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Re: FW: Gas Boycott (fwd)



On Thu, 2 Mar 2000, Rich Weyand wrote:

> At 05:35 PM 3/2/2000 -0500, Malcolm A. Meyn wrote:
> - The largest energy cost associated with a car is not gas costs, but the initial 
> energy required to create the materials.  Consider a car getting 25 mpg for 
> 100,000 miles.  At $1.50 a gallon for gas, that is $6000, much of which is tax.  
> A new car averages $25,000.  Don't remember the portion which is directly 
> attributable to energy costs in making it, but it's more than $6000.  And a lot 
> of cars don't make it to 100,000 miles.  Switching to more exotic and energy-
> intensive materials to save gasoline is counter-productive.

I agree with everything, and if I had the money to buy yet another
vehicle I would love a Honda Evolve (I think that is the name of
it). But the above point seems a bit exaggerated. They have to be
making money on cars such as the kia sephia that goes for what $8k,
yeah a honda accord might have a bit more higher quality plastic,
but $6k worth of energy in to a Honda.

And I agree, the only thing that will come out of a boycott would
be press coverage.

Thomas

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