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It looks like the big beautiful bill is becoming a reality.

It will make wind and solar energy installations very difficult.

It will end the EV and heat-pump rebates in a few month.

It will make the oil industry very happy.

It will wreak havoc on the poor.

Despite all the cuts, it will raise the budget deficit in never-before-seen amounts.

If you are in the market for an EV, get it before the rebates end in September.

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/despite-last-minute-changes-senate-bill-deals-big-blow-renewable-energy-2025-07-01/

What the Senate Republican 'big beautiful' bill means for your money

Some of the earliest Prius FUD was "batteries in landfills." I would reply, 'Where? I have a shovel.' The nickel and copper made those wonderfully valuable ... more concentrated than the ore they were made from. So this hour long video shows how batteries are industrially recycled:


Bob Wilson

Warranty costs increased from expected 8% to 12% in 2024. Cost drivers: more vehicles; EVs are costing 3x more in warranty; new models released, and; more expensive technology. It reminds me of when Toyota ate Detroit's poor quality.

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Bob Wilson