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New electric Hondas look pretty awesome honestly. One of them looks like a 4 door Lamborghini with a roof thats almost entirely glass. The other is a cool looking SUV.

I am not interested in either one personally...but the new Prelude that drops this fall in 2025 is a hybrid power train you never plug in like in the new Civics/Accords. Same engine setup. Its really smart (Honda usually is IMO) and makes about 200hp which is fine for a little 2 door coupe. I would actually buy and drive the Prelude from what Ive seen.
 
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W.TN.Orange Blood said:
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It's a wonder that I made it to and from work today.

I had to go close up a gash in my friend's daughter's head last January during Snowmageddon. It was in the teens and roads were icy and snow covered. Made it to the house off Northshore in Bearden and back without a hitch.
 
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America's war on gas cars is over, Donald Trump announced today.

Using his inaugural address, the President said rules that would force Americans to buy electric vehicles would be stopped.

'With my actions today, we will end the Green New Deal and we will revoke the electric vehicle mandate, saving our auto industry and keeping my sacred pledge to my great American auto workers,' Trump said to rounds of applause.

On X, Ashley HInson, Republican representative for Iowa, tweeted: 'Goodbyte electric vehicle mandate!

www.dailymail.co.uk

Trump's stunning update on future of gas cars

America's war on gas cars is over, Donald Trump announced today.
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Franklin Pierce said:
America's war on gas cars is over, Donald Trump announced today.

Using his inaugural address, the President said rules that would force Americans to buy electric vehicles would be stopped.

'With my actions today, we will end the Green New Deal and we will revoke the electric vehicle mandate, saving our auto industry and keeping my sacred pledge to my great American auto workers,' Trump said to rounds of applause.

On X, Ashley HInson, Republican representative for Iowa, tweeted: 'Goodbyte electric vehicle mandate!

www.dailymail.co.uk

Trump's stunning update on future of gas cars

America's war on gas cars is over, Donald Trump announced today.
www.dailymail.co.uk www.dailymail.co.uk
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Never should have been a mandate. This is why the left loses. Most Americans probably like the idea of an EV. It has to be left up to the consumer. My body, my choice. I choose to put my body in a manly SUV with big @$$ off road tires on it, but a I also wouldn't mind a cool Tesla to drive around town or short trips.
 
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Vol737 said:
Never should have been a mandate. This is why the left loses. Most Americans probably like the idea of an EV. It has to be left up to the consumer. My body, my choice. I choose to put my body in a manly SUV with big @$$ off road tires on it, but a I also wouldn't mind a cool Tesla to drive around town or short trips.
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I get about 300 miles on a standard charge for my Y. Plenty of charging stations. And the tech is cool. And prices are dropping. My estimated gas savings over the course of a year was $1668, which pays more than three months of the lease.

I don't think EVs are going anywhere.
 
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lawgator1 said:
I get about 300 miles on a standard charge for my Y. Plenty of charging stations. And the tech is cool. And prices are dropping. My estimated gas savings over the course of a year was $1668, which pays more than three months of the lease.

I don't think EVs are going anywhere.
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that was Musks/Tesla plan. make an actually viable product that works on the free market. that wasn't enough for Obama.

the rest of "big car" relied on mandates and the government pushing a product before it was ready.
 
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lawgator1 said:
I get about 300 miles on a standard charge for my Y. Plenty of charging stations. And the tech is cool. And prices are dropping. My estimated gas savings over the course of a year was $1668, which pays more than three months of the lease.

I don't think EVs are going anywhere.
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They shouldn't. I think there is a niche for them. It's just unrealistic to mandate them en masse, say in California for example, when their energy structure is a loooong way from being able to support that. I've been in several now and the tech is definitely cool. Granted, I've only been in Teslas, so I don't know how good the other brands are.
 
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Vol737 said:
They shouldn't. I think there is a niche for them. It's just unrealistic to mandate them en masse, say in California for example, when their energy structure is a loooong way from being able to support that. I've been in several now and the tech is definitely cool. Granted, I've only been in Teslas, so I don't know how good the other brands are.
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The mandate, as it were, would have had about 2/3 of cars in the US be EVs, by 2032. That's probably going to happen anyway.
 
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Vol737 said:
Mmmm.....we will see. I doubt 2/3 of the people in this country can even afford them. We'll see how much prices come down. That's only seven years away.
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Not a chance in hell.
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They aren't that much more than a gas-powered standard SUV now, anyway. And getting cheaper over time. Add in the gas savings and the low maintenance cost, and they are poised to do well.

The biggest obstacle is range anxiety, but people are learning that issue is not what they thought it was. Particularly for people that drive less than 50 miles per day.

In my won experience the typical charge is to 80 percent. I go to work (a half hour away), run out to lunch, stop on the way home to run an errand, its usually around 65 to 68 percent left. And just charge it back up at night in the garage. Easy peasy.
 
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lawgator1 said:
They aren't that much more than a gas-powered standard SUV now, anyway. And getting cheaper over time. Add in the gas savings and the low maintenance cost, and they are poised to do well.

The biggest obstacle is range anxiety, but people are learning that issue is not what they thought it was. Particularly for people that drive less than 50 miles per day.

In my won experience the typical charge is to 80 percent. I go to work (a half hour away), run out to lunch, stop on the way home to run an errand, its usually around 65 to 68 percent left. And just charge it back up at night in the garage. Easy peasy.
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The biggest obstacle is charging. Many older homes can't handle the electrical needs of home charging and it's a big expense to upgrade. Paying to charge with limited options isn't good either

2/3 is an absurd number. The only real affordable ev cars are in China (they're truly amazing) and can't be imported. Tesla has no intention to make one according to Musk
 
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Aint no chance 2/3 will be in 7 years. To get there, half the Republican party will have to be willing to adopt and the infrastructure will need to be built out enough in very red areas to support that....
 
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lawgator1 said:
The mandate, as it were, would have had about 2/3 of cars in the US be EVs, by 2032. That's probably going to happen anyway.
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We should not have gov't mandating what kind of car we drive. If you wanna buy electric, go for it but it's an overreach of gov't to mandate stuff like this
 
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1 million people in a very blue Shelby County. 2 Tesla superchargers. Both in Memphis. One is on Park Avenue 2 miles from Orange Mound and the other is across from the most dangerous mall in America (Wolfchase).

Until the infrastructure changes, 2/3 is absurd....
 
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lawgator1 said:
They aren't that much more than a gas-powered standard SUV now, anyway. And getting cheaper over time. Add in the gas savings and the low maintenance cost, and they are poised to do well.

The biggest obstacle is range anxiety, but people are learning that issue is not what they thought it was. Particularly for people that drive less than 50 miles per day.

In my won experience the typical charge is to 80 percent. I go to work (a half hour away), run out to lunch, stop on the way home to run an errand, its usually around 65 to 68 percent left. And just charge it back up at night in the garage. Easy peasy.
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Low maintenance cost... until you have to replace your $40,000 battery. And try towing a camper or a boat with one. God forbid there's a small incline while towing. In towing or hauling scenarios, the range anxiety is very real.
 
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