- 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
Chevy Millivolt
ReplyDeleteJack says oh I fully concur.
ReplyDeleteA 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."