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God forbid people use less gas, or even switch to electric. All that's needed to be happy and fulfilled is cheap gas. Fuck the environment, fuck other people killed for this, as long as we have cheap gas, everything goes.
Don't try anything else. Just keep expecting cheap gas.
Ask me how I know we won't do fuck all about climate change.
Struggling to buy gas and barely getting by? Just buy a new car!
No need to be new. It doesn't even need to be an EV. Just a car that's more efficient. It can be used, and/or smaller than a SUV/pickup truck.
Or, there may be other options like public transit or cycling. Or maybe even moving to a place where a car is not really a necessity most of the time. Some cities have car sharing companies to bridge the gap and only use a car when necessary.
In some other countries, they have accelerated their transition to renewable energy.
https://asianinsiders.com/2026/03/31/asia-energy-transition-plans-oil-crisis/
The priority for governments is getting through the current crisis, but many have also turned an eye to the future. Reducing dependence on oil imports is the only way to ensure a similar situation doesn’t happen again.
In nearly every Asian country, greater energy security starts with a successful energy transition. This is creating opportunities for overseas firms boasting tools, technology and knowledge in a wide range of areas.
Meanwhile other countries are just hoping for cheap gas, and some are even slowing down or are actively working against alternatives. Some presidents even go as far as pay more to cancel renewable energy contracts.
And I wasn't there but apparently there's been an oil crisis in 1970 that led to more efficient cars and reshaped the industry.
https://enginestories.com/history/oil-crisis-to-electric-revolution-how-fuel-shaped-car-design/
But I guess that no, of course there is simply no alternative to cheap gas.
You don’t seem to understand: the price of gas affects the price of everything you buy. Not just what is at the pump.
Oh I understand that. And that's whybwe should work really hard to get rid of gas powered vehicles and find alternatives. But no, the only solution is to burn cheap gas.
EVs are kinda really expensive when the most common distance you travel is more than 200 miles
How about the majority of us who are already doing that? If I could drive any less, I would. Gas is too expensive