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1 in 5 new car sales globally were EVs in 2023, and that's curbed oil demand – IEA (electrek.co)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)

It's amazing how much a difference there was in road manners when I was driving a mustang vs. a rav4. It was quite literally stress free, suddenly there were no jackasses on the road.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

Try driving an old crown Vic police cruiser. The last one was made in 2011 and were never ever used in my area. I still get people getting over and slowing down when they were going to pass me.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Oh, same. We have multiple vehicles and I only experience this when driving the Fiesta. It's almost like people are mad that you have chosen a vehicle based on logic and reasoning over id.

Also, in my town at least, this phenomenon seems to have gotten perceptibly worse over the past 6-8 years. People are just angrier all the time in general I think.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I am the guy that passed you doing 75 on our beltway that's 55 (singing I just can't drive... 55!) 😉

I mentioned this because lately, I've almost been mowed over a few times, and I usually drive right, until I can't. I don't change lanes rapidly or in multiples, no texting, but I've been passed by people changing multiple lanes and shoulders, always on phones, etc.

People are angrier

Dude, I don't disagree. Maybe they feel too busy, hate RTO, don't know.

It's very aggressive lately.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I compare my daily commute to the chariot races in Ben Hur. It absolutely wasn't this way pre COVID.