Have you seen the price of petrol lately?

[Soul Surfer]

YIKES! Yes, I wrote petrol As a more universally accepted term. Here in the GTA, it topped $1.76/L the other day. Doing the math to charge up, even at an SC, the Tesla is such a “bargoon” to operate When you consider that my partner’s 2010 Hyundai Elantra Touring now costs over $75 to fill up with regular coat and.

 

[SilverGS]

YIKES! Yes, I wrote petrol As a more universally accepted term. Here in the GTA, it topped $1.76/L the other day. Doing the math to charge up, even at an SC, the Tesla is such a “bargoon” to operate When you consider that my partner’s 2010 Hyundai Elantra Touring now costs over $75 to fill up with regular coat and.

Yeah, I had to top up a rental gas car yesterday as mine was at the SC for service and it cost me over $30 for driving about 150 km....crazy

 

[Tony_YYZ]

Yeah it’s not pretty. It’s going to hurt a lot of people financially unfortunately. We can all feel smug about driving EVs but the reality is we are privileged and these high fuel prices will do a lot of damage to those around us.

 

[LoudMusic]

It's up about 15% here in Arkansas. People are losing their minds. So far I've chosen to not remind them about gas prices in 2008.

 

[rypalmer]

I've been on the Tesla Train since 2013 or 2014. I think it's fair game to judge people for buying gas guzzlers, but the reality is that fully electric vehicles are still out of reach for many. We should choose our words carefully when we perhaps rightly point out the ridiculousness of the price of gas. Or the many negative externalities involved. The economics today are pretty compelling, but if you changed your mind today and decided that an EV was for you, you're either having to pay a huge premium for a second hand vehicle or wait upwards of a year for delivery. As to not alienate these folks we should continue being empathetic to their situation. Thankfully for all, every EV on the road reduces the demand for gasoline in the mean time.

 

[duanra]

Don't forget that your grocery stores get truck delivered...

 

[Vawlkus]

I agree that ‘lording over’ people with ICE cars is in particularly bad taste.

I do, however, enjoy flipping the bird to every gas station sign that has the prices on it.

 

[Soul Surfer]

I'm convinced that the petrol companies are "future charging" the ICE drivers, despite their reserves. They're always crying the blues while the C-Suite execs are raking in ridiculous bonuses. It is so monopolistic.

The opinions expressed here, represent my own, only.

 

[Vawlkus]

I'm convinced that the petrol companies are "future charging" the ICE drivers, despite their reserves. They're always crying the blues while the C-Suite execs are raking in ridiculous bonuses. It is so monopolistic.

The opinions expressed here, represent my own, only.

They’re “buying oil on speculation”. That’s why the price always goes up, and seldom ever comes down.

 

[Soul Surfer]

They’re “buying oil on speculation”. That’s why the price always goes up, and seldom ever comes down.

Da bums!

 

[bobby g]

Your title sounded like the start of a Dad Joke but it is crazy. Some places in Calif it is near $7/gal ouch

 

[f-stop]

YIKES! Yes, I wrote petrol As a more universally accepted term. Here in the GTA, it topped $1.76/L the other day.

You’re lucky. $2.099/L in Vancouver yesterday!

 

[Panda1]

You’re lucky. $2.099/L in Vancouver yesterday!

Was just about to say it’s $2.10 here , $1.75 sounds like a bargain now

 

[RedMistress]

Have you seen the price at Tesla Superchargers lately? A quick calculation shows a 70% increase with the new tiers.

 

[wayner]

Have you seen the price at Tesla Superchargers lately? A quick calculation shows a 70% increase with the new tiers.

Not for us OGs

 

[ecarfan]

While the recent increase in the cost of gasoline, which was already happening before the Russian invasion, is definitely painful for many, in fact the price of oil is not at an all time high when correctly viewed in inflation adjusted dollars. It was higher from 1979 to 1981 and also in 2008.

 

[Liquidmetal101]

Well it looks like the price of the Model Y just went up another $2k.

 

[angus[Y]oung]

You’re lucky. $2.099/L in Vancouver yesterday!

Was just about to say it’s $2.10 here , $1.75 sounds like a bargain now

Yes, we have the highest gasoline prices in North America, at least as of a couple of days ago: Metro Vancouver gas prices are now the highest in North America

EDIT: for any of our American friends following this thread, $2.099 CAD per Litre is the equivalent of $6.22 USD per US gallon. (Gotta love being able to type "2.099 cad per litre to usd per US gallon" into Google and having it do all the work for you.)

 

[Vancouver ClearBra]

There seems to be no end to the uptick in fuel prices... OMG

 

[angus[Y]oung]

There seems to be no end to the uptick in fuel prices... OMG

@Vancouver ClearBra ...nor in Tesla prices! Fresh round of price increases in the past 24 hours. The Model Y Long Range we bought last spring for $69,990 base (+paint and taxes) would now $82,990 (+paint and taxes). What the...???