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Old 03-09-2022, 04:58 PM
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I see we are now going to stop buying Russian Oil at least until Ukraine issue is resolved. I an not interested in if that is good or bad, it just is. The impact, from the reliable sources (to me) that I can find are that gasoline prices are about to "SOAR". The $5/gal we have been discussing could easily be something we look back at and call the "good old days" - real soon now. Suggestions of car pooling for grocery shopping etc and now being seriously considered.

My wife and I have been putting off getting a Tesla until we needed the self driving (which I think will be no more than 5 years from now - based on my ability to drive) and today we sat down to seriously discuss getting a used one.
Today there are other choices than Tesla. None have full self-driving, but you do have a choice and some when it's available will become self-driving with a simple download. EVs are the future, the only problem at the moment is charging stations. The administration is putting money to cure that, but when the states realize they could make money by putting charging stations on their roads you will find them every 5 feet.