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cybercuzco on December 18, 2023 1:26 pm 19% of new car sales worldwide in 2023 were plug-in hybrids or full electric [source](https://cleantechnica.com/2023/08/02/world-ev-sales-now-19-of-world-auto-sales/) a surge in oil prices is only going to increase that proportion.
rocket_beer on December 18, 2023 2:11 pm Ahhhhhhh good ol’ price manipulation Solar panels at home are the answer
OkSuccotash258 on December 18, 2023 4:43 pm Surge? Oil is up 2.65% to ~$73/bbl at time of this comment. Seems like it could just as likely be typical market variance.
SoylentRox on December 18, 2023 8:52 pm While obviously this isn’t manipulation, it’s like a supervillain plot.
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19% of new car sales worldwide in 2023 were plug-in hybrids or full electric [source](https://cleantechnica.com/2023/08/02/world-ev-sales-now-19-of-world-auto-sales/) a surge in oil prices is only going to increase that proportion.
Anything to bring the price back up
Ahhhhhhh good ol’ price manipulation
Solar panels at home are the answer
Surge? Oil is up 2.65% to ~$73/bbl at time of this comment. Seems like it could just as likely be typical market variance.
Brent is still in the 70s. Not much of a surge.
While obviously this isn’t manipulation, it’s like a supervillain plot.