Thank you!

Global electricity generation by source, 2014-2025

What even is that graph?

They're more fuel efficient, the electric motors reduce wear and tear on the ICE and mean you can have a smaller ICE. They're a significant step forward from pure ICE.

I only buy Ukrainian-made electronics, clothing and alcohol.

Yeah the car complains after a few months and runs the engine after a year, generally I go visit family once every other month or so and maybe use a gallon

Eh. My Prius is almost 20 years old. I'd rather keep driving it than buy a new vehicle, even if the new vehicle took less resources to produce. I'm well past the break-even point.

This is why I love bicycles. Be careful if you never ever use the fuel though, you might need to add a stabilizer or something if it goes unused for too long.

Off-topic: is the dude in the picture the same actor like 'The Baron' from 'What we do in the Shadows'?

Yeah literally never using gas is great

That sounds pretty cool.

I have an EV. Yay my fuel price isn't changing. But only for my car. Everything else is shipped using mostly gas. So that all goes up. Buy local. Thankfully the last year has increased local production of many necessary items. Continue avoiding buying anything American since Trump continues to make life more difficult for everyone in the world.

Naw, that shit will affect every crevice of the economy. I’ve already had to increase certain areas of my budget three times within the last several months because inflation has gone up an insane amount in a short time. The only saving grace is that where I live winter is almost over.

When I lived in an apartment I used the standard 120V outlet to charge overnight, at some point I did add ~$40 to my rent to get a garage space and used that 120V outlet instead.

As a daily driver of a 19 volt I can confidently say I only buy gas if I go out of town. My standard driving never goes above the ~40 miles of full electric range.

Last year I sold a used ICE car and bought a used Chevy Bolt for less money. It's been great.

Wait untill you go shopping :)

And anyone with a badass tree fort

The manufacturers lied their asses off about how efficient they actually are from what I've read.

It depends on the plug-in hybrid. Mine has a big enough battery that it runs as an EV until you run out of battery (usually after 40 miles). Works great for day to day city driving where I regularly get 1000 miles before having to refuel. And if you are doing long road drives, acts as a standard gas powered vehicle.

This is just one anecdote but when I was car shopping in 2022 in the US, my (non plugin) hybrid CRV cost $1000 more than the ICE version. Not really a lot more.

Plugless hybrids are ICEs that need more resources to be produced. They are a marketing lie.

Again, anything is better than ICE

You are right, plug in hybrids are shit but normal hybrids are shittier. No car >>>>>> EV>plug in> ICE (this includes hybrids)

Oh I'm sure they're paying something for that, but it's only a handful of cars so not that hard of a task