Gas skyrocketed, oh my!

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: Engineer

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: mwtgg
The reasons for higher crude prices are ridiculous. King Fahd dies, Prince Abdullah takes over. Who cares, it's more of the same, I don't see why those traders on Wall St are so worried.

Yeah, that was stupid since the king wasn't in power for the last 10 years due to health problems. Other reasons though are refinery output problems and the fact that all countries except Saudi Arabia are running flat out but came up with 10% less than their estimates due to labor disputes and political problems. I wish hybrids would come down in price- I hate depending on other countries :|

Hybrids aren't what we should be focusing on.

Agree, but they, in volume, do help a little (very little, but nonetheless, a little).

Really...we shouldn't be focusing on hybrids then?

Interesting...sort of confused, though. He just has batteries that he plugs into the wall? What's so innovative about that.

 

[flexy]

2,91 premium here in chicago subs, whiner

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: Engineer

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: mwtgg
The reasons for higher crude prices are ridiculous. King Fahd dies, Prince Abdullah takes over. Who cares, it's more of the same, I don't see why those traders on Wall St are so worried.

Yeah, that was stupid since the king wasn't in power for the last 10 years due to health problems. Other reasons though are refinery output problems and the fact that all countries except Saudi Arabia are running flat out but came up with 10% less than their estimates due to labor disputes and political problems. I wish hybrids would come down in price- I hate depending on other countries :|

Hybrids aren't what we should be focusing on.

Agree, but they, in volume, do help a little (very little, but nonetheless, a little).

Really...we shouldn't be focusing on hybrids then?

Interesting...sort of confused, though. He just has batteries that he plugs into the wall? What's so innovative about that.

He's using off the shelf, user friendly technology to get 250mpg.

 

[Platypus]

3.19 for premium in chicago lol

 

[quakefiend420]

2.50 for 87 here in bufu oklahoma...usually i have some of the lowest prices out of everyone here...this is getting ridiculous

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
3.19 for premium in chicago lol

:thumbsup:

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: quakefiend420
2.50 for 87 here in bufu oklahoma...usually i have some of the lowest prices out of everyone here...this is getting ridiculous

Hey, it's cheaper than milk, so why are you whining???

 

[JujuFish]

2.07 is the absolute cheapest here, Columbia SC

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: JujuFish
2.07 is the absolute cheapest here, Columbia SC

That is CHEAP!!

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: Engineer

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: mwtgg
The reasons for higher crude prices are ridiculous. King Fahd dies, Prince Abdullah takes over. Who cares, it's more of the same, I don't see why those traders on Wall St are so worried.

Yeah, that was stupid since the king wasn't in power for the last 10 years due to health problems. Other reasons though are refinery output problems and the fact that all countries except Saudi Arabia are running flat out but came up with 10% less than their estimates due to labor disputes and political problems. I wish hybrids would come down in price- I hate depending on other countries :|

Hybrids aren't what we should be focusing on.

Agree, but they, in volume, do help a little (very little, but nonetheless, a little).

Really...we shouldn't be focusing on hybrids then?

Interesting...sort of confused, though. He just has batteries that he plugs into the wall? What's so innovative about that.

He's using off the shelf, user friendly technology to get 250mpg.

So it's the same concept of having a gas and electric motor, but just charging the electric motor from an outlet instead of charging it from the car's gas motor?

That's a very obvious idea, but I always figured it wouldn't work because if EVERYONE was doing that, electricity consumption would shoot through the roof, and the problem wouldn't be any better, just in a different market.

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
3.19 for premium in chicago lol

:thumbsup:

Oh Dave, you're such a card.

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: quakefiend420
2.50 for 87 here in bufu oklahoma...usually i have some of the lowest prices out of everyone here...this is getting ridiculous

Hey, it's cheaper than milk, so why are you whining???

Do you drink 35+ gallons of milk a month?

Originally posted by: Fritzo
He's using off the shelf, user friendly technology to get 250mpg.

He's using 18 fvcking brick-sized batteries. More weight --> less effecient.

 

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: quakefiend420
2.50 for 87 here in bufu oklahoma...usually i have some of the lowest prices out of everyone here...this is getting ridiculous

Hey, it's cheaper than milk, so why are you whining???

Do you drink 35+ gallons of milk a month?

Originally posted by: Fritzo
He's using off the shelf, user friendly technology to get 250mpg.

He's using 18 fvcking brick-sized batteries. More weight --> less effecient.

I wouldn't call 250+ mpg "inefficient" at all.

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: quakefiend420
2.50 for 87 here in bufu oklahoma...usually i have some of the lowest prices out of everyone here...this is getting ridiculous

Hey, it's cheaper than milk, so why are you whining???

$2.75 for premium here - and I could've sworn I saw milk for $2.69/gal in NH (where I'm moving in 2 weeks).

 

[Hector13]

Originally posted by: jumpr

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: quakefiend420
2.50 for 87 here in bufu oklahoma...usually i have some of the lowest prices out of everyone here...this is getting ridiculous

Hey, it's cheaper than milk, so why are you whining???

