GaslessInSeattle
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So, now that you've gotten a taste of how amazing it is, and economical too, to drive an EV, how low would the price of gas have to go to before you'd give up your LEAF?
I was struck by a thread that reports that a Saudi Prince is getting nervous about the US finding other alternatives to oil: http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=4141&p=97660&hilit=saudi+prince#p97660. "clearly, the higher the price of oil goes, the more they (the west) will go and find alternatives" My first response was, it's already to late. My second thought was to consider just how low the cost of gas would have to go to have me discouraged enough to abandon the LEAF.
Early on after getting the LEAF, I was amazed to see how inexpensive it was to charge. I figure I'm paying the equivalent of around 50 cents a gallon to drive the LEAF. I was stunned to learn that the break even point for going electric was likely surpassed decades ago even when the price of oil was much cheaper.
So, my answer to Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal is, if he wants my business back, he's going to have to lower the price of oil enough to get gas down below $1 dollar a gallon ... in other words, it ain't going to happen, you've already missed the boat! Truth be told, if it were even equal in cost per mile, I'd probably still continue advocating for EV's because I see no other way out of the mess we've gotten ourselves into.
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I was struck by a thread that reports that a Saudi Prince is getting nervous about the US finding other alternatives to oil: http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=4141&p=97660&hilit=saudi+prince#p97660. "clearly, the higher the price of oil goes, the more they (the west) will go and find alternatives" My first response was, it's already to late. My second thought was to consider just how low the cost of gas would have to go to have me discouraged enough to abandon the LEAF.
Early on after getting the LEAF, I was amazed to see how inexpensive it was to charge. I figure I'm paying the equivalent of around 50 cents a gallon to drive the LEAF. I was stunned to learn that the break even point for going electric was likely surpassed decades ago even when the price of oil was much cheaper.
So, my answer to Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal is, if he wants my business back, he's going to have to lower the price of oil enough to get gas down below $1 dollar a gallon ... in other words, it ain't going to happen, you've already missed the boat! Truth be told, if it were even equal in cost per mile, I'd probably still continue advocating for EV's because I see no other way out of the mess we've gotten ourselves into.
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