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Old Dec 12, 2025 | 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
I mean you can keep reaching for straws, OK with me
Don’t have to reach far. Heck my nema plug almost caught fire. Hardwired it afterwards.


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Old Dec 12, 2025 | 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by BayeauxLex
Don’t have to reach far. Heck my nema plug almost caught fire. Hardwired it afterwards.

LOL all that tells me is you need a better electrician 🤣Maybe I'll share mine with you


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Old Dec 12, 2025 | 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
LOL all that tells me is you need a better electrician 🤣Maybe I'll share mine with you
You might be right!! Bring your car down and we can test his latest work!!
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Old Dec 12, 2025 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by BayeauxLex
You might be right!! Bring your car down and we can test his latest work!!
Haha thank you but NO 🤣
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Old Dec 14, 2025 | 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by ChattanoogaPhil
Yes.

EPB charges a monthly $9.81 fee regardless of usage
Base residential rate is 9 pennies per kWh
So-called Fuel surcharge fluctuates but has been + 2 pennies per KwH

California home has PG&E for gas and electric but don't know the breakdown specifics.
Up here, We The North, there are 4 fees in Toronto. Delivery, regulatory, debt fee, and then 13% sales tax… eventually the city of Toronto will find some sort of connection fee for electric vehicles. guaranteed. There is also some silly convoluted rebate program as well and now hearing in Quebec, which has 99% green energy the cleanest in North America, there’s a minimum charge even if you do not use electricity

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Old Dec 15, 2025 | 11:28 AM
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https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/15/li...or-bankruptcy/

Luminar, the company that was supposed to be providing Lidar units to Volvo for the EX and ES90s just filed for bankruptcy.

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Old Dec 15, 2025 | 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by allen k
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/15/li...or-bankruptcy/

luminar, the company that was supposed to be providing lidar units to volvo for the ex and es90s just filed for bankruptcy.
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Old Dec 15, 2025 | 11:48 AM
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I guess not having product for your biggest customer and having them pull out of the contract isn't good for business
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Old Dec 15, 2025 | 12:00 PM
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Ever since Mark Rober faked Tesla FSD tests and shilled for Luminar the stock has dropped like a stone. High risk with potential high reward if you dropped say $40,000 on the stock right now.


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Interesting way to cut costs and lower the MSRP…Ford claims few use the frunk, hard to believe Ford
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Ford Lightning is dead, being replaced with range extending gas engine like what Ram is doing

https://www.thedrive.com/news/ford-f...-engine-backup
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Too bad the Ford 150 BEV is dead, was such a nice truck with the body on frame design. It was always on display at the Maple Leafs..an extended range design is not gonna do much…Ford should just work on building a very good F150 hybrid, the current HEV F150 has a max range of 825 miles.
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Another one bites the dust, next time worry about your own products instead of taking cheap shots.

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Originally Posted by Toys4RJill
Too bad the Ford 150 BEV is dead, was such a nice truck with the body on frame design. It was always on display at the Maple Leafs..an extended range design is not gonna do much…Ford should just work on building a very good F150 hybrid, the current HEV F150 has a max range of 825 miles.
edmunds had the F150 powerboost for 10k miles on a long term test and it only made 19mpg despite 24/24 EPA sticker. Thats not much different than my V8 hemi. Embarassing
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Old Dec 15, 2025 | 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by LeX2K
Another one bites the dust, next time worry about your own products instead of taking cheap shots.

https://x.com/wholemars/status/2000702593040048518
not that cybertruck is doing better...
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