Online searches for electric and hybrid cars increase as war-linked fuel prices hit highest levels in nearly three years

Online searches for electric and hybrid cars increase as war-linked fuel prices hit highest levels in nearly three years

US car buyers are showing a surge in interest in electric vehicles after Donald Trump’s decision to attack Iran helped cause a major jump in gasoline prices.

The cost to refuel a vehicle in the US is at its highest level in nearly three years, with the average national price of gas standing at $3.90 a gallon on Friday.

This increase has been driven by the rising global cost of oil in the wake of the US and Israel’s bombing of Iran, a major oil producer. The conflict has resulted in the strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway that conveys around a fifth of the world’s oil, being shut off by Iran.

  • LoafedBurrito@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    It really hurts people like me driving a 20+ year old car with over 200k miles cause I can’t afford anything else.

    If hybrids and EV’s were cheaper, it would be a lot better for everyone. But the current administration hates electric vehicles and saving lives, so oh well.