Do you drink 35+ gallons of milk a month?

Originally posted by: Fritzo
He's using off the shelf, user friendly technology to get 250mpg.

He's using 18 fvcking brick-sized batteries. More weight --> less effecient.

I wouldn't call 250+ mpg "inefficient" at all.

Maybe you should re-read the article then. It says he "only" gets 80 mpg and that is only for the first 20 miles he drives (ie, before the batteries run out). After that, the car is no different than any other hybrid. Given that he is not accounting for the electricity costs of his initial 80mpg (for 20 miles), I would agree that this isn't any sort of astonishing breakthrough (though it is, or could be, a start).

 

[Ronstang]

Originally posted by: jumpr

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: quakefiend420
2.50 for 87 here in bufu oklahoma...usually i have some of the lowest prices out of everyone here...this is getting ridiculous

Hey, it's cheaper than milk, so why are you whining???

Do you drink 35+ gallons of milk a month?

Originally posted by: Fritzo
He's using off the shelf, user friendly technology to get 250mpg.

He's using 18 fvcking brick-sized batteries. More weight --> less effecient.

I wouldn't call 250+ mpg "inefficient" at all.

If you had READ the article you would have seen that he is only getting 80 mpg....not bad but definitely not 250 mpg.

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: quakefiend420
2.50 for 87 here in bufu oklahoma...usually i have some of the lowest prices out of everyone here...this is getting ridiculous

Hey, it's cheaper than milk, so why are you whining???

Do you drink 35+ gallons of milk a month?

Originally posted by: Fritzo
He's using off the shelf, user friendly technology to get 250mpg.

He's using 18 fvcking brick-sized batteries. More weight --> less effecient.

...and he's getting 80 mpg. Sounds efficient to me.

People, this is an experimental car. It's like saying the Wright Bros. plane was a POS because it could only fly a few dozen feet.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: DeeKnow

Originally posted by: mwtgg
The reasons for higher crude prices are ridiculous. King Fahd dies, Prince Abdullah takes over. Who cares, it's more of the same, I don't see why those traders on Wall St are so worried.

nobody... repeat nobody gives a crap for king fahd's death....
it's all about demand and supply

those traders make half a million a year... and usually people that make half a million are not stupid

Traders don't make sh!t. The people who order the trades that the traders execute make the money. Traders make a decent middle-class salary and work like dogs trying to look like they've

ZV <-Analyst, works with traders every day.

 

[Hector13]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: DeeKnow

Originally posted by: mwtgg
The reasons for higher crude prices are ridiculous. King Fahd dies, Prince Abdullah takes over. Who cares, it's more of the same, I don't see why those traders on Wall St are so worried.

nobody... repeat nobody gives a crap for king fahd's death....
it's all about demand and supply

those traders make half a million a year... and usually people that make half a million are not stupid

Traders don't make sh!t. The people who order the trades that the traders execute make the money. Traders make a decent middle-class salary and work like dogs trying to look like they've

ZV <-Analyst, works with traders every day.

depends what you mean by "trader"... prop traders make sh*t load of money (and can easily make over 500k in a good year).

A simple buy side trader won't do nearly as well, but will still make a good few hundred thousand a year (and have a much more steady income).

Either way, you'd be hard pressed to find any sort of trader who makes only a "decent middle class salary" working for a big wall st. firm.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: CadetLee

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: quakefiend420
2.50 for 87 here in bufu oklahoma...usually i have some of the lowest prices out of everyone here...this is getting ridiculous

Hey, it's cheaper than milk, so why are you whining???

$2.75 for premium here - and I could've sworn I saw milk for $2.69/gal in NH (where I'm moving in 2 weeks).

Cool, then people can't use that excuse anymore then either.

 

[archcommus]

Well are we expecting a peak price anytime in the future when it can start to come down some?

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: quakefiend420
2.50 for 87 here in bufu oklahoma...usually i have some of the lowest prices out of everyone here...this is getting ridiculous

Hey, it's cheaper than milk, so why are you whining???

Do you drink 35+ gallons of milk a month?

Originally posted by: Fritzo
He's using off the shelf, user friendly technology to get 250mpg.

He's using 18 fvcking brick-sized batteries. More weight --> less effecient.

...and he's getting 80 mpg. Sounds efficient to me.

People, this is an experimental car. It's like saying the Wright Bros. plane was a POS because it could only fly a few dozen feet.

Sorry, I fail to see what's so impressive about it. The car gets what? 50mpg anyway?

 

[Anubis]

hehe i drove by a place last night at about 6pm the super was $2.79, cam back by the same place at about 10pm and it was 2.96

 

[clickynext]

About $3.50 USD at my local station for regular right now in Vancouver. I'll trade any of you.

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: clickynext
About $3.50 USD at my local station for regular right now in Vancouver. I'll trade any of you.

I paid $1.18/L for premium today to fill up.

WAY higher than the previous I'd ever paid... so expensive.