MPG drops like a rock after 55mph.
The peak is at about 40-45mph for a large truck or SUV.
I read that if gas prices hit $3.00/gal, it will cost the average 15,000 mile-per-year driver about $700 extra for $12 months.
That comes out to an increase of about $58.00 per month. An irritant, yes. But hardly likely to break most drivers' banks.
My wife and I play tag team with our Civic Hybrid. Whoever's driving further gets to take it for the day. We save tons and still have our Avalon for bigger loads. There really isn't a need for two fuel efficent vehicles in the family. Why pay more gas tax?
Also, we're in CA, so I'm just filling out the HOV lane paperwork now. Can't wait to pass up all those Lexus' in the regular lanes (heh, heh!).
I have been riding the motorcycle a lot it gets 40 MPH and costs $10 bucks to fill, Ridiculous. My truck I leave in the driveway except when it cant be helped. My oil copmpany informed me that my fuel oil bil this winter wil be $1,000 more than last year. I am thinking of signing my pension over to one of the oil companies with a food mart and there just eating there and driving, I wonder if the family could sleep in a back room.
Not like there is any alternative. Stay home and sit in the closet?
What an idiot. Does he know realize every item we buy from a loaf of bread up will cost more because it costs more to get it to the consumers? If gas doubles, everything doubles. I'd like to know who uses a mere 10 gallons a week. It was $75 last week to fill up for us. This year, the kids are going to school on the bus and I've had to get a full time job close to home to make ends meet. Mr. M hasn't had a pay raise from the state in 18 years.
So how do you idiots who love Exurbia so much feel about your 50 mile commute now? ;-)
MPG drops like a rock after 55mph.
The peak is at about 40-45mph for a large truck or SUV.
Regardless of what this article claims, we have cut back spending on everything to make of the difference were paying in high fuel costs. I mean everything. Even canceling my NRA membership after 25 years.
Ha!...I just got home today from vacation...The Dells were packed....I've never seen so many cars, SUVs, campers, trucks pulling boats, RVs.,from all over the US...and the average price was about $2.70....give me a break, no one is staying home..
SUVs fault!
Well, we're just 20-cents shy, here in West Michigan, from the magic $3.00 a gallon with current prices at $2.80 a gallon.
This current high and rising prices of fuel is really puts a heavy burden upon the moderate to low income working middleclass who have to commute.
Let gasoline prices sit at the present level for a couple of weeks. All this alarm will drop off the radar.
Gas is still relatively cheap in historical terms. That is one reason why the price is spiking up so much.
We can thank mostly the envirowackos for this scenario. They jump up and down, and hold their breath until they turn blue every time someone wants to build a refinery. They have cost this country millions of dollars in expensive and unnecessary regulations. We need to drill ANWR. We need to build refineries. We need to renovate existing refineries. We need to expand drilling off the coast of Florida and California. We need to put an end to the expensive summer blends that cause short term supply problems. We need to tell the envirowackos to stuff it.
Funny that they mention Anderson and Muncie. I live around these towns, and I've noticed people are hit hard by this in my area. We are not economically well off to begin with. I suspect this is hitting rural areas harder than we think. We'll hear all about it during the shopping season, when everyones' Christmas funds are going to pay for $280 per gallon gasoline and $250-$300 a month natural gas bills.
I'm glad we're all doing our part.
I think it has been effecting travel...I've seen dramatic price drops in nightly rates for most motels, even the upscale ones in vacation areas....I think the motel managements are worried about the price of fuel impacting where folks will accomodate them-selves nightly. Camp grounds should make out real big!
A one percent rise in demand results in a SEVENTY percent rise in price? Something smells.