Gas Prices….

[dharmagirl]

Do any of you think we’ll get to the point where electric cars are a viable alternative?

I’ve spoken with people who think we’ll see more hybrids and alternative fuel cars in the next 5-10 years.

We own a Prius and love it. It’s got a lot of space in the trunk and the 48 MPG rocks. Some of our friends joked about the Prius when we got it – now they’re jealous….

[nostradamus]

I have a proposal: the price you pay for gas is directly proportional to the size of your vehicle. In other words, the price is inversely proportional to the fuel economy of your vehicle. That way, people who like to drive Hummers regardless of the pollution and the hit to fuel supply, pay much more per gallon than those who drive more fuel efficient vehicles.

They can have a scale at the pump which weighs your vehicle and sets the price!

[nostradamus]

I have a proposal: the price you pay for gas is directly proportional to the size of your vehicle. In other words, the price is inversely proportional to the fuel economy of your vehicle. That way, people who like to drive Hummers regardless of the pollution and the hit to fuel supply, pay much more per gallon than those who drive more fuel efficient vehicles.

They can have a scale at the pump which weighs your vehicle and sets the price!

[nostradamus]

I have a proposal: the price you pay for gas is directly proportional to the size of your vehicle. In other words, the price is inversely proportional to the fuel economy of your vehicle. That way, people who like to drive Hummers regardless of the pollution and the hit to fuel supply, pay much more per gallon than those who drive more fuel efficient vehicles.

They can have a scale at the pump which weighs your vehicle and sets the price!

[nostradamus]

I have a proposal: the price you pay for gas is directly proportional to the size of your vehicle. In other words, the price is inversely proportional to the fuel economy of your vehicle. That way, people who like to drive Hummers regardless of the pollution and the hit to fuel supply, pay much more per gallon than those who drive more fuel efficient vehicles.

They can have a scale at the pump which weighs your vehicle and sets the price!

[nostradamus]

I have a proposal: the price you pay for gas is directly proportional to the size of your vehicle. In other words, the price is inversely proportional to the fuel economy of your vehicle. That way, people who like to drive Hummers regardless of the pollution and the hit to fuel supply, pay much more per gallon than those who drive more fuel efficient vehicles.

They can have a scale at the pump which weighs your vehicle and sets the price!

[UCGal]

dharma girl wrote:
Do any of you think we’ll get to the point where electric cars are a viable alternative?

I do. I know smaller EV’s are already out (See the Zap Xebra for the low end, and the tesla for the high end.) Toyota is working on a plug in prius – it will still have the combustion engine, but will go up to 60 miles on a charge and have photocells on the roof – so it can charge in the parking lot. (Great for SoCal in my opinion.)

In Europe the THINK EVs are being used by cities for the municipal vehicles. (I wish it wasn’t a privately held company, I’d buy stock!)

I think it’s a matter of time.

Hydrogen cell cars are available by lease in the LA area. There’s a radius to the fueling stations – so you pretty much have to live in Long Beach or the Valley. If they catch on, they might be made more widely available.

Seriously, if I was retired we would get a Xebra as our second car – since most of our errands are within 10 miles via surface streets. But that goes to the other thread about what “rich” is. I’m still a wage slave and we need two freeway legal cars.

[UCGal]

dharma girl wrote:
Do any of you think we’ll get to the point where electric cars are a viable alternative?

I do. I know smaller EV’s are already out (See the Zap Xebra for the low end, and the tesla for the high end.) Toyota is working on a plug in prius – it will still have the combustion engine, but will go up to 60 miles on a charge and have photocells on the roof – so it can charge in the parking lot. (Great for SoCal in my opinion.)

In Europe the THINK EVs are being used by cities for the municipal vehicles. (I wish it wasn’t a privately held company, I’d buy stock!)

I think it’s a matter of time.

Hydrogen cell cars are available by lease in the LA area. There’s a radius to the fueling stations – so you pretty much have to live in Long Beach or the Valley. If they catch on, they might be made more widely available.

Seriously, if I was retired we would get a Xebra as our second car – since most of our errands are within 10 miles via surface streets. But that goes to the other thread about what “rich” is. I’m still a wage slave and we need two freeway legal cars.

[UCGal]

dharma girl wrote:
Do any of you think we’ll get to the point where electric cars are a viable alternative?

I do. I know smaller EV’s are already out (See the Zap Xebra for the low end, and the tesla for the high end.) Toyota is working on a plug in prius – it will still have the combustion engine, but will go up to 60 miles on a charge and have photocells on the roof – so it can charge in the parking lot. (Great for SoCal in my opinion.)

In Europe the THINK EVs are being used by cities for the municipal vehicles. (I wish it wasn’t a privately held company, I’d buy stock!)

I think it’s a matter of time.

Hydrogen cell cars are available by lease in the LA area. There’s a radius to the fueling stations – so you pretty much have to live in Long Beach or the Valley. If they catch on, they might be made more widely available.

Seriously, if I was retired we would get a Xebra as our second car – since most of our errands are within 10 miles via surface streets. But that goes to the other thread about what “rich” is. I’m still a wage slave and we need two freeway legal cars.

[UCGal]

dharma girl wrote:
Do any of you think we’ll get to the point where electric cars are a viable alternative?

I do. I know smaller EV’s are already out (See the Zap Xebra for the low end, and the tesla for the high end.) Toyota is working on a plug in prius – it will still have the combustion engine, but will go up to 60 miles on a charge and have photocells on the roof – so it can charge in the parking lot. (Great for SoCal in my opinion.)

In Europe the THINK EVs are being used by cities for the municipal vehicles. (I wish it wasn’t a privately held company, I’d buy stock!)

I think it’s a matter of time.

Hydrogen cell cars are available by lease in the LA area. There’s a radius to the fueling stations – so you pretty much have to live in Long Beach or the Valley. If they catch on, they might be made more widely available.

Seriously, if I was retired we would get a Xebra as our second car – since most of our errands are within 10 miles via surface streets. But that goes to the other thread about what “rich” is. I’m still a wage slave and we need two freeway legal cars.

[UCGal]

dharma girl wrote:
Do any of you think we’ll get to the point where electric cars are a viable alternative?

I do. I know smaller EV’s are already out (See the Zap Xebra for the low end, and the tesla for the high end.) Toyota is working on a plug in prius – it will still have the combustion engine, but will go up to 60 miles on a charge and have photocells on the roof – so it can charge in the parking lot. (Great for SoCal in my opinion.)

In Europe the THINK EVs are being used by cities for the municipal vehicles. (I wish it wasn’t a privately held company, I’d buy stock!)

I think it’s a matter of time.

Hydrogen cell cars are available by lease in the LA area. There’s a radius to the fueling stations – so you pretty much have to live in Long Beach or the Valley. If they catch on, they might be made more widely available.

Seriously, if I was retired we would get a Xebra as our second car – since most of our errands are within 10 miles via surface streets. But that goes to the other thread about what “rich” is. I’m still a wage slave and we need two freeway legal cars.

[Anonymous]

Who knows when gas prices will come down. Yeah, it sucks. I’m loving the car I drive right now, although I wouldn’t mind having a Prius.

[Anonymous]

Who knows when gas prices will come down. Yeah, it sucks. I’m loving the car I drive right now, although I wouldn’t mind having a Prius.

[Anonymous]

Who knows when gas prices will come down. Yeah, it sucks. I’m loving the car I drive right now, although I wouldn’t mind having a Prius.

[Anonymous]

Who knows when gas prices will come down. Yeah, it sucks. I’m loving the car I drive right now, although I wouldn’t mind having a Prius.

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