn't want to technical. 


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[AKIron]

I'm not cool with people deducting they're mortgage on their taxes either.


semp

Why?

[guncrasher]

Why?

due to irony of some people who claim people like to get free stuff while ignoring the fact they also get freestuff. see RotBaron above.

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[bj229r]

you get a deduction on mortgage interest when they're trying to encourage home ownership, you get actual MONEY on EV's and solar panels when they're trying to encourage THAT. Apparently the government doesn't want me to buy to buy bourbon

[RotBaron]

due to irony of some people who claim people like to get free stuff while ignoring the fact they also get freestuff. see RotBaron above.

semp

What free stuff do I claim to like getting?

[guncrasher]

What free stuff do I claim to like getting?

I never claimed you like to get free stuff. but you have gotten free stuff.


semp

[RotBaron]

due to irony of some people who claim people like to get free stuff while ignoring the fact they also get freestuff. see RotBaron above.

semp

 

Sure reads that way.

The only thing in this world that is free is air and maybe water if you drink directly from springs, creeks or rivers and even that is debatable.

I’ve never claimed otherwise.

[Eagler]

If interest rates get up where they should be, people will be claiming interest in their taxes again like we did back in the 80's

Need to keep value in the dollar or ev noise will be the very least of anyones concerns

Like punishing the Saudis by removing our military...you know the deal made in the 70's creating the petrol dollar which has allowed the average American to live way beyond their means via cheap credit...

Let that change and the dollar lose reserve currency status and the toilet truly flushes..

Eagler