03-08-2022, 05:06 AM
(03-08-2022, 04:52 AM)j3gq_imp Wrote:(03-08-2022, 02:29 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Geezalou $7.52 a gallon that hurts.
If gas went to $7.52 a gallon here, their would be a revolt lol
Come to think of it this may be a boon to Tesla and Harley Davidson Livewire sales
This assumes that electricity is cheap or cheaper. Isn't true now, won't be true then or soon. I stopped at a motorway gas station a few weeks ago, where a man was charging his e-car and I asked him about the cost. He shrugged, didn't know, and then said "look at the charging station display". We couldn't find it for a while, finally down in a hidden menu we find the price charged to his credit card: ~ 1.650$ per kWh. He looked happy and said, "see, not expensive". I smiled and said good bye.
One liter of car gas or diesel contains about 10 kWh, dig ?
Charging at home will be cheaper, ... a little.
(03-08-2022, 03:30 AM)PowerDubs_imp Wrote: Haven't had the bike out yet this year... but no, the price wouldn't bother me even if it was $15
Heck- one of my cars has a 24 gallon tank..and 12 cylinders. That adds up.
And this car is a ... ?
(03-08-2022, 03:25 AM)misterprofessionality_imp Wrote: Theres a 56 y/o woman in my office who's never ridden motorcycle in her life who is seriously and diligently asking me for advice on purchasing a motorcycle because shes terrified ofupcoming gas prices. Yea. People are thinking about it.
Im certainly feeling like a smart guy having just purchased a 125cc bike that gets 95mpg flat out. Gonna be commuting on that some.
The cost of gas is about 30% of the total cost of buying, owning and maintaining a car. The recent increases are about 25% on the gas price. 30% times 25% = 7.5% of total. If this makes you thinking about a m/c, I wonder what you start thinking about when gas prices double ?
Oh, i bought because I wanted the bike, not because I was worried about fuel. the excellent mileage is just a side effect.
As for my co-worker, she's thinking about it because there isn't enough electric charging infrastructure around here to justify a fully electric car, and she finds plug-in hybrids to be extremely hard to find right now. In her mind, going from her SUV that's barely granting her 20mpg to something that easily grants her 70mpg is a big win. when you ask "what will you start thinking about when gas prices double?" that's kinda where she is. her fear is exactly that. what to do when gas prices double or triple? she's trying to more-than-triple her mileage in anticipation of just that.