[Oeva-list] Pure electric Chevy Volt

[Hansen, Chris]

Don't forget the gasoline prices today include a number of local, state and federal taxes to pay for road construction and maintenance (at least that's the story) . Currently it is $0.18 federal and $0.24 state. Us driving EVs are not paying those taxes but are still causing wear and tear on the roads. If a large percentage of vehicles in the US shift over to electric, then those taxes will likely shift over to electricity increasing the cost of driving an EV higher than it is today.
For an ICE driving 12000 miles/yr @ 20miles/gallon (600 gallons) that works out to almost $300/yr.
Freeloading on electricity - Chris
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One could reasonably ask why GM didn't start with a "pure electric" EV and then enhance it later with a "range extended" model!  I note they are now acknowledging the Volt (likely to remain vaporware) will cost >$40K (it started out at <$30K three years ago).  And with dismay I note Bob Lutz (who thinks climate-change is a hoax - and doubts 'peak-oil') is still in charge of this project.
Regarding the target prices of the new EV offerings:  The fellow "demonstrating" the static display of the Leaf last month stated the battery lease cost [or prorated depreciation of the batteries], plus the cost of the electricity, will approximately equal our current out of pocket cost for gasoline.  That is, the savings to be enjoyed because of the electricity costing a fifth to a fourth the cost of the gasoline to go a given distance, will be sent straight to the manufacturer, missing my pocket altogether!  I wish to discourage the manufacturers of any such calculus!  After the economies of scale have had a chance to work, there is no reason in the world why an EV should cost more than an ICE to manufacture.  Just count the moving parts!  That the first effort at using batteries to store re-gen energy in an automobile was the relatively complicated parallel-hybrid, non-plug-in Prius, is testimony to the power and influence of the oil companies.  An equivalent plug-in EV should cost far less than a Prius, hell, less than a Yaris!
   Nick Galaday
     Vernonia, OR
            Energy conservation--
                     saves more than energy!


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