• hark@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Do we need another oil price shock to teach people a lesson again?

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      1 year ago

      Or just taxing it appropriately, rather than letting people think driving 3 tons of metal 80 miles a day is a normal and responsible thing to do.

    • Cort@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      They never last long enough for people to remember the lesson. After a year or two, prices return to ‘normal’. Then 2-3 years after that, car makers release fuel efficient vehicles that nobody wants because fuel prices have gone back down.

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      1 year ago

      the steady increases over time have a boiling frog effect. Someone could probably start a gas subscription business right now to offer a steady price at participating gas stations for a monthly fee and make a FUCKLOAD of money.

    • M0oP0o@mander.xyz
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      1 year ago

      I talked to a person today at work who complained that their cards tap limit was too low to fill his 1 ton truck. His tap limit: $400.

      I don’t think the price is going to shock these people.

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          1 year ago

          I would assume a slip tank or something but at todays gas prices that is less then 300 litres. Stupid, yes. Complete bullshit, no.

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      1 year ago

      I’d gladly pay the extra fuel costs to have a vehicle that’s worth a damn and has actual towing, hauling, and off road capabilities.

      A body on frame SUV (like a Ford Excursion) is quite possibly the most utilitarian and swiss army knife like vehicles available. It seats a huge amount of people, has as much space as a cargo van, has the same tow rating as a 3/4 ton truck, and its 4WD with big tires and lots of ground clearance.