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Cool. How much will it cost? Glad you asked. How about a slick $40,000 for an all electric Toyota Yaris hatchback? Or $60,000 for the Mini? Come on now, I know you wanted that Beemer, but let’s be realistic, the price of gas is only rising and you never liked going to get oil changes anyways.
http://gas2.org/2008/05/27/an-electric-car-you-can-buy-today-the-20k-triac-ev/
OK, you aren’t going to fit a family of 5 in there, but that’s not what it’s made for. Green Vehicles, manufacturer of the 3-wheeled TRIAC EV, calls it a “modern freeway commuter,” because the zero-emissions vehicle can reach 80 mph and will get you into the carpool lane with a single driver. Safety-wise, it has a structural steel cage the company says is the “same metal skeleton used in race cars” and a low center of gravity to maintain balance (but surprisingly has no airbags).
Back at home, it takes about 6 hours to charge the car’s lithium-ion batteries at an estimated cost of about 2 cents per mile. Not a bad deal if you can afford the $20,000 price tag. The company website says the TRIAC EV is currently available at dealerships in San Jose and Mill Valley, California, and should be more widely available in the future..
2 cents per mile.
Now compare:
At 4 dollars per gallon of gasoline
At 30 miles per gallon.
4 dollars per 30 miles
400 pennies per 30 miles
400 divided by 30 equals 13. 3
13 cents per mile
Not including oil changes.
Last edited on Wed Jun 18th, 2008 04:44 pm by Joe Kelley