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@CritsBigSausage @notsorrycat @shortbusmenace @Polymarket Wisconsin drivers get DWI’s at a rate twice that of Illinois, but y’all have fewer traffic fatalities. Sober Illinois drivers are likely worse at driving than y’all are after a couple drinks.

@notsorrycat @shortbusmenace @Polymarket That would be when all the Illinois drivers are exiled from our state

BREAKING: Cyberattack against American breathalyzer test company locks out drivers across 45 states.

@MrCoryB @ZacksJerryRig @PamBondi They really think very little of their base’s congitive ability (and they’re likely right)

@ZacksJerryRig @PamBondi No, unfortunately she’ll blame Biden, like JD just did for high oil prices… 🤔

Are we allowed to put Pedophiles in jail now @PamBondi ?

@JohnBattle3vlk @Cheekybaua @FirstSquawk @tleilax___ Tbh you’re right, any additional profits made from this war should be diverted to veteran care and healthcare in the US. You know our oil companies are loving this, likely contributed to trump’s biggest mistake, starting the war in Iran.

@Cheekybaua @FirstSquawk @tleilax___ “When gas prices are up, America makes money”. Does anyone know when the payments are supposed to hit our accounts for our dividends?

IRAQ ANNOUNCES A FORCE MAJEURE ON ALL OILFIELDS OPERATED BY FOREIGN OIL COMPANIES, ACCORDING TO OIL MINISTRY SOURCES.

@loomdart Awesome stuff, would love one if those Laozi cards. South FL?

Anyone at okechobee feel free to hit me up

@rules_data @Eric_S_Shane @DemocraticWins You really arguing that we need dark money in elections? Y’all really slurp that propaganda up wholesale, don’t ya? Would be less costly to publicly fund elections; current system incentivizes politicians to act against the wellbeing of constituents, anything to support donors.

@Eric_S_Shane @DemocraticWins Of course - this would be a huge win for him as he will then become the nominee as he is the only politician willing to spend 500 million dollars to become president. Not his money anyway - it was given to him - tax free

BREAKING: Governor JB Pritzker just took a stand and called for the undoing of the Citizens United ruling. This is spot on.

@Eric_S_Shane @DemocraticWins This should be investigated. So should Trump family corruption including Jr’s miracle 10x on a pennystock mining company.

@DemocraticWins So it's ok to fund your own campaign if you are a trust fund kid and then enrich yourself after taking office? How has Centene Corp received over 20 billion dollars in state contracts from Illinois after his blind trust invested in it after he took office in 2019?

@theficouple I’ve paid less than $1400 in maintenance at 60,000 miles in my Model Y. Tires: $1200 Blinker fluid: $30 HEPA and cabin filters: $75 I pay $10/280 miles charging at home. $86 for my last gas vehicle. It’s one of the cheapest cars to operate if you’re charging at home.

When you bought the $50,000 Tesla Model Y to save on gas & maintenance. Then you learned: - It loses 20-35% of its value by year 3 - It loses 55-58% of its value by year 5 So by year 5 you lost $35,000+ of value? ....Congrats on saving ~$1,000/yr on gas.

They're fighting adoption as hard as they can. Tariffs have disproportionately affected solar panels, Republicans are intent on introducing EV fees that are 400% of the average taxes paid by gas vehicle drivers. I agree that subsidies aren't needed, but our representatives are too friendly with big oil and legacy auto to let this be a fair fight. I don't think anything will affect the outcome of EV dominance, because EVs are superior as daily drivers. Towing and long haul driving are still dominated by gas/diesel/hybrids, which represents a minority of vehicle usecases.

There's been huge adoption for both. Reduction in Subsidies is proof of that. People no longer need them to be competitive. On the plus side to coal and oil being deregulated, we don't have infants freezing to death in Texas the last couple of years. If I recall EV adoption only slowed from 19% growth to 12%. EVs can stand on their own. Solar has a path forward but the subsidies are driving both in the wrong direction as subsidies artificially inflated prices. With lower subsidies comes lower prices. But, with robots coming, all that may change. Either abundant utopia or dystopia... bit early to tell

This is the most true image I’ve seen ever seen. This is why I’m confused at republicans obsession of oil. It’s against what they stand for.

