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HighSierraSmookin'
Connoisseur

2 years ago

#1061

Just think if we let people build every car and truck in the world with Iron and Steel.

Why the earth would have more holes in it than your theory...

Brewha wrote:

We've already got enough vehicles. We just need to maintain them and keep making parts for older vehicles.
Look at what Cuba does with their 50's Chevy's.
That doesn't make the corporations any money though. Investors hate recycling.

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DrMaddVibe
Herf-A-Holic

2 years ago

#1062

So, another car manufacturer and thinktanks calling it a failure...

Nissan Aims To Cut Costs By 30% Simply To Remain Competitive In EVs

Nissan is the latest manufacturer to aim to cut EV costs in order to keep up with an increasingly competitive and saturated landscape. The company is now seeking to compete with Chinese rivals by slashing costs by 30%, Financial Times reported this weekend.

Nissan, in collaboration with Renault and recently Honda, faces challenges in China's auto market, the report notes. After delays, Nissan's new business plan seeks to boost sales by 1 million units by fiscal 2026, introducing 30 new models, half of which will be EVs or hybrids.

This includes launching eight "new energy" vehicles in China and starting exports of locally made cars next year. In North America, the goal is to increase sales by 330,000 vehicles by 2026, with India becoming a key export hub. Additionally, Nissan aims to release an EV with solid-state batteries by 2028, Financial Times writes.

Chief executive Makoto Uchida commented: “Faced with extreme market volatility, Nissan is taking decisive actions guided by the new plan to ensure sustainable growth and profitability.”

Nissan's new strategy follows a notable alliance with Honda to create EVs, marking a shift towards combating the influx of competitive, high-tech models from China, while still working with Renault and Mitsubishi in specific regions.

Despite Renault reducing its stake in Nissan to 15%, its partnership with Nissan persists. The report says that Nissan aims to reduce EV production costs to match those of traditional cars by 2030, tackling the current issue where manufacturers lose approximately $6,000 per EV sold in the U.S. due to high production costs and customer tax credits.

Amidst this, Nissan lowered its annual sales forecast after underperforming in key markets like China, the U.S., and Europe, highlighting a need for improvement especially in the U.S. hybrid market, where it lacks a strong presence.

Similarly, we have noted that auto companies are slashing investment in EVs, as is the case with American auto manufacturers like Ford and GM. We wrote last month that Joe Biden's vision for EVs across America is in "full collapse".

As we wrote then: "Meanwhile, the higher costs are driving automakers away from EVs. And as battery material requirements are set to double by 2027, fulfilling these mandates will be increasingly difficult, putting Biden's ambitious EV strategy at risk."

Thinktanks like Brownstone have simply noted that when it comes to EVs, "the great reset didn't work". Jeffrey Tucker wrote last month: "In short, the illusions of these horrible policies have come crashing down. It was born of liberty-wrecking policies under the cover of virus control. Every special interest seized the day, including a new generation of industrialists seeking to displace the old ones by force."

He concluded: "More and more, it’s obvious what a disaster this was. And yet no one has apologized. Hardly anyone has admitted error. The big shots who wrecked the world are still in power. The rest of us are left holding the bag, and paying very high repair bills for cars that are non-optimal for driving from one town to another and back again in the cold weather that was supposed to be gone by now had the “climate change” prophets been correct."

Recall, a report from Consumer Reports last year found that electric vehicles have almost 80% more problems and are "generally less reliable" than conventional internal combustion engine cars.

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/nissan-aims-cut-costs-30-simply-remain-competitive-evs

Brewha
Herf-A-Holic

2 years ago

#1063

Anti -electric, anti vaxer. What's next - flat earther. More likely to catch fire than something with gasoline and other flammable fluids (maybe, but seems to be less probable).Well, at least you aren't worried about gas prices.

tonygraz wrote:

Come on now Tony - you’er acting like DMV is a conspiracy theorist…..

[-x

😂

MACS
Herf-A-Holic

2 years ago

#1064

You realize the "conspiracy theorists" have been right about 98.2% the last few years, don'tcha?

HockeyDad
Herf-A-Holic

2 years ago

#1065

“Conspiracy Theorist” is not the insult it once used to be.

Somebody send BrewHa some ivermectin.

Brewha
Herf-A-Holic

2 years ago

#1066

You realize the "conspiracy theorists" have been right about 98.2% the last few years, don'tcha?

