And I suspect that's the main attraction of macho, huge, honking and guzzling mega-pickups. I aspire to an EV once economies of scale make them more affordable, but for now I'm pretty happy with my little Fiat Panda 4x4 which gets about 50 mpg with a tiny, hightech, clean-burning diesel. It's zippy, too.
And I suspect that's the main attraction of macho, huge, honking and guzzling mega-pickups. I aspire to an EV once economies of scale make them more affordable, but for now I'm pretty happy with my little Fiat Panda 4x4 which gets about 50 mpg with a tiny, hightech, clean-burning diesel. It's zippy, too.
David, is it yellow?! We should mention that these cars are hugely popular in Italy, in part because government policy of high taxes on fuel has for years influenced people’s buying decisions towards smaller, more efficient vehicles. My husband’s very snazzy Alfa Romeo Giulia gets better mileage than my Honda CRV. We think gas prices are high here? They’re above $8/gallon in Italy.
Hi Kathy! Actually, it's Halloween pumpkin orange. Just an hour ago I filled the tank at a cost of € 1.99/liter. So... 1.99 x 3.9 = € 7.76/US gallon, so ... with the exchange rate at about 1.09 USD per EURO, let's see, that gives us.... $$ 8.46 per gallon!!! Yikes.
I like the orange one! My sister-in-law has a yellow CNG Panda. I don't know what her mileage (kilomiterage?) is - but it's a lot.
We in the US have not used policy to impact consumption the same way that the Europeans have. The lack of a tax policy to reduce consumption is a big reason that energy is so much less expensive here than in Europe.
Further, people do not seem to understand that electric vehicles are only truly low emission if the electricity used to charge them was generated using clean (not fossil fuel) energy - nuclear, hydro, solar, wind etc. If the power you use to charge your EV comes from coal or natural gas, that car's environmental impact is not less than a combustion engine's. If we only measure emissions at the tailpipe, it might seem that it is, but that is not an accurate way to measure a vehicle's carbon impact. We need to be measuring emissions over the life cycle - from power generation through consumption - instead. Don't get me wrong, I'm very pro-EV, and my husband has spent his career researching alternative energy for vehicles and is now almost exclusively researching batteries. It's interesting how much "hotter" his field is under the Biden administration than it was under Trump's.
Transporting a large load requires a large engine. You sure I couldn’t convince you to try it out? Ah well, you have to be a driving fool who likes big vehicles, I suppose. 😘
Of course if you were trying out a big rig and if I were supporting you from the passenger seat, no white racist convoys and no sexist machismo would be in evidence. Goddess Convoys Only 🇺🇦🇩🇪🧑🎤🦜 🕊
And I suspect that's the main attraction of macho, huge, honking and guzzling mega-pickups. I aspire to an EV once economies of scale make them more affordable, but for now I'm pretty happy with my little Fiat Panda 4x4 which gets about 50 mpg with a tiny, hightech, clean-burning diesel. It's zippy, too.
David, is it yellow?! We should mention that these cars are hugely popular in Italy, in part because government policy of high taxes on fuel has for years influenced people’s buying decisions towards smaller, more efficient vehicles. My husband’s very snazzy Alfa Romeo Giulia gets better mileage than my Honda CRV. We think gas prices are high here? They’re above $8/gallon in Italy.
Hi Kathy! Actually, it's Halloween pumpkin orange. Just an hour ago I filled the tank at a cost of € 1.99/liter. So... 1.99 x 3.9 = € 7.76/US gallon, so ... with the exchange rate at about 1.09 USD per EURO, let's see, that gives us.... $$ 8.46 per gallon!!! Yikes.
I like the orange one! My sister-in-law has a yellow CNG Panda. I don't know what her mileage (kilomiterage?) is - but it's a lot.
We in the US have not used policy to impact consumption the same way that the Europeans have. The lack of a tax policy to reduce consumption is a big reason that energy is so much less expensive here than in Europe.
Further, people do not seem to understand that electric vehicles are only truly low emission if the electricity used to charge them was generated using clean (not fossil fuel) energy - nuclear, hydro, solar, wind etc. If the power you use to charge your EV comes from coal or natural gas, that car's environmental impact is not less than a combustion engine's. If we only measure emissions at the tailpipe, it might seem that it is, but that is not an accurate way to measure a vehicle's carbon impact. We need to be measuring emissions over the life cycle - from power generation through consumption - instead. Don't get me wrong, I'm very pro-EV, and my husband has spent his career researching alternative energy for vehicles and is now almost exclusively researching batteries. It's interesting how much "hotter" his field is under the Biden administration than it was under Trump's.
The machismo of the big rig protests, combined with white supremacy bull Schitt. Puke
Transporting a large load requires a large engine. You sure I couldn’t convince you to try it out? Ah well, you have to be a driving fool who likes big vehicles, I suppose. 😘
Of course if you were trying out a big rig and if I were supporting you from the passenger seat, no white racist convoys and no sexist machismo would be in evidence. Goddess Convoys Only 🇺🇦🇩🇪🧑🎤🦜 🕊
And thank You for That!!
Barf!
My son liked his little Porsche Carrera for the same reason. Sold it, but he said he'll get another one of these days!
That's a cute little car!
I agree. Too bad they don't sell them in the States. It's hellishly good on snow and ice. Perfect for a Vermont winter!
Snow and ice R us!