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46. I just bought one.

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Tue May 5, 2026, 07:46 PM

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Trump Is Losing a Second War. The Iran debacle is accelerating the shift away from fossil fuels [View all] applegrove 22 hrs ago OP

Ahh, yes... LakeVermilion 22 hrs ago #1

My neighbors just bought an EV, spurred by the spike in gas prices. SunSeeker 22 hrs ago #2

When we stop using fossil fuels, all this goes away. All the oil powers are the ones doing ALL of this. Scrivener7 21 hrs ago #3

Since the sun shines and the wind blows nearly everywhere paleotn 20 hrs ago #12

I have had solar and EVs Miguelito Loveless 16 hrs ago #29

I love apartment living, but this is one area of drawback. We don't have enough roof space to power Scrivener7 8 hrs ago #48

And I bet you have a solar clothes dryer too airplaneman 2 hrs ago #49

Chris Hayes had a segment about this last week Deminpenn 21 hrs ago #4

Are oil executives still happy with the Gropenfuhrer? KS Toronado 21 hrs ago #5

Just wait until you see Exxon's profits for this quarter and you will know.... Ol Janx Spirit 20 hrs ago #8

EV trucks? Conjuay 18 hrs ago #23

Yes, they do exist--which is great--but only in very limited capacity at the moment, and scaling... Ol Janx Spirit 16 hrs ago #28

Their joy will be short term Miguelito Loveless 16 hrs ago #30

All those things are true, but the oil industry is still looking at a long time horizon... Ol Janx Spirit 15 hrs ago #37

Oh, the planet is hosed Miguelito Loveless 13 hrs ago #42

Which is one of the more urgent reasons to rapidly develop EV technology: anything... Ol Janx Spirit 9 hrs ago #47

The gasoline that was at $2.79 now selling north of $4.50 with NO CAPITAL COSTS to them.... ALL PROFIT dave99 11 hrs ago #45

US oil and Russia are the big beneficiaries. tinrobot 18 hrs ago #24

Reddit is full of threads about EVs right now Johnny2X2X 21 hrs ago #6

Garage kcoates 20 hrs ago #7

You don't...but JPK 20 hrs ago #11

Got it! kcoates 20 hrs ago #15

Depends on the way the houses/streets are configured tinrobot 17 hrs ago #25

So you can charge at home. Johnny2X2X 20 hrs ago #16

I would also point out Miguelito Loveless 15 hrs ago #32

Yeah, I will buy lightly used for sure Johnny2X2X 14 hrs ago #38

By that time Miguelito Loveless 13 hrs ago #41

Yeah Johnny2X2X 12 hrs ago #44

Technically, you just need somewhere to plug in Miguelito Loveless 16 hrs ago #31

I have a 2019 Chevy Volt JPK 20 hrs ago #9

I buy gas for my Volt about once a year. Thunderbeast 17 hrs ago #27

My wife and I had a Volt Miguelito Loveless 15 hrs ago #33

Hopefully, maybe EVs will come down in price. mwmisses4289 20 hrs ago #10

New, they can be pricy JPK 20 hrs ago #13

The have been coming down for a while, and used EVs can be a real bargain. tinrobot 17 hrs ago #26

Buy used Miguelito Loveless 15 hrs ago #34

Doing the right thing wasn't enough to drive transition. hay rick 20 hrs ago #14

Thanks for the OP. We really don't hear much about how TSFs war on renewables and EVs is making wiggs 19 hrs ago #17

Renewables are democratic (small-d). And the future, but petro corps and certain countries will wiggs 19 hrs ago #18

The War in Iran Is Causing China to Sell So Many Solar Panels That Your Jaw Will Drop usonian 19 hrs ago #19

If The US Has All These Pipelines... Mr.Bee 19 hrs ago #20

Because we have the wrong kind of refineries Miguelito Loveless 15 hrs ago #35

Norway has the population of Dallas. Next year will be Melon 18 hrs ago #21

"internal consumption engines"? Interesting typo. Maybe Autocorrupt? CaptainTruth 18 hrs ago #22

I dipped my toe in with a hybrid. boston bean 15 hrs ago #36

How long ago Miguelito Loveless 13 hrs ago #43

I just bought one. boston bean 9 hrs ago #46

I wish the blockade on fertilizers would result in a move to organic agriculture MadameButterfly 14 hrs ago #39

The Law of Unintended Consequences is kicking in... Wounded Bear 14 hrs ago #40