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At my local mall they had a Tesla inside with the hood open with a sign that said, for those who qualify can get a $7,500 federal tax credit! I gave it the finger and walked away. I'm sure most people in the mall have no idea what a tax credit is on top of it. Illinois for goodness sake.
1 posted on 12/18/2023 11:51:06 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

What? Cars get stuck in the snow all the time. What does the source of power have to do with it?


2 posted on 12/18/2023 11:54:36 AM PST by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: call

For those that don’t use twitter
Video here
Tesla Cybertruck Gets Stuck in Snow and is Rescued by Ford Truck
https://rumble.com/v41zhh8-tesla-cybertruck-gets-stuck-in-snow-and-is-rescued-by-ford-truck.html


3 posted on 12/18/2023 11:54:56 AM PST by janetjanet998 (Legacy media including youtube are the enemy of the people and must die)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

NEVER underestimate the POWER of the Ford EV’s, to rescue a Tesla, in this case.


4 posted on 12/18/2023 11:56:11 AM PST by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart, I just don't tell anyone)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

$7,500 won’t even cover the cost of the new battery that WILL have to be eventually replaced.

Also, a little off topic but when your EV catches fire in your garage and burns your house down, who do you file your claim with.....your homeowners insurance company or your auto owners insurance company? 🤔


5 posted on 12/18/2023 11:56:24 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The $7,500 tax credit is bad for everybody except the car makers. It results in the EV price being artificially inflated. And if your total income tax liability for the year isn’t at least $7,500 you don’t get the full EV credit. (In tax-lingo, it’s a non-refundable credit.)


7 posted on 12/18/2023 11:59:26 AM PST by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“”$7,500 federal tax credit””

I like to edumacate liberals whenever possible. When driving, I will point out a nearby Tesla and state that all of us helped someone with extra money to purchase that car. If they are still listening, I state that most of these EV owners have two or more vehicles, and at least one gas-powered.* Very likely an SUV also. Then, if necessary, I return to the trillions of dollars the government collects, and then doles out to others.

*I love ‘charging’ my gasoline-powered SUV. It usually takes 4-5 minutes.


8 posted on 12/18/2023 12:01:59 PM PST by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
"... carrying a Christmas tree on its roof."

LOL. That's not the roof. That's the BED of the "truck." Kind of like the bed on an old El Camino or Ranchero, except the El Camino and Ranchero bed's were more functional.


9 posted on 12/18/2023 12:10:49 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I have to agree with Currahee — “That’s not a ‘truck,’ just like a Trans female is not a woman...doesn’t matter how you dress ‘em.”


10 posted on 12/18/2023 12:13:58 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I see the irony, but this is clearly a case of having the wrong tires (for those conditions/terrain) on that truck.

Maybe they come with those from the factory because they’re not expected to be driven off road or when it snows...


11 posted on 12/18/2023 12:26:10 PM PST by Moltke (Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I get the joke, but it’s unfair:

ALL 4x4s get stuck.

Perhaps Elon should add a winch...


12 posted on 12/18/2023 12:38:41 PM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

One place you could depend on getting your car fixed right.

https://www.weaversdepartmentstore.com/catalog.php?item=127

“I’m sorry, sir but we’ll have to tow your electric car up to Mount Pilot. We don’t fix ‘em in Mayberry since the big fire when the stranger visited and set the barber shop on fire while Floyd was cuttin’ his hair.”


13 posted on 12/18/2023 12:39:25 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Those trucks look like s***. What was Musk thinking?


22 posted on 12/18/2023 2:08:48 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

$100,000 truck, $100 tires.


23 posted on 12/18/2023 2:18:34 PM PST by Brooklyn Attitude (I went to bed on November 3rd 2020 and woke up in 1984.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
If they would make retro trucks similar to this one they would sell all they could make.


27 posted on 12/30/2023 7:03:51 AM PST by CodeToad (Rule #1: The elites want you dead.)
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