By: stratastar
I am not an energy economist, all of this is off the top of my head at this point and I imagine that individual areas have wildly ranging specifics. Power companies in certain states already have...
View ArticleBy: The World Famous
If the per unit cost of electricity goes down then the cost should come down. 1. Why would increased demand for electricity cause the per-unit cost to go down? 2. Even if the per-unit cost were to go...
View ArticleBy: Bonzai
Are you just fucking with me? If so you are doing a good job. If the per unit cost of electricity goes down then the cost should come down. The utilities are not a monopoly and are subject to regular...
View ArticleBy: The World Famous
I'm having a hard time with that analogy Bonzai. Are my friends and I supposed to be the power company? And are you saying that, like me and my friends, the power company will totally be cool and not...
View ArticleBy: LobsterMitten
I understand how the "use the unused power supply" argument means that a fixed amount of power can be used by more people, and thus in a fair world, the cost per unit could go down. But I think the...
View ArticleBy: Bonzai
I can only lead you to the forest I can't make you see the trees. Let's say you're with some friends and you order some pizza. The pizza costs $12 and there are 3 of you. Each of you has to pay $4....
View ArticleBy: The World Famous
The fact that power plants apparently have capacity to add consumers during current off-peak hours says nothing about the amount of money that they could and would charge for that power. Faced with...
View ArticleBy: Bonzai
It's not my assertion it was up-thread. But the basic idea is this. A certain percentage of power plants run 24 hours a day. At night, a significant percentage of that electricity is unused and...
View ArticleBy: The World Famous
I'm having a hard time understanding your assertion that increased demand for electricity will lower the price of electricity.
View ArticleBy: Bonzai
Let's do the math! (warning: I'm bad at math) Assume the dealer markup will go away but all other values stay the same. Also assume you drive the car 100,000 miles. Price of electricity - $1.50 per 40...
View ArticleBy: -harlequin-
Th world famous: Dealers are adding crazy markup right now because they can - the Volt is the sexiest thing to hit the showroom floor in years, and production is so tiny that they're super-exclusive....
View ArticleBy: The World Famous
The World Famous writes "But I cannot afford a $40,000 car." Then why are you looking at the Volt, the list price is more than that. I sort of thought maybe I would save money by not having to buy gas....
View ArticleBy: Mitheral
The World Famouswrites"But I cannot afford a $40,000 car." Then why are you looking at the Volt, the list price is more than that. The World Famouswrites"(I have three small children, so I need all...
View ArticleBy: The World Famous
I'm not swatting down EV technology. I think it's fantastic and I would love to have a car that uses it. But I cannot afford a $40,000 car. Period. No matter how cool and new it is and not matter how...
View ArticleBy: intermod
Skeptic: here you go (PDF). People that have studied this a LOT longer than you or I have come to the conclusion that EVs are simply more efficient in virtually any scenario, usually without a...
View ArticleBy: The World Famous
So, in other words, no one has $50k to spend on a car and is also worried about fuel economy. But, fortunately, there will be enough rich (or credit-foolish) people buying the things that something...
View ArticleBy: Burhanistan
>I mean, seriously, 50 thousand dollars? Who has that to spend on a car and also is worried about fuel economy? Early adopters are usually doing so for a few reasons: 1)because it's new and cool and...
View ArticleBy: The World Famous
I stopped by a Chevy dealer this morning to check out the Volt and see if it might be a viable candidate for my next car. It was very nice compared with other Chevy vehicles in terms of fit, finish,...
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