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MattM

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Re: EV Market, 20-Year Bet
« Reply #264 on: February 13, 2024, 10:44:30 PM »
I'd like car makers to be practical and spend $250 on mass produced rooftop, dash, and back window ledge solar cells to make large alternators less active.  That and make hybrid technology cheap enough to be mainstream rather than a $5000 add-on to sticker price.  Going for lighter hybrid rigs can give subtle mileage boosts without breaking the bank.

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Re: EV Market, 20-Year Bet
« Reply #265 on: February 13, 2024, 10:57:13 PM »
I think the future is hydrogen burning engines and hydrogen fuel cell electric...

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Re: EV Market, 20-Year Bet
« Reply #266 on: February 13, 2024, 11:43:25 PM »
I'll be watching the used market for a Lightning, too.
If I play my cards right, and the timing works out, in a couple of years I will be replacing BOTH a Chevy 2500 and a Honda CRV. 
It would be my "wife's" car with extra capability like the usual farm work.
She would be thrilled to be driving around in an EV and I would have taken not one but TWO old beaters off my lot and off my insurance card.
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