VioletTea@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 20 hours agoLouisiana governor declares state of emergency as diesel prices hit record highswww.wdsu.comexternal-linkmessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up1209arrow-down10
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minus-squarebobjones1665@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up62arrow-down1·20 hours agoChange your driving habits. Republicans
minus-squareRidgeDweller@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·12 hours agoThey’re already telling the poors to eat less beef, so any minute now!
minus-squarepostmateDumbass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·15 hours agoSomeone do the math comparing total cost of Iran war to the cost of buying everyone an EV and rooftop solar.
minus-squareStabbingSky@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down7·14 hours agoNapkin math disclaimer Cost of Iran war so far: $43.6b Number of people in the US with drivers license: 242.1m Average EV cost: $55k Number of households: 133m Average rooftop solar cost: $22.5k Cost to give everyone EVs: 242.1m × $55k = $13.3b Cost to give every household rooftop solar: 133m × $22.5k = $3b Total cost: $16.3b We’d have enough to do it almost 3 times.
minus-squaretoo_high_for_this@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·13 hours agoYou forgot to multiply the k. You’re off by a factor of 1000.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 hours ago You’re off by a factor of 1000
minus-squareStabbingSky@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·5 hours agoNah, I messed up looking at the answer, not with the math
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·16 hours agoIt’s strange times for us !fuckcars folks, lemme tell ya. Strange times, indeed…
Change your driving habits.
They’re already telling the poors to eat less beef, so any minute now!
Someone do the math comparing total cost of Iran war to the cost of buying everyone an EV and rooftop solar.
Napkin math disclaimer
Cost of Iran war so far: $43.6b
Number of people in the US with drivers license: 242.1m
Average EV cost: $55k
Number of households: 133m
Average rooftop solar cost: $22.5k
Cost to give everyone EVs: 242.1m × $55k = $13.3b
Cost to give every household rooftop solar: 133m × $22.5k = $3b
Total cost: $16.3b
We’d have enough to do it almost 3 times.
You forgot to multiply the k. You’re off by a factor of 1000.
Nah, I messed up looking at the answer, not with the math
It’s strange times for us !fuckcars folks, lemme tell ya. Strange times, indeed…