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I also would point out its a no brainer that every YPF station will have charging stations if they dont already. They have signed a deal with Tesla and there will be fast chargers on all major routes pretty quick. I know when I drive in the provinces I often stage my distances based on YPF...

In the US,we have both a small EV, and a full size V8 pickup. The EV charging is miniscule- I have machine tools that use more power than it does if I run them occasionally vs charging daily. (my 10hp compressor or my blacksmithing power hammer both are hungrier than the EV) Globally, we are...

Argentina has only around 330 or so cars per 1000 people. So for every type of auto, we are talking close to 70% of the population being overlooked, as non-customers. Thats why its so great there is a good public transportation system in the metro area, and why its so sad that Menem killed the...

electric cars make the most sense for people who have a garage or yard where they can park and charge every night. and electric trucks or buses make sense when you can be home in the warehouse or yard every night to charge. so long distance uses are the last to electrify. This is true...

Having owned an electric car in the USA for 8 years or so, I would say he is living in the same world we live in. Our electric car has been virtually maintenance free. They do need tires every once in while, but the list of stuff they dont have, and hence, cant break, is long- no oil, no...

Thats ok, I love it enough for both of us.

the couple that went to Balcon came back with migraines and nosebleeds... but we, and they, were in our 60s. 4300 meters is worth acclimatizing to by taking it in stages, but of course, it depends on age, fitness, and individual health. Regardless, its a very striking part of the country, and I...

We drove from Fiambala up to the Hosteria at cortadera, which at 3300m/ 10,800ft was high enough for me. Its an awesome drive, with seis miles peaks on either side. Some of the people staying where we were staying hired guides and 4wd and went up to the balcon, at La Coipa. They were not feeling...

Actually, whether they call it that or not, there IS such a thing as a temporary DNI. Migraciones has issued me a one year temporary DNI for the last 3 years. Only after completing 3 years of annually renewable pensionista was I eligible to apply for, and get, a permanent DNI. Which, like most...

Not an issue, but its slow and takes patience and thinking ahead. The key is to get an argentine bank account and a dni, both doable once you have a pensionista or rentista visa. We send money directly from a us bank to an argentine bank, using the phone or computer. Small fee, and it oten takes...

Me encantan los poco educados. - donal peluca

I am trying to say that Don Julio would have to double his Argentine prices to afford rent and labor in NYC, and that the high end steakhouses in NYC are already double, to triple the price at Don Julio. In other words, although inflation and bad economic management have indeed made everything...

$280 for the steak, ala carte, here- https://www.latetedorbydaniel.com/our-menu/dinner

Don Julio, of course, is not "average". Its more in Peter Lugar type of space- where it can easily run $500 per couple. a "steak for two" at Peter Lugar is $155. day to day in NYC, its scarily expensive, for everything. although, at many bodegas, you can buy ONE cigarette.

We went to Trade Sky Bar earlier this year. Good views towards the river, but not so much towards san isidro. Its a date night bar, with decent apps and a big bar menu. Due to zoning, most downtown buildings are the same height, so irs hard to get above the general rooflines. The Sky Bar at the...