On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 8:27 PM, Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> wrote: > Tim C wrote: > >> Why do I want an electric car? Because: >> >> - I drive a very predictable 20 miles round-trip in a day. That's 1 >> gallon of diesel, give or take, so call it $3.75 +/- $0.75. Using a >> relatively-conservative hobbyist conversion 0.5 KWh/mile, I would >> spend $1.00 (I pay $0.10/KWh) for my commute, plus I never have to go >> out of my way to the good diesel station. > > If you're willing to accept hobbyist electric performance, why don't you run > those numbers again after sticking a 15hp Kubota diesel in a VW Rabbit? > It'll be a lot more than 20mpg that way.
Geez, if I was willing to drive a Rabbit, or put SWMBO in one, the Kubota would have to hit 75MPG to beat the straight numbers above, and I don't really pay $0.10/KWh, either. I get that batteries are expensive, but fuel fluctuates too, and has net risen as long as I've been driving, so a hedge is not a bad thing... as you of all people will understand. :) At least an electric motor will accelerate. A lot of them will even go highway speeds! -Tim http://avt.inel.gov/pdf/fsev/costs.pdf _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
