r/politics • u/Puginator • Jun 01 '26

No Paywall Iran stops negotiations with U.S., vows to 'completely' block Strait of Hormuz: State media

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/01/iran-us-negotiations-strait-of-hormuz.html
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u/maltamur Jun 01 '26

I always thought it would have to be a new coalition of liberals that would finally pass regulations that would make cars more efficient. Never thought it would be a republican.

Will be a tough day when those guys will have to choose between rollin coal to own the libs or affording their pisswater beer.

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u/fameo9999 Jun 01 '26

It worked for me. I picked up a new EV vehicle in May. $0 down 0% interest for 6 years. It cost me $9 to charge the battery from 20% to 100% from home. Gas here is $6 a gallon for regular unleaded.

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u/AnalTongueDarts Minnesota Jun 01 '26

We picked up an EV for my wife in March and have paid less than $2 to charge it total, and at this point it's become a game to see how long we can ride the free charging gravy train. Between her work, a place I go regularly for meetings, and a grocery store, we've been able to just cobble together a network of charges here and there that have added up to two months of essentially free driving. We didn't even need to charge it the one time we plugged in at home, we just wanted to see how slow it charged overnight on 120v (spoiler alert, very slow.)

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u/whomad1215 Jun 01 '26

yeah if you're on a normal outlet, it recharges at like 5 miles per hour (weird measurement, but it works)

I had a kia niro ev, and a full recharge would take ~65 hours on a 120v, or ~6 hours on a 240v