DarkandStormy

When in doubt, go the conspiracy theory route.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/06/trump-spac-investigated-by-federal-regulators-including-sec.html Incredible.

They're nearing penny stock status now, down below $4/share and market cap of ~$750m.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OERWO-QuKbKKxPrNXRrR79BFnvWBsoH1-MpB-vicI3w/edit#gid=1084234492 Someone with way too much time on their hands made a dealer allocation spreadsheet for the entire country.

Sorry, I meant to include the map key.

https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2021/11/30/dewine-brown-portman-sent-letters-asking-for-lax-regulations-at-steel-mills-owned-by-ukrainian-oligarchs Very cool! Full story here - https://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/dirty-dollars-2/

The U.S. map.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/11/deadly-myth-human-error-causes-most-car-crashes/620808/ The Deadly Myth That Human Error Causes Most Car Crashes The author comes close but doesn't quite hit on those "structural problems" quoted in that last paragraph. Anyway, thought folks following this topic might find this article interesting, even if it does fall short in a few areas (imo).

They have an "inventory" button you can check. Looks like one in the Dayton area and one "coming" near Lancaster. Not a lot of choices right now, chip shortage and everything.

https://www.kia.com/us/en/niro-plug-in-hybrid They make a PHEV version of the Niro as well.

https://evadoption.com/ev-models/available-phevs/#phevs-currently-available-in-the-us/?view_23_sort=field_37|asc There are currently 8 PHEVs for sale in the U.S. with an MSRP under $40k. Plenty of higher-end choices from BMW, Volvo, and Audi. I will tell you that I had better luck calling dealerships. A vehicle shows up on a dealer website once it's built and on it's way, but by then it may be claimed by someone with a deposit down. It's hard to tell from looking at websites right now. If you wanted to test drive (for size, handling, etc.) a Rav4, you could always test drive a regular one or a plain hybrid, just to get a sense for it. Those are more common on the lots. And I know New York actually has a bunch of Primes (one of the ZEV states getting them) if you wanted to make the ~5-6 hour journey just across the PA border. Inventory might be low now as they're due to switch over to '22 model years + chip shortage. Taylorsville, IN Beechmont Glockner in Portsmouth Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.

Since the end of 2018, Baker has just three 4th quarter come backs / game-winning drives, including none this season. Baker also leads the league in 4th-quarter interceptions since being drafted in 2018.

So, I actually just got a PHEV because of the tax credit (it qualified for the full $7,500...under the new bill, in 2022 and beyond, it would "only" qualify for $4,000) and because of what Carvana offered me on my old car (prompted to check that out from another poster here on the forum). I got ~$4k over my KBB value, which is wild. I was lucky to get mine at MSRP - https://jalopnik.com/looking-for-a-toyota-rav4-prime-itll-cost-you-nearly-1848105508 The sales rep at the dealership called me a couple weeks before the vehicle was arriving and said his manager wanted $1k over MSRP and I balked at it, saying we had agreed to a purchase price earlier. They eventually honored the original price. Jeff Wyler in Springfield right off the bat wanted $10k over MSRP. I would suggest poking around some of the more rural dealerships. I found in Columbus that the dealers had wait lists - enough for 2-3 years - on a lot of them. But once I got outside the city, the dealers had 1-2 coming that were unaccounted for or even one on the lot waiting to be bough. Most PHEVs through the OEMs are going to ZEV states (New York, California, etc.) but Ohio should have a few here and there. I took a longer trip with a buddy in 2018 or 2019 in his Tesla. It was a little annoying to have to pre-plan your stops - "ok, we'll stop in Cleveland here and it'll need about 30 minutes to charge and then we'll have to stop in Erie for dinner for about an hour." It's not as convenient as some people make it out to be. As we get more chargers and the charging speeds increase (you'll see a lot of "charges from 20% to 80% in 18 minutes" claims or whatever from Hyundai, Kia, Nissan, etc. as they roll out the next generation of their BEVs...so it is getting better) I think it'll become easier and more convenient to rely on a 300+ mile range EV. As you said though, for now...with a PHEV you don't have to worry about it on longer trips. I get 40-45 miles of electric range now, depending on temps, and that's plenty for daily commuting or driving. I get ~2.9 miles/kWh, which isn't the most efficient but it's well above what was advertised. I'm averaging ~54 mpg as a hybrid. We drove it up to Cleveland and back so it was easy to use it as an EV in stop and go traffic getting onto the freeways and then as a hybrid for the two hour drive in between. It was advertised to get 40 mpg. Even using the stated specs...it costs $3.25 or whatever to get 40ish miles on a single gallon. To charge up (I think it uses about 15 kWh of the battery pack), it costs me ~$.85, and a full battery should also get me 40ish miles. I've seen some early data that suggests PHEVs have a lower cost to own in the long run than ICE, hybrids, and BEVs. I'm not sure if that's because you're spreading out the strain on the electric battery and the engine or what - i.e., if a hybrid would last you ~150k miles, and a BEV would last year ~200k miles...well, does that mean a PHEV would last you ~350k miles (combining the two)? I don't know the specifics on that, just guessing.

Interesting!

I would have thought 200+ years of striving for a Hyperloop would have been enough time to determine if it's achievable. You noted the Wright Brothers...it didn't take 200 years to go from "first flight" to commercial flying.

http://www.trainhistory.net/railway-history/atmospheric-railway/ The idea of a hyperloop has been around since at least 1799.

The point of tax revenue is for that money to spent where needed. It's basically earmarking tax dollars for the areas around a pet project. "I'm going to redo my driveway so I can start a business from home...can I request my tax dollars go to fix the sidewalk too? I created a job, so that should suffice." My objection isn't to TIFs in general, but rather the areas in which they are granted. All of Easton is basically a TIF (which, btw, set the tax base on the land before it ever really got developed), which is absurd. In areas where some development is needed, sure. But to keep handing these TIF requests out like they're candy is ridiculous.

https://franklin-county-tax-incentives-fca.hub.arcgis.com/pages/tif Proponents of TIFs and abatements claim they're needed to address high tax and property costs and drive job creation (and thus local tax revenue). Ohio's job growth has lagged behind the national average over the last 15 years. So why are we still granting all these TIFs and abatements when the end product (more job creation) hasn't been achieved for as long as we've been granting these (at least the last 15-20 years)? Look at how much we're foregoing to various services in the county just from TIFs this year.

^City Council never learns.

^Imagine what Columbus could do if it wasn't spending 64% of its budget on this.

https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/railroads/580482-amtrak-chief-lists-cities-likely-to-benefit-from?fbclid=IwAR1Y3FEFY3I21B32bn42CoHleYntRfgk_IwC3xIdtI1-e__Fp0mAkmhNmzs

Not sure turning the offensive line into "four tackles and a center" was the best idea, in hindsight. Run up the score on the cupcakes but they struggle against any D that's average or better it appears.