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A comment on U.S. to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles in 5 years. Parent comment

Re:U.S. to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicl... by pjc50 on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @04:14AM (#40220774)
> where you burn your housing cost every month

As opposed to travel cost?

(yes, it's a really stupid situation that renting a house is far more expensive than renting some money for thirty years)

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Re:U.S. to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicl... by nomel on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @02:03PM (#40226906)
My cheap gas car gets 40mpg on the freeway. With our roughly $5.30/gallon cost here, a 40 mile one-way commute is around $300/month. That's < 1/10th the housing cost for living near work.

If free electric charging is available where you work, you can save even more by buying a low range, used, electric that nobody wants. I picked one up for $8k. The savings will pay it off in a few more years.

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