Gas: I Wish I Could Pass
Friday, May 23, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008
While I may be branded as Captain Obvious with this post, greendeen is long overdue for a gas price rant!Yesterday, AAA announced that the average price of a gallon of gas in California reached $4.
$4! With your average car getting 20 mpg, that translates to 5 miles per dollar! Now just imagine if your car got 40 mpg. That would give you 10 miles per dollar, or in other words, it is as if you were driving your current 20 mpg car but only paying $2 a gallon!
I'll stop here with the numbers to spare the mathematically challenged.
While the best ways to dodge the sky-rocketting gas prices and save the environment include public transportation and carpooling, many of us just can’t give up our own cars. Did somebody say Prius? I doubt I'm the only one who has been eyeing (with the appended mashaAllah, ofcourse) those super cool hybrids more than ever. With more and more hybrid models coming out, I'm looking forward to the added variety I'll have when I do eventually upgrade my vehicle.
Have you recently acquired a new fuel efficient car? Planning on it?
Share your thoughts!
4 Comments:
At May 27, 2008 12:13 AM,
Angie said…
the only problem with hybrids (or so ive heard) is that they haven't been around to know how efficiant/cost effective/ etc. they are.
and that mechanics don't know how to handle them when something goes wrong because they are so new.
At May 27, 2008 4:26 PM,
MetaMuslim said…
I trust Honda/Toyota :)
Also, haven't Honda Insights been running fine for at least 8 years already?
At May 29, 2008 11:40 AM,
Aïcha Sebaa said…
check this out:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/10/apteras-300-mpg-car-available-for-pre-order/
from:
http://muslamics.blogspot.com/2008/05/worlds-first-100-solar-power-run.html?showComment=1211200200000
((another interesting read ))
At May 29, 2008 4:30 PM,
Angie said…
Dunno, this is just what I've heard.. no idea if these are legitimate concerns or not.
Allahu a`lam.
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