Quote from: Solar on April 18, 2024, 04:54:46 AMIn truth, this is a reflection of reality, power usage is and has been on the increase for decades.
Be it cell phones or I Pods and computers, we are a world full of consumers of the latest gadgets and it's only the beginning.

In fact over 35 years ago when I built my off grid home, I wired it for 12 VDC and only a few 110 VAC outlets because I was beyond content with everything 12 Volt in the house, be it toaster, blender or stereo and TV, it was all good, life's conveniences were simply a different voltage, even freezers and refrigerators, are in essence 12 volt today, they simply add an inverter\converter to match the grid.

Thing is, the internet had not yet been invented, nor had Congress taken away our public airwaves yet and gone digital.
Kinda reminds me of the days of the rotary phone, before push button came along.
Anyway, point being, no one ever thought we'd be using this amount of power, let alone plug in a monster user such as a car constantly.

If people want conveniences, and the Govt tries to jack up the price to prohibitive levels, people are going to revolt.
Goes back to my argument over the "Smart Meter/Grid", the Govt can literally shut down certain appliances in your home at any given time, but that's another story for another time.

Both of those statements are tied in together more than people understand. Plug in your means of transportation, and the government can shut it down just like the appliances. I do believe that is the sole push for EV. 

Quote from: Possum on April 18, 2024, 01:14:10 PMBoth of those statements are tied in together more than people understand. Plug in your means of transportation, and the government can shut it down just like the appliances. I do believe that is the sole push for EV. 

Absolutely!!!!!
That's why they forced the Nation into getting "Smart Meters", they have complete control, and they have even eaves dropping ability on every meter., Yes many appliances are already made with this tech, especially your TV.
It was always about control, nothing else, especially not the fuckin environment!!!

Quote from: je_freedom on April 06, 2024, 10:55:16 AMPedophilia might be a lever used on some politicians (and business/financial leaders)
but I think it's probably not very many of them.

I tend to think that the lever used on most of the leaders is,
"play along, and you get to keep your position.
Don't play along, and you get removed."

They're abusing Trump to make an example out of him.
"Don't play along, and you'll be treated like Trump, too!"

Some of the leaders who practice pedophilia might be truly turned on
by the thrill of forcing themselves on someone so much weaker.

Others might just like the idea of being "above the law."
They engage in a practice that's almost universally loathed
just to show that they're so privileged that they're allowed to get away with it.

Some people like to focus on the global "elite" visitors to Epstein's island
to highlight how depraved the world leaders are.
I tend to focus more on what those leaders are doing to ALL of us!

Epstein's guests preyed on a few victims, in an especially disgusting way.
The rest of the global "elite" are preying on ALL EIGHT BILLION people,
in ways that are also extremely disgusting.

Like unleashing a genetically engineered biological weapon on the whole world.
(And they appear to have other biological weapons waiting to be deployed,
that are just as virulent, and much more deadly!)

Or the manufactured crisis of the global food shortage
which is now being deployed.

Or the constant inciting of hate between genders, ethnic groups, etc.

Or trying to brainwash nearly all of the children into
mutilating their genitals.

The global ruling "elite" are a deadly threat to ALL EIGHT BILLION PEOPLE!
Not just a few dozen victims on Epstein's island!

Here ya go.
Now consider the fact that many Pubs voted against it, yet none was stuck with kiddie porn charges.

Thinking people would quickly realize, it's not the threat of placing it on their computers, it's the fact that it was already there and they got caught. They know they would be exposed!

The former Fox News host told Rogan that lawmakers have personally told him they fear retaliation from the intelligence community if they oppose reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

"People don't say that because they're worried about being punished," Carlson said. "They're worried about someone putting kiddie porn on their computer. Members of Congress are terrified of the intel agencies. I'm not guessing at that. They've told me that — including people on the intel committee, including people who run the intel committee."

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/04/watch-tucker-carlson-says-politicians-are-terrified-intel/

https://twitter.com/GuyDealership/status/1782434571641843978

Quote from: taxed on April 22, 2024, 12:06:58 PMhttps://twitter.com/GuyDealership/status/1782434571641843978

VIDEO - 57 seconds

Summary - He says that you'd think that the part of an electric vehicle that would have to be replaced first is the battery. Actually, it's the AC compressor. "Here in Arizona" the AC is running continuously from April through October, just to keep the batteries cool.

Quote from: je_freedom on April 25, 2024, 07:52:24 PMVIDEO - 57 seconds

Summary - He says that you'd think that the part of an electric vehicle that would have to be replaced first is the battery. Actually, it's the AC compressor. "Here in Arizona" the AC is running continuously from April through October, just to keep the batteries cool.

The BMS system uses a combination of A/C and liquid cooling to keep the batteries cool, and vice versa in the winter as a heat pump.
Sounds like a great idea, but in truth, it's an energy hog no matter how you slice it, even when you're not driving.