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Re:US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Ira... by hackable_sand on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @11:15AM (#48109557)
It's nice to be optimistic, but we already have incentives to upgrade to renewable energy.
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Re:US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Ira... by onlypassingthru on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @12:16PM (#48110354)
Short of fuel rationing and gas lines, over $150/week to fill your SUV is probably the biggest incentive possible.
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Re:US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Ira... by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @11:39AM (#48109892)
If you look at it from a world rather than USA perspective, expensive oil is encouraging other countries to buy new energy tech and EVs from China. It was probably going to happen anyways, but Trump sped it up.
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