Thru the Trump adm., the amount of electricity generated by renewables increased to 17%, nuclear 20%. Fossil fuels declined to 63%. Obviously that trend will continue. Which will conserve our finite supply, and the competition will prevent the huge spikes (and conflicts) that we've all experienced for decades. So what is your real worry? Being on the wrong side of the climate science issue, that becomes clearer & clearer to more Americans every year?
Gas Prices Skyrocket under Biden
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Thru the Trump adm., the amount of electricity generated by renewables increased to 17%, nuclear 20%. Fossil fuels declined to 63%. Obviously that trend will continue. Which will conserve our finite supply, and the competition will prevent the huge spikes (and conflicts) that we've all experienced for decades. So what is your real worry? Being on the wrong side of the climate science issue, that becomes clearer & clearer to more Americans every year?
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And why do you think supply was greater than demand? Could it be the shutdown where people traveled less?
Orin Swift
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Comparable Tesla for a Honda Civic would be be the Model 3 which is $37k.
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Seriously?
Orin Swift
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Yes lol
OldSoulon
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Looking at TCO, it's about 2 grand to wire my home for juice to charge the Tesla, plus pay to charge it elsewhere, plus
a new battery is about 3 grand, right?
Plus I am too tall for either car....
Orin Swift
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I have no idea. But the cost of the car is $37k, nowhere new iew's $80k for a Civic's comp.
I doubt it. Doing a quick 15 second Google search will yield videos of people ranging from 6'4" to 7'2" sitting comfortably in the Model 3.
OldSoulon
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Oh, I'm sure I can SIT in it.
Being comfortable on anything more than a 20 mile drive is usually another story.
Orin Swift
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Okay.
keep in mind ( or them Open ) .... some of these guys drive with their legs closed !!!
and then some of us Can't !!!
said_aouita
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Thank goodness I'm not as poor as most Trump supporters. A few pennies more a gallon makes no difference.
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I literally posted their website earlier and it was the start of this conversation...and I feel confident that I'm correct about the prices dipping under $2. Look at the timeline of that dip; March 30th to June 1st, aka, the height of shutdowns.
Anyways, you'd have to have your head in the sand to think that people aren't and haven't been out and about even more since at least the holidays and gas prices have responded to that. Pandemic fatigue is very real and people are doing what they want more now. Plus, with the vaccine and places like bars being more open, the increase makes sense. And those supply sources were shut down because of the bad winter weather; I don't believe any administration has control over the weather.
OldSoulon
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So why are you livin' in East Cleveland then?
Correct - but Shutting Down the XL pipeline will hurt
- When gas prices rise, it can be a drag on the economy—impacting everything from consumer spending to the price of airline tickets to hiring practices.
- Gas is an important input for transportation, which directly impacts households as they drive, but also businesses that rely on logistics and transportation chains around the globe.
- If discretionary spending is hampered by higher gasoline costs, it can have knock-on effects throughout the broader economy.
you will do IT.... and LIKE IT!!!!Looking at TCO, it's about 2 grand to wire my home for juice to charge the Tesla, plus pay to charge it elsewhere, plus
a new battery is about 3 grand, right?
Plus I am too tall for either car....
OldSoulon
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Well, they got me wearin' a mask and sht, and they're trying to make me feel guilty because of my skin color, so.....
It could be, sure. It could also be other factors. It does not matter what the factors are , when supply gets tighter price goes up.
It's kind of like one year when I list my butt trading bean futures. We had a small crop in the US and all signs pointed to higher prices going forward. Then Brazil planted about 20 million more acres than typical as they thought the same thing. Market looked at stocks on hand and anticipated ending stocks to rise and prices went down $2/bushel instead of up. It does not matter the why as much as the factual supply vs demand.
If you purchase your fuel off the truck delivered to your business to supply a large fleet of trucks you may think differently. Just on one tractor trailer hauling grain yesterday we went through 112 gallons of fuel @ $2.65 /gallon purchased at truck stop. Today that same place is at $2.99 . You may call that pennies on a gallon, quite literally it is 34 pennies on the gallon, but that adds up to $38.08 additional for just one day. The driver still gets his pay, the contract still is billed at the same agreed to rate from last month, so the $38.08 comes out of the Trump supporters pocket. A fleet of 10 trucks gets pretty expensive over a few pennies on the gallon.
Not many years back during the Obama administration we went to fuel surcharges based on the first $3.50 / gallon the trucking company ate, after that the client paid the difference as an add on to the bill. We just got out of that game, looks like we may have to go to that model again.
OldSoulon
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And some wear women's clothing and high heels around the house, too.
Orin Swift
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It's not could be, it was due to the fact that road traffic had dropped significantly. I'm not sure why this is hard for you to grasp.
No one is arguing that but thanks, captain obvious.
Your the one having difficulty grasping the danger of trying to tie increases of price into one single cause.
It is a cause, but where it rates on the scope of all causes, I dont believe you have enough facts to say with certainty.
Just a hunch here but guessing you don't have much commodity trading or hedging experience? When following factors that influence futures it is not very wise to place all causation on one factor.
As an aside, many oil companies anticipated the lack of demand for oil and stopped exploration and decreased pumping at the well head. You cant "cap" them off without damaging future supply , but the market reacted quickly to the shutdown. That's why I believe there is more to the cheap fuel story. Namely, unprecedented exploration and pumping.
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Why the cold weather caused huge Texas blackouts – a visual explainer
Texas has a unique power system with little connection with the two national grids – but it was unprepared for what residents needed
www.theguardian.com
"the energy providers were also struggling with the elements. The cold weather froze natural gas wells and blocked pipes. It froze wind turbines and coal piles.
Contrary to what some state politicians have said, the blackouts weren’t primarily the fault of frozen wind turbines. It was largely a problem with natural gas, which is the state’s primary energy source."
Hope this helps. You, my friend are part of the Flock.
Orin Swift
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You're right, the price drops coincide with a time where personal travel dipped nearly 50% and commercial travel dipped another 15% but we don't have enough facts to say that was the leading cause for the greater supply vs. demand. Good call.
What danger? This is an internet message board, there's no danger trying to tie decreases (not increases??? It seems you don't know what you're even arguing) of price to a single cause.
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Philly_Cat
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Just paid Club Price $ 2.44 - Sucks
Your way too smart for me, guess I will wait for the next dumb conversation to pop up so I can feel comfortable with the discussion.
Just paid $2.79 at UDF
A lot of crap goes into determining the price/gallon. Crude being darn near 60%. Rather glad the price at the pump hasnt mirrored the cost of crude over the past 4 months. --- I still hate paying $2.79!!!!!
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I tried to give you an out. Start with the power grid and actions that took place. Baaa baaaa.Why the cold weather caused huge Texas blackouts – a visual explainer
Texas has a unique power system with little connection with the two national grids – but it was unprepared for what residents needed
"the energy providers were also struggling with the elements. The cold weather froze natural gas wells and blocked pipes. It froze wind turbines and coal piles.
Contrary to what some state politicians have said, the blackouts weren’t primarily the fault of frozen wind turbines. It was largely a problem with natural gas, which is the state’s primary energy source."
Hope this helps. You, my friend are part of the Flock.