On 21 Jun 2023 at 21:11, Jay Summet via EV wrote: > Ignoring the hybrid fuel cost red hearing (as the hybrid won't get > 43mgh on the freeway,
Sportage Hybrid: EPA rating: 42 city, 44 highway, 43 combined. I used the EPA ratings for the EV6, too. I don't see or smell any herrings here, either red or blue. > 0.12c per mile vs 0.14c per mile is so close that most American's > won't care about the difference. Again, it's not 12 (actually almost 13) cents vs 14 cents, it's 8 cents vs 14 cents. That's a much larger difference. > it's not polluting at the tailpipe Believe it or not, this isn't a high priority for the average vehicle owner. I wish it were, but it just isn't. Look, our Kia buyer has already paid 75% more for the EV6 than he would have for a similar Sportage hybrid ($51,400 vs $28,815). So now he should also pay 75% more for his fuel on a road trip?: Really? > still seems like a reasonable price for the public good. Some folks will pay more for the sake of the public good. That's altruism. I like it. But a lot won't. Those latter people need a little nudge to do the right thing. Basically, you have to bribe them. I don't see any such nudges coming from Tesla, that's for sure. Not at those kind of charging costs. Obviously Musk has seen the other kind of green and decided that he likes that kind better. Nothing wrong with him making a profit, but I'd like to see him cut with the "we're saving the world with EVs" hypocrisy already. Google at least had the decency to bury "don't be evil" when they went over to the dark side. How about Tesla? David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = I distrust people who know well what God wants them to do, because I notice that it always coincides with their own desires. -- Susan B Anthony = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
