Cheap Electric Car?

Eric Bolling (Fox Business Channel’s “Follow the Money”) test drove the Chevy Volt at the invitation of General Motors. For four days in a row, the fully charged battery lasted only 25 miles before the Volt switched to the reserve gasoline engine. Eric calculated the car got 30 mpg, including the 25 miles it ran on the battery. So, the range, including the 9 gallon gas tank and the 16 kwh batery, is approximately 270 miles. It will take you 4 1/2 hours to drive 270 miles at 60 mph. Then add 10 hours to charge the battery and you have a total trip time of 14.5 hours. In a typical road trip your average speed (including charging time) would be 20 mph. According to General Motors, the Volt battery holds 16 kwh of electricity. It takes a full 10 hours to charge a drained battery. The cost for the electricity to charge the Volt is never mentioned, so I looked up what I pay for electricity. I pay approximately (it varies with amount used and the seasons) $1.16 per kwh. 16 kwh x $1.16 per kwh = $18.56 to charge the battery. $18.56 per charge divided by 25 miles = $0.74 per mile to operate the Volt using the battery. Compare this to a similar size car with a gasoline engine only that gets 32 mpg. $3.19 per gallon divided by 32 mpg = $0.10 per mile. The gasoline powered car cost about $15,000 while the Volt costs $46,000. So we’d be paying 3 times as much for a car that costs more that 7 time as much to run and takes 3 times as long to drive across country. REALLY? “One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.” - Plato Or is this article False? see also   Car  &  Finance  Section Bird on a Wire (past tense) Box Fill Overload Brain Lamp Compact Fluorescent Chandelier Deadneck Repairs Don’t Drink And Climb Downside Electric - “Short” Safety Program Electrical Box Extension Electrical Hazards of Walking a Power Pole Electrician’s New Plug electricAL safety ElectriCandle Electricity Storage Energy Saver Extension Cord Lamp Eyelights Flood Games Head Loose Socket How To Fix Electrical Poles How Sunset Is Made Lamp Escape Light Coil Lineman Support Mexico Electric Newfie Light Fixture Outlet Wall PacMan Lights Power Line Road Redneck Chandelier Redneck Electrician Redneck Pole Support Shave In Shower Short On Electricity Shower Lighting Wireless Technology Wise Electricity Use World’s First Tradesman - The Electrician   Down Day Peddle Sewing Machine Sink You Never Call Dawntastic Work Rules Navy Golf Course for Aircraft Carriers Less Severe Inflation Hotel Annex King Stump Diet Carbs Home Made Limo Cool Reading Room Biggest Fan On The Block Vintage Birth Control Close Shave

22-May-2022