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From: .p.jm. on 10 Nov 2009 19:26 http://blogs.zdnet.com/green/?p=8580 Brammo�s Enertia cycle. Today, Brammo announced it�s dropping the price of the 100% electric Enertia powercycle to $7,995. Customers are also eligible for a 10% federal income tax credit bringing the cost of the Enertia to $7,195. When I blogged about the new Brammo last summer the price was expected to be about $12,000. Brammo Enertia powercycle is aimed at commuters. The Enertia has a top speed of over 60 mph, has a range of 42 miles, and charges in about four hours by plugging into a standard wall outlet. It uses less than a dollar in electricity per 100 miles ridden, according to Brammo. -- Click here every day to feed an animal that needs you today !!! www.theanimalrescuesite.com/ Paul ( pjm @ pobox . com ) - remove spaces to email me 'Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.' 'With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine.' HVAC/R program for Palm PDA's Free demo online at www.pmilligan.net/palm/ Free 'People finder' program now at www.pmilligan.net/finder.htm
From: Vito on 11 Nov 2009 07:57 <.p.jm.(a)see_my_sig_for_address.com> wrote | Brammo Enertia powercycle is aimed at commuters. The Enertia has a top | speed of over 60 mph, has a range of 42 miles, and charges in about | four hours by plugging into a standard wall outlet. It uses less than | a dollar in electricity per 100 miles ridden, according to Brammo. | Problem I see with electric vehicles is that gasoline taxes pay for much of our road upkeep. If we go electric, or even to significantly more efficient gas engines, that funding vanishes and we'll need to do something else to fix roads.
From: Steve Paul on 11 Nov 2009 15:27 Vito wrote: > <.p.jm.(a)see_my_sig_for_address.com> wrote >> Brammo Enertia powercycle is aimed at commuters. The Enertia has a >> top speed of over 60 mph, has a range of 42 miles, and charges in >> about four hours by plugging into a standard wall outlet. It uses >> less than a dollar in electricity per 100 miles ridden, according to >> Brammo. >> > Problem I see with electric vehicles is that gasoline taxes pay for > much of our road upkeep. If we go electric, or even to significantly > more efficient gas engines, that funding vanishes and we'll need to > do something else to fix roads. That's a weak argument against electric. A commuter tax on miles driven would solve that problem immediately. And, it's still cheaper for the consumer to not be paying for the gallon of gasoline behind the tax. Just saying.... -SteveP
From: .p.jm. on 11 Nov 2009 15:40 On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:27:55 -0500, "Steve Paul" <smarshallpaul(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Vito wrote: >> <.p.jm.(a)see_my_sig_for_address.com> wrote >>> Brammo Enertia powercycle is aimed at commuters. The Enertia has a >>> top speed of over 60 mph, has a range of 42 miles, and charges in >>> about four hours by plugging into a standard wall outlet. It uses >>> less than a dollar in electricity per 100 miles ridden, according to >>> Brammo. >>> >> Problem I see with electric vehicles is that gasoline taxes pay for >> much of our road upkeep. If we go electric, or even to significantly >> more efficient gas engines, that funding vanishes and we'll need to >> do something else to fix roads. Apparently you haven't heard of Waxman - Markely aka 'Cap 'n Tax'. > >That's a weak argument against electric. A commuter tax on miles driven >would solve that problem immediately. And, it's still cheaper for the >consumer to not be paying for the gallon of gasoline behind the tax. > >Just saying.... >-SteveP > -- Click here every day to feed an animal that needs you today !!! www.theanimalrescuesite.com/ Paul ( pjm @ pobox . com ) - remove spaces to email me 'Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.' 'With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine.' HVAC/R program for Palm PDA's Free demo online at www.pmilligan.net/palm/ Free 'People finder' program now at www.pmilligan.net/finder.htm
From: Vito on 12 Nov 2009 07:17
"Steve Paul" <smarshallpaul(a)gmail.com> wrote | Vito wrote: | > Problem I see with electric vehicles is that gasoline taxes pay for | > much of our road upkeep. If we go electric, or even to significantly | > more efficient gas engines, that funding vanishes and we'll need to | > do something else to fix roads. | | That's a weak argument against electric. A commuter tax on miles driven | would solve that problem immediately. And, it's still cheaper for the | consumer to not be paying for the gallon of gasoline behind the tax. | I wasn't arguing against electric, just pointing out one of several problems. |