CitizenVectron Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 President Biden will make entire 645k federal vehicle fleet electric - Electrek ELECTREK.CO President Joe Biden has just announced that he will replace the entire US federal fleet with electric vehicles made in the US. The US federal fleet consists of over 645,000 vehicles, according to the latest Federal Fleet Report. This includes 245k civilian vehicles, 173k military vehicles, and 225k post office vehicles. Biden talked a lot […] Wow. Now do it for USPS, as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 HOLY SHIT WHAT?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 The best thing to do is replace them as they near end-of-life (doing so earlier is wasteful), but it's a good move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Armored USSS suvs that are all electric? They’ll have a range of like 30 miles with all that weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 8 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: Wow. Now do it for USPS, as well. And switch to electronic sorting machines instead of gas powered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Mail trucks are the perfect candidate for being replaced with electrics. Don't need a ton of range and CONSTANT stop and go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, Jason said: Mail trucks are the perfect candidate for being replaced with electrics. Don't need a ton of range and CONSTANT stop and go. Workhorse baby! Don't say I never give out good stock recs. Here's Why Workhorse Group Stock Popped Today @themotleyfool #stocks $WKHS WWW.FOOL.COM A comment from President Joe Biden has given investors increasing confidence in the electric vehicle maker's future success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 24 minutes ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said: Armored USSS suvs that are all electric? They’ll have a range of like 30 miles with all that weight. I'm thinking this isn't going to be included. Because it's an astonishingly bad idea for these specifically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Mach-E’s for everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 3 minutes ago, CayceG said: I'm thinking this isn't going to be included. Because it's an astonishingly bad idea for these specifically. It could work for at least part of the fleet. Moving the president around DC, moving the president from the airport to the UN, etc. A lot of those motorcades are for relatively short distances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Plus there's always the plug-in hybrid option, let the things move around primarily on electric but have a gas tank as a backup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 8 minutes ago, Jason said: It could work for at least part of the fleet. Moving the president around DC, moving the president from the airport to the UN, etc. A lot of those motorcades are for relatively short distances. yeah, but you don’t want to limit them to short distances by design. plus I think some of the distances in more rural locations are significantly greater than if POTUS, FLOTUS, or VPOTUS go to a major population hub with a major airport or military airport within a few miles of their destination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 Also have to think about disaster movies where the President's SUV is ramping over collapsing freeways, etc. Need range for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 55 minutes ago, Jason said: It could work for at least part of the fleet. Moving the president around DC, moving the president from the airport to the UN, etc. A lot of those motorcades are for relatively short distances. I have to imagine that if we’re ever in a position where the safety of the President is dependent upon how far the car can go before the fuel gauge hits E or the battery dies, we’re fucked anyway so we might as well be eco friendly about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusideabelincoln Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Kal-El814 said: I have to imagine that if we’re ever in a position where the safety of the President is dependent upon how far the car can go before the fuel gauge hits E or the battery dies, we’re fucked anyway so we might as well be eco friendly about it. Nah, as long as they have a bike rack Joe has an escape plan. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 21 hours ago, Kal-El814 said: I have to imagine that if we’re ever in a position where the safety of the President is dependent upon how far the car can go before the fuel gauge hits E or the battery dies, we’re fucked anyway so we might as well be eco friendly about it. That may be true, but the USSS generally doesn’t like to leave that to chance. A lot of military equipment and equipment used by the White House is also EMP shielded, including Air Force One. Just let those frightening scenarios sink in. But with a full electric motorcade they’d be attempting to EMP shield the entire vehicle, and not just a few key components. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 6 minutes ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said: That may be true, but the USSS generally doesn’t like to leave that to chance. A lot of military equipment and equipment used by the White House is also EMP shielded, including Air Force One. Just let those frightening scenarios sink in. But with a full electric motorcade they’d be attempting to EMP shield the entire vehicle, and not just a few key components. Again, if EMPs are going off we’ve got bigger problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 I got my wife a Tesla Model Y for Christmas and am now alllll aboard the EV train. As soon as Ram has an electric 1500, I’m buying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 I don’t see them turning the presidential beast into EV any time soon. Maybe one of the smaller SUV’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 27 minutes ago, Kal-El814 said: Again, if EMPs are going off we’ve got bigger problems. I hear you. But that’s now how the military and USSS operate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 21 minutes ago, sblfilms said: I got my wife a Tesla Model Y for Christmas and am now alllll aboard the EV train. As soon as Ram has an electric 1500, I’m buying. My wife immediately put down the idea of me joking about getting an electric truck. I'll be getting a hybrid minivan soon. I'm actually pretty excited for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 5 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: My wife immediately put down the idea of me joking about getting an electric truck. I'll be getting a hybrid minivan soon. I'm actually pretty excited for it! Minivan’s a great. We are keeping our 2015 Toyota Sienna around for those times in the future when we do need to haul around like 97 kids at one time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 17 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: My wife immediately put down the idea of me joking about getting an electric truck. I'll be getting a hybrid minivan soon. I'm actually pretty excited for it! My Mexican wife is the one who wants the pickup, not me lol. