http://etbe.coker.com.au/2007/06/10/costs-of-driving-to-work/ Linux, politics, and other interesting things Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:07:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://etbe.coker.com.au/2007/06/10/costs-of-driving-to-work/#comment-2050 PatSparkss Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:02:31 +0000 http://etbe.coker.com.au/2007/06/10/costs-of-driving-to-work/#comment-2050 Most people wouldn't replace such athirsty car with a prius. 12L/100km is 6 cylinder Commodore teritory which is a much bigger car than a Prius. I replaced a 2 litre car which averaged 8L/100km with a Prius. I get about 4.2L/100km so saving about 3.8L/100km. I drive 25,000km/annum therefore I save about $1300 worth of petrol a year or $13,000 plus the increases in fuel prices per 10 year life cycle of my car. This offsets the extra $10,000 I paid for a hybrid over conventional car about the same size. Most people wouldn’t replace such athirsty car with a prius. 12L/100km is 6 cylinder Commodore teritory which is a much bigger car than a Prius.
I replaced a 2 litre car which averaged 8L/100km with a Prius. I get about 4.2L/100km so saving about 3.8L/100km. I drive 25,000km/annum therefore I save about $1300 worth of petrol a year or $13,000 plus the increases in fuel prices per 10 year life cycle of my car. This offsets the extra $10,000 I paid for a hybrid over conventional car about the same size.

]]> http://etbe.coker.com.au/2007/06/10/costs-of-driving-to-work/#comment-1405 Cameron Sun, 10 Jun 2007 15:17:21 +0000 http://etbe.coker.com.au/2007/06/10/costs-of-driving-to-work/#comment-1405 See my reply to this on Mark's LJ: http://certifiedwaif.livejournal.com/242141.html?thread=1110749#t1110749 See my reply to this on Mark’s LJ: http://certifiedwaif.livejournal.com/242141.html?thread=1110749#t1110749

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