MACS wrote:

Yes - just like that 82.9% of facts are made up on the spot….

Brewha
Herf-A-Holic

2 years ago

#1067

“Conspiracy Theorist” is not the insult it once used to be.

Somebody send BrewHa some ivermectin.

HockeyDad wrote:

Well at least you didn’t say bleach.

MACS
Herf-A-Holic

2 years ago

#1068

Yes - just like that 82.9% of facts are made up on the spot….

Brewha wrote:

Covid started in a wuhan lab
They WERE spying on Trump
The laptop WAS Hunter Bidens
The Steele Dossier/Russia collusion was made up by the dems
January 6th was not an insurrection

I could keep going, but it's pointless with you. I'd direct you to that post in the political forum of why smart people believe stupid things, but that'd be pointless, too.

RayR
Herf-A-Holic

2 years ago

#1069

“Conspiracy Theorist” is not the insult it once used to be.

Somebody send BrewHa some ivermectin.

HockeyDad wrote:

Wasn't BrewHa one of those who made fun of those who took "horse dewormer" to combat COVID?

He believed the government when the FDA bureaucrat tweeted “You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y’all. Stop it.”

After being sued by some doctors and lost, the FDA agreed to delete the Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook posts from August 21, 2021 that read, “You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y’all. Stop it.” (A screencap of the X/twitter one is above and still online here:

https://twitter.com/US_FDA/status/1429050070243192839?s=20

rfenst
Herf-A-Holic

2 years ago

#1070

Just curious Robert, Do you live in a place where you could charge an EV at home?

What made you choose a hybrid?

Did you test drive an EV or two?

Brewha wrote:

Home charger is a non-issue.

I chose the make and model first. Passed on the fully gas engine and fully electric..

Don't want full electric yet. Ranges are not long enough for me, charge times are too long, and there aren't enough stations All that needs to be worked out before I'll go electric. So, I did not even consider it.

DrMaddVibe
Herf-A-Holic

2 years ago

#1071

RayR wrote:

He bought what they were selling and became one of the CBid Karen's of Kovid! Never bothered to actually research it, and find out it won a Nobel Peace Prize...NOT for animal usage, but it later did work for animals too. India and Pakistan utilized it during Covid with Weekend Parties that I posted about during the plandemic. That's all the FDA and the CDC focused on was the animal part. I'm convinced it was to ram home the Emergency Act to give Pfizer, Moderna and J&J the "greenlight" to suck taxpayer money like a crackwhore on a Philly street. Don't ever question a thing, just take whatever Gov. Cuomo tells you to think...its so easy to surrender critical thinking to politicians!!! Besides they NEVER lie! Bawhahahahahaaaa!

While we're talking about just being gullible to the point of purchasing anything the government tells you to buy...

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Speyside2
Herf-A-Holic

2 years ago

#1072

You want electric, buy electric. You want a hybrid buy a hybrid. You want a gas buy a gas. You want a diesel buy a diesel. Your money your choice.

DrMaddVibe
Herf-A-Holic

2 years ago

#1073

You want electric, buy electric. You want a hybrid buy a hybrid. You want a gas buy a gas. You want a diesel buy a diesel. Your money your choice.

Speyside2 wrote:

That's just silly talk right there...letting the Free Market do what it does best!

Then the government should NOT be mandating a damned thing and doling out rebates deciding winners and losers!

Poor...poor Fisker...hardly knew ye!

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fisker-had-big-dreams-compete-140056483.html?fr=yhssrp_catchall [/center]

Brewha
Herf-A-Holic

2 years ago

#1074

You want electric, buy electric. You want a hybrid buy a hybrid. You want a gas buy a gas. You want a diesel buy a diesel. Your money your choice.

Speyside2 wrote:

+1

But.....you really are not getting into whole fear mongering, EV's are bad thing here.

You know that EV's hate 'Merca - don't you?

Brewha
Herf-A-Holic

2 years ago

#1075

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DrMaddVibe wrote:

So.....Tesla just gifted me a one month trial of their Full Self Driving software. It kicks azz!.
Tried it Sunday; it drove me from my driveway to the pizza place and back again and all I had to do was keep a hand on the wheel - kewlest thing ever.

So - suck it DMV.

DrMaddVibe
Herf-A-Holic

2 years ago

#1076

+1

But.....you really are not getting into whole fear mongering, EV's are bad thing here.

