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GAS PRICES....WTH :angry:
ChadTower:
I'd like to know how we could expect an aging and already insufficient power grid to take on the added load of charging automobiles. Places like California have had to resort to rolling blackouts for a long time now. Places with seasonal demand for home air conditioning (like New England) are starting to have issues all summer. What is going to happen to the grid when people start plugging cars in to charge overnight? Cities and states don't want to spend the money to ramp up the grid because it is invisible capital expense but if they don't get on this soon all these plug in electrics are nothing more than a pipe dream.
What happens when we have a power outage? Your internet and VOIP phone are dead as are your refrigerators and possibly heat/cooking. You have limited time on your cell phone. Now we're talking about being unable to drive because we can't charge the car? Are we going to start keeping gas tanks on site specifically for backup generators to charge the cars we no longer want running on gas?
Jess--:
--- Quote from: polaris on March 05, 2011, 09:53:32 pm ---
--- Quote from: pointdablame on March 05, 2011, 11:01:43 am ---We still have relatively cheap prices in NJ so we shouldn't be too upset. Be glad you're not in California or Hawaii.
EDIT: Not to mention, the folks in Europe and much of the rest of the world will probably yell at us soon for our super cheap $3.50 gallons :)
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heard on the radio yesterday the highest price found in the UK this week was equivalent to £6.75/ $11.20 a gallon, with a fuel duty rise due in a month it'll be close to £7.40/ $12 in some parts
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fuel prices in the uk are a killer
dextercf:
--- Quote from: Jess-- on March 08, 2011, 02:56:17 pm ---
--- Quote from: polaris on March 05, 2011, 09:53:32 pm ---
--- Quote from: pointdablame on March 05, 2011, 11:01:43 am ---We still have relatively cheap prices in NJ so we shouldn't be too upset. Be glad you're not in California or Hawaii.
EDIT: Not to mention, the folks in Europe and much of the rest of the world will probably yell at us soon for our super cheap $3.50 gallons :)
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heard on the radio yesterday the highest price found in the UK this week was equivalent to £6.75/ $11.20 a gallon, with a fuel duty rise due in a month it'll be close to £7.40/ $12 in some parts
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fuel prices in the uk are a killer
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Did you even read my post? :-\
WhereEaglesDare:
--- Quote from: Jess-- on March 08, 2011, 02:56:17 pm ---
--- Quote from: polaris on March 05, 2011, 09:53:32 pm ---
--- Quote from: pointdablame on March 05, 2011, 11:01:43 am ---We still have relatively cheap prices in NJ so we shouldn't be too upset. Be glad you're not in California or Hawaii.
EDIT: Not to mention, the folks in Europe and much of the rest of the world will probably yell at us soon for our super cheap $3.50 gallons :)
--- End quote ---
heard on the radio yesterday the highest price found in the UK this week was equivalent to £6.75/ $11.20 a gallon, with a fuel duty rise due in a month it'll be close to £7.40/ $12 in some parts
--- End quote ---
fuel prices in the uk are a killer
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The UK has a different tax structure that causes fuel to cost so much. Plus, they import most of their fuel and I imagine they can go from the southern tip to the northern tip on a tank of gas.
Mikezilla:
--- Quote ---Oh, and those of you in the states? relax, price of gas there is still heaps less than most other places in the world. I just noticed today that 98 octane here in Brisbane, Australia is $1.65 a litre. That's $6.27 a gallon...
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Am I reading this right? 98 octane!? The highest octane rating you can get here in CA is 91. I think they only sell 98 octane at racing places.
--- Quote from: ChadTower on March 08, 2011, 10:44:47 am ---
I'd like to know how we could expect an aging and already insufficient power grid to take on the added load of charging automobiles. Places like California have had to resort to rolling blackouts for a long time now. Places with seasonal demand for home air conditioning (like New England) are starting to have issues all summer. What is going to happen to the grid when people start plugging cars in to charge overnight? Cities and states don't want to spend the money to ramp up the grid because it is invisible capital expense but if they don't get on this soon all these plug in electrics are nothing more than a pipe dream.
What happens when we have a power outage? Your internet and VOIP phone are dead as are your refrigerators and possibly heat/cooking. You have limited time on your cell phone. Now we're talking about being unable to drive because we can't charge the car? Are we going to start keeping gas tanks on site specifically for backup generators to charge the cars we no longer want running on gas?
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Thats a very good point. :applaud:
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