It's not about certain proof, it's about reduction of risk. If you can't/won't even try to find someone who can pass, you probably have a higher risk. If you can, you're probably lower risk.

Insurance companies insure based on risk. If the insurer can reasonably assume fork lift operators or whatever aren't impaired, there's less risk and they can charge less for insurance. That's really all there is to it

I remember reading a comment from a defense lawyer saying he had 3 roles depending on the situation a client was in. He could be a fighter, who would convince the world that his client was not guilty. He could be a negotiator, who would try to plea down charges or come up with a deal of some kind. This guy's lawyer is probably taking on the third role of tour guide, where the client is so screwed all the lawyer can do is tell the client what's happening next.

Ah, gotcha. I live just barely outside of Aurora and do most of my shopping and stuff there, plus a good friend of mine is very involved in their politics, so it stands out a little more for me.

The mayor is an old white man, and Republican in case that had to be said. Even he's saying the problem is way overblown, and walked around an apartment building where a recent incident happened by himself. Obviously I'm not a fan of the guy, but I'll give him credit for that.

Most of the latest stories came from a city councilwoman with a background in (checks notes) owning restaurants.

Yup.

My friends (one of whom was vegetarian until fairly recently) went to Iceland recently and said that puffin was absolutely delicious

Now please stay alive for at least 3 more weeks!

Please elaborate. Better yet, don't.

By the way, you do understand that itineraries with layovers exist, and that stopping all international flights in and out of the world's most populous country is unrealistic?

Some companies leave signs in our neighborhood. I leave one-star reviews asking not to leave their signs in our neighborhood or to support those who do

Federal holiday

I'm sure the realistic alternative would be much better on this issue, especially considering what he did about the Central Park 5 as a private citizen

At will*

Right to work is about not having to join a union. At will employment means you can quit/get fired for any reason* or no reason at all

* there are a few exceptions to this, like you can't be fired over membership of a protected class (being a certain race, sex, etc) and there are limited whistleblower protections in certain areas. Not sure if not showing up to work applies when there's an evacuation order, especially considering one may live inside an evacuation area and work outside (or vice versa)

Mounted to the wall is not great

Ah so now it's elaboration and credible sources.

Uh, yeah? If you're going to make a vague claim without evidence it's fair to ask for details and some assurance that you're not making things up

I'm already one up on this with an article from the FT about insurance costs being higher due to the increased likelihood of an electric car write off.

How about some actual evidence they're more reliable? Other than your bizarre hypothetical arguments.

Again, you're talking about fragility - something being easy to break when acted on by an external thing. Reliability is about a car breaking down on its own. Something can be fragile, unreliable, both, or neither.

Tied to the dealer. There's very few independent EV garages. 95% of the time you'll have to take the price for any repair they offer you. You can't shop around.

Still has nothing to do with the likelihood of a car breaking down with normal use - in fact, you're kind of proving my point because if they did break down all the time, maybe you'd see EV shops opening up? Or existing shops branching out? Not sure why you think they'd refuse the business opportunity

Complexity. Although they often use the "one moving part" argument with all the extra infrastructure for charging etc they can have very bespoke electric parts. Which means no simple of the shelf pattern parts that are as good for much less. Dealer parts only.

Delay in these parts. There just isn't enough of a parts infrastructure at the moment. This can even cover simple things like lights or trim.

Not enough technicians.

Again, NONE of this has anything to do with the likelihood of a car breaking down. You're predicting (maybe accurately, maybe not) what would happen if a breakdown were to happen. And your points aren't really inherent to electric vehicles as much as they are to less-common ones. Much of what you said could apply to a kei truck brought in from Japan, a decades-old car, a supercar, or a car you just don't see on the road as often like a Smart car or Mini Cooper.

Far more issues with long term EV ownership than just battery age

Would you care to elaborate and show a reasonably credible source backing up whatever you think is such a big problem?

I'm annoyed that this uses "your" instead of "you're" but I'm sure Trump would do the same

My point is, something can be more durable but also more fragile. The original article was talking about the durability, and the original commenter couldn't comprehend that because of an entirely different variable that was never part of the original point.

I didn't mean "sitting in a garage not getting used", I meant "getting used, but not getting in an unpredictable accident"

Accidents are an additional variable outside of what the original article is talking about

You're comparing two different scenarios. Let's say you have two cups, one is made out of paper and the other is made of glass. They're 6 feet off a concrete patio. Wind isn't an issue.

Let them sit forever, and the paper one will disintegrate long before the glass does. Tip them over, and the glass one will shatter.