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[–] 3 points 8 months ago

It doesn't really bother me, high energy prices push people further towards renewbles (see South Australia)

Same thing with oil prices, higher petrol prices at the pump, more EV adoption

The impact of energy prices on electric vehicle adoption: From a perspective of consumer expectations

Empirically, the study quantifies the relative influence of gasoline prices, which are found to have a significantly larger impact—approximately 3.5 to 6 times greater than electricity prices—on consumer adoption behaviour.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666188825000073

It's sadly a balance for me, higher prices give Russia more money but also encourage EV adoption, lower prices give Russia less money but slow adoption

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