Gas Prices

[1Boner]

Just went down the road for some gas.
$3.47 for regular.

A guy down from him a bit was still at $3.14 and had cars lined up down the street.

Yaaaaaaaay.
Here we go---------------------------------------------- again.

I don't think that oil should be traded on the "market" anymore.

[Dragon]

Generally 3.29 here, but yesterday 1 place had it 3.02.  Yep, I waited in line to get some. 

[Nefarious]

BOHICA! 

[CAP1]

yesterday 2.99 out front. now it's 3.05....the guy at the pump said it' sgoing up tomorrow.

[Nefarious]

3.15 to 3.39 in one day here. Surely it will be higher tomorrow.

[Penguin]

How about not even using a gasoline powered car?  Electricity is incredibly cheap, and you can recharge in the comfort of your own home with nothing but an electrical outlet.  If travelling longer distances, consider a hybrid with plug-in capabilities, the gasoline motor can recharge the batteries en-route.  Electricity is the way of the future, stop living in the (now rather expensive) past.

-Penguin

[NormH3]

There is only one thing to do..by God.. invest in oil companies. 

[redman555]

Was $3.30 last week, now its $3.70 in my area in Cali....they said will be $4.00 a gallon within 2 weeks...

-BigBOBCH

[Raptor]

Thank God this time around I have a more fuel efficient car.

[1Boner]

How about not even using a gasoline powered car?  Electricity is incredibly cheap, and you can recharge in the comfort of your own home with nothing but an electrical outlet.  If travelling longer distances, consider a hybrid with plug-in capabilities, the gasoline motor can recharge the batteries en-route.  Electricity is the way of the future, stop living in the (now rather expensive) past.

-Penguin

How much does it cost to produce the electricity to run the car?
What do they use to procuce the energy to produce the electricity?
They got a bunch of Ben Franklin types out in a field with keys on a kite string?
While electric cars may be a noble endeavor, there fuel isn't that cheap.

[Penguin]

How much does it cost to produce the electricity to run the car?
What do they use to procuce the energy to produce the electricity?
They got a bunch of Ben Franklin types out in a field with keys on a kite string?

I'm talking solely about end-user cost, it'll cost you less money to run an electric car than one using gasoline.

-Penguin

[F22RaptorDude]

Plus you could possibly rig up some solar cells to aid in the recharge 

[Penguin]

Plus you could possibly rig up some solar cells to aid in the recharge 

Quite expensive as of late, but they're a good investment for a house if you plan to keep it for the next 10 years or so.  Alternatively, you can live in the city and use public transportation.

-Penguin

[1Boner]

I'm talking solely about end-user cost, it'll cost you less money to run an electric car than one using gasoline.

-Penguin

Try plugging a 1500watt hair dyer in and running it for one hour a day, every day.
Watch what happens to your electric bill.
Can you imagine plugging in and recharging those car batteries every couple days??
I don't disagree that something needs to be done, but I don't think the technology exists to make "cheap" electric powered cars viable.
Yet.

[olds442]

How about not even using a gasoline powered car?  Electricity is incredibly cheap, and you can recharge in the comfort of your own home with nothing but an electrical outlet.  If travelling longer distances, consider a hybrid with plug-in capabilities, the gasoline motor can recharge the batteries en-route.  Electricity is the way of the future, stop living in the (now rather expensive) past.

-Penguin

but we want more than 80 BHP