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Please Brian, geesh

The phrase "balls to the wall" means to put in maximum effort or to operate at full speed or capacity. It's an informal idiom that implies going all out and holding nothing back.

Origin:
While some may associate the phrase with a potentially offensive anatomical reference, its origin is actually rooted in aviation. In military aviation, particularly during the Vietnam War era and earlier, pilots would push the throttle and mixture levers all the way forward to achieve maximum speed and power. These levers often had ball-shaped knobs on the end, hence the phrase "balls to the wall".
Well, you’re close. Actually, the phrase refers to the flyweights of a machine’s centrifugal governor. As the machine‘s speed increases, the flyweight balls move outward, toward the wall, as it were. “Balls to the wall” describes running a machine at its full speed.
 

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Well, you’re close. Actually, the phrase refers to the flyweights of a machine’s centrifugal governor. As the machine‘s speed increases, the flyweight balls move outward, toward the wall, as it were. “Balls to the wall” describes running a machine at its full speed.
"Balls to the wall" and "balls out" are both idioms that mean to work with maximum effort or speed, often in a reckless or uninhibited way. While both phrases share the same core meaning, "balls to the wall" is often associated with a more recent origin in aviation, specifically referring to pushing the throttle control to its maximum position. "Balls out," on the other hand, may have a slightly broader usage and is also linked to steam engine governors.Both phrases, however, have likely gained popularity due to their vulgar and attention-grabbing nature
 
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Editor's note: President Donald Trump signed the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA) into law on July 4, 2025. A major component of the bill was the elimination of the federal electric vehicle tax credit, which will now expire on September 30, 2025. The information in this story is still valid for those who purchased an electric car at any point in 2025 up until the end of September. After that, there will be no more tax credits on any new or used electric vehicle regardless of where it was made.
https://www.edmunds.com/fuel-economy/the-ins-and-outs-of-electric-vehicle-tax-credits.html
 

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I thought I read somewhere that companies that sold less than 200k EV cars in the previous year, or something like that, will still have the tax credit?
I saw it too, but not seeing it on the actual bill.

SEC. 70502. TERMINATION OF CLEAN VEHICLE CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Section 30D(h) is amended by striking ``placed in
service after December 31, 2032'' and inserting ``acquired after
September 30, 2025''.
And that quoted section currently reads...
(h)Termination
No credit shall be allowed under this section with respect to any vehicle placed in service after December 31, 2032.
This is directly from the bill. I'm not smart enough to be certain there isn't an exception, but my layman's interpretations says no
 
 
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