How does the electric car translate in terms of gas prices?

godiva4850

This was what was said in an article "GM said the Volt will cost about 80 cents to fully charge at a rate of 10 cents per kilowatt-hour, which is about the national average. After that, the batteries will be recharged by a small gasoline engine that allows the car to travel hundreds more miles. GM said the engine will be able to run on E85 ethanol, a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline." and I wonder what that actually means in terms of dollars and cents. Has anyone said? I remember from the documentary "Who Killed The Electric Car?" that electric cars would translate into running at sixty cents a gallon, and am wondering if that holds with the new models or if it's another situation altogether.

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An electric car generally costs about 2-3 cents per mile to recharge.

A Prius costs about 8 cents per mile with gas at $4/gallon. A 30 mpg car costs 13 cents per mile.

For the Volt, the first 40 miles it runs on purely electric power, so they're claiming this part will cost 2 cents per mile. When it's using the gas engine, they've said it will get 50 mpg, so at that point it will cost around 8 cents per mile. So the further you drive before recharging, the more expensive it will be, but it will still be cheaper than any gas car or regular hybrid.

electric cars?

lizzymcghe

hey everybody do u think its a good idea to have electric car?and how much do they cost? are they over twenty grand?do you still have to put gas in thoes cars?

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Electric cars are great. They're much friendlier for the environment than gas cars. Right now the best available is the ZAP Xebra:

http://www.zapworld.com/electric-vehicles/electric-cars/xebra-sedan

But there are many really nice EVs set to come out soon.

Available in California in October 2008, the Aptera typ-1e will cost about $27,000 with a top speed of 95 mph and range of 120 miles per charge.

http://www.aptera.com/details.php

Soon thereafter Aptera will introduce the typ-1h, a plug-in hybrid version of the typ-1e with a 40-60 mile range on purely electrical energy, and a range of over 600 miles total when in electric/gas hybrid mode, for around $30,000. On a 120 mile trip, the typ-1h will get 300 miles per gallon. The shorter the trip, the higher the efficiency.

http://www.aptera.com/details.php

Available in 2009, the ZAP Alias will cost $30,000, have a top speed of 100 mph, and a range of 100 miles per charge.

http://zapworld.com/electric-vehicles/electric-cars/zap-alias

Soon thereafter the ZAP-X will be available at a cost of $60,000 with a top speed of 155 mph and a range of 350 miles per charge.

http://zapworld.com/electric-vehicles/electric-cars/zap-x

Available in 2009, the Miles Javlon will cost $30,000 with a top speed of 80 mph and a range of 120 miles per charge.

http://www.milesev.com/

Phoenix Motorcars will start selling their SUT to individuals in 2009. It will cost $45,000 and have a top speed of 100 mph with a range of 100+ miles per charge.

http://phoenixmotorcars.com/

Available in 2009, the cityZENN will have a 250 mile range and 80 mph top speed. The price has not yet been set.

http://greenhome.huddler.com/products/zenn-motors-cityzenn-ev

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global electric motor cars pricing guide?

Crystal O

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There are only a few electric cars on the market - but more are coming in the next few years. The most interesting cars, available next year:
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The Tesla electric sports car gets 250 miles to the charge, goes 130mph, and 0-60 in four seconds. It charges in 3-1/2 hours. Cost, probably $85,000.
http://www.teslamotors.com
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The Miles XS200 is a Chinese import. It gets 200 miles to the charge, and goes 80mph. Retails for $28,500.
http://www.milesautomotive.com/products_xs200.html
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Others on the drawing board:
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From China: The Happy Messenger - only costs $10000, goes 150 miles per charge:
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2005/12/chinese_ev_comp.html
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Also from China: the BYD car, designed to be affordable, with a 250-mile range:
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=106930
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The GEO EV, from Korea. It goes 155 miles on a three hour charge:
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200505/18/200505182238171109900090609062.html
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Also from Korea. The ENERGINE Electric-Pneumatic hybrid.
It runs on air and electricity. No gasoline:
http://www.energine.com/e_main.php
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From Japan. The Subaru R1E. Charges to 90% in 5 minutes:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8995780
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Also from Japan. The Mitsubishi Colt EV, retails under $18,000.
http://media.mitsubishi-motors.com/pressrelease/e/corporate/detail1269.html

what happen to the electric car?

