Chuckanut
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Economics 101 - Price is a function of supply and demand.
Cost of production will certainly affect supply, of course. Just as substitutes affect demand for a product.
BMW introducing electric car
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Economics 101 - Price is a function of supply and demand.
Cost of production will certainly affect supply, of course. Just as substitutes affect demand for a product.
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Since we're getting a diesel car soon, I've been watching the price of diesel lately. In central Ohio diesel has averaged about the same price as premium gasoline. Sometimes a bit more, sometimes a bit less. Always fairly close.
Today, for example, GasBuddy reports in my area that there is one station with premium at 3.59, while everyone else is selling it for above 3.72. Diesel starts at 3.67, but this price is available from half a dozen stations.
Today, for example, GasBuddy reports in my area that there is one station with premium at 3.59, while everyone else is selling it for above 3.72. Diesel starts at 3.67, but this price is available from half a dozen stations.
Chuckanut
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Here is an interview with Bob Lutz former vice-chairman of GM. He believes that introducing small electric vehicles first was a mistake, and there was much more to be gained electrifying the big trucks since the savings in fuel would have been much more dramatic.
Electric-vehicle convert Bob Lutz keeps plugging away | Business & Technology | The Seattle Times
Electric-vehicle convert Bob Lutz keeps plugging away | Business & Technology | The Seattle Times
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This is due next year from Audi:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/23/a...rt-drive-in-the-2015-audi-a3-e-tron.html?_r=0
I like the styling better, looks pretty much like the regular A3. So you can have a direct comparison between this and the gas only version.
Not an electric so much as a plug-in hybrid though.
I think it's like 32000 Euros, which is like $45k at current exchange rates. Regular A3 starts around $30k? So you're paying 50% more for the plug-in hybrid, if Audi prices the US version as a straight conversion by FX rates. Of course, who knows what the exchange rate will be next year when it comes to the US.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/23/a...rt-drive-in-the-2015-audi-a3-e-tron.html?_r=0
I like the styling better, looks pretty much like the regular A3. So you can have a direct comparison between this and the gas only version.
Not an electric so much as a plug-in hybrid though.
I think it's like 32000 Euros, which is like $45k at current exchange rates. Regular A3 starts around $30k? So you're paying 50% more for the plug-in hybrid, if Audi prices the US version as a straight conversion by FX rates. Of course, who knows what the exchange rate will be next year when it comes to the US.
