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Spacey said:Still amazed that some of you drive 11mpg cars, I have a 2,000cc Diesel estate that does nearly 60mpg and pulls like a train...well not mine but the other half's.
What is a Diesel estate?
Spacey said:Still amazed that some of you drive 11mpg cars, I have a 2,000cc Diesel estate that does nearly 60mpg and pulls like a train...well not mine but the other half's.
What is a Diesel estate?
pdf said:Spacey said:Still amazed that some of you drive 11mpg cars, I have a 2,000cc Diesel estate that does nearly 60mpg and pulls like a train...well not mine but the other half's.
What is a Diesel estate?
Something's wrong with your calculation:neoplasticity said:Miles ridden = 7000
Cost to drive that in gas on my Ford Ranger =$850 dollars in gas only.. not counting wear and tear
Quajochem said:And after x replies, what's the simple answer to the question
Have your gas savings outweighed ebike cost?
cbr shadow said:I have a Scion XB right now that gets ~30mpg around town. I'm spending ~$2000 on my ebike ($200 bike, Kit from Cellman, shipping from China, etc..). So at $4.25/gallon of gas it'd be ~14k miles before I make up for the price of the bike. That's assuming all of the miles were miles that I would have driven anyway.
So it's hard (in my case anyway?) to look at getting an ebike as a "money saver". There are other things like fun, being green, having something different, and the learning experience that make it worth it for me.
Obviously most people here have justified having an ebike in some way.. Does it save you money? What's your reason?
jlpmedia said:I probably saved enough money to buy a new car. I spent about $3000 for my trike, electronics, battery, misc supplies(camelbak, mirror, airless inner tube, solar panels, etc). This even includes the cost of building a velomobile shell-$300.
Between the solar panels and my pedaling, it is enough to fully charge the battery after/during every commute. although i do have the option of plugging it in. but it's fully enclosed so i can ride it in the rain and because it has 3 wheels i can drive it in the winter.
I ride at least 260 miles a week.
SamTexas said:Something's wrong with your calculation:neoplasticity said:Miles ridden = 7000
Cost to drive that in gas on my Ford Ranger =$850 dollars in gas only.. not counting wear and tear
$850 / 7,000miles = 12.1 cents/mile
Assume $4.00/gallon (California)
400 / 12.1 = 33 miles/gallon for a Ford Ranger?