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JohnWxy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 06:29 PM Original message |
Payback period for 3 hybrids, about 30 years. link to spreadsheet. |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
1. Why $2 for a gallon of gas? |
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JohnWxy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 06:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. as i said you can change anything in the spreadsheet you want. The spreadsheet does the work for you |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 07:28 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. that's why Microsoft Excel is awesome. nt |
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JohnWxy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 07:32 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. I agree. |
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Arctic Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
2. 2.00 for gas? Not for long. |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
4. I get 10 years like this |
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JohnWxy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 07:18 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Car A , car B - are they comparable? I compared Car A, ICE to Car A, Hybrid. |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
5. It gets worse when you think of trading in a... |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
7. When I bought my Prius |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
10. Of course there are benefits greater than personal financial payback. |
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Fledermaus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
11. This is one of the reasons I would like to see more hydraulic hybrids. |
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JohnWxy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 03:36 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Wow! $600 extra cost! I didnt' know these were developed this far? |
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Fledermaus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 07:06 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Yes, the first commercial systems are being sold now. We will know in about 24 months! |
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JohnWxy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 02:22 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. The reason for emailing them about it is just to be citizen lobbyist. - Yes, they know about them |
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excess_3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 02:58 AM Response to Original message |
12. the electrification of personal transport, you have to start somewhere |
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diane in sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 03:15 AM Response to Original message |
13. I used the Ford row and plugged in 100mpg (plug-in hybrid for mostly short trips running on battery) |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 08:56 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Problem there |
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JohnWxy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 03:40 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. ford is selling a plug-in hybrid for $22,270???? Are you STILL paying $5.00 a gallon? |
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diane in sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 01:35 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. no--$2.27, but the cost could go up again. I just used the Ford row in the spreadsheet |
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JohnWxy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 03:48 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. With regard to the example of integrated circuit prices, please note that as in your |
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JohnWxy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 03:49 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. I couldn't find anything saying Ford is sellilng plug-ins but this is what i did find, but no prices |
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JohnWxy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 03:21 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. Now, now let's not pretend a plug-in hybrid is going to be sold for the $22,000 more like $47.5 K |
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JohnWxy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 03:15 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. CORRECTION. I USED $37,500 IN THE SPREADSHEET NOT THE $47.5 MENTIONED IN CMT 22. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 02:17 AM Response to Original message |
19. You get to drive some hybrids in the carpool lane anytime here. |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
24. New report predicts 32.7M electric cars by 2015 |
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