MOPED ARMY

Been driving Fords a while now, they are ok, engines are good, climate control is meh...wipers suck hard, but if gm goes electric Ford can't be far behind, they are already talking up an electric F-150...I mean really? But that is my old mentality, electric is the future, but i just can't get my mind around it, especially for trucks? I was always a Chevy guy too, but no more Caprices's, the new 1ton Chevy trucks are fugly, the ones leading up to it beat Dodge for rusting away....whatever is the world coming to? I''ll keep my f-250, just wish it was 4wd so it does not try to kill me on the ice. :) It only has 325,000 on the clock....

I will always want to have the option to run an IC engine on a vehicle for fun and stuff.

Like, mopeds or trail riding dirt bikes.

I am totally on board for all commuter and transport going electric. But, I hope they don’t make engines totally illegal.

It would be a hard to not look like a total asshole when an entire city is silently rolling along and I am brapping with cloud behind me.

The echo of 2T heard from miles away.

2T has already been a thing of the past for a while now, what am I talking about?

Oh, fun fact for you America dwellers, Germany has been using all electric mail delivery vehicles for as long as I can remember.

A big corporation that is corrupt and greedy? Unlike all other big corporations that are in it to make the world a better place?

All car manufacturers in the world are switching to electric and they need government incentive to do so, because capitalists will never do the right thing on their own.

It’s a sad but necessary time for lovers of IC. And as long as i can continue using them for good times vehicles, I’m cool with it. Stick with Ford Seth, I’m sure they’ll never go electric, u big dummy.

Wanting to make a profit isn't per say bad or greedy, but cheating the tax code and stealing tax dollars is wrong. Profit drives innovation. Big corporations would build energy efficient cars if there was a demand... The problem is likely more on educating the people. We need people to demand more from the manufacturer in order to gain their money . You still have a large percentage of the population whom just do not believe it the damage we are doing to the world. But take Tesla for example, those cars seem to sell well and have a following. Where there's a demand someone will rise up to meet it.

We have walmart and $300 smart phones because people either don't care or are uneducated. The problems start with the consumer.

Anywho, I'm glad they are trying I just wish it wasnt backed by out tax dollars in the form of a bail out. Obama should have let GM tank 10 years ago.

Ill miss gas motors as well, but honestly electric will still be fun. Perhaps Im just beyond the point of wanting to modify engines and just ride more but electric might not be so bad. And realistically speaking gas engines will not be the minority in 15 years... even after the last gas car is made there will be many years of gas cars around. Honestly the value of gas cars will probably gain a lot once there are no more gas cars being produced... like cuba, people will keep these cars alive. Sort of like when they started all the emission crap on the diesel trucks... many companies were buying up the last model years pre emission trucks since they were a lot more reliable and cheap to repair.

Again, not an argument against emission controls on vehicles, but learning curves in teh automobile industry tend to cost more at first.

It will absolutely be a good thing when people that don’t care about gas engines can start using something else on a larger scale. I say save the fuel for the people like me who will never want to see it gone completely. Just let me have a little bit of fuel here and there until I die. Max max bitches

I think we might see some go to fuel cell, its pretty interchangeable. Right now it seems impossible to fully electrify cars based on available technology and its these type of moves that accelerate technology to meet future demands.

But at the same time I mean we were just talking about how stock and company worth is really dependant on speculation nd growth, and when you're essentially making a commodity, theres no major advantage to one manufacturer over another, you gotta do something to set apart and get ahead, like if you're gonna innovate, do it in the space thats 20 years from now and lead, vs trying to appeal to 20 years ago when things were good (see harley)

pretty reasonable tbh. I hope this is a balance that can be struck, no reason it can't be. most of the world's carbon emissions come from just a few companies, so draconian petrol bans are like the least effective way to confront climate change.

I'm stoked for the day I can afford an EV, especially an e dirt bike, but I always want to be able to ride a gas bike. (edited)

Emancipation compensation

Sweet, not seen one in yrs, don't remember the front bumper extending so far? Modification?

Still lead acid? I wonder what that could do with modern power controls and batteries? Regardless, very cool to see on still in use!

Man I keep wanting a citicar but i have no room for it really.

Have you seen the Lifan Pikman>? I also consider those regularly. similar in that its a small short range low speed electric but 4wd and a bed so you can really do a lot with it. Where most of my commutes are under 10mi, my speeds all under 40, it's all stuff I moped - it'd be awesome to have a simple reliable little winter "moped" car that can also trailer bikes from home to the shop or whatever. it calls to me but again, I already have a car and a toy car (and way too many bikes) so that's gonna stay a fantasy I think...

Currently my 2 car garage has 3 cars

My Comutacar

My 1950 Dodge 2 coupe ( my wife is the 4th generation older)

My wife’s car

And my Vespa scooter and 2 mopeds

2 more mopeds in the shed.

Ok ok, I know I have a problem, but I am ok with it.