Comment on 👴☝️I did that

• Hapankaali@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Norway exports far more than they use, and petrol prices there are among the highest in the world.

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  • GirthBrooksPLO@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That is a policy decision. In places like Saudi Arabia, gas is cheaper than water.

    Norway, correctly, invested more into EVs, and high gas prices encourage that.

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    • zaphod@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      In places like Saudi Arabia, gas is cheaper than water.

      Because it’s a fucking desert surrounded by salt water. Desalination is expensive.

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      • GirthBrooksPLO@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Its a matter of abundance and where the government decides that abundance can go. Desal is expensive, but you have all the energy you need to power it flowing out of the ground, the cost is somewhat defrayed.

        The Gulf states chose to hoard the wealth at the top and build major hubs without reliable public transit. Which is reflective of a policy decision. Its also a matter of what refineries are where and what grade of oil they will process.

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  • Kirp123@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    US fuel is heavily subsidized compared to the rest of the world.

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• BooBees@fedinsfw.app ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  And assholes, but I saw a pack of hotdogs for 10 bucks today here in Oklahoma

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