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 5 minutes ago, sblfilms said: Minivan’s a great. We are keeping our 2015 Toyota Sienna around for those times in the future when we do need to haul around like 97 kids at one time. As luck would have it, the 2021 Sienna is what we're looking at, and the Chrysler Pacifica plug in hybrid because I may be able to still get the tax credit with it. The new Sienna is only available as a hybrid. Gets better milage than my wife's Honda fit from 9 years ago, and a bunch of nice features that I've been wanting like bluetooth to connect my phone (our cars are quite old) Went on a lot recently and my daughter loved playing with the doors, and keeps asking when we're getting te Now that I got another dog and another kid on the way, we need the space for family trips to visit grandparents after covid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 43 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: As luck would have it, the 2021 Sienna is what we're looking at, and the Chrysler Pacifica plug in hybrid because I may be able to still get the tax credit with it. The new Sienna is only available as a hybrid. Gets better milage than my wife's Honda fit from 9 years ago, and a bunch of nice features that I've been wanting like bluetooth to connect my phone (our cars are quite old) Went on a lot recently and my daughter loved playing with the doors, and keeps asking when we're getting te Now that I got another dog and another kid on the way, we need the space for family trips to visit grandparents after covid. We have 130k miles on the Sienna and not a single issue besides normal wear. Highly recommended! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 47 minutes ago, Joe said: My Mexican wife is the one who wants the pickup, not me lol. Mexican chicks love trucks from my experience. Wifey is the one that pushed me to get one after being a midsize SUV guy my whole life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 All we need now is a discussion about some obscure ethnic food and a Jason anecdote about how a Mexican woman on Tinder didn’t like his car and this will be a complete D1P thread. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 7 minutes ago, sblfilms said: Mexican chicks love trucks from my experience. Wifey is the one that pushed me to get one after being a midsize SUV guy my whole life. Have to be ready at all times to haul things to the imaginary rancho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 @sblfilms you're rich just get that Hummer EV1. I have a 19 Ram 1500 Limited, and while it's a bit ridiculous since I don't really need it, it's my favorite vehicle I've ever had. Year and a half later and it still brings me smiles per mile every time I get in it. Plus I get all kinds of comments about having a nice truck. No one ever told me I had a nice Honda... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 49 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: The new Sienna is only available as a hybrid. Gets better milage than my wife's Honda fit from 9 years ago that shouldn’t be hard to do with any hybrid. I drove my sister’s 2015 Fit for a few weeks and it was so easy to drive that car in a way that blow its MPG efficiency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 3 minutes ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said: that shouldn’t be hard to do with any hybrid. I drove my sister’s 2015 Fit for a few weeks and it was so easy to drive that car in a way that blow its MPG efficiency. It's just shocking! About 20% better milage but with so much more space and comfort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 10 minutes ago, Dodger said: @sblfilms you're rich just get that Hummer EV1. I have a 19 Ram 1500 Limited, and while it's a bit ridiculous since I don't really need it, it's my favorite vehicle I've ever had. Year and a half later and it still brings me smiles per mile every time I get in it. Plus I get all kinds of comments about having a nice truck. No one ever told me I had a nice Honda... Yeah, I like it way more than I had thought I would. I do actually haul stuff around nearly every day, but I get the appeal even if you don’t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 24 minutes ago, Chris- said: All we need now is a discussion about some obscure ethnic food and a Jason anecdote about how a Mexican woman on Tinder didn’t like his car and this will be a complete D1P thread. I made truly delicious krapow last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 24 minutes ago, Dodger said: @sblfilms you're rich just get that Hummer EV1. I have a 19 Ram 1500 Limited, and while it's a bit ridiculous since I don't really need it, it's my favorite vehicle I've ever had. Year and a half later and it still brings me smiles per mile every time I get in it. Plus I get all kinds of comments about having a nice truck. No one ever told me I had a nice Honda... Rams look damn good, I want the Night version of the 1500 so bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 2 hours ago, sblfilms said: I got my wife a Tesla Model Y for Christmas and am now alllll aboard the EV train. As soon as Ram has an electric 1500, I’m buying. 24 minutes ago, Dodger said: @sblfilms you're rich just get that Hummer EV1. I have a 19 Ram 1500 Limited, and while it's a bit ridiculous since I don't really need it, it's my favorite vehicle I've ever had. Year and a half later and it still brings me smiles per mile every time I get in it. Plus I get all kinds of comments about having a nice truck. No one ever told me I had a nice Honda... When is the #eattherich event supposed to happen again? I have my Garlic Habanero Hot Sauce prepared already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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