Posted on 05/05/2022 11:15:54 PM PDT by nickcarraway
If it feels like you're paying a lot more for gas this week, you're not wrong. Triple A reports the price at Wisconsin pumps has risen over ten cents a gallon just in the last week. The rising cost of fuel is leading more drivers to look at electric cars.
Chris Leberfing is shopping at this West Allis BMW, looking to lease an electric car.
"It's exciting. We love the car," said Chris Leberfing who drives an electric car.
Leberfing and his wife are trading in this one. It is also fully electric.
"She hasn't been at a gas station in three years, nine years (laughs)" said Leberfing.
"About half of our customers that are just walking into the showroom without doing too much research are asking to see the electric vehicles," said Jake Unora, International BMW Salesman.
Jake Unora let us test drive the IX. He says BMW all-electrics can get up to 300 miles on a fully charged battery. That is cutting down on range anxiety, and this is too.
"A lot of convenience stores are starting to add charging stations. Big brands like Meijer are putting them in their parking lots," said Unora.
Charging stations are found in the Milwaukee area, but they are more common in Madison and Chicago.
"The ride has gotten smoother, but really you can just go further than you ever used to be able to," said Leberfing.
Gas prices have gone up a lot in the last seven days all over.
"So gas prices around the country have gone up about 10 cents in the last week. In the Milwaukee market they've gone up about 17 cents," said Nick Jarmusz, AAA Director of Public Affairs.
Triple A says there is a reason for it.
"Typically we see demand start to go up at this time of year and then we also see a transition, in certain markets a summer blend that's required by the EPA that burns cleaner and doesn't produce as much ozone," said Jarmusz.
Triple A says if you're trying to save on gas, don't be so heavy on the brake. Try to coast into the stop lights.
"Simply by slowing down and driving more smoothly and less aggressively you can increase your vehicle's fuel efficiency by 25 to 35 percent," said Jarmusz.
For anyone interested in electric vehicles, or even hybrids, officials say more charging stations are on the way. Right now, in New Jersey, a federal grant is helping that state install more. Drivers can use the Greenspot App to find charging stations.
An EMP attack will destroy beyond recovery the electric motors in these vehicles. A few friends of mine who have Teslas are concerned over this and that is why they have a fossil fuel powered vehicle as well.
If you need any more proof that many Americans can’t even do basic math, this story is it.
Such BS propaganda
Drive oil out of business and see what they do.
An expensive electric car with no resale value after 10 years unless you put in a new battery that costs half of the wholesale price. That loses efficiency over time. And is a fire hazard. And is made of materials controlled by other countries.
No sale.
Elon Musk is a baaaaad dude!!!!
EMP destroys internal combustion engines too.
Cars from the 60s and 70s are experiencing a tripling in price at auctions.
New charging stations are drawing copper thieves.
I want a nuclear powered car. Voyager has like an ounce of Uranium and it’s like halfway to the dog star or something.
Good thing electricity is free.
Dumb people.
Green Energy propaganda
Until they make cars with quick change batteries so you don’t have to wait to charge, electric cars will remain impractical.
Overpriced exploding golfcarts...toot toot..allabourd.
Last year, my semi burned $62,000 in fuel, for just over 90K miles. My AR for the year was $357k.
This year, my projected fuel costs are $125K for 110k miles of use. I’m averaging $5,300 every two weeks for diesel. Even though my fuel surcharge rate has risen dramatically, I won’t know the actual profit/loss until January.
Many other trucking companies are doing the same calculations.
Am I looking at an electric tractor? Not just no, but f_ck no.
The other day it got pretty warm so I turned on the AC on my way to Raleigh. Ran into a construction zone where traffic was backed up. I noticed that every vehicle had its windows rolled up, also using AC. Except for the two Teslas in the mix.
But leave the microprocessors with which all modern motor vehicles (incl. gasoline-powered) are stuffed unscathed?
Regards,
More liberal drivel.
We’re subsidizing every aspect of the “green” energy sector, while punishing every aspect of fossil fuel production.
The world is awash is oil, there is no shortage.
Wait until this pipe dream has to stand on its own, and see what it costs. The elite will have their jets and limos, and we will have donkeys, if we can feed them.
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