minderasr Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 8 hours ago, tous said: I have noticed a somewhat surprising, large increase in the number of television advertisements for EV automobiles after seeing few or none for the past 120 days. The commercials (the English call them 'adverts') are exclusively for high-end automobiles: BMW, Mercedes, Lincoln, Cadillac. They ain't featuring Chevrolet Bolts or Ford Mustang Mach-Es in those ads and I have noticed the ads for less premium EV automobiles, especially from Volkswagen and Hyundai, have virtually disappeared. Automobile companies aren't dumb, nor are their advertising agencies. Why the sudden increase in promoting high-end EV automobiles when statistics show that no one wants them? Either I am overthinking this, or there is about to be new government (taxpayer funded ) huge tax credits or flat-out subsidies for such vehicles. Mebbe Greta will be able to afford one after we pay for most of it. Note that they are not pushing hybrids, only battery-powered luxury automobiles. I remain curious. So, there. I've been seeing a lot of ads trying to convince people congestion pricing (toll) in Manhattan is a good thing. People are NOT happy. Glad I don't live in, nor have to commute to NYC! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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railfancwb Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 3 hours ago, ChuteTheMall said: Hawaii menu? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inyo Tim Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Lifetime Achievement Darwin Award Lifetime Achievement Darwin Awards 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAKA Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 6 minutes ago, Inyo Tim said: Lifetime Achievement Darwin Award Lifetime Achievement Darwin Awards Removed from the gene pool 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuteTheMall Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 1 hour ago, railfancwb said: Hawaii menu? Monty Python menu. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pima Pants Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 30 minutes ago, Inyo Tim said: Lifetime Achievement Darwin Award Lifetime Achievement Darwin Awards Musta been DRT. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 7 hours ago, minderasr said: I've been seeing a lot of ads trying to convince people congestion pricing (toll) in Manhattan is a good thing. People are NOT happy. Glad I don't live in, nor have to commute to NYC! First they convince you to live together, it's better for all. Then you get a job where you live together, to minimize the transit and time spent traveling to work. Then they tax you for your wages for working, then they tax you for your fuel, then they tax you for living together, then they tax you for using the bridges and roadways you need to get to work, then they tax you and penalize you for working near your work, your "congestion" of all living and working together. It's like it's a big plot to take all your money and get you all in a situation where you have no other choices. Like punishing the sheep for belonging to the herd. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 32 minutes ago, DAKA said: Removed from the gene pool That's the way life is supposed to work. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 41 minutes ago, Inyo Tim said: Lifetime Achievement Darwin Award Lifetime Achievement Darwin Awards Electricity! Your hope for the future! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fog Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 36 minutes ago, janice6 said: Electricity! Your hope for the future! ...your ticket to the afterlife! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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janice6 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 1 hour ago, LostinTexas said: "...Some of Obama’s detractors had a point. The Nobel Peace Prize has been given to political dissidents and freedom fighters with long histories of great personal sacrifice against brutal oppression. By comparison, Obama’s record, though laudable, was thin. And then there was the immediate irony of granting the Peace Prize to a president whose country was embroiled in war....", https://daily.jstor.org/did-barack-obama-deserve-the-nobel-prize/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 47 minutes ago, LostinTexas said: The second time it's up to you to return the favor! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 6 hours ago, janice6 said: Electricity! Your hope for the future! Just how many warning signs did he ignore? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar_ml Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 1 hour ago, Batesmotel said: Just how many warning signs did he ignore? all of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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