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It cost $70 to drive is such a weird thing to say.
No it isn’t. I went to the Gas Store and bought one Gas and they asked me for a $70 bill. He even gave me my change: One $Change.
I think that the commenter is referring to the grammar. It should read "it costs," not "it cost." It makes it seem like they are referring to a very specific previous drive, but that context isn't provided here
It cost 70 dollars to drive it to and from work is how I took it.
They are dropping the implied context which is rather normal in regular speech but weird for themis comic
Yes, but even then you should be referring to a single instance of driving to and from work. If you're speaking generally, you would still use "costs" because that implies an ongoing situation.
"On Thursday, it cost $70 to drive to work" would be appropriate.
This entire comic is weird, it’s like it exists to cap read really basic opinions that its readers already hold. This isn’t even the first ICE vs EV comic they’ve done recently.
it's doing leftish talking points in a style usually done by people on the right; you agree with it so it must be good.
I agree with the points (often), I just dislike the comic. But I can see how it might attract some people.
I think the same points could be brought forward with more subtlety and humour though.
It isn’t when you have an EV. I just had this conversation with my wife a few days ago. My EV is $22/mo in electricity with my commute. My old gas car was $150/mo at best. What the comic leaves out is the cost of insurance on the EV being about $150/mo and my old car was dirt cheap so it’s almost a wash. The EV is a hell of a lot more fun to drive though.
I think they meant literally, "it cost" as in past tense. If you're referring to a specific, previous event, then it makes grammatical sense. But it sounds like he's comparing the cars generally, so it sounds more appropriate to say "it costs"