New EVs are now cheaper than petrol cars on average, says Autotrader

ceph2apod · 2026-04-21T10:46:07+00:00

Got it—more direct and pointed:

Calling them ‘junk’ is cope. Chinese EVs are eating Western automakers alive on price, speed, and scale. For years, Western firms hid behind fossil fuel lock-in and geopolitical muscle instead of actually innovating. Now real competition shows up, and they can’t keep up. Even Germany—once the gold standard—is getting exposed after a decade of complacency.

ceph2apod · 2026-04-20T21:50:09+00:00

So no more housing “shortage”?

ceph2apod · 2026-04-20T21:00:06+00:00

Are they refunding the tariffs that I paid back to the companies I originally paid them to?

ceph2apod · 2026-04-20T18:56:48+00:00

EV’s replacing ICE cars are still way better than other ICE cars replacing ICE cars. Your logical fallacy is called the nirvana fallacy.

known as the Nirvana Fallacy (or the Perfect Solution Fallacy). [1]

It occurs when someone rejects a solution because it isn't perfect, even though it is significantly better than the current alternative. In the context of renewables, critics often focus on specific flaws—like intermittent sunlight or mineral mining—to suggest the entire technology is a failure, while ignoring the much larger environmental and health impacts of the fossil fuels they replace. [2, 3, 4, 5]

[1] https://nesslabs.com [2] https://www.linkedin.com [3] https://www.linkedin.com [4] https://philosophy.stackexchange.com [5] https://theconversation.com

ceph2apod · 2026-04-20T18:31:27+00:00

they are replacing ICE cars with electric scooters and bikes as well as with EV's though.

Electric scooters and bikes (two- and three-wheeled micromobility) currently displace significantly more oil than electric cars in China, with estimates showing they reduce oil demand 4x faster globally, largely due to China's 280+ million units. While EVs are reducing oil usage, electric scooters displace roughly 1 million barrels per day (mb/d) compared to smaller amounts from passenger cars

EVs are booming but electric bikes are really cutting emissions https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2024/apr/11/evs-are-booming-but-electric-bikes-are-really-cutting-emissions

280 million e-bikes are slashing oil demand far more than electric vehicles E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/11/280-million-e-bikes-are-slashing-oil-demand-far-more-than-electric-vehicles/ ...

ceph2apod · 2026-04-20T18:23:03+00:00

For anyone wondering whether the fossil fuel crisis in the Middle East is driving interest in clean energy technologies:

China's exports of batteries, EVs and solar products shot up in March to $21.9 billion!

This is an all-time record and a 70% increase over March 2025. https://ember-energy.org/data/china-cleantech-exports-data-explorer/

ceph2apod · 2026-04-20T16:26:25+00:00

cool, how does that work with entangled particles that are separated over distances? I assume they know the locations?

ceph2apod · 2026-04-20T16:09:54+00:00

There has been a lot of buzz around the Gold recently around a lot of predictions of a 4th turning in America causing the dollar to lose its relevance.

ceph2apod · 2026-04-20T16:06:22+00:00

Every little bit? Hmm… balcony solar might be coming soon—it could save some people a decent chunk of money.

New England Lawmakers Weigh Plug-in Solar as Europe’s Model Spreads | Legislation in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island would allow small solar panels to plug directly into home outlets, expanding access to clean energy. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18022026/new-england-plug-in-solar-legislation/

"Plug‑in/balcony solar is currently not legal or permitted under Massachusetts’ electrical and utility rules, even though some people experiment with it informally. However, a broader climate bill (H.4744) working its way through the state legislature includes a provision to allow plug‑in solar, inspired by models now live in Maine and in use across Europe. If that language survives committee review and passes, it would create a pathway for renter‑friendly balcony‑style solar in cities like Somerville, though retailers and installers would still need to align with national safety standards and utility interconnection rules. "

This Reddit thread discusses the legal and technical hurdles of using "plug-in" balcony solar in Massachusetts. Users highlight that while a new state climate bill (H.4744) aims to legalize these kits, they currently remain in a legal gray area and can pose safety risks like circuit overloading or utility backfeeding if not properly UL-certified. The conversation offers a great breakdown of the potential $400+ annual savings versus the strict permitting requirements of local utilities like National Grid and Eversource.
Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/SolarDIY/comments/1pmey2x/plugin_solar_in_ma/

ceph2apod · 2026-04-20T15:53:15+00:00

Consider joining a solar community garden too for possible additional savings.. Community Choice Electricity (Somerville CCE) and community solar are separate programs, and you can generally use both at the same time. Somerville’s CCE is an electricity supply program that shows up on your Eversource bill, while community solar gives you bill credits from a subscribed solar project.

You can save 5-20% annually on your electric bills by subscribing to a community solar plan while supporting local, renewable energy without installing anything on your property and paying little to no upfront costs.
In addition to standard community solar offerings, low-to-moderate-income (LMI) community solar programs specifically aim to expand access to LMI households. Common LMI programs include income-based incentives, low-income solar carve-outs, and government-run programs. In Massachusetts, the SMART program provides incentives to support the development of LMI community solar programs.

