With gasoline prices averaging above $4 a gallon nationally, drivers are grappling with a sharp rise in fuel costs. Here are some ideas to consider if you're trying to cut your fuel costs.

Nationally, gasoline prices are averaging more than $4 a gallon. That’s not an all-time record, but it’s up sharply from just over a month ago, and the rapid change has left many car owners reeling … but unwilling, or unable, to give up on driving. Americans have been logging more miles since the war with Iran started, according to the analytics company Arity, which tracks driving habits…

Another option, of course, is to pursue alternatives to driving.

  • FearMeAndDecay@literature.cafeEnglish
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    26 days ago

    Most people don’t live in countries with communist healthcare. Many people do not even currently have the option of getting renewable energy either bc there’s not enough sun where they live to make it feasible on its own or there’s just no companies/infrastructure near them to switch to

    You may not be rich but it sounds like the country you live in has a higher base standard of living than many other places in the world. That’s great! It’s just sad that other countries do not have those social safety nets and infrastructure

    • Korhaka@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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      25 days ago

      There are countries with less sun than the UK?

      Joking aside, don’t people in poor countries use less energy in general. Being poor means they can’t afford much energy in the first place.

      But another point, if I can afford to do it myself on below average income, why can’t the country do it with the benefits of scale for bulk ordering things? Not only can I afford it, but the payback time is getting surprisingly short.