Originally Posted by Rochard (Post 20412565)

I've been saying they need to do this for some time now - it's just common sense.

The technology is getting better and better for electric cars, and eventually we no longer have the need for gasoline powered cars. At some point in time the oil companies we know today will no longer exist. They nee to move away from being oil companies and start becoming power companies. Eventually gas stations will become charging stations.

Originally Posted by dyna mo (Post 20412569)

technology is not getting better and better for electric cars. try and name one technology of electric cars that has gotten better.

the ICE isn't going anywhere.

Originally Posted by crockett (Post 20412572)

I may be wrong of course...but Im' pretty sure this...

http://image.motortrend.com/f/ofthey...-s-front-1.jpg

Is just a little bit better than this....

http://images.thecarconnection.com/m...00389104_m.jpg

Originally Posted by dyna mo (Post 20412588)

fill me in

Originally Posted by slapass (Post 20413132)

They make more selling cigarettes and coca cola then gasoline so they just want the traffic.
Tube site model hahahaha

Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam (Post 20413159)

Not really, what do you think a "charge up" will cost?

Originally Posted by GFED (Post 20413016)

I've only been trading for a couple months but this recent activity of XOM looked like a good opportunity. I bought a call and sold a put on XOM looking for a bounce next week at least above the broken support. Also, I've noticed USO has held support and short interest is lowering.

TLT, GLD, VNQ and XLU all have gone down over the threat of interest rates increasing and a lot of money was moved. Just some thoughts... any opinions?

Originally Posted by Joshua G (Post 20413167)

yes. im ny opinion, you should retire from trading & become an investor. This recent news clarifys why...basically the cost of frequent trading overwhelms the gains of a portfolio relative to buy/hold.

Warren Buffett on track to win hedge-fund bet - MarketWatch

i know trading is far more fun than sitting in a stock for a decade. But the 1000% monster gains come from holding apple computer since 2005. trading costs destroy any comparable gains over the long run.

your best bet is to buy exxon, wait 10 years, & you will be better off than trading over 10 years.

GL. :)

Originally Posted by dyna mo (Post 20412569)

technology is not getting better and better for electric cars. try and name one technology of electric cars that has gotten better.

Originally Posted by dyna mo (Post 20412569)

the ICE isn't going anywhere.

Originally Posted by dyna mo (Post 20412588)

fact: marketing sells cars, not tech. EV cars are selling because the television tells people to buy them not because of technology getting better. example: the insane button.

Originally Posted by mineistaken (Post 20412711)

evil (exxon) + good (electric). Now MP must be torn - to hate or to love :1orglaugh

Originally Posted by ********** (Post 20413191)

Hmm let's see...

- Batteries now last longer
- There are more EV stations
- Composite materials to make cars lighter but maintain strength.
- More eficiente electronics
- Less reliance on hydraulics (using oil for steering and brakes), shift towards electric steering and brake-by-wire (Also: The 2014 Camaros also use electric steering)
- Low rolling-resistance tires
etc
etc
etc



It won't ever go away, but it sure is much less interesting than it used to be, and I predict that interest in ICE will drop eve more in the near future. I've always lost total interest in ICE, at least for cars. My GF's next car will also be electric (we have installed 2 EV chargers in our new home), and there is at least 1 other EV car owner on our street already (A Tesla... son of a bitch!!). Montreal is adding another 100 EV charging stations including street-side charging stations in the next 2 years. Will ICE disappear? No. But is it now old, dirty, stupid for commuters, and boring as fuck? You betcha.

Originally Posted by ********** (Post 20413202)

Dynamo, you assume that all consumers are idiots, and don't take the time to shop, or read details, etc.

Advertising uses emotion to sell their products, and maybe people buy cars to satisfy the craving those emotional ads generate, but I promise you that many people really look at the numbers before buying such an expensive item.

Think about one of the last computer items you bought. Was it a new monitor? Or a printer? Did you buy it just because it was sexy? Or did you read the specs and compare makes and models before making your purchase?