So $4 is what it takes to get Americans to drive less
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So $4 is what it takes to get Americans to drive less
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2008...mile.html#more
I imagine as more fuel efficient cars are bought that graph will start climbing again until we reach a point were no more MPG can be squeezed out of a 2500lbs. car. (assuming Americans keep down sizing)
I imagine as more fuel efficient cars are bought that graph will start climbing again until we reach a point were no more MPG can be squeezed out of a 2500lbs. car. (assuming Americans keep down sizing)
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Get the US out of a recession and gas prices will stabilize once the dollar raises in value vs. the international market.
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Seriously though, I am guessing that it is an estimation much like the Nielsen TV rating system....they get data from a small sample group and extrapolate it out.
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I was doing some math the other day and calculated that I use roughly 50% of the gasoline per year as I did in 2003. First of all I average about 4-5mpg better in my C5 than my LT1 cars did (23-25mpg versus 18-21mpg). And I drive roughly 8,000 miles per year (2008 estimate based on current driving habits) versus about 14,000 miles in 2002-2003.
Some of the thing I did to cut the miles driven:
-Work from home once per week (20% right there)
-Work out @ home (12 miles round trip to gym several days per week)
-Don't drive across town to hang out with friends @ coffee shop's, bars etc. (i do all my drinking @ home)
-Eat out less (save money on driving to restaurants AND buying food)
So while gasoline has more than doubled in price versus 2002/2003 I am acutally spending about the same per month. I wonder how many other people put 5-6k miles on their car each year that is completely unecessary?
The unfortunate downside is the local coffee shops and restaurants are gettnig less business from me.
Some of the thing I did to cut the miles driven:
-Work from home once per week (20% right there)
-Work out @ home (12 miles round trip to gym several days per week)
-Don't drive across town to hang out with friends @ coffee shop's, bars etc. (i do all my drinking @ home)
-Eat out less (save money on driving to restaurants AND buying food)
So while gasoline has more than doubled in price versus 2002/2003 I am acutally spending about the same per month. I wonder how many other people put 5-6k miles on their car each year that is completely unecessary?
The unfortunate downside is the local coffee shops and restaurants are gettnig less business from me.
Last edited by indieaz; 05-30-2008 at 12:48 PM.
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These numbers are skewed a bit.
March 2008 had the big giant ice storms/blizzards that covered much of the midwest and northeast for days or even longer that forced many people not to drive by no conscious effort of there own. In short: They were snowed in and couldn't drive their cars.
March 2008 had the big giant ice storms/blizzards that covered much of the midwest and northeast for days or even longer that forced many people not to drive by no conscious effort of there own. In short: They were snowed in and couldn't drive their cars.
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