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« Reply #756 on: May 17, 2023, 04:08:31 PM »
well, THAT's a shitty attitude! ;)
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« Reply #757 on: May 18, 2023, 08:18:30 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on May 17, 2023, 02:21:30 PM
we're trying to save the planet here
some sacrifices need to be made

I'd guess UPS or FedEx could get some good marketing from simply saying they are going to EVs as they change out the fleet.
They wouldn't need to give real figures as to how many or how long it might take
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« Reply #758 on: May 18, 2023, 08:30:39 AM »
We all know larger companies spend money on PR.  They can buy "a few" EV vans even if the equation goesn't work and publicize it as how they are "stewards" of blah blah.  So, maybe they buy 100 such vans, it gets in the news, but they have 10,000 ICE vans (and will for years).  There also is "reverse PR" of course, I've seen memes of an ICE van labeled a TESLA service vehicle, and I'm sure they exist today as well.

The sole reason I'd buy an EV would be my calculation it's the best vehicle for us, period.  That includes tax credits of course. a thing when will mostly benefit people of means who could buy one anyway.  Regular folks will be buying used or leasing ICE vehicles until the equation really is unbalanced.
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« Reply #759 on: May 19, 2023, 12:12:38 PM »
2024 Chevy Silverado EV's EPA-Estimated Range Rises to 450 Miles (caranddriver.com)
2024 Chevy Silverado EV's EPA-Estimated Range Rises to 450 Miles (caranddriver.com)

Pricing for the fleet-oriented 2024 Silverado EV Work Truck hasn't been made official. However, Chevy is currently taking orders with refundable $100 reservations on its consumer site, which also lists the WT's starting price at $41,595.

Imagine a delivery van using that chassis.
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« Reply #760 on: May 20, 2023, 09:59:34 AM »
apparently, GM can't imagine it
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« Reply #761 on: May 20, 2023, 10:05:54 AM »
GM has those Bright Drop vans using the same Ultium batteries, but different chassis.  I'm pretty sure they will come out with vans based on the truck chassis fairly soon, same with Ford etc.  If EV vans end up costing around $50 K I think they will be a hit.  They could be $40 K because they'd be stripped down relative to work trucks, maybe.
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« Reply #762 on: May 20, 2023, 10:19:16 AM »
Tested: 2023 Chevrolet Bolt vs. 2023 Volkswagen Jetta Sport (caranddriver.com)

We humans aren't keen on being told how to live our lives. We like to do what we want when we want. And that's what the automobile has provided since its early days: the ability to travel freely. Like so many car buyers, though, we feel the pressure to at least consider the purchase of a tailpipe-free automobile. Within the next decade, shoppers looking to buy a new or secondhand car will face quite possibly the toughest automotive choice of their lives: whether to go internal combustion or electric.
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« Reply #763 on: May 21, 2023, 10:03:19 AM »
Ford's capital markets day seeks to convince Wall Street of EV plans (cnbc.com)
Ford's capital markets day seeks to convince Wall Street of EV plans (cnbc.com)
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« Reply #769 on: June 04, 2023, 12:54:57 PM »
Why using rare metals to clean up the planet is no cheap fix | New Scientist

He is neither a climate sceptic nor a fan of inaction. But as the world moves to adopt a target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, Pitron worries about the costs. The figures in his book The Rare Metals War are stark. Changing the energy model means doubling the production of rare metals about every 15 years, mostly to satisfy demand for non-ferrous magnets and lithium-ion batteries. “At this rate,” writes Pitron, “over the next 30 years we… will need to mine more mineral ores than humans have extracted over the last 70,000 years.”
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