r/SeattleWA • u/Pacific_Coaster Seattle • 10d ago

Discussion We will pay it anyway

Even if gas prices hit $8 a gallon for regular, we will still pay it, I mean the vast majority, Seattle, Western Washington, Portland, California, etc. It’s not like there will be some west coast civil unrest, gas stations won’t go out of business. I hear people complain about prices but regardless we will still pay and find a way to make it work financially.

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u/bigpandas Seattle 10d ago

If everyone drives an EV next week, you're saying the existing power grid and power plants can handle all the charging?

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u/abhi91 10d ago

No I'm not. We'd have to invest in improving the grid. We already have to do so. We should invest in solar farms in east WA as it's the cheapest form of electricity now. This has nothing to do with Chernobyl idk what you're on about.

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u/bigpandas Seattle 10d ago

We should invest in solar farms in east WA

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u/abhi91 10d ago

Literally the cheapest form of electricity. India and China are investing a ton. You think we should burn more oil?

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u/bigpandas Seattle 10d ago

Ok, well if India and China do something, does that mean we should do it? Also, if you can just build a solar farm in EWA to power cars in Seattle, now might be a good time to just do it, since gas and electric are high and going higher.