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[-] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 30 points 5 months ago
[-] real_squids@sopuli.xyz 5 points 5 months ago

Was gonna say that, 1/5th of what it costs here

[-] BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 26 points 5 months ago

USD 1.98/gallon = CAD 0.733/litre

I haven’t seen gas that cheap in a long, long time.

[-] prettybunnys@piefed.social 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

FWIW haven’t seen gas that cheap here in the USA for a while either.

I bet some places have had it that low, but $3/gallon is the cheapest I’ve seen in years

[-] BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

USD 3/gallon = CAD 1.109/litre

That’s still cheaper than I’ve seen for quite a while, though I have seen close. When converted, the gas prices where I live are closer to around USD 3.5-4/gallon. It does occasionally dip down to closer to what you were saying, though not quite.

Edit: just checked, gas station near me is 138.6 (we measure in cents here, so CAD 1.386/litre). That’s USD 3.75/gallon.

[-] prettybunnys@piefed.social 2 points 5 months ago

That’s a fair bit more, I pay ~3.50/gallon on average, but for premium.

Regular is like 2.75 rn it turns out

I don’t buy gas very often

[-] BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

If I lived in Alberta I could probably get it that cheap, but then I’d need to live in Alberta.

For reference, Alberta is sort of our Texas. Our last federal election, Alberta was 92% conservative. The premier there (basically governor) is also a MAGAt Trump supporter and was trying to fight for more independence which probably means joining the States. Not that it’ll happen but that’s the mentality of the government there, and a lot of its people too.

[-] FatVegan@leminal.space 2 points 5 months ago

I haven't seen gas that cheap in my lifetime.

[-] DrBob@lemmy.ca 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Holy shit that's cheap gas! After some quick figuring I paid $4.14 USD to fill up this weekend.

[-] arrow74@lemmy.zip 14 points 5 months ago

The US is a major exporter of fuel now. So it makes sense.

Also we have some very dumb people that measure the presidency/economy by how much it costs for them to fill up their lifted dodge ram pick-up truck. A loaf of bread could cost $10, but as long as gas prices are a single cent lower they will worship the party in power.

It's very frustrating to see

[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Its getting close to that...I'm seeing artisanal breads at the normie supermarket (as in, not the fancy supermarket, not the ghetto supermarket) upwards of $7.

Seen packs of gum at checkout for that much, too. The cupholder-containers of like Ice Breakers and shit.

"Chewing gum" is (almost) no longer the cheap alternative to smoking.

Is this what winning looks like?

[-] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

tbf the cost of energy is pretty important because it's a part of basically every product.

that's actually precisely why i think the whole world should install more solar panels. it would make energy cheaper overall, and interestingly enough it would also make oil cheaper, since oil consumption would be lowered (because people can use electricity as a cheaper replacement) and that would mean there's lower demand for oil while supply stays the same, so oil becomes cheaper too. solar panels help literally everyone, including the gas-guzzlers.

[-] arrow74@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427&t=3

Yeah less than 1% of energy is coming from oil sources in the US.

Other fossil fuels are typically transported by barge, rail, or pipeline.

Barge and rail could use oil to transport things like coal, but that's not going to be a significant portion of the cost.

I agree we need to be investing in renewable energy, but it's not going to impact the price of gasoline unless most switch to electric vehicles

[-] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 5 months ago

unless most switch to electric vehicles

yeah that's what i meant

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