@AdamThrasher @GuyDealership Since you’re leaving it up, it’s pretty clear you’re okay with your name being publicly associated with lies. Interesting choice.

You should delete your comment so you don’t keep sharing pro-tax sentiment when what they’ve already attempted is a sick type of punishment to drivers who are making your air cleaner to breathe. At 30 mpg, a driver would need to drive roughly 40,000 miles a year before a $250 federal EV fee would even begin to make sense. The federal gas tax is 18.4 cents per gallon, so $250 assumes about 1,359 gallons burned annually. At 30 mpg, that’s about 40,700 miles a year. Most people drive nowhere near that. So no, a flat $250 fee is not ‘fair.’ It’s an inflated penalty on EV ownership pretending to be math. Do you understand this now? $200 combined state and federal additional tax would exceed that of most gas car drivers. That your knee-jerk assumption is EV drivers need to pay more shows how effective legacy auto’s propaganda is. Be a critical thinker.

[NEWS] Congress is pushing a new federal fee on EV ownership: Republican Rep. Sam Graves plans on introducing legislation in early April, charging EV owners an annual fee to fund U.S. highway repairs. The proposed fee is $250 a year for EVs and $100 for hybrids. It follows: • A failed 2025 attempt at the same measure • A Senate proposal for a $1,000 tax on new EV sales • The elimination of the $7,500 federal EV tax credit in July under the OBBBA • And last week’s news that the DOJ is suing the California Air Resources Board Bottom line: Dealers navigating softer EV demand and fewer consumer incentives are now facing yet another headwind. Read today’s top automotive stories, presented by @lotlinx : carguymedia.com/4bxMzBj (Source: Reuters / Electrification Coalition)

I shared this so people can understand my viewpoint. I can appreciate Tesla’s vehicles without signing off on Elon’s every decision. I can support both Tesla and Rivian. I’m confused by those who spend all their time bashing one or the other. There’s enough nuance to appreciate.

It may seem like I’m overly critical of Tesla, but that’s because I expect a lot from the company arguably doing the most to usher in an amazing future. 🚗💨 After 3 years and 60,000 miles, I can confidently say my Model Y has brought me more satisfaction than all my previous vehicles combined. It vastly surpasses the performance, comfort, and cost efficiency of the 15 or so vehicles I had before it. From Chevy to Mercedes, Nissan to Freightliner, there’s just no comparison. The software suite is smooth and reliable, and the maintenance is dirt cheap and easy as pie. Every day I drive Turtle, it still feels like a new vehicle. For most cars, that newness wears off around the one-year mark. With Tesla, part of what keeps it fresh is that the car keeps growing in capability. Waking up to a new option from an update isn’t all that rare when you drive a Tesla. That’s absolutely unheard of in legacy auto. ⚡ So take my complaints with the understanding that I know Tesla is superior, and it’s not even close. I expect a lot from Tesla, and they’ll still probably blow my mind with what they end up producing. 🤙🔥

@FreeBird_2023 @RpsAgainstTrump Mister zero jobs growth and $5 gas

@RpsAgainstTrump Missing the correct text at the top

JUST IN: Trump’s handpicked Commission of Fine Arts approved a general design for a 24k gold commemorative coin for the U.S. 250th anniversary featuring Trump’s image. “I motion to approve this as presented, and with the strong encouragement that you make it as large as possible, all the way to three inches in diameter,” the commission’s vice chair, James McCrery, said. Separately, the Treasury has said it plans to issue a $1 Trump coin that the Commission of Fine Arts approved in January. Straight-up banana republic stuff.

