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Re:The Near Future of Electric Cars: Many Models, Few Buyers by Spooky23 on Friday December 29, 2017 @07:34PM (#16033019)
I think you will be right, until there is another oil price shock. Then people will flip quickly, as electricity comes from domestic sources.
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Re:The Near Future of Electric Cars: Many Models, Few Buyers by nine_k on Friday December 29, 2017 @10:10PM (#16033626)
In the US, much of oil can be domestic, too. In Europe, things are pretty different (except maybe Norway).
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Re:The Near Future of Electric Cars: Many Models, Few Buyers by danans on Saturday December 30, 2017 @12:05AM (#16033934)
But the price of oil is tied to the global market, regardless of whether it is produced in the US.
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Re:The Near Future of Electric Cars: Many Models, Few Buyers by markvdb on Saturday December 30, 2017 @03:22AM (#16034394)
Only consumers in Western Europe pay ~2.5 to 3 times as much for fuel due to differences in taxation.[0][1]

[0] https://www.touring.be/nl/artikels/benzineprijzen-europa [1] https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/

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