Grocery stores promoting gas discounts are not helping the transition away from gas vehicles
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Large grocery stores around here offer cheaper gas if you shop at there store. This can be up to a dollar a gallon off.
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Large grocery stores around here offer cheaper gas if you shop at there store. This can be up to a dollar a gallon off.
Actually, buying a new electric car is better for the environment than keeping your current car.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2022/04/new-ev-vs-old-beater-which-is-better-for-the-environment/
Unfortunately, like most issues we face, this is not a stand alone problem. I'll concede, over the length of ownership of the car, a brand new electric vehicle is more environmentally friendly than keeping your current combustion engine vehicle.
However, we don't live in a society where the majority can make that choice independent of other factors. EVs are more expensive across the board.
Even if the purchasing cost of an off-the-lot EV were equivalent to continued use of an older ICE across two years - most people can not afford it.