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[Victoria Watcher]

Jaguar to End Production of Gas-Powered Models by June 2024 in Shift to All-Electric Lineup


https://driveteslaca...lectric-lineup/

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 05 March 2024 - 10:32 AM.

[Ismo07]

Jaguar to End Production of Gas-Powered Models by June 2024 in Shift to All-Electric Lineup


https://driveteslaca...lectric-lineup/

 

That's significant...

[Mike K.]

You have to be nuts to buy that garbage anyway. They might as well stop making ICE cars, being so terrible at them.

[Ismo07]

You have to be nuts to buy that garbage anyway. They might as well stop making ICE cars, being so terrible at them.

 

That part I don't know.. Look cool

[lanforod]

You have to be nuts to buy that garbage anyway. They might as well stop making ICE cars, being so terrible at them.

 

Yeah, I agree. Land Rover has a good rep. Jaguar not so much, IMO. Both have atrocious maintenance.

[Ismo07]

Yeah, I agree. Land Rover has a good rep. Jaguar not so much, IMO. Both have atrocious maintenance.

 

Perhaps better once electric?

[lanforod]

Maybe? I'm sure they'll try to keep their inflated dealership profits going... 

[Mike K.]

Yeah, that might be their saviour. Get the ICE complexity out of the equation and things may improve.

[Victoria Watcher]

https://x.com/nyapfa...VEUJpeFjILnnozg

[Victoria Watcher]

https://twitter.com/...153463678521405

 

 

 

Bad Bunny too.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 06 March 2024 - 03:28 AM.

[Mike K.]

And Danny Duncan.

[dasmo]

A real truck for the people!

[Victoria Watcher]

Well I told you it wouldn’t be a work truck.

[dasmo]

Duh.

[Mike K.]

No EVs for transit, says BCT:

BC Transit continues its path forward to reduce carbon emissions and transition to electric buses, which remain key priorities for the organization.

In 2022, after a thorough procurement process, BC Transit awarded a contract to Proterra for the purchase of 10 electric buses, planned to serve the Victoria Regional Transit System.

In 2023, Proterra filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy and its transit business was subsequently purchased by Phoenix Motors. Since then, BC Transit and Phoenix Motors have held several discussions in an effort to create favourable conditions that would allow continued progress on BC Transit’s electrification program through Phoenix possibly assuming BC Transit’s previously awarded contracts with Proterra.

However, due to several factors, the decision has been made for Phoenix Motors not to assume the BC Transit contracts. This was approved and confirmed by the courts on March 5, meaning there is no contractual obligation between BC Transit and Phoenix. As a result, BC Transit will not receive its first 10 electric buses from Phoenix Motors.

It is important to note that BC Transit’s work towards its 2040 electrification goals continues, and the organization has a strategic vision for the future. For the past several months, BC Transit has been working behind the scenes to ensure the electrification program moves forward. The organization released procurements in 2023 to prequalify more vendors to support our heavy-duty electric bus deployments, charging equipment, and major electrical equipment for the first phase of the Electrification Program. A prequalified list of vendors means a shorter procurement process.

This is part of the long-term plan to achieve a fully electric fleet by 2040. In the meantime, we continue to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by using renewable fuels while we transition to electric buses. Additionally, the charging equipment constructed at the Victoria Transit Centre is ready to support electric buses from other suppliers.

The organization expects to have good news to share about our next steps forward in the coming months.

[dasmo]

For you Mike! 

[Mike K.]

Hmmm. Can’t say I approve of the decal over the door.

[Victoria Watcher]

Kim Kardashian Posted Her Cybertruck, and the People Are Rioting in the Comments

 

 

No one has ever accused Kim Kardashian of being overly in touch with the common folk, but her March 4 Instagram grid post sparked a particularly loud backlash, even for her. The reality star uploaded a picture of her private jet parked right behind her Tesla Cybertruck, which retails for up to $96,390, with only emoji of an alien and a purple alien monster in the caption. But this ostentatious display of wealth—which is, after all, kind of the Kardashians' whole thing—didn't go over as well as she probably had planned.

 

https://www.glamour....ioting-comments

 

 

Bah, the post has 650,000 likes and only 4,400 commetns.  That's no ratio.  

 

 

 

 

 

Quoting an iconic line from Kim's own sister Kourtney, one commenter wrote, “There’s people dying, Kim.” Another person commented, “Yes, while our economy is in the **** hole, let’s brag about our riches.” Another IG user, referencing the environmental impact of private jets, wrote, “& we think paper straws will save the world .” Others called Kardashian “tasteless,” “vulgar,” and “cringe” for the post. She did have at least one defender in the comments, who wrote, “Kim, you're wealthy. You earned it. Go live your life.” But the majority of the reactions were distinctly negative.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, many of the posts are negtive (but replies to them are not) but you certainly do not have to go far to find that she has more than "at least one defender" in the comments.  That's pretty bad reporting, saying that.

 

She has 364 MILLION followers on Instagram, haters gonna hate!

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 06 March 2024 - 09:14 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

https://twitter.com/...565255378485569

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not actually sure if that looks good, but it's interesting.

 

 

[lanforod]

Looks like a screenshot from GTA 6 to me.