<VV> More "Volt-age"

[Sethracer at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/29/2011 9:06:42 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
corvairduval at cox.net writes:

While  the "electric car" commercials show the great gas mileage, has  
anyone
>> seen what their electric bill was for the same period,  adjusted for 
increase
>> due to charging batteries  ?
>>
>> In SoCal, air conditioners can easily quadruple  electric costs, 
(anywhere
>> from 8 to 33 cents per KwHr, whereas  upstate NY may be 1/3 of that), so 
what does  having to feed an electric car add to that cost?
 
Well we installed a large Solar generating system. (Tied to PGE to  run 
down our bills, I have no storage.) It has really dropped our monthly  electric 
bills. The ROI is way out there, but the money was just in the bank  
anyway. We could charge a car at night, drive our 24 mile round trip to our  jobs 
and not use much gas if any. But that 30+K initial cost is a bit of a  chunk 
to bite off, (though the lease terms look okay) but we won't be  working 
forever, just a few more years. I think if I was buying that size of car  
right now, it would be a Cruze turbo, not the Volt. Right now I'm not in  the 
market. Too many cars as it is!
 
Seth Emerson