Supply chain & commodity disruptions [INTERNATIONAL]
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You could be right, because steel producers are also closing their plants due to high energy prices.
ArcelorMittal to close parts of steel plants in Germany and Spain
Not international but figured this thread was appropriate.
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Looming railroad strike could cripple US economy, transportation
Rail workers said they're seeking an improved time-off policy, as companies urge them to accept a deal.
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Leave it to the Haitians to get the party stared...
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If true, Savini caring about his own people again. What a novel concept.
Tesla Is Hiking Supercharger Prices "Significantly" Across Europe
Prices are going up at the pump...err, we mean the Tesla Superchargers.
According to a new report from electrek, Tesla is increasing prices at its Supercharger stations "significantly" across Europe as the continent continues to deal with a sprawling energy crisis that shows no signs of slowing.
The additional price hikes come after Tesla has already increased prices throughout 2022.
"Due to an increase in energy prices, we are adjusting Supercharging pricing across Europe," Tesla wrote in a letter to its owners in Europe this week. The rising prices not only are a burden for EV owners, but they are starting to challenge the narrative that EVs are cheaper to own and operate on a day to day basis.
"One of the biggest advantages of electric vehicles remains that their cost of operations is much lower than vehicles with internal combustion engines," electrek wrote. But with rising prices at Supercharging stations, who knows how much longer that perceived "benefit" will continue to help buoy demand for electric vehicles.
As we noted earlier this month, energy bills in Europe are expected to rise by €2 Trillion. The trigger for this exponential surge in costs: since January 2020, 1-year forward gas and power prices – usually the reference when signing new energy supply contracts for families or industrial customers – have each increased by more than 13x. The following exhibit shows this evolution, rebased to 100.
The blog lamented that it used to cost no more than $5 or $10 for a full charge at a Supercharger. Now, prices are approaching $30.
One Zero Hedge contributor in Europe experienced the rise in prices firsthand this week when an Uber driver, sporting an EV other than a Tesla, remarked that electricity prices had soared over the past week, and that it now costs about $30 to charge fully at a Supercharging station.
A couple dollars more and it'll almost cost the same as filling up with a tank of gas. Oh, the irony...
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The impending unavailability of pharmaceutical products shown upthread makes a strong argument in favor of preventative care. As if we needed another reason to optimize diet, exercise, sleep, and stress levels to avoid the reliance on mostly unnecessary pharmaceuticals. As various aspects of the system shut down, it will be up to us to be our own advocates and health care professionals. While it's unavoidable for some people, most can improve their health in such a way as to be free of all pharmaceutical concoctions even including cold medicine. If people bothered to take care of themselves, the pharmaceutical industry would be neither lucrative nor influential. Meanwhile, it will be convenient for Germany to do away with some of the "useless eater" retirees living on whatever their version of Social Security is.
No problems at present in England, and Shell V Power down to £1.87/litre, from a high of £2.05 a few weeks back. Hopefully, further drops to come.
Sounding like this is a regional issue for France due to strikes at refineries.