Post #1974853

2026-05-04 09:53 UTC

I'm bloody sick of people talking about the cost of cutting CO2 emissions. According to them I'm poorer for having spent a fortune on an early EV back in the day. I was a dupe for buying solar 12 years ago. Sure its cheaper now but I've had 10 years without buying fuel and 12 without energy bills. For the car that's no engine repairs, no servicing, no stink or noise. Sure it was expensive to buy and for the price I could have had a brand new Maserati. Imagine how much that would have cost in fuel and repairs! For the electricity no power bills, lines charges or unexpected power outages. Best of all, it all still works and my transport and electricity costs aren't going up with the fallout of this stupid Israel-US-Iran war. Making the same decision to go solar & EV now is so obviously the right decision financially that to even stop to question it is laughable, regardless on your thoughts on climate change. We (society) can make this change right bloody now if our leaders get behind it. We can insulate ourselves from dependency on sketchy, expensive fuel supplies. We can stop pushing CO2 into the world every time we nip down the shops. We can do away with the fumes. We can have abundant, FREE energy more or less for life if we invest in this infrastructure. Instead we're building a terminal to bring in more fuel for the metaphorical broken Maserati that is our energy system. Gah. #Abundance #ShortSightedLeaders #ClimateChange #EV #Solar

Replies (6)

@LaNaehForaday@universeodon.com 2026-05-04 16:45

@Niall Ten years fully off the grid and not once was I sorry.

Open ##2075564
@phil_stevens@mastodon.nz 2026-05-04 19:23

@Niall If they think the cost of doing something is a problem, wait til they see the price of inaction. We're just getting the warmup act.

Open ##2075565
@SimonCHulse@mastodon.nz 2026-05-04 20:22

@Niall problem is, a good percentage of people are completely priced out of cutting their CO₂. We could only afford the urban arrow bike with gifts from family and a loan from family. We also got a battery lawnmower with a family loan. We could never afford solar or an EV without similar help. Many do not have family with that kind of money and for them it is impossible.

Open ##2075569
@Iveyline@mastodon.nz 2026-05-05 05:59

@Niall Agree 100%.

Open ##2075573
@Iveyline@mastodon.nz 2026-05-05 06:01

@Niall 5 years of no power bills plus a $3,500 credit from our solar system. The cost of installing will be paid off in 6.5 years. Hard to find an investment that yields that higher return tax free and eliminates power bills!

Open ##2075574
@chuff@bark.wolp.chat 2026-05-05 14:25

@Niall@mastodon.nz I don't think people realize just how much you can save with an electric car, I do gig work last mile package delivery (think UPS's job done with DoorDash style drivers), and from 18 Mar to 16 Apr I used $35 dollars to charge my car according to my electric utility, and in that time I drove 1733 miles. Imagine doing that driving in a gas powered car.

Open ##2075575