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Or I might just wait to see the election results in 2024 and then make my decision. |
Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid
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If you look intently you can see the road rage in their faces. |
I was wondering if this hike in gas would create a surge for electric vehicles. I guess from your question, it might! Personally I still use gas, but I would love a hybrid since I do long drives and have no patience for charging timeouts.
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We bought a Lexus UXH last year, getting 45 MGP. Very happy about that.
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Golf Cart 40 MPG
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How about a transportation device that skips the fuel-refinement process entirely and is able to convert biomass directly to energy, is self-repairing, commits certain routes to memory so getting lost is rarely a problem if you stick close to home, and whose emissions have the unique benefit of replenishing, rather than depleting, the environment? The Lone Ranger had one. I think he called it "Silver". |
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But how much energy is wasted, not because of the vehicle but because of the operator? How many times have we seen cars speed up when nearing a line of cars stopped at a red light, then hit the brakes for a rapid slowdown so as not to rear-end the car in the back of the line? I see it all the time. It takes more energy to set an object in motion than it does to keep it in motion, and depending on the mass (and thus the inertia) of the object in question, a LOT more energy. So you burn gas to increase speed, only to burn your brake linings to get rid of it. Not such a big deal in a golf cart, but if you're herding some behemoth down 466, it can be a very big deal and can add a lot to the total the next time you gas that behemoth up. Some people don't think. |
I concur with the topic poster. If there is anyone who has a vehicle with an Oldsmobile 455 big block, a Chevy 427 big block, or a Ford 429 Super Cobra Jet engine, I'm ready and willing to assist you with getting rid of this vehicle.
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If people are really interested in the price of gas; they should step back and think what they really need. I watch people leaving Home Depot with lumber sticking out the windows of their sedans and a see people pulling up to Publix in their monster trucks for a container of milk. Weather it's electric or not we have to get away from the control of other countries. I'm from N.Y. and in 1979 you could only get gas every other day, because of a crisis in Iran. When will we wake up?
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All part of the plan folks. When gas is over $5 then elec cars make sense. However we must spend multi billions to install charging stations paid by taxpayers. The electricity mostly comes from coal fired plants, so not so green.
If we subsidized oil drilling in the US my guess is that gas would soon be $1 and we could thumb our nose at Iran Russia Saudi Venez. |
I have a 2020 Honda Accord with a 1.5 liter turbo charged engine. It gets 45 mpg on trips up North.
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Tesla is the Way to Go
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