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Old 06-01-2011, 01:44 PM   #9 (permalink)
jason1973tl
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post
Gasoline doesn't just appear out of thin air, either.

Both electricity and gasoline (and diesel, etc.) have additional energy that is not counted in the consumption per mile in the car.
That is wonderfully put. I will have to remember that quote in the future. Very short and gets the point across.

Given how much cheaper an EV is to charge than a gas car is to fill up maybe it should read how much it will cost to go 100 miles based on x price per unit.
I have seen electric builds that run 100 miles on a 2 dollar charge at 15 cents per kwh. My van uses 20 dollars to run the same distance at 4 dollars per gallon.
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