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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
Fanboys can be quite savage, and some of them embrace the EV bandwagon for the bragging rights they believe they're assigned to, as if they were better than anyone else because there is no tailpipe on their rides. Other folks just get fascinated by the hi-tech imagery and marketing surrounding them. Trust me, I used to be more unfavorable to hybrids, but nowadays I don't get mad at Prius fanboys as I still often get at some radical EV fanboys.
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I used to be anti leaf. So I poured over the technical specifications.
But 2 places I was wrong. The original batteries actually did a lot better than I thought they would.
The volt and leaf crashed EV resale prices, before 2012 EVs were holding their value like an oil lease.
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1984 chevy suburban, custom made 6.5L diesel turbocharged with a Garrett T76 and Holset HE351VE, 22:1 compression 13psi of intercooled boost.
1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.
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