Recent content by sgip

Wake me when universal EV ranges hits 500 miles per charge, an average $35k price point for a 4+ seater bigger than a SMART car, and a sub 5 minute recharge to 80% of battery. These benchmarks are getting closer than you may think, but until then it's still ICE, ICE baby.

I had high hopes for this to catch on, but alas, another failure looms: https://www.thedrive.com/news/vw-calls-off-2026-id-buzz-in-us-and-it-may-never-come-back A refurbished 1970ish Brazilian made Type 2 bus powered by an anemic ICE engine will set you back about 1/2 the cost of a brand new...

It's because of...... checks climate doom article list....Atlantic Ocean Current Collapse! https://www.carbonbrief.org/ocean-current-collapse-could-trigger-profound-cooling-in-northern-europe-even-with-global-warming/ Which is all the U.S.'s fault

Stairs are a thing, but separate mother in law unit, 2 car garage + parking, views, and pool/spa in a well kept vintage home outweigh the stairs IMHO. This shouldn't have sold at $4+, then $5+, then $6+ respectively, causing "price froth"

Didn't .know where to post this, but thread seemed to be appropriate: Price action on this home hit peak of $6.27M closing in Feb. 2023. It's a beautiful home with no significant defects, but grossly inflated in each of the prior 2 sales. Listed 1 yr later in early 2024 at $6.24M Sold...

One of my favorite grossly overpriced Laguna Beach properties is back on the market. Behold it's 23 year listing history...... not sale history, but listing history! Gaze upon it's 23 photos. Ponder it's terrible description of 1/2 of the property. Check out the surrounding by properties, all...

Is it the market? Perhaps. It's more likely two of the three types of realtors causing much of the mispricing to market. 1) The "Area Expert" realtor. We've all seen certain agents shouting about their high sales volumes, but remember high volume doesn't mean high price. Most sellers don't dig...

Hmmm.... I'd say it's political when they claim a 4 trillion giveaway to wealthy US elites. Also, cancelling the $7,500 tax credit did not "inflate the price of EV's by $7,500". That's not how tax credits work. They reveal their bias as they boo-hoo about artificial government support for EV's...

TRUTH, for the environmentalist Chicken Littles, is that no matter the reality presented to them one fact remains: the sky is always falling. It's a religion to them, and Science is their god. Any fact contradicting sacred dogma requires these "climate change denialists" to be burned at the...

It's as if he expects his constituents to riot when EBT cards are not refilled on time due to the Federal Government Shutdown. If only State funds were available, but hey, you know he's working hard on getting his Choo-Choo project to work.

For the EV fanatic who has (almost) everything: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2024-chevrolet-blazer-ev-9c1-ppv-2/

I think it's reasonable to assume that yes, gasoline prices overall have declined..... but the prices in California remain high due to increased State fuel taxes, and reduced refinery capacity. Cali will always have higher prices because of the tax policies of our legislators.

We're still flooded with them in OC Q: were there any "replacement" EV's noticably in the parking lot?

@freedomcm There is a section of the 241 that starts near the Ortega Highway and Antonio that gets you North to Irvine pretty quickly. For "non-toll road routes" the 405 (North or South) from Ortega is pretty janky 24/7 so yeah, it's a relatively tough commute no matter how you look at it. If...

Original sticker price over $300k. An amazing EV, but like any Fisker product, where will you ever find parts or service? https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2023-faraday-future-ff-91-2-0-futurist-alliance/