Fast-forwarding through the math in the link (which is pretty impressive btw) the Chevy Volt costs 3x as much to buy, 7x as much to operate, and takes 3x as long to drive cross-country in, when compared to a regular gas-burning car.
- You could not even GIVE me one of these things for free. You'd have to pay me. A lot.
This puts it in a class way above those other centrally-planned vehicular 'wonders' like the Trabant and the Lada, and makes a real 'statement' (that you're clueless).
Breathtaking.
Chevy Volt — Latest Central Planning Success
Sunday, 26 February 2012
Chevy Volt..............from Rico
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Jack says oh I fully concur.
A little town in SE Utah named Ticaboo, generates their power, ALL of it, via diesel generators. They sell that power at $0.26 a KWH to the consumers. $1.16 per kwh, ludicrous!
"I believe Eric made an error in the price of electricity. National average is (2010 prices) $0.115 (11.5 cents) per KWh, and the highest price I see is 28 cents/KWh in Hawaii. http://www.electricchoice.com/electricity-prices-by-state.php
Assuming the charger and battery are net 80% efficient in converting input electricity to stored energy, 16 KWh into the battery requires 20 KWh from the power company, and at the national average it will cost $2.30. At 25 miles per battery charge, the cost per mile is 9.2 cents. New York metro area has expensive electricity, around 19 cents/KWh, so it will run closer to 15 cents/mile.
If we assume the average price of gasoline is $3.50/gallon and 25 miles/gallon fuel consumption, the price per mile is 14 cents/mile.
The Volt is still grossly over-priced and underwhelming in performance, but it’s not as bad as Eric Bolling suggests. Depending on where you live, the cost/mile is similar to gasoline.
No adjustment in these figures for cost of battery replacement, etc. Just incremental running cost."
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