kid_dj

I see the hybrid idea but what about having your own personal solar panal that you plugged the car into? (just a idea)

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The electric car never went away. But the best battery technology for electric cars, called NIMH, was purchased by some big oil companies, who are refusing to license NIMH batteries for electric cars. This stopped the electric vehicle movement for several years.
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Now, however, a new battery technology for electric cars has emerged, the lithium-ion battery. And many new electric cars are in development. We may even start to see some of these cars in the next year or two. A sampling:
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From China: The Happy Messenger - only costs $10000, goes 150 miles per charge:
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2005/12/chinese_ev_comp.html

Also from China: the BYD car, designed to be affordable, with a 250-mile range:
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=106930

The GEO EV, from Korea. It goes 155 miles on a three hour charge:
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200505/18/200505182238171109900090609062.html

Also from Korea. The ENERGINE Electric-Pneumatic hybrid.
It runs on air and electricity. No gasoline:
http://www.energine.com/e_main.php

From Japan. The Subaru R1E. Charges to 90% in 5 minutes, costs under $18000:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8995780

Also from Japan. The Mitsubishi Colt EV. It can charge in 20 minutes, and is priced under $20k.
http://aftermarket.autoblog.com/2006/10/12/mitsubishi-looks-ahead-with-an-electric-i/

A chinese EV slated for import to the USA next year. It gets 200 miles/charge, and costs $28,500.
http://www.milesautomotive.com/products_xs200.html

The Tesla sports car:
http://www.teslamotors.com
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And if you don't want to wait - and if you don't mind not having the very latest technology, there are many small entrepreneurs doing electric car conversions right now, that you can buy for as little as $5000. Details are on this page:
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http://squidoo.com/cheap-electric-car/
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Don't believe what people are saying about batteries. Even the old tech batteries (lead-acid) are very affordable. The battery pack in my EV costs under $1000, and lasts for 20,000 to 30,000 miles. That's only four cents per mile. Electricity to charge the batteries only costs one cent per mile. That's way, way cheaper than gasoline.
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Best of luck!
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Do you think NASCAR could or ever would use electric cars?

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Johan

I mean let's face it, electric cars are the future. Gas prices keep rising and at some point lots of people will be driving electric cars. NASCAR is going to have to keep up with the times.

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Electric cars.... your not serious right. Chevy Volt 40-50 miles on electricity and 240 miles on an underpowered gas engine. Yep that's the future, simply the technology isn't there yet. Plus our countries power grid is nearly maxed out in high usage periods now. Where are we going to get all this power to recharge all these inefficient electric cars? To the guy who speculated ethanol, they are going to use a partial mix this year.

Using electric cars would be worse than watching the Brickyard 400 two years ago: Race for 10 - 12 laps then recharge for 4 - 6 hours, or take 6 minutes in the pits to replace the batteries and go for another 10 - 12 laps. No roar of the engines , sorry but I just don't see it ever happening.

What is an advantage of using electric car than the internal combustion cars?

Isa

As the fuel prices are hiking day by day the electric cars are becoming popular these days and can anyone say me about the advantages of using these cars t5yhan the internal combustion cars

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The price of petrol is increasing every year and the electric cars are becoming more and more popular now dayâs. The electric cars are more useful than the IC cars ehe electric cars are the eco friendly ones and there is no emission from them the cost of these cars are lesser as compared to the internal combustion cars and using these electric cars are more safer than the IC cars coz they doesnât use Gasoline and there is a less chance of catching fire.

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