[geeks] electric cars

Lionel Peterson lionel4287 at verizon.net
Mon Oct 23 11:28:21 CDT 2006


>From: Sandwich Maker <adh at an.bradford.ma.us>
>Date: 2006/10/23 Mon AM 10:11:33 CDT
>To: geeks at sunhelp.org
>Subject: Re: [geeks] electric cars

>" From: Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at verizon.net>
>" 
>" 
>" Gasoline is cheaper than Coca Cola - $2/gallon for Gas around here
>" (central NJ), $2.58 for Coca Cola ($1.29 for a 2 liter bottle, 4
>" liters <> 1 Gallon), despite gasoline being taxed tremendously and
>" most likely travels over a thousand miles to get to my local gas
>" station...
>
>not a fair comparison.
>
>gasoline has a more efficient distribution process, with pipelines,
>barges, etc made practical because of the much larger scale of
>consumption than coke.  when was the last time you saw a coke tanker?

It's fair in my case, since I consume both at aprox. the same rate (20 Gallons/week ;^). My consumption rates may not be that common though...

Lionel



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