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The trick to lowering gas prices is driving less, US energy secretary says
(www.businessinsider.com)
this post was submitted on 08 Sep 2026
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You can just electrify on your own though, regardless of what the government wants.
There are a lot of things people can do on their own... in a world where the median US income isn't $45,000 and responsible and capable products aren't tariffed to hell.
Mass adoption comes with affordability which comes with support and clear, intentional direction. Consumers don't shift paradigms when they think the new paradigm won't go anywhere. We can't even get people off of X - and that costs NOTHING.
Electrifying on your own is prohibitively expensive for most people, and the fact that those people have to be prepared to also pay an additional premium because they're fighting their own government at the same time, in a period in time where people can barely afford FOOD, is not tenable.
Using energy costs more money than not using it. With the amount of people flying every day don't tell me cost is the problem.
Cost is part of the problem.
Dumbass, you think the median person is flying everyday??
There can be some high cost barriers to that in the US.