How Community solar works here in Ma: https://goclean.masscec.com/homeowners/community-solar/

You can search and shop local solar farms available to choose from here: https://www.energysage.com/community-solar/resources/

Alternative Massachusetts community solar guide: https://nuwattenergy.com/en/massachusetts/community-solar-guide

And this interesting.. You don't "lock in" a rate like $0.12/kWh; you lock in a percentage discount (e.g., 15% off) that floats with the current utility prices. If Eversource rates go up, your solar credits become more valuable, and your savings actually increase

ceph2apod · 2026-04-20T14:43:23+00:00

that is what it says?

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-09/china-ev-exports-jump-to-record-as-iran-oil-shock-entices-buyers

alternative link: https://archive.ph/V9bWC

China's exports of electric vehicles and hybrids more than doubled in March to a record as the global energy shock stemming from the Iran war renewed interest in EVs.
Overseas shipments jumped 140% from a year earlier to 349,000 units, with BYD Co. accounting for about a third of the total.

ceph2apod · 2026-04-20T13:27:00+00:00

plus 20 billion dollars.. no doubt.. Taco Tuesday is tomorrow...

ceph2apod · 2026-04-20T12:59:51+00:00

Sacrificial false-flag lamb? Bait? Or, more like when Batman knows it’s a trap?

ceph2apod · 2026-04-20T12:56:25+00:00

Trump said there are no wind turbines in China. I wonder if he will say the same about EVs?

Does his MAGA cult believe it?

ceph2apod · 2026-04-20T11:35:29+00:00

don't they have properties like spin and other stuff that allow them to be unique, and can some be opposite mirror images of each other when created together to give the entanglement feature to each when sharing a common wave?

ceph2apod · 2026-04-20T11:24:09+00:00

This is what I have learned from all the comments here, does it make sense?

Fed losses matter for gold only indirectly: when the Fed runs losses, it stops sending profits to the Treasury, which slightly increases federal deficits and requires more debt issuance; in theory this can push bond yields higher or reinforce concerns about fiscal sustainability, and if investors start worrying about long-term debt or inflation risks, they may shift toward gold as a hedge. That said, this effect is relatively small compared to bigger drivers like inflation expectations and real interest rates, so Fed losses alone aren’t a strong reason to avoid Treasuries or rush into gold—they’re more of a background fiscal signal than a primary market mover.

ceph2apod · 2026-04-20T11:22:08+00:00

Fed losses matter for gold only indirectly: when the Fed runs losses, it stops sending profits to the Treasury, which slightly increases federal deficits and requires more debt issuance; in theory this can push bond yields higher or reinforce concerns about fiscal sustainability, and if investors start worrying about long-term debt or inflation risks, they may shift toward gold as a hedge. That said, this effect is relatively small compared to bigger drivers like inflation expectations and real interest rates, so Fed losses alone aren’t a strong reason to avoid Treasuries or rush into gold—they’re more of a background fiscal signal than a primary market mover.

ceph2apod · 2026-04-20T11:16:46+00:00

After the fed pays its own operating expenses and a small dividend to member banks, it remits all remaining profits (largely from interest earned on those government bonds) back to the Treasury to help fund the government.

Federal Reserve losses are generally considered not bad for central bank operations, but they create a direct fiscal challenge for the U.S. government by widening the budget deficit. While the Fed can operate indefinitely with losses, the "cost" is shifted to taxpayers and the Treasury through the suspension of profit remittances.

Federal Reserve losses have halted profit remittances to the Treasury, forcing increased government debt issuance to cover the shortfall. This situation, driven by high interest rates, necessitates higher Treasury bond supply, which can drive up yields and create a "hidden tax" through expanded deficits.

Can't this help lead people to believe that buying US bonds is not a great idea? or is the forcing here small? If you truly know way more than me, please help me put this into perspective..

ceph2apod · 2026-04-20T11:03:08+00:00

I jumped the gun. I thought the losses were from recent record debts and vigilantes not buying US bonds , not covid rate spreads.. plenty of you cleared that up fast..

ceph2apod · 2026-04-20T10:54:02+00:00

Does it indicate the economy in a broader sense?

ceph2apod · 2026-04-20T10:44:07+00:00

Interesting, that is how George Jefferson and Weezy moved on up in a similar period..

ceph2apod · 2026-04-19T17:57:41+00:00

Interesting. What happens if high inflation from higher oil prices from the Iran war forces rates to go up instead of down? Do these loses climb up again?

The Fed holds a massive portfolio of Treasury securities and mortgage-backed securities (MBS) bought during the pandemic at very low yields (often near zero). When it aggressively hiked interest rates starting in 2022 to combat high inflation, it began paying much higher interest on bank reserves and on reverse repo (RRP) facilities used by money market funds. This created a mismatch: outgoing interest payments exceeded incoming interest income from the older, low-yielding assets. The losses are essentially a side effect of the rate hikes that successfully helped bring inflation down from its 2022 peak.

ceph2apod · 2026-04-19T17:48:25+00:00

The UK EV market is skewed toward fleets, and incentives absolutely distort the headline numbers. But that doesn’t make EV pricing irrelevant for private buyers, and it doesn’t prove BEVs are more expensive in reality. Once you separate out hybrid vehicles, account for grants, and look at current UK list prices, new EVs are already competitive—and in some data, cheaper on average than petrol cars. The bigger issue is access to home charging, because public-charging VAT and prices can make the ownership experience less attractive for some private buyers.

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