The suuply chain for repair parts is still supported by oil (freight, packaging, any plastics).

Better hope your vehicle is never damaged.

Sure, but increasingly less so as electrification takes off. And using less gas means you can redirect that to the other derivative products such as plastic.

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seanmcdirmid 14 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> freight

I know the US primarily uses diesel for its trains, but have you ever been outside of the US before?

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Detrytus 12 hours ago | parent [-]

Freight can also mean shipping, I’m not sure electric ships are a thing yet.

	▲	seanmcdirmid 12 hours ago \| parent [-]
		yes. And if you look at costs: - $0.005 to $0.01 per ton-mile (for ocean ships) - $0.05 to $0.08 per ton-mile (for diesel trucks) - $0.015 – $0.025 per ton-mile (for electric trucks) - $0.007 per ton-mile (for diesel trains) - $0.002 per ton-mile (for electric trains) - $0.002 – $0.004 per ton-mile (electric ships, not widely deployed yet due to battery weight)