[vintageogauge]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Worried about rising oil and gas prices? Imagine how much less of a problem that would be if 30% or more of new car and truck sales were ELECTRIC.

Do you really believe that the cost of electricity will not go up with demand? What about the cost to replace those batteries in a few years? Gas today in Wildwood is $2.89 for those that care about the cost. Thankfully I won't be around long enough for EV's to be mandatory as I would never own or lease one.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by vintageogauge

Do you really believe that the cost of electricity will not go up with demand? What about the cost to replace those batteries in a few years? Gas today in Wildwood is $2.89 for those that care about the cost. Thankfully I won't be around long enough for EV's to be mandatory as I would never own or lease one.

Tesla seems to figure 4mi/kWh. At $0.13/kWh that works out to be about $0.03/mile.

At 30 miles/gal and $3/gal a gas car costs about $0.10/mile.

The cost of electricity would need to triple, with no increase in cost of gas, to make things equal.

Batteries are warranted for 10+ years so it is unlikely they would ever need to be replaced.

There are reasons that an EV doesn't meet my needs but they do not include cost of charging and cost of battery replacement.

[mrf0151]

Originally Posted by roob1

I waited until my low gas light came on, therefore I am entitled to go first because my tank is lower than yours. How long did it really take for the car to put in 2 gallons? GMAFB!

Smart actually. It is called dollar cost averaging. Those folks are probably good investors too!

[justjim]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

You do realize that the price of gas is the price of gas, and the difference among states is primarily taxes.

The State motor fuel taxes do make a huge difference in the price of gas. That said, the weather makes a difference on the highway conditions with the freezing and thawing conditions and trying to maintain the highways in northern states. Thus the state taxes are much higher driving up the price of gas. Another factor are labor costs to maintain the highways. These factors make the price of gas cheaper in southern states of the U.S.