2026-05-18 14:41 UTC
searching for information on the motor oil shortage in the United States doesn't come up with much and of course Google AI is gonna tell you that no such problem exists.
There is this reddit thread, it's reddit I know but a very detailed thread with sources listed about the motor oil shortage:
https://www.reddit.com/r/oil/comments/1tfvbqp/motor_oi...
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@tobias@poa.st 2026-05-18 15:05
@Terry@poa.st repeating myself but… there are great big land-tanks and tanker ships across the world. synthetic motor oil is made (mostly) from syngas, which is extracted from lignite (coal).gasoline can be priced and the supply limited to minimise car use. vehicles will undergo less wear reducing demand for motor fluids. if diesel price gets a series of small, quarterly price increases, then motor transport can be dramatically reduced without financial crisis. it would provoke less production and movement of all goods. less freight will require less motor fluids.