Tom Hanks' Electric Car

[Art_Weingartner]

As discussed on Letterman (3rd link). Imagine Tom driving this around Mayfield Place and Hinkley Hills?

 

[kennyman]

I doubt any of us could affofd a electric car.
But at least ol'Tom is trying. He's funny AND smart.

 

[Art_Weingartner]

Course, electric cars have to be plugged in to the mains....and what powers the mains

 

[PoodlePoop]

Is it something cute and fuzzy?

*Plugs electric car into Energizer Bunny*


Unless you have a yard dedicated to solar panels or a big wind turbine on your house you gonna be charging your car on coal or nuclear. Or hydro.

Oh well, best intentions.

 

[Art_Weingartner]

We're paying $7.13 per gallon of regular fuel here.

What is it over in the U.S.?

 

[DrKlopeks_FamilyPractice]

I payed $2.19 this week. A couple of months ago I was getting it in the $1.40 range.

 

[Art_Weingartner]

You're kidding me

 

[RayPeterson]

Concerning gas prices you can't compare Europe and the US, the gap is still huge.

 

[Art_Weingartner]

Oh yeah...so how about you Ray P?

 

[RayPeterson]

I'm always too lazy to convert our prices because

a) we're calculating in litres, not in gallons and

b) the prices are in Euro

So I have to calculate litres in gallons and Euros in Dollars. That's more than my tiny brain can handle.

Currently we're paying 1,32 Euro per litre.

Damn it, I will do the maths now.

1 Gallon = 3,78541178 litres

1 Euro = 1.39494 USD

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1,32 EUR x 1,39494 USD = 1,84 USD per litre

1,84 USD x 3,78541178 litres = <u>6,97 USD per gallon </u>