You know that EV's hate 'Merca - don't you?

Brewha wrote:

If anyone is into the "fear mongering" it's YOU! A constant fear of learning! You seem to have a very hard time with reading and comprehension. Your inability to read the stories and facts are on you. You are the one bringing your Feelings sandwich and expecting everyone to eat it, like you ALWAYS do. I can only surmise from what you decide to put up that unless the government or an alphabet agency isn't telling you what to do, think or behave that you lack the faculties to employ critical thinking. All you have is a supposed "windmill" to attack there "Don Quixote". Good luck with that. Everyone else that has corresponded on this (and every other topic you bleat your bull**** on) thread can see you for what you are. A person that is unwilling to listen to industry leaders, scientists, manufacturers and every other watchdog/insurance group with rational guided wisdom predicated on facts, sales numbers and history on their side. Good luck.

Denigrating me for offering up an opinion that differs from you based on your failed logic is all on you. Think I'm wrong? I can show you where I'm not. Screaming at your computer screen isn't going to work out for you. We ALL see you for what you are. It's my mistake for believing that you have an ability to learn or you're an adult.

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DrMaddVibe
Herf-A-Holic

2 years ago

#1077

Brewha wrote:

Yes, you are the perfect person to try out their Full Self Driving software. You lack the intelligence to operate an automobile so they're doing people like you a service. I hope you don't kill yourself or anyone else learning how to use it.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a44185487/report-tesla-autopilot-crashes-since-2019/ [/i][/color]

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HockeyDad
Herf-A-Holic

2 years ago

#1078

Brewha wrote:

On the news today that Brewha got a free month of self driving, the stock dropped 5.5%.

Analysts were quoted as saying “come on man, he’s a Prius Uber guy!”

DrMaddVibe
Herf-A-Holic

2 years ago

#1079

On the news today that Brewha got a free month of self driving, the stock dropped 5.5%.

Analysts were quoted as saying “come on man, he’s a Prius Uber guy!”

HockeyDad wrote:

[frypan] [frypan] [frypan]

DrMaddVibe
Herf-A-Holic

2 years ago

#1080

I can only guess why Tesla is giving away ANYTHING!

Tesla drivers switching off self-drive as vehicles' 'safety defects' exposed

Customers are choosing to turn off Full Self-Driving 85 percent of the time, according to Tesla's own mileage statistics.

Tesla drivers are barely even using self-driving technology as a road safety expert raises the alarm over "safety defects."

Elon Musk has made electric vehicles a cornerstone of his business empire over the years.

But Tesla's stock market performance has suffered in recent months as investors become increasingly sceptical about their future.

Safety concerns have also been raised about Tesla's self-driving technology.

Dan O’Dowd, founder and CEO of The Dawn Project, tells GB News that Tesla customers are barely using the technology, opting instead to take control of the car for the majority of journeys.

He said: “Tesla's own mileage statistics show that customers are choosing to turn off Full Self-Driving 85 percent of the time, despite Elon Musk's claims that the software is four times safer than a human driving manually.

“Why would safety-conscious customers who paid up to $15,000 for Full Self-Driving switch it off 85 percent of the time?

“The reason is that Full Self-Driving does not make you a safer driver, and Tesla drivers have realized the litany of safety defects present in Tesla's self-driving technology.”

O’Dowd added: “Waymo continues to pull ahead of Tesla in the race to autonomy.

“Waymo robotaxis are rolling out in the second largest US city while after almost a decade of Elon Musk’s promises of Full Self-Driving in a year or so, Tesla owners must still desperately cling to their steering wheels to keep Full Self-Driving from killing them.”

In December two million Teslas were recalled due to a high-risk software flaw in the self-driving technology that could lead to crashes.

The flaw was uncovered after a two-year investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Tesla did not agree with the results of NHTSA’s investigation, as reported by the Associated Press.

Earlier this month, a safety group rated Tesla's autopilot feature as "poor" for safety.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said: “Some drivers may feel that partial automation makes long drives easier, but there is little evidence it makes driving safer.

“As many high-profile crashes have illustrated, it can introduce new risks when systems lack appropriate safeguards.”

https://www.the-express.com/finance/business/132178/tesla-self-drive-safety-defect-elon-musk-electric-vehicles

"Kicks azz"...LOLZ

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