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Re:Hate to say it, but we need to increase oil and gas outpu... by mgarfias on Sunday March 06, 2022 @02:55PM (#30580621)
As an American of the “live too far away to get a pizza delivered” variety, you can go F yourself.

You absolutely do not understand what it’s like living rural, please go try it for a bit and then come back to talk about how we should “F “ ourselves.

Re:Hate to say it, but we need to increase oil and gas outpu... by labrador on Sunday March 06, 2022 @03:26PM (#30580929)
More power to you. I specifically mentioned "soccer Mom" which implies suburban areas like mine and how I see enough large gas guzzling status vehicles to get mad about it, but hey, if you want to feel attacked, be my guest.
Re:Hate to say it, but we need to increase oil and gas outpu... by InvertedRhodium on Sunday March 06, 2022 @03:09PM (#30580757)
What does that matter though? You chose to live rural, it's not like the ever increasing price of petrol has been a closely guarded secret.

What do you expect to do when the price of petrol inevitably doubles or triples?

Re:Hate to say it, but we need to increase oil and gas outpu... by dazilcher on Sunday March 06, 2022 @06:49PM (#30582465)
> What do you expect to do when the price of petrol inevitably doubles or triples?

Not GP, but that's an easy one: vote for people who would increase production.

Re:Hate to say it, but we need to increase oil and gas outpu... by InvertedRhodium on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @10:37PM (#30610635)
Ok, so you'll delay it a bit. But what happens when it inevitably doubles or triples? You can't delay forever.
Re:Hate to say it, but we need to increase oil and gas outpu... by verve_rat on Sunday March 06, 2022 @03:17PM (#30580842)
I am a New Zealander that lives rurally and I drive a Suzuki Swift. Do you not have roads where you live?

If you need the truck for a farm or other job, well that's a bit different. But you will have to get used to the rest of society increasingly wanting to put a price on the externalities your work generates. Owning a truck _is_ going to keep getting more expensive and you should be planning for that now.

Re:Hate to say it, but we need to increase oil and gas outpu... by cudgy on Sunday March 06, 2022 @04:05PM (#30581249)
They’ll just get an electric truck. One will be available soon at a car lot nearby. Then we can stop this petty, nosy criticism.
Re:Hate to say it, but we need to increase oil and gas outpu... by mgarfias on Sunday March 06, 2022 @05:15PM (#30581811)
Have you seen the rivian reviews? The range while towing went from 300mi to 60.

Not an option if you actually use your truck.

Re:Hate to say it, but we need to increase oil and gas outpu... by cudgy on Monday March 07, 2022 @05:02PM (#30593893)
60 miles is pretty good, considering most trucks aren’t usually towing a trailer. Obviously, if you are towing long distances, an electric truck does not make sense … yet. Diesel is the way to go.

Again, most trucks aren’t towing long distances so towing range is not critical to electric trucks making sense for most uses.

Re:Hate to say it, but we need to increase oil and gas outpu... by mgarfias on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @12:48PM (#30603019)
Towing a few times per year completely trashes the utility of an all-electric truck. I do have a big diesel (1T) bought just to be able to tow heavy things.

What I'd really like, no one makes: namely an electrically driven, so GOBS of low end torque, but with a diesel powered generator to keep the batteries charged. Give me 150mi of electric range (unloaded), and then a fuel tank big enough to pull a heavy load 500mi. Oh, and the ability to keep it plugged in at night so 80% of the time I'm not needing to use the diesel motor.

Re:Hate to say it, but we need to increase oil and gas outpu... by evronm on Sunday March 06, 2022 @03:06PM (#30580729)
I don't think you are the target of OP's ire. There is definitely a need for SUV's in rural areas. The issues I have (and I think OP as well) is with people who drive them in the city, never going off road or towing anything. It's a huge waste and in fact ends up making your gas bills higher than they need to be.
Re:Hate to say it, but we need to increase oil and gas outpu... by ikiris on Monday March 07, 2022 @09:23PM (#30595759)
I grew up on a farm, you're not winning any points for being this clueless.

Its not that hard to have a $500 old shitbox for when you actually need to haul things, and drive something efficient the rest of the time.