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I filled up my Ram 1500 today for $2.38 a gallon at Walmart in Harker Heights, Texas, 25 gallons = $59.50. In Californina the average price today was $4.66 a gallon. In California that would be $116.50 dollars a difference of $58.00 bucks. That really sucks if you are living in California. In Texas I can drive my Ram 1500 390 Horsepower pickup for what a midsize Chevy, Honda or Ford would cost to drive. Do not even mention to me the cost of driving electric vehicles unless you factor in the cost of a battery pack replacement, see below from Google:

Examples of Battery Replacement Costs (estimates):

Hyundai: $38,000 - $45,000 (or $50,000 - $60,000 CAD)
Kia EV6: $33,000 US or $45,000 CAD
Ford F-150 Lightning: $34,000 - $45,000 US
Mustang Mach-E: $35,000 US
Tesla Model 3: Around $16,000 plus labor
Volkswagen ID.4: $15,000 - $20,000 US
Nissan Leaf: $12,000 US
Chevrolet Bolt: Around $12,000 US
BMW i3: Around $13,500 US

Basically when your battery pack hits 100,000 miles and end of warranty your vehicle is worth only its scrap metal.

Oddly I do see a place for electric vehicles for short range commutes to work of less than 100 mile range. These could be recharged nightly for commuting or for us retired to the local grocery store. It must have enough battery power to run air conditioning and a heater for the 100 mile total commute. It gets hot in Texas and cold, we need both.

However, if I want to drive from my home in Salado, Texas to my family back in El-Paso, Texas I would stop in Fort Stockton and fill up my Truck once only in 5 minutes. If I were in an EV it would be two stops and 30 minutes to an hour depending on the EV Charging station capacity. I do not accept this.

Note to Californians that are conservative, you are welcome in Texas, but not so much liberal. In fact liberals just stay the hell away from us.