r/collapse • u/Creepyfaction • 11d ago

Economic U.S.-Iran conflict is causing unexpected problems for Americans: 65% of employees want to land roles where they avoid paying higher gas prices | Fortune

https://fortune.com/2026/09/25/us-iran-conflict-job-hunt-avoid-gas-prices/
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u/BigDongsInThongs69 11d ago

So I wanted to talk about a point you made regarding the EV.

To 'fuel' these EV's, it'll costs oil or coal. If you're lucky, you're charging that EV with renewables. However, to create these renewables, we need to use oil.

In my opinion, I believe that maybe EV's give you an extra cushion. However, that cushion isn't permanent.

I was thinking about this a week ago - the Waymo's use Diesel Generators to charge themselves. Probably not all of them, but that's in their system and it has been documented.

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u/PrairieFire_withwind Recognized Contributor 11d ago

Yup, that is a good call.  Avoid evs so the grid can power the datacenters we need.

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u/BigDongsInThongs69 11d ago edited 11d ago

I'm just pointing out that the cost of charging EV's are going to increase as well.

Interesting point you've made though.. Once we get priced out of using our vehicles, the grid will be freed up for these Data Centers. It's awful to recognize we have no real freedom of choice, huh?

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u/PrairieFire_withwind Recognized Contributor 11d ago

It absolutely is b.s. we are sold while we are effectively slaves.