Re: [Vo]:Analysis of Volt versus Prius, interview with Lutz

2009-08-14 Thread Terry Blanton
Getting ready for 'cap n trade'? Terry On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 1:19 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote: > Terry Blanton wrote: > >> You have time of day billing?  Is this an offering by Ga Power?  I am on >> an EMC. > > Yup. It is a new offering. They installed a smart meter and then offered > time-of-day pl

Re: [Vo]:Analysis of Volt versus Prius, interview with Lutz

2009-08-14 Thread Jed Rothwell
Terry Blanton wrote: You have time of day billing? Is this an offering by Ga Power? I am on an EMC. Yup. It is a new offering. They installed a smart meter and then offered time-of-day plus a base charge of $7.50 a month: http://www.georgiapowerco.com/pricing/pdf/2.20_TOU-REO-4.pdf Regul

Re: [Vo]:Analysis of Volt versus Prius, interview with Lutz

2009-08-14 Thread OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson
Jed sez: ... > Let's not sell GM short. They are in huge trouble, but they are, > after all, a gigantic industrial company with a large share of the > best engineering and manufacturing talent in the world. It would not > take much to turn them around. Lutz compared their situation to the > space

Re: [Vo]:Analysis of Volt versus Prius, interview with Lutz

2009-08-14 Thread Terry Blanton
On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 11:10 AM, Jed Rothwell wrote: > The analysis said this is for off-peak power in Detroit. I get off-peak > electricity at 4 cents/kWh. It costs me 18 cents during peak hours, 1 to 7 > pm in the summer. You have time of day billing? Is this an offering by Ga Power? I am on

Re: [Vo]:Analysis of Volt versus Prius, interview with Lutz

2009-08-14 Thread Jed Rothwell
Terry Blanton wrote: The analysis is flawed. 40 cents will buy about 4 kWh. They do seem to have the numbers mixed up. I expect the graph from the EIA is right. Those people are careful. The analysis said this is for off-peak power in Detroit. I get off-peak electricity at 4 cents/kWh. It

Re: [Vo]:Analysis of Volt versus Prius, interview with Lutz

2009-08-14 Thread Terry Blanton
The analysis is flawed. 40 cents will buy about 4 kWh. If you drove 40 mph to go 40 miles, they are saying you would need only 3 hp (4kW) in that hour of driving??? Do you really think GM will produce the Volt? Where are they getting their batteries? Terry On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 8:50 AM, Jed

[Vo]:Analysis of Volt versus Prius, interview with Lutz

2009-08-14 Thread Jed Rothwell
See: http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/14/autos/volt_vs_prius/index.htm This analysis is somewhat simplified, especially with the assumption that people will keep these cars only 6 years. Lutz is annoying, as usual. The Volt will probably cost around $32,000 after rebates, which is less than I t