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  1. Much love to Transport Evolved for having the courage to call out Nazi Musk (although they're so much more tactful than I am about it)!

    #TransportEvolved
    #EVMedia
    #EVNews

    youtu.be/0G1qXOPhwiY

  2. It's Saturday, and that means it's time for another #TEN #TransportEVolved news roundup show.

    This week, the impacts of the #USElection are being felt as #ElectricCar incentive lie on the chopping block, and #ElonMusk continues to attempt to be the #FirstBuddy of #DonaldTrump

    Watch on YouTube:

    youtu.be/DSUhS4psteU

    Or Watch on PeerTube:

    peertube.tv/w/qCg5fQvpHa3PpJw6

  3. CW: #HomeOwnership #PropertyValues #GenX #Affordability

    #HomeOwnership #PropertyValues #GenX #Affordability

    Five years ago today, I purchased my home in the foothills of the #coastrange in #Oregon. It's a 2,000 square foot home with 1/3 of an acre, allowing me to do plenty of #gardening, gaining #foodsecurity from whatever I can grow - and getting fresh #eggs from our #chickens.

    I'm a farm girl, so it's good to be back in the country.

    It wasn't the first time I'd purchased a house (we purchased one in the UK back in 2007 with an interest-only loan, just before the market crashed). In that case, we purchased the home, sat underwater for year after year, and sold it in 2015 for the same kind of price we purchased it for (with most of our profit eaten up by taxes and fees).

    Here in the U.S., things were different. First, my wife and I were only able to buy the house because:

    1) My late sister left me enough money in her will to clear my student debt and some of our consumer debt and..
    2) The company my wife landed a job with when we emigrated was acquired, carrying with it a pretty nice singing bonus that matured just before we purchased our house. That was our down payment.

    Were it not for that, we'd never have been in a position to buy.

    But now, let's discuss the fact that since purchase, our house value has increased somewhere between 40% and 60% in value, depending on where you get your data.

    Today, it would, 100%, be outside of our affordability, despite my wife having a very good job. (I'm going to ignore my income, because #TransportEvolved isn't earning enough these days to allow me to pay myself a salary).

    The local town now has starter homes starting at $590,000, with *most* of them starting closer to $750,000. STARTER HOMES...

    At the same time, two of my team are paying NEARLY as much a month on renting TINY sub-1,000 square foot apartments as we're paying on our mortage. And, like I said, I had to lose a dear sister to be able to afford this place.

    What... The... Actual... Fuck... Are... We... Doing?

    We need affordable homes. NOW.

  4. Even though high speed rail is much better than cars on a highway, this is an ideal highway service station. And there's even bike parking!
    youtu.be/Fwju--otbPA
    #transportevolved

  5. America definitely needs more sedan, hatchback and wagon/estate EVs like the VW ID.3 and others that are sold in other markets but not in the US.

    Count me as one of many people that are sick and tired of SUVs and crossovers.

    youtube.com/watch?v=o4Ozzr7qjV

    #TransportEvolved #EVs

  6. Hi!

    You’re probably following me from the #otherplace and @[email protected] and that’s awesome! But please know THIS account I going to be my personal one. Moving forward, if you want #TransportEvolved content, add my #professional #work account too: @Aminorjourney

    I’m splitting my tooting up so that I’m keeping the spirit of #mastodon and making #commercial #business posts on our own server.

    Want my furry account? For now, @QueenieDeerhart . Chimichanga may get one ;)

  7. Really great breakdown and response by @pyoor to the questionable maths of the "EVs are more expensive to fill than ICE vehicles!!!1", er, study

    Gas Cars Cheaper than EVs? Sure! You just need new math.

    youtube.com/watch?v=Ri2V-kYJ2d

    #TransportEvolved

  8. I am so glad that I was not drinking something then @pyoor said "...it's microfibre made from recycled PETs" in the latest Genesis G80 Electrified video 😂

    youtu.be/aIC6H80pyfU?t=215

    #TransportEvolved

  9. CW: Mastodon Use, Tagging.

    I’m aware from time to time that I tag my work account from my personal account. I retweet my work account sometimes from this account but if you wish to discuss #transportevolved please use that account first. Some of you are now tagging both of my accounts and the show account and both of Kate Walton-Elliott’s accounts because you want attention for an EV story. Please don’t.

    Our work accounts are for EV stuff relating to work @show