At what $/gallon would it slow you down?

easycamper wrote:

Vet Man wrote:
Here is where I would like to thank all those with the elect or at least part elect, cars for the gas they are saving. It gives me more to burn in my MH and my Corvette. "Thanks again"

I know you're joking, but you're welcome anyway. I've saved over $1100 over the past year on gas with my Chevy Volt, and that's compared to the Honda Civic I had before (well-known as a gas guzzler).

Honestly once you've driven electric, you'll never go back.

I know you are not in California, but here where we are so cutting edge and electric cars are a regular fixture, you save virtually nothing over a gas car because our electricity is so expensive!! Ironic isn't it?

Example: My 2001 focus gets 30mpg highway for my commute. I commute 2200mi a month. 2200/30 = 73 * $4/g = $292.

The Chevy Volt gets an epa rated 2.7mi/KWh. So 2200/2.7 = 815KWh. This will all be at the penalty tier 4 rate because our allocated baseline is so small. So 815KWh * $0.32/KWh = $260

For me it would not be much savings. If your car gets 34mpg, there is no difference.


To answer the OP, it has more of an overall economic issue for us. Gas only a $1.20 a gallon more than when we bought our travel trailer. That difference alone is not enough to curtail our camping trips. DW losing her employment and 1/3 of our family income is.

Also in comparison to Europe, gas prices are lower, but travel distances are also shorter. Most European countries are at most a few hundred miles across.