How do these numbers make sense?

Using conservative numbers, $500 in gas at $3/gal is 166.67 gallons x 20 MPG means driving 3,333 miles/month. That's a lot of driving. I believe the average EV gets 3.4 miles/KWH and the average cost per kwh is about $0.20 so 3333/3.4 * .2 = $196.

Estimating your miles driven on $70/month for electricity that's $70 month/.20 KWH = 350 KWH x 3.4 Miles/KWH = 1,190 miles/month. $500 in gas to go 1,190 miles seems unlikely.

When I was looking at an EV I priced the fuel cost of a Model Y versus my current SUV for 10K miles/year and ICE came out cheaper, especially when including the new $250/year EV tax. But at 40K miles/year the numbers would be different.

OK, those are the best selling cars in the USA. But they aren't the only cars available.

From https://www.cars.com/articles/...
1. 2026 Hyundai Venue SE: $22,150
2. 2026 Chevrolet Trax LS: $23,495
3. 2026 Kia K4 LX: $23,535
4. 2026 Nissan Sentra S: $23,845
5. 2026 Hyundai Elantra SE: $23,870
6. 2026 Toyota Corolla LE: $24,120
7. 2026 Volkswagen Jetta S: $25,270
8. 2026 Mazda3 2.5 S: $25,785
9. 2026 Honda Civic LX: $25,890
10. 2026 Buick Envista Preferred: $26,495

Sure, they are all over $22k, and all-in it's a lot. People who can't afford it or don't want to spend it can always buy used. Used cars are a great value for someone like me, i.e. with mechanic skills. I've been reticent to buy a used EV though, for two reasons: (1) I don't know what I'm getting into and (2) I think the tech is moving so fast that a 7 year old EV is obsolete.

Not true. Top Selling Cars/Trucks in the USA (2025 - Full Year Estimates)
Ford F-Series (Full-Size Pickup)
Chevrolet Silverado (Full-Size Pickup)
Toyota RAV4 (Compact SUV)
Honda CR-V (Compact SUV)
Ram Pickup (Full-Size Pickup)
GMC Sierra (Full-Size Pickup)
Chevrolet Equinox (Compact SUV)
Tesla Model Y (Electric SUV)
Toyota Camry (Mid-Size Sedan)
Toyota Tacoma (Mid-Size Pickup)

https://www.best-selling-cars....

https://hardware.slashdot.org/...

https://tech.slashdot.org/stor...

And just like then, it makes little sense. If "for every 200 EVs or plug-in hybrids added, nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels dropped 1.1%", does that mean if we added 20,000 EVs or PHVs NO2 levels would drop to nothing? California has well over a million so NO2 should be zero by now.

But what does "added" mean anyway? Did they mean "replaced an equivalent ICE car"?

This is already old news. Artemis II is likely rolling back to the vehicle assembly building and unlikely to launch before April.
This seems like an ill-advised adventure to me

I have a full-thickness partial-width large rotator cuff tear, confirmed by MRI. At one point I was in a lot of pain and had difficulty getting dressed so I went to an orthopedist. After the MRI he suggested surgery. I researched rotator cuff issues and found out that

1) Almost everybody above a certain age would have some kind of tears show up on an MRI, with little or no symptoms
2) Rotator cuff surgery can take months to heal, with pain and very limited motion in the affected arm
3) The prognosis for many types of tears is very similar for surgery + physical therapy and just physical therapy alone

I postponed the surgery and just committed to do the exercises and over time my range of motion and pain level went pretty much back to normal.

Nothing has changed then. The pollution credits went to the automakers. The additional manufacturing costs went to the consumers and the consumers saved money on gas. So the only loss here is the loss of the pollution credits to the manufacturer.

I try my best but some women just refuse to take their medicine

I remember reading about this in the Wall Street Journal. The article said that at the conclusion of the trials they found that people didn't want to return the remaining medication in their possession. They interviewed the patients and found out why and the rest is history.

People taking boner drugs are having more sex. Sex is good exercise and makes your brain feel good.

Did the study include people taking the boner drugs and not having sex?

There are multiple criteria used to decide when an engine stop is appropriate, such as frequency and duration of stops. But I thought the statement "The starters don't have to wear out. They are software limited to cycle a limited number of times before they are disabled" implied that mechanically sound starters must being replaced once a software-limited duty life is reached. I've never seen such a thing.

The only people "up in arms" are the ones who think this is a ban on stop-start systems. It isn't. As for me, I find it really unsettling when the tach goes to zero because decades of driving experience tell me the engine has died and I have to restart it. Is there some dashboard indicator so you can tell the difference?

This isn't about hybrids. It's about non-hybrid ICEV with an engine stop-start system

They didn't ban it. Companies are free to make as many as they like. They just aren't getting pollution credits for it any more.