"I don't have proof of it but I just know it's true" - post yours

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by Dino GT

You never know now. If the gas prices keep going up the way they are, a lot people will look for other means of transportation.
This morning I heard people at work talking about buying a motorcycle for the summer
It sure got me thinking . I haven't riden a bike in maybe 20 years, I don't know if it's a good thing for me to buy one

People will just endure the gas prices and reduce spending in other places. Culturally there is no confidence in EV's and our electrical grid couldn't withstand the impact of everybody driving an EV anyway. It can't even withstand all of us running AC in the summer at the same time (…hence the constant rolling blackouts). During the last real gas increase, Ford still sold nearly a million F-150's.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by TiMSport

Good thing I have one of these.

Someone's nicked his tires even

[Sedan_Clan]

Oh, and your average motorcycle tank is 3-4 gallons on a typical bike. It used to take $10-12 to fill up a tank. Now it's easily $17-20. Ridiculous! If my motorcycle wasn't a track/canyon toy, I didn't wear full one-piece leather Dainese suits all of the time, and I didn't have to lug police equipment during my work week, I would ride my bike. The Corolla is great on gas though.

[Dino GT]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

People will just endure the gas prices and reduce spending in other places. Culturally there is no confidence in EV's and our electrical grid couldn't withstand the impact of everybody driving an EV anyway. It can't even withstand all of us running AC in the summer at the same time (…hence the constant rolling blackouts). During the last real gas increase, Ford still sold nearly a million F-150's.

True. And it's like you said, the majority of the people can't afford to buy an EV.
But if they could, I'm sure we would see a lot more of them on the road.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Oh, and your average motorcycle tank is 3-4 gallons on a typical bike. It used to take $10-12 to fill up a tank. Now it's easily $17-20. Ridiculous!

I have an 80 litre (17.6 US gallon) tank on mine and I fill it when it gets down to a quarter tank, so it's not that bad and more money off with my money off supermarket loyalty points.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by Dino GT

True. And it's like you said, the majority of the people can't afford to buy an EV.
But if they could, I'm sure we would see a lot more of them on the road.

Indeed! People were calling the Prius the ICE killer back in the early 2000's, but it failed to kill anything. Now people think 100k Tesla's are going to do it?!? Nope! The only way it would happen is if the U.S. implemented nationwide ICE bans, forced EV's down our throats like some EU countries, etc…..and that's just not realistic for this country and our continuously/rapidly increasing population. Imagine every car being an EV in a gridlocked, bumper to bumper traffic scenario with those batteries rapidly discharging and not enough charging stations. Uhhhhh, not going to happen.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

I have an 80 litre (17.6 US gallon) tank on mine and I fill it when it gets down to a quarter tank, so it's not that bad and more money off with my money off supermarket loyalty points.

What kind of bike?

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

What kind of bike?

I meant my M car of course

[TiMSport]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

I meant my M car of course

Lol. I was thinking what the heck is Rick talking about?

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by TiMSport

Lol. I was thinking what the heck is Rick talking about?

All sorted now Tim heheh

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

...They are lucky that 99% of the station drives ICE's, otherwise charging at work would be a Herculean effort. There is one planning to get a Tesla in June and he has already installed solar panels at his home and the EV charging system; he currently drives a Volt or Bolt…..I can't remember which. The three of them fight over the one charging spot we have.

Funny, there's an unlocked charger where I work, and I have never used it once! It was installed for the general purpose EV in the vehicle pool, but the manager of the vehicle pool told me that I could use it any time.

Last year, I offered our department's VP a ride across the grounds in my i3. He asked if I was using the charger for my car, and was shocked when I said no. It was costing me 52 cents/day to charge my car at home, and it seems so *dirty* to "steal" even that small amount of electricity from my not-for-profit employer.....

[TiMSport]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

Funny, there's an unlocked charger where I work, and I have never used it once! It was installed for the general purpose EV in the vehicle pool, but the manager of the vehicle pool told me that I could use it any time.

Last year, I offered our department's VP a ride across the grounds in my i3. He asked if I was using the charger for my car, and was shocked when I said no. It was costing me 52 cents/day to charge my car at home, and it seems so *dirty* to "steal" even that small amount of electricity from my not-for-profit employer.....

I don't have proof but I'm willing to bet no one else but you would feel *dirty* about charging up at the workplace.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

Funny, there's an unlocked charger where I work, and I have never used it once! It was installed for the general purpose EV in the vehicle pool, but the manager of the vehicle pool told me that I could use it any time.

Last year, I offered our department's VP a ride across the grounds in my i3. He asked if I was using the charger for my car, and was shocked when I said no. It was costing me 52 cents/day to charge my car at home, and it seems so *dirty* to "steal" even that small amount of electricity from my not-for-profit employer.....

We have two gas pumps at the station. I wish I could fill up the Corolla there every week.

[upstatedoc]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

We have two gas pumps at the station. I wish I could fill up the Corolla there every week.

Now, is this a regular corolla or a corolla S?

[TiMSport]

Originally Posted by upstatedoc

Now, is this a regular corolla or a corolla S?

Oh man if he had a Corolla S he'd have no reason to get the P-car.

[rebekahb]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

he currently drives a Volt or Bolt…..I can't remember which.

This should require immediate termination of one's man card.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by upstatedoc

Now, is this a regular corolla or a corolla S?

Corolla SE 6MT baby!

Originally Posted by TiMSport

Oh man if he had a Corolla S he'd have no reason to get the P-car.

Oh there's more than enough reason to get that 992.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Corolla SE 6MT baby!

Bet you can do a burnout in that Corolla.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Bet you can do a burnout in that Corolla.

Barely. Lol! The car has little power.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Barely. Lol! The car has little power.

When I was kid I could do a burnout in my '68 VW Bug. In REVERSE!

[Sedan_Clan]

The world is ending when all new hires are men in skirts. This new Southwest Airlines hire looks eerily like Joe Biden's recent hire. Sigh! Men have forgotten how to be men.

[AmuroRay]

Emasculating men