Agree that is why I bought my house in a very rural area it the woods that way my neighbors and I are far enough apart that the only time we can see each others house is in the winter time at night we can see their lights when the leaf’s are off the tree’s we can do just about any thing we want to and not bother any one the other thing I can see that is just as bad is a condo where if you don’t like the color of your outside walls you can;t change it unless every on agrees to do the same in the same color.
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True…BUT…All the big manufacturers are putting BILLIONS of dollars in R&D and new manufacturing plants for EV vehicles. GM/Volvo/Ford have all publicly announced that they will be moving all vehicles to EV.
The Ford Electric Vehicle Strategy: What You Need to Know | Ford Media Center
GM’s Path to an All-Electric Future | General Motors
Volvo Cars to be fully electric by 2030 - Volvo Car USA Newsroom
6 Car Brands Planning to Only Build Electric Vehicles by 2030 (gearpatrol.com)
You can bet that all these companies have spent MILLIONS AND MILLIONS on researching this. They are betting pretty much everything on EVs. Can I predict with 100% certainty that an EV will be my future? No…but 99.99% certainty - YES.
Before those support systems were built, people like my grandmother used to carry a box of spare parts in the back of their Model Ts.
Could you imagine driving around with a trunk full of spare parts, knowing you might have to replace one of them on the side of the road?
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just out of curiosity how long do these batteries last before they need replacing? and what is the approx. cost?
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not parts, but lots of tools in my old beaten and abused (by whomever bought the damn thing initially) to hell and back 2005 Chrysler Town & Country…
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That reminds me of my buddy’s Chevy S10. It’s so leaky he’s got containers of spare fluid stored under the hood inside the engine compartment.
Not sure it is connected to the age much…
A guy I know came to the same dispute with his HOA.
His take was to put his name on the community representatives list for the next year election and next year he was on the board.
The question about guidelines was raised to be re-evaluated.
Ho his surprise, other HOA board members were opposed pretty much with one argument “but it’s written such in the guidelines!”, so his only question was “and who do you think writes these guidelines??”, after which that particular HOA became “solar friendly” 
My Dad use to carry spare parts for his 50’s Dodge.
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We carried bacon grease to lube the hubs on our ox cart.
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In addition to the other replies, there was a race involving horses on August 28, 1830. The horses raced against a steam engine on tracks between Baltimore and Ellicott Mills. The horses got to Ellicott Mills first due to mechanical failure in the steam engine. How has that worked out since then?
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Well since then, steam engines have been replaced by gasoline engines that we still used today. These gasoline engines have a better range, quicker charge times, and are more affordable than the newest electric vehicles! 
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As Yosemite Sam might say, “Whoa, Ya long eared, fur bearin’, flat-footed varmint…”
Sorry to say, that horse race against a steam engine was a race against a steam engine on tracks… that means it was a steam powered locomotive, not a steam powered car. Today’s locomotives are not gasoline powered, they are diesel, diesel-electric, or electric and they are now known as Amtrak.
And we all know just how “dependable” Amtrak is… So, I would wager that the horse would still win the race today…
Steam engines certainly had their day in the US and are still used abroad. The point was that steam pulled thousands of tons for decades now that is done by diesel electrics or straight electric engines.
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diesel-electric has been around for at least 50-60 years that I know of. my grandfather use to work on the 3rd rail in NYC. he use to take me on the train when I was a kid to show me around. where he worked and what he did. its too bad I was so young that I dont really remember.
As the saying goes to soon old and to late smart.
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The range for my gasoline vehicle is two weeks, 220 miles, it has an eleven gallon tank.
The range for a Chevrolet Bolt is 259 miles according to EPA data. I suspect it would be less for myself due to the need for air conditioning during the summer but I would hope to get 180 miles on a charge.
I am getting tired of waiting 15 minutes in line at Costco for gasoline, I am considering to buy my gasoline at an common gas station that has frequent armed robberies. If I had an electric vehicle I would not need to stop at all, just plug in on Sunday nights to recharge.
Our Costco (Newport News, VA.) Gas Station’s hours are Mon-Fri. 6:00am - 9:00pm, Sat.7:00am - 8:00pm and on Sun.7:00am - 7:00pm. We try to shop for gas during the non-peak hours and the pumps are usually only about one-deep. I know there is probably only one Costco in most folk’s area and if it’s not close by, or their work hours prevent stopping during non-peak hours, this is not going to help, but if the savings are worth it, make a special trip. Today, July 11th, the price of gas our gas was $2.779 for Regular and $3.129 for Premium.
Like we say, you can save a bit with an independent shop:
Tesla Quotes $16,000 To Fix Model 3, Indy Shop Fixes For $700 (jalopnik.com)
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I have one. I charge it at home.