Re: (ET) Electric Tractor Conversion Update

["Konstanty, Walter \(GE Indust, ConsInd\)" <Walter Konstanty ge com>]

Think you got it about right......

 

To confuse you more:  http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/Savinganddebt/Saveonacar/P37272.asp

 

Bottom Line - trade the SUV for a small Civic for commuting.

 

....Walt

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Finck [mailto:m finck setterlin com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 12:11 PM
To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu; ThompsonG DFO-MPO GC CA; Konstanty, Walter (GE Indust, ConsInd); metman glasgow-ky com; Dennis Pestka TycoHealthcare com
Subject: Re: (ET) Electric Tractor Conversion Update

http://cosmos.ucdavis.edu/2005/Cluster%203/Dill%20Ha.pdf,

I liked the graphic presentation, but page 20 doesn't seem correct to me.  A conclusion about payback is made.  I don't believe the 21,000 mile point would payback the initial additional investment of $6190.  8.5mpg improvement would be about 70 cents a gallon not spent. At 70 cents savings per gallon it takes 8842 gallons to save $6190.  Say 35 mpg and that's 309,000 miles driven, not 21,000!

Do I misunderstand?