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Re:U.S. Oil Output Tops 12M Barrels a Day for First Time by pjc50 on Tuesday July 02, 2019 @10:56AM (#20335735)
It's not so much a tactic as a technologically-enabled event. The US is not about to "crush" Saudi Arabia, it's actively fighting along side them in Yemen.

UK petrol prices have been close to equivalent of $6/USgal for a while - currently about £1.20 per liter, £4.50/USgal = $5.67, and electric cars are still pretty scarce. Hybrid taxis have been popular for a while though.

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Re:U.S. Oil Output Tops 12M Barrels a Day for First Time by CalRobert on Tuesday July 02, 2019 @11:08AM (#20335848)
The falling cost of EV's and renewable energy is a relatively recent phenomenon too, though. Even 5 years ago vs. now, the choice to buy EV has gotten easier.

If I were in the market for a new car, I'd be looking at EV's. I drive about 5-6000 miles a year and can't really justify the money, though (and tbh 6,000 miles a year at 50+mpg means driving is a relatively small part of my carbon footprint. Really, I need to fly less)

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