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  Yes it's backwards, but right now so much oil is pumped that they can make huge profits on tiny margins.  As demand decreases they will pump less so in order to survive they will have to make more on each gallon.
context: Even all the big car companies are phasing out fossil fuel, I don't understand how they're so backwards. >
  
  I wonder where they line up for tungsten light bulbs..  Palin wanted to outlaw LEDs. See how that went? >
  
  The shower flow is not strong enough was a Trump rant, also the toilets do not have enough power to flush documents so that was a problem for Trump as well.
  Anyone seeing a pattern of nonsensical deregulation? >
  
  and another thing, people are coming up to me all the time, "please help us, Sir," I said what's the matter, "it's our sinks," you know the sink you have in your little bathroom, you all know what I'm talking about, I said what's with the sink, "it's Obama, Sir, he made it so they don't drain good anymore," I said that's a real shame, and so we're gonna be doing a lot, sinks, toilets, all of it.  now that we have the House, and we would've had the Senate if it wasn't Totally Rigged, but we have the House, we have a lot, a lot of very strong Republicans even if you have some that maybe can be a problem, the Never Trumpers and RINOs, I've never heard something more horrible than Never Trump, it's a complete and total disgrace to our Constitution and so so disrespectful to your Favorite President. ok, you're probably all tired of losing under Sleepy Joe, have a good night. >
  
  I can’t tell if that’s parody or verbatim. He takes baffle em with bullshit to new highs. >
  
  He would never wish someone a good night >
  
  There'd be a few more "Sirs" in the real thing and the guy would have tears in his eyes 🙄 >
  
  The big strong guy >
  
  They cant. Almost all car manufactures have some sort of hybrid or fully electric car now and they arent just going to stop the R&D, the production lines, halt jobs, halt the supply chain, etc. 
  Electric is here to stay and it will continue to grow. >
  
  They don’t really want to, they just need to draw the line so that it becomes a culture war prop. That’s all they ever care about. >
  
  My dad posts anti-electric vehicle memes and propaganda on his social media all the time.  It’s so strange why they are so anti EV.  
  Don’t like it?  Don’t buy one.  It’s obvious that gasoline cars can’t be the future forever.  And no, EV are not ideal yet.  For most people, a gas car still makes more sense.  But that doesn’t mean we should stop making EV. >
  
  The trucks are the funniest to watch them twist themselves into knots about. They have stupid stupid levels of torque, like unavailable in the truck market until now. Thought you were interested in towing shit?! >
  
  Like inssaaaane amounts of it. Once they can perfect a long haul battery for full size trucks it will be the perfect vehicle for towing those 5th wheel trailers all my conservative family members love “camping” in. >
  
  For reference:
  
  
  The base 2023 F-150 with 3.3L V6 sits at 265 lb-ft of torque ($33,695 MSRP, 19MPG city)
  
  
  The highest available option, the supercharged 5.2L high-output V8, gives 640 lb-ft ($76,775 MSRP, 10MPG city)
  
  
  The 2023 F-150 Lightning EV provides 775 lb-ft of torque ($55,974 MSRP (not including tax credits), 76 MPGe city)
  
  
  I'd say the EV wins out here, as long as you're not traveling more than 240 miles in a day. More likely than not, by 2030 the range won't even really be a factor and the performance specs will only continue to improve. For ICE models OTOH, performance has mostly plateaued since there is only so much energy you can extract per second from gasoline while maintaining a reasonably efficient MPG rating. >
  
  Not only do they have crazy torque, they can do a ~3 second 0-60. Watching a stock 4 door sedan rip down a 1/4mile faster than a purpose built drag car is hilarious. >
  
  Guys, we really need to phase out these cars… is no one thinking of the poor Horses that no longer have jobs?!? >
  
  
  is no one thinking of the poor Horses that no longer have jobs?!?
  
  This was actually a legit argument made against the automobile. Ferrier's, saddle makers, wainwrights and cartwrights, coach builders... The internal combustion engine pretty much killed off an entire industry. Just as the battery and motor will do to the engine. >
  
  There’s an episode of the podcast Throughline that talks about the introduction of the tractor to farms. It faced the same kinds of resistance. There was even a contest to see if horses or a tractor performed better in typical farming tasks. Big surprise, tractors won out.
  We’ll always be stuck with luddites. >
  
  Everytime I see a headline like this I think "They couldn't have said something so dumb...right?".
  
  "The proliferation of electric vehicles at the expense of gas-powered vehicles will have deleterious impacts on Wyoming's communities and will be detrimental to Wyoming's economy and the ability for the country to efficiently engage in commerce," the resolution reads.
  "Phasing out the sale of new electric vehicles in Wyoming by 2035 will ensure the stability of Wyoming's oil and gas industry and will help preserve the country's critical minerals for vital purposes."
  
  I still want to believe they are not this stupid...yet here we are. >
  
  Oh boy, if we don’t immediately use up this oil that has sat around for hundreds of millions of years, it will just suddenly disappear rather than sit around until actually needed >
  
  the state makes a bunch of their money from the sale of oil. letting it sit in the ground doesn't pay the bills. >
  
  Who will they sell the oil to? Themselves? 
  I don't think Wyoming can sustain the industry on it's own. 
  It will be interesting though. With most of the world going the other way Wyoming might end up with a fuckload if super cheap ICE vehicles. It'll be the only place in North America that you can still buy and sell them. >
  
  I mean, oil and gas aren't going away for the foreseeable future because plastics aren't going away. Even if we all drive electric scooters, bring reusable glass containers to the store to pick up our milk, and receive meat exclusively in butcher paper.
  Research and medical settings rely on single use plastics. Sturdy plastics go into... a lot of things, including that electric scooter, probably. 
  But it's okay to diversify to wind and geothermal for energy and add those businesses! If the right is supposed to be so focused on the market, they should know that diversifying your investments is good. >
  
  I understand your point and agree 100%. 
  But one of the reasons plastic is everywhere is because it's so incredibly cheap because it's the waste from the refining process. There are other alternatives if plastic started to get scarce. >
  
  So much for letting the coveted "Free Market" decide... >
  
  Remember, it is only a free market so long as people who dropped out of an econ class right after learning about the supply curve agree that it is. >
  
  You are shooting way too high friend. Bobo couldn't finish high school and got a GED. >
  
  Eventually >
  
  After several tries over many years, as I recall >
  
  4th time is a charm... >
  
  And not because she wanted to, someone had to convince her to do it. >
  
  I’m guess the 40 million consumers in California will have more to say about this than the 700,000 in Wyoming. >
  
  The representatives of Wyoming are betraying their people by not keeping up with the modern age... and the people of Wyoming don't know better to tell them to make the state viable in the future. It's sad. >
  
  Gas prices are only going to get more volatile as the years go on anyway. >
  
  Not to mention they’re going to go up just as a function of supply and demand. Demand will start to curb and then go downwards as more vehicles go electric or hybrid. >
  
  Wait, so demand will go down, and prices will go up?