@__DigitalDealer @StockMKTNewz Many such cases. Money is a skeletonkey

@StockMKTNewz spent years building an export control regime and the co-founder of the supplier was the smuggling operation the whole time. you can't regulate what the inside man is selling

SUPER MICRO CO-FOUNDER, EMPLOYEE AND CONTRACTOR SMUGGLED NVIDIA CHIPS TO CHINA, U.S. PROSECUTORS CHARGE - CNBC

@butala_aryan @EthanPh @MilMileBattery Yep. Around 3% above the estimated purchase price. That’s impressive considering how long ago the price estimate was released. I agree it’s a bargain

@EthanPh @drewbits @MilMileBattery Dual motor awd was initially unveiled at 49,990. So yeah the 59k cybertruck was a bargain for the comparable inflated price of 49k in 2019 to 63k in 2026

Not a single vehicle will be delivered to Uber for Robotaxi

@butala_aryan @EthanPh @MilMileBattery I’m just pointing out that your excuse for the Cybertrucks’ price doesn’t match reality. Mathematically, criticizing the company closer to their price promise doesn’t equate. I think the Cybertruck’s a great deal at $60k, and the market seems to agree.

Bro did you not just read? Tesla launched a 59k cybertruck and it sold so much they had to raise the price to match supply. 59k is less than 60k (you said they wouldnt launch one under 60k). I do not see rivian selling their cars out whatsoever. I honestly dont care if Elon's predictions are crazy or too optimistic. If you aim for the stars, you will get to the moon. The moon is a pretty great achievement too. "Its better to be an optimist and wrong, than a pessimist and right"

@butala_aryan @EthanPh @MilMileBattery If it was just inflation, we’d be talking a $50,700 Cybertruck and a $47,080 R2. There’s no plan for a Cybertruck below $60k, no? After adjusting, that puts the R2 closer to their target (+$3%) than the Cybertruck (+20%). It’s important to use the same measures when comparing

@drewbits @EthanPh @MilMileBattery The same measure would be adjusting for inflation like I said. Given the cybertruck was announced years before the production, time passes. With that, inflation.

@butala_aryan @EthanPh @MilMileBattery Sounds reasonable, but if you’re going to measure a company’s reliability by their price promises, use the same measure for each of them.

They launched the 59,990 Cybertruck for a short time. 59,990 is actually CHEAPER than the same spec dual-motor cybertruck unveiled originally due to inflation. As people are getting accustomed to it's polarizing design on the roads, it is becoming more mainstream, especially at that impressive price point. It has such high demand that new orders were showing delivery in April 2027. This is why they has to raise the price again until supply can match the demand. The Cybertruck's max output at GigaTexas is upwards of 100k units a year. This means they have gotten close to that amount in orders.

@butala_aryan @MilMileBattery I hope they succeed! I’m stoked to see developments by both companies. Tesla benefits from their scale. I’m concerned that Elon’s radar/lidar decision puts Tesla at a disadvantage. We’ll see whether vision-only has enough redundancy to keep edge cases from becoming accidents.

Tesla's scale at which they are making predictions are at a much higher order of magnitude than what Rivian is projecting for their coming years. It is like comparing apples to oranges (Rivians delivery predictions vs. actual deliveries) whereas Tesla is expecting millions of cybercabs produced yearly. Even if that number looks like a stretch, their acutal output of cybercab yearly could fall short at 750,000 units a year. This will still dominate the robotaxi market. At the very least, Tesla has a working prototype that is in its final stages before mass deployment. Rivian and Lucid are insects in the market in which they are just making statements about robotaxis. Tesla is already there.

@EthanPh @MilMileBattery Also, notice that I included both Rivian’s misses and beats. They were definitely shaky up until 2023, regularly revising expectations downward and missing even those I’m not biased towards or against either company. I drive a Tesla, it’s an amazing ride. FSD is a modern miracle

@EthanPh @MilMileBattery Where’s the $45k Cybertruck? Seems like Rivian’s offering is close to their estimate than Tesla, currently the cheapest Cybertruck is $70k. They have a hands-free system, even if it’s not everything a Tesla fanboy requires. Mostly highways and no stopping. It’ll improve.