Energy prices have been high since the US-Israel war with Iran began and the strait of Hormuz was blocked
US gas prices this month are so far the highest ever recorded for August as peace talks between the US and Iran have stalled and Donald Trump launched fresh threats against Oman.
The national average price of gas was $4.06 per gallon on Monday, according to data from AAA, $0.05 higher than last week and $1 more expensive than a year ago. In California and Hawaii, averages hit about $5.50 a gallon.
Energy prices have been high since the US-Israel war with Iran began at the end of February and the strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway through which a fifth of the oil passes, was blocked.
Lol that’s still insanely cheap compared to gas prices in germany lol. If I convert Euro to Dollar and Liter to Gallons, we have prices of over $9 per gallon lol
Stalled? Didn’t Iran say “we had enough, we’ll just wait for the next president or accept $300B”?
Probably Biden’s fault /s
Jesus, thank you.
We should pass a law that doesn’t let the prices go down, ever. If the cost to produce goes down, any extra profit would go straight to development of renewable energy plants
I drive a 20 year old gas guzzling Audi but honestly: good. Like meat, we need to allow these prices to increase until it’s painful so people eventually switch to sustainable modes of transportation (and food).
Personally, I just want EVs so come down in price before I make the switch.
Personally, I just want EVs to include one surveillance -free option before I make the switch
https://www.slateforums.com/forum/threads/privacy-article-slate-says-your-truck-will-never-track-you.14870/ these are going to be popular aren’t they?
Yeah that’s one of them. But it sucks that it’s funded by Bezos
Great point. I always forget about this too, but I don’t want a car spying on me either.
Are there ones where you can disable the spying?
Not really. People pull fuses to wireless, but that doesn’t prevent it from storing it locally and uploading when plugged in at the mechanic.
The key is to buy one without sensors.
There is one EV manufacturer in Mexico and one in the US that are making dumb EV cars, but they’re both in R&D stage still.
I bought my used Bolt EUV for $19k in February. Charging at home costs about 1/3 what it cost to fuel my RAV4 at the time, so probably more like 1/4 or 1/5 now. If you can’t charge at home, it doesn’t really make sense to switch since it’s barely cheaper and way less convenient to use DC fast charging.
The price is already comparable to ICE vehicles unless you’re looking at something that’s luxury or flashy. For people who can charge at home and need to buy a car today, it almost never makes sense to pick a gas car anymore. The time is finally here.
Personally I got a 40 year old motorcycle. I keep fucking stalling because it doesn’t have a pressurized gas tank.
Everytime i see a pic of him pointing like that, it surprises me after all these years that the “small hands” comment is legit.
Y’all uncomfortable enough to overthrow this piece of shit yet?
You draw the line at gas prices? Terrorizing innocent people, kidnappings in the middle of the streets, and concentration camps are not moving the needle, but gas price are worth revolting against your government?
I’d like to say this is very American but I’m pretty sure my fellow Canadians would do the same. The priority is low gas prices and the economy. The environment, immigrants, others… those are not our concern.
I would have drawn the line at a billionaire pedophile rapist sex trafficking monster, but I’m not American. My country will be invaded by America in the near future.
That’s when we do get some agency in fighting their shit
Gotta look at the positives
I like your spirit!
That reply with your username
Fucking platinum
Got guns, got ammo, just need more than myself and one friend to get onboard.
That said, around my very rural, Trump-supporting town, there has been an odd lack of MAGA hats the last couple of months. Maybe we’re close.
Same, leftist in a hick town. The yokels around here are dumber than rocks and even they aren’t flying trump colors anymore. Guy up the road had a shitbox truck with big trump flags on the back, he would take around town and rev his engine because he’s got lead lined brain. Even that massive intellect took down the trump flags, now it’s just two US flags lol.
I don’t trust it tho. Next time we’ve got a dem president it will be all tea party and took’rjerbs and socialism scare tactics and we will be right back here again in 10 years.
Hell ya
Wut? This is like the only good thing he did
I mean he’s actively destroying American hegemony, so he’s accidentally a great man of history, lol.
And unintentionally pushing the world towards renewables. Don’t get it twisted, this is purely accidental due to insane incompetence, not like he’s doing this to help humanity like Leto II in Dune or something.
Yep
Hegemony = the power or control that one group, state, or culture has over others
Looks like we just found our next Trumptard guys!
Lmao, try again. I think you’ve misunderstood
I think you are confused, he is creating hegemony not destroying it.
Perhaps you are thinking of the United States waning soft power.
Why are there over 1000 US military bases around the world? How many have been attacked just by Iran? What is the petro-dollar? What is global reserve currency? Why are major countries trading US debt for gold? Why is the US trading Euros for Yen?
I can keep going but I think you have enough here to understand what hegemony is being destroyed by your president.
The only hegemony this “president” is creating is the coming Chinese one.
No, you’ve definitely misunderstood. I’m referring to America as the global hegemonic power. Trump is accidentally destroying the American empire and the power it held as the singular global super power, thus making him one of the great men of history.
Okay, sure I have heard that propaganda before and it is believable but Trump is definitely creating a hegemony. He really hasn’t destroyed anything and has merely accelerated the loss of US soft power.
Trying to pretend he is a great man even sarcastically definitely makes you a Trumptard.
Thanks, donnie!
It has nothing to do with the “war”. It has everything to do with Datacentres and a neglected grid.
It has definitely also something to do with Trumps war.
Little of A, little of B.
Shareholders blowing their loads on wads of cash…excellent work everybody
