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Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by Tideland Prius, Oct 13, 2020.

  1. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    California Youth are more into modifying Prius with many aftermarket parts that are available from Japan. So it will depend which part of the country.

    I don’t know or have seen any youths drive a Tesla. Probably the cost is a factor.
     
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    A younger cousin bought a model 3 fresh out of college on his first job last summer. Lots of people in their mid 20s buy SUVs that cost more per year than a tesla. Then again the below 30 crowd mainly buys used cars if parents aren't helping. Prius and mirai definitely don't sell in that under 30 demographic.
     
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    Mid 20’s buying new SUVs are you sure? I highly doubt that, which state?
     
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    They like it because it says "Tesla", not because it's an EV. One of them actually rode in an S and he was impressed, but he complained about it being too quiet. He wanted to hear the horsepower. :rolleyes:

    In NJ, they're not interested. When I had one, one of them called it a vagina on wheels.
     
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    I live in texas. Of course I am sure.
     
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    Well these must be very well off 20 year olds or they all got subprime loans.

    I would imagine that to be the case for most young buyers. It’s gotta be fast and loud.
     
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    Ha !! of course you've never seen any youth drive a model 3. That's because they don't have their driver's license yet


    14-Year-Old Takes Delivery Of Tesla Model 3 - Video

    Not even old enough to shave. hard to believe any of us ever had baby butt smooth baby-faces like that.
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    They can molest Civics then.
     
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    if you want - give me your address, perhaps I can get my neighbor - owner.of of a 59 Corvette Stingray - 283, straight pipes, & he can drop by your house around 2:30 a.m. everyday ... so you can get your fill of 'loud'.

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    2:30 am? He delivering milk, newspapers?
     
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    nope .... just a couple hundred decibels For You especially.

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    Cool story, but hows’s he gonna pay for the balance?

    So much love so early in the morning!
     
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    Far short of the $2 billion plus the lobby group wanted.

    The article does point out the risks of greenwashing with hydrogen that can happen. Carbon sequestering is only noted with coal, not natural gas, on the DOE, Hydrogen, clean energy carrier infograph.

    They also have some of the highest gas prices in the nation, along with a high costs in general. The only modification I've seen on one here is removal of the plastic wheel covers.
     
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    And they are around here. ;)
     
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    Trollbait - Well I guess you need to look harder. There is a whole section that is daily updated with Prius mods. I am one of them
     
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    Ride or die!
     
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    I had the Coastal EVtech ev hack in my gen2, so I know there are some, but nothing you can spot on the road, or hear, or smell, like on older Civics and similar models.