On 03/25/2016 10:01 AM, Peri Hartman wrote:
Not to doubt you but I don't know how you get anywhere close $.10/mile
- truly amazing.
Well, let's see....
1981-86 diesel Isuzus could be bought new for around $8k. Good
condition used with less than 100k miles for ~$2k. I have several that
went 250k-300k miles with almost no repair. A $100 water pump once or
twice. So, if you could do 200k miles, that's $.04 per mile for new and
$.01 per mile used. 35-40 mpg on $1.50-$2.00/gallon diesel. $.04-$.06
/mile. Annual expenses were about $50 for two $25 tires, <$100 for
insurance, $50 for license, $100 for oil etc. Throw in another $100 for
small items. $400 per year. For 30k miles/year, a bit more than
$.01/mile. On the low side, I make the total costs to be $.06/mile and
$.11/mile on the high side. 1980s dollars. Piling on quite a few
miles. Some of my trucks did not reach those costs because I couldn't
put the miles on quickly enough, maybe only 5k/year on some of them.
I remember doing 3k-4k miles in Mexico in the 80s and figuring my fuel
cost was about $.0075/mile.
When the trucks were newish, I averaged around 38 mpg. Driving very
carefully, I've done 50 mpg. As they aged, it trended down toward 32
mpg. Mileage increase for the first ~10k miles and remained very good
up past 100k miles. I maintained a log in each truck and computed
mileage for each and every tank.
As these trucks aged out, I looked at all sorts of replacements. I
tried a gasoline Ford half ton, a Dodge-Cummins 3/4 ton, and the
Sprinter 3/4 ton van. All came up short but the Sprinter was second best.
Can you see why I was so tardy coming to EVs? Good old days. Gone forever.
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