On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 1:39 AM, Michael Madigan <[email protected]> wrote: > Here's another calculation taken off the Hot Air website > > Lets do some math: > > Chevy Volt: $41,000 (True Cost) > Honda Civic: $20,000 (Average build) > Difference: $21,000 > > Gas: $2.45/gal (in Oklahoma City) > > The difference in price would buy 8,571.43 gallons of gas. The Civic gets > an average of 29 miles to the gallon. That’s 248,581.47 miles on the price > difference. > > Assuming the average driver drives 12,000 miles a year, AND you only drive > the Volt on the 40 mile range of it’s battery, using no gas, you’d have to > own the Volt for 20.7 years to justify the price difference in gas savings. > How long’s that warranty again? -----------------------
The first people to buy these cars will do so for ego. I am seen in this new car. People will ask ME about MY car. As sales volume picks up the parts costs will come down giving the price in 2,3,4 years out much easier for regular people to afford. Computers were the same way. We paid between two thousand dollars + for XT, AT, 286, 386,.. computers. Today they are 400-1500. -- Stephen Russell Sr. Production Systems Programmer CIMSgts 901.246-0159 cell _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
