Comments on: Battery Life In Electric Cars http://the-grayline.com/2008/11/12/battery-life-in-electric-cars/ The fine line of automotive news and opinion. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:49:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: leerhok http://the-grayline.com/2008/11/12/battery-life-in-electric-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-4464 leerhok Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:31:51 +0000 http://the-grayline.com/?p=725#comment-4464 A modern diesel will give you at least 40MPG. 4 dollars a gallon equals 10 cents a mile. In comparison I doubt any EV-maker will guarantee a 100,000 mile lifespan on their battery packs. But even so they would have to price replacement packs at $ 10K to get the "fuel cost" down to 10 cents a mile (+ el). And then the cost of running either vehicle would be about the same (Diesel maintenance and price of electricity more or less same amount). You may very well buy an EV for ecological reasons, but certainly not for economic ones. A modern diesel will give you at least 40MPG. 4 dollars a gallon equals 10 cents a mile.
In comparison I doubt any EV-maker will guarantee a 100,000 mile lifespan on their battery packs. But even so they would have to price replacement packs at $ 10K to get the “fuel cost” down to 10 cents a mile (+ el). And then the cost of running either vehicle would be about the same (Diesel maintenance and price of electricity more or less same amount).

You may very well buy an EV for ecological reasons, but certainly not for economic ones.

]]> By: Greg Dangerfield http://the-grayline.com/2008/11/12/battery-life-in-electric-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-4343 Greg Dangerfield Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:20:16 +0000 http://the-grayline.com/?p=725#comment-4343 I agree with Marvin. The cost to re-charge a EV negates whatever good feeling the owner may have of saving the earth. You are burning more coal by using the car than if you had a regular gas vehicle. You can check out more information on making your car more efficient by going to http://www.valleysearchlight.com/car. I agree with Marvin. The cost to re-charge a EV negates whatever good feeling the owner may have of saving the earth. You are burning more coal by using the car than if you had a regular gas vehicle. You can check out more information on making your car more efficient by going to http://www.valleysearchlight.com/car.

]]> By: MARVIN http://the-grayline.com/2008/11/12/battery-life-in-electric-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-3333 MARVIN Wed, 20 May 2009 11:43:38 +0000 http://the-grayline.com/?p=725#comment-3333 Xebra appears typical of the greensters; forever trotting out selective facts and half truths, and in this case blatant untruths. EVs acquisition costs are NOT a fraction of IC types. Now lets work on the whole story. The greensters have been forcing utilities to convert coal fired power plants to use natural gas as their fuel source for the last 30 years. This consumes trillions of cubic feet of this petroleum product which has succeeded in squandering its supply and driving up its cost 300%. Natural gas is the world's preferred home heating fuel, and in so doing the greensters have succeeded in imposing this 300% hidden regressive tax on all Americans to further their narrow tree hugger agenda. A significant adoption of EVs will accelerate this squandering of a fabulous home heating natural resource and further drive up its costs to everyone. Xebra appears typical of the greensters; forever trotting out selective facts and half truths, and in this case blatant untruths. EVs acquisition costs are NOT a fraction of IC types. Now lets work on the whole story. The greensters have been forcing utilities to convert coal fired power plants to use natural gas as their fuel source for the last 30 years. This consumes trillions of cubic feet of this petroleum product which has succeeded in squandering its supply and driving up its cost 300%. Natural gas is the world’s preferred home heating fuel, and in so doing the greensters have succeeded in imposing this 300% hidden regressive tax on all Americans to further their narrow tree hugger agenda. A significant adoption of EVs will accelerate this squandering of a fabulous home heating natural resource and further drive up its costs to everyone.

]]> By: Xebra http://the-grayline.com/2008/11/12/battery-life-in-electric-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-1689 Xebra Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:03:44 +0000 http://the-grayline.com/?p=725#comment-1689 It is quite accurate to say that EVs require practically no maintenance, and because of the fact that they cost a fraction of what an IC cars costs to drive, EVs practically pay for themselves ! It is quite accurate to say that EVs require practically no maintenance, and because of the fact that they cost a fraction of what an IC cars costs to drive, EVs practically pay for themselves !

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