If its only for a year, many will continue on as they are already invested and change is expensive.
Comment on Oil rises to $110. Goldman Sachs says we’ll be in the triple digits for years
blarghly@lemmy.world 1 day agoMuch as lemmy hates to admit it, economics is a thing, and increased oil prices will drive consumers to make less oil-dependent choices for their transportation needs. Ideally, this would also come with effective pressure on local, state/provicial, and national governments to reform land se policies and invest in low-carbon infrastructure as well. But even if they don’t, people and businesses will eventually find the cheapest way to get around somehow.
Deceptichum@quokk.au 1 day ago
pedz@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
I worked as a clerk in a gas station 20 years ago. People were complaining when prices went over $1 per litre. Now it’s around $1.70 a litre and people just keep buying it while still complaining.
I know 3 person that changed their car last year. They all went with gas engines. And theg complain that the price of gas is too high. Meanwhile some other regions of the world already pay more than $2 per litre, and they also just continue to buy it and complain.
In the 70ies there was also a peak like this and for a while, people did buy smaller cars and started to be more sensible, but the prices eventually went back down, and most people went back to gas guzzlers while complaining about prices.
If economics are supposed to push people to change, apparently the prices are still not high enough. This shit is like cocain.
Alchalide@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
€2.25 per liter is what I payed yesterday.
blarghly@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
Yes. In parts of the world where the cost of gas is actually significant compared to the typical wage, we see a lot more use of small engine vehicles like motorcycles and scooters - and these places are electrifying far more quickly as well, since the people have a real economic incentive to.