Any stories about increased interest in EVs because of gas crisis ins SouthEast?
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Any stories about increased interest in EVs because of gas crisis ins SouthEast?
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Haven't read any stories, but would envision anyone even slightly interested in switching to EV will be thinking about it now and seeing Tesla owners trying not to be smug...
mk677
Member
no, the story is being blown out of proportion by the media
mk677
Member
please tell us more, where is this blatant price gouging going on?
are you aware that all the affected states declared a state of emergency and in a state of emergency price gouging like your friend claims is happening is very illegal.
mk677
Member
if you are in the hardest hit places like GA,SC,NC or VA around half the stations have no fuel, it isn't the full blown no gas scenario the media is selling.
BrownOuttaSpec
Active Member
Yes and no. It doesn't help if the 50% of places that do have gas are 2+ hours away from you in the country and you live in the city.
I've heard stories of people driving around looking for gas but haven't paid too much attention since I WFH (and have a BEV
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israndy
Supercharger Hunter
He wasn't before, I am trying to leverage this event into getting him an EV. I did see that state of emergency, he told me about the price before. I assume they had to drop the prices when that happened.
mk677
Member
so you're one of those EV evangelicals always proselytizing everyone you meet about your love of EVs.
I take a different tack. I will talk all day long about how the EVs work, but only if asked.
pushing people to adapt your views and values? no bueno
mk677
Member
that is true, but it will take more than a few days to get the movement of fuels back up to speed.
one thing that I find very interesting is the lack of impact on flight ops out of NY/NJ because all the jet A is piped in via this pipeline. they must have some huge storage capacities.
for your edification
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mk677
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sadly for you, you are in NC which appears to be the hardest hit region.Yes and no. It doesn't help if the 50% of places that do have gas are 2+ hours away from you in the country and you live in the city.
I've heard stories of people driving around looking for gas but haven't paid too much attention since I WFH (and have a BEV
so for you this is a big issue, while others who are in areas not impacted as hard are just being squeezed by higher prices for fuel.
BrownOuttaSpec
Active Member
Luckily Governor Cooper put NC in a state of emergency so gas prices couldn't be raised in NC. Of course people still act like idiots and all go run out to get gas even though they don't need it, this is what happens when we get 1 inch of snow:
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israndy
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nwdiver
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Only if pushing views and values are synonyms for accepting reality and physics in your thesaurus. In which case I recommend a new thesaurus.
mk677
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