" For instance, one question states that every purchaser of an electric vehicle is paid “75 hundred dollars” by the “taxpayer,” which is a gross misrepresentation of the non-refundable electric vehicle tax credit. "
That really is disingenuous. Reducing the taxes of a taxpayer is not good for taxpayers? Yet reducing taxes for corporations is quite OK, in general? And not a burden on non-corporate taxpayers? (At least the way it is currently being administered.) # Upside down world. BentMike On Sat, Jun 23, 2018 at 7:43 AM brucedp5 via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-16/vintage-rolls-royce-converted-to-electric-vehicle/9869888 > Rolls-Royce > <http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-16/vintage-rolls-royce-converted-to-electric-vehicle/9869888Rolls-Royce> > Silver Shadow gets conversion to electric; 'It's a little bit > sacrilegious,' owner says > 15 Jun 2018 Zalika Rizmal > > [images / (ABC News: Michael Barnett) > http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/9869992-3x2-700x467.jpg > Danielle Wallace stands next to her dark blue vintage 1971 Rolls-Royce in a > concrete warehouse Ms Wallace says her vintage car is "like an old puppy > dog we can't put down" > > http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/9873752-3x2-700x467.jpg > Tony Fairweather and Danielle Wallace looking at an electric motor under > the > hood of a car. It is hoped the car's electric engine will be able to go > 300km on a single charge > > http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/9873768-3x2-700x467.jpg > Tony Fairweather inspects the engine bay on the 1971 Silver Shadow > ] > > A vintage Rolls-Royce is set to get a new lease on life when it finishes > undergoing a radical conversion to an electric vehicle with no noise, > emissions or petrol. > > Coffs Coast restaurateur Danielle Wallace grew up with the 1971 Rolls-Royce > Silver Shadow and wanted to make it future ready by converting the petrol > guzzler into a fully electric car. > > "To me it's modern conservation. I don't want it to be a relic of the > past," > Ms Wallace said. > > "My father drove it, my mum used it as a golf buggy, I got my L plates on > it. It's definitely had a lot of history." > > Last year an article about a converted vintage Porsche caught Ms Wallace's > eye, spurring a wave of research into the world of electric vehicle (EV) > conversion. > > At a cost of around $25,000, converting the car is not cheap, but the > ongoing costs with electric vehicles are less than with traditional cars. > > "I love the idea of not going to a petrol station, I love the idea of not > going to a mechanic all the time," Ms Wallace said. > > Melbourne-based company Sea Electric has been converting larger vehicles, > such as trucks and vans, into electric vehicles for about four years. > > It took some convincing to take on such a different project, but Sea > Electric is now well and truly on board. > > "The way we look at it, we're breathing new life into the old girl with new > technology," the company's managing director Tony Fairweather said. > > After a long trip from the Coffs Coast to Melbourne's south-eastern > suburbs, > the car is currently midway through the transformation. > > The engine is being removed to make room for a new electric motor and a > 22-kilowatt high-voltage charger. > > When the month-long conversion process is complete, the retro-electric car > is expected to outperform its original eight-cylinder engine in every > aspect > except range. > > "It will be zero noise, zero emissions, zero maintenance and great for the > environment," Mr Fairweather said. > > "We're hoping to be able to achieve about 300 kilometres of range out of > the > old girl when she's finished." > Converting classic car to electric engine is 'sacrilege' > > Despite Australia's slow take up of electric cars, Mr Fairweather believes > the future is electric. > > Last year, the price of lithium ion batteries fell below $US 300 per > kilowatt hour for the first time. It had not been forecast to reach that > level until 2025. > > "Everything is quite simply getting substantially cheaper, substantially > smaller, substantially lighter, so the economics are there now," Mr > Fairweather said. > > But some are a little more ambivalent about the vintage project. > > Veteran Rolls-Royce dealer David Eckberg said converting vintage cars was > likely to turn a few heads. > > David Eckberg and a vintage Rolls-Royce at his dealership in Sandringham. > Photo: David Eckberg said the conversion in keeping with the brand's spirit > of innovation > > "I think there would be a few who would not approve," Mr Eckberg said. > > "I thought it was mad, I still think it's mad." > > But he said the project was in keeping with the innovative spirit of the > brand. > > "Sir Henry Royce, who founded the company, his background was building > electric motors," Mr Eckberg said. > > "Whether it's going to be a great success, I'm waiting to go for a run [in > the new car]." > > Ms Wallace said she understood why some might be sceptical. > > "By converting it there is a little bit of sacrilegious behaviour. But > she's > like an old puppy dog we can't put down," she said. > > Danielle Wallace sitting at the wheel of her 1971 Rolls Royce car with the > door open. > Photo: Ms Wallace admitted she wold miss some of the car's unique character > including the iconic engine rumble > > She said the conversion would ensure the old roller stayed on the road as > long as possible. > > "It's like giving her a transplant. It's giving her a life that she > wouldn't > have had. It'll make her a new girl," she said. > > Despite the many benefits, Ms Wallace admitted the car would lose some of > its unique character, including the iconic rumble of the engine. > > "I will miss the rattles," she said. > [© abc.net.au] > > > + > > https://www.desmogblog.com/2018/06/20/american-energy-alliance-poll-koch-tom-pyle-electric-vehicles > Poll by Former Koch Lobbyist Skews Public Support for Clean Cars, Electric > Vehicles > June 20, 2018 Though the public opinion poll showed that Americans > overwhelmingly view electric cars as better for the environment, and a > majority believe in the necessity ... > > https://www.desmogblog.com/sites/beta.desmogblog.com/files/styles/full_width_blog_image/public/blogimages/electric-vs-gas.jpg?itok=NGlayHhG > > > > > For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: > http://evdl.org/archive/ > > > {brucedp.neocities.org} > > -- > Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -- Michael E. 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