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UkraineIsTotallyFucked says

Retirement communities are big on EV golf carts. My parents have one as do most of their neighbors.

Golf carts are literally the best use for batteries if the community/village/city allows it. I use mine to get around since the speed limits are 25mph, so you can't get yourself in trouble on a cart. They're quiet. And what I can't stand is EV drivers just not admitting they're fun to drive. I get the speed and torque flooring the pedal. Is that worth $30-50k more than a similar ICE car? No. It's basic math really.

When I leave town it's a full sized V8 SUV. Mine is 14 years old, 232k miles. Minor repairs and oil changes an EV wouldn't need. I 100% would need a new battery with an EV though with the miles and age. $15-20K? That's more than my gas and repairs over the same time frame.

You're better off buying a new car and if it's EV again you're now $60-100k in the hole on a fucking car. I can repair my car now for substantially less than a new car. EV drivers are getting raped, they just don't know it. If I got a sedan like a Toyota Corolla I'd be massively ahead financially. Similar size to a Tesla.

I don't know, I just don't get car people that spend so much money. I need utility and there's not a single EV model that provides anything close to what I need by a long shot. I give no shits about speed or gadgets.

https://slaynews.com/news/new-report-blames-climate-policies-california-high-gas-prices-newsom-big-oil/

New Report Blames Climate Policies for California’s High Gas Prices After Newsom Claimed It Was ‘Big Oil’

A new report from the Energy Policy Research Foundation (EPRF) has concluded that California’s “climate change” policies are to blame for the state’s soaring gas prices.

The confirmation comes despite insistence from Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom that “Big Oil” was to blame for the state’s higher-than-average fuel prices.

According to the EPRF analysis by researcher Max Pyziur, California has several climate policies impacting gasoline prices that are unique to the state.

AAA reported that the average gas price nationwide was around $3.17 a gallon.

In California, however, the average price is $4.67 a gallon.

The study by Pyzier pointed out that gasoline formulations exceeding EPA standards account for 16 cents a gallon of added cost.

California’s Cap and Trade program, an attempt to limit greenhouse gas emissions, is another cause of the higher prices.

This program caps greenhouse gas emissions and charges a fee for those who exceed the “caps.”

California also has an excise tax of 58 cents per gallon, which was only 18 cents a gallon in 2000.

The combination of these policies has made gas cost an average of $1 more per gallon in 2022 and 2023.

Patrick says

AAA reported that the average gas price nationwide was around $3.17 a gallon.

In California, however, the average price is $4.67 a gallon.

Do the math. They have to make up for EV's without taxing them directly. We're at about $3.29 I believe in IL. That $1.50/gallon extra is to pay for EV's and your location.

With a massive refinery in Indiana our bump is only about 10-20¢/gallon. Plus we don't have as many EV's as CA. EV's are costing ICE drivers a ton in places not near the Gulf or with major pipelines/refineries. Basically the entire West coast to the Rockies.