Thanksgiving Gas Prices Could Hit Lowest Level Since 2020. God bless President Biden.

cawacko said:
I've said before I'm not a car guy so I have no dog in this EV fight but am I wrong to think higher gas prices make EVs more appealing? My understanding has always been when gas prices are higher people are less likely to buy gas guzzling SUVs and instead buy more fuel efficient vehicles. It may not always fly politically but for those who support EVs or more fuel efficiency it seems that higher gas prices are actually a good thing.
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that was Joe's strategy as I recall...
 
NiftyNiblick said:
These days, I drive about 3500 miles a year, I think.
I gave the Corvette to my boy, so no more pleasure cruising.
Being in the city, I live very close to everything that I need.

Lower petrol prices are always nice,
but I've got bigger problems than that, unfortunately.
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I run about 8k to 10k a year. Add another 2k in the Cobra.
I can still get in and out of the Cobra, so I'm gonna enjoy
it while I can. Then trade it for a '70 MACH I or similar.
Everything I need is about 15 - 20 min. away.

Yeah, we have bigger problems than that. Then add winter
heating costs and I only work in the summer. Time to pack
the freezer and watch (the pitiful:() Penguins, and Flyers.
 
Joe Capitalist said:
Thanksgiving Gas Prices Could Hit Lowest Level Since 2020 — As Cost Keeps Sliding

https://apple.news/AbmRXplMZTlyhFhYPFYRW-Q

Gas prices nationwide have been decreasing for weeks — and are expected to keep falling — ahead of a Thanksgiving travel period that experts and the Transportation Security Administration expect to be one of the busiest in years, but could be the most affordable for drivers since November 2020.

The national average gas price dropped to $3.33 on Thursday, down from $3.39 last week, $3.58 a month ago and $3.73 a year ago, according to data from AAA.
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As of Friday, 11 states had gas under $3 per gallon, and the most common gallon price was $2.99, according to Patric De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. 
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Mississippi has the cheapest gas in the country as of Friday, averaging $2.81 a gallon, followed by Texas, where gas is $2.83, and Georgia, where the average is $2.84, according to AAA data. 
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The most expensive gas in the country can be found in California ($5.02), Hawaii ($4.74) and Washington ($4.46).
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Data from the Energy Information Administration shows gas demand decreased from 9.49 million to 8.95 million barrels per day last week, and AAA analysts said that the lower gas demand, along with the declining price of oil, are why the pump prices are so low.


“Average gas prices have plummeted in all 50 states in the weeks ahead of Thanksgiving, with $2.99 prices spreading like wildfire just in time for the start of the holiday season,” De Haan said in a GasBuddy press release, adding that drivers this Thanksgiving will save “over half a billion dollars from Wednesday through Sunday” compared to last year.
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Remind me who was President in 2020 :thinking:
 
Phantasmal said:
Remind yourself there was a pandemic and demand for gas was down, so prices were down.
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OK Remind me who was President in 2018? :thinking:

The average price of gasoline in the United States in 2018 was $2.74. The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline ranged from $2.57 in Mississippi to $3.77 in Hawaii.

CDC reports the first laboratory-confirmed case of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus in the U.S. from samples taken on January 18 in Washington state and on the same day activates its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to respond to the emerging outbreak.
 
cawacko said:
I've said before I'm not a car guy so I have no dog in this EV fight but am I wrong to think higher gas prices make EVs more appealing? My understanding has always been when gas prices are higher people are less likely to buy gas guzzling SUVs and instead buy more fuel efficient vehicles. It may not always fly politically but for those who support EVs or more fuel efficiency it seems that higher gas prices are actually a good thing.
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The average charge cost to drive one mile in a Tesla is 4.56 cents a mile.



EV's on average cost 10k more than an ICE car. At $3 a gallon you can buy 3,333 gallons of gasoline on a car that gets 20 miles per gallon that's 66,666 miles or 15 cents a mile. The average charge cost to drive a Tesla 4.56 cents a mile. So driving an EV 66,666 miles costs $3040 to drive. So it takes 95,785 miles to recoup the $10,000 extra cost of an EV.
 
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How you fuckers dont see what is going on...

Jordan Peterson has to be right that this extreme level of refusal to learn must be willful.
 
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