Car Fainted

[Relle]

The cost of petrol here is now around $1.72 a litre and for premium fuel is $1.85. that's why the car fainted.
About $100 to fill up a small car.

 

[AliOop]

I wasn't sure whether to click the Haha, Sad, or Wow emoticon...

 

[Catscankim]

I felt the same way @AliOop LOL. Sometimes I wish we had an option for multiple emoticons

 

[Dawni]

The cost of petrol here is now around $1.72 a litre and for premium fuel is $1.85. that's why the car fainted.
About $100 to fill up a small car.

That is about as much as we pay here, after conversion, give or take a few cents. They did say there will be a drop tomorrow though....

Many of us use diesel though, but even that has gone up.

 

[Peachy Clean Soap]

It's really gone up in US too'

 

[earlene]

I am trying to convince my husband that we should move to Little Rock. Premium at the Costo in Little Rock is about the cheapest of anywhere I've been lately. (Of course lately I have only driven to states local to my part of the US, so not as far away as I normally drive in pre-pandemic days.)

 

[David Gregory]

I paid 3.90 in Panguitch UT on my way to Salt Lake and 3.39 yesterday back in Tucson AZ.
BFF in LA paid $4.90 I think. Said he was going to Costco but had to plan to be there early because it gets backed up if you get there too late.
The gas points game with the groceries saves a bit. On the trip I managed 40c off a gallon for one tank.
Thankfully my main vehicle pulled 36, 35.5 and 34.4 during the trip, in that range. 24 around town.
Not the best but adequate.
Last thing I expected to see on SF was a car related post.
I love it.

 

[Johnez]

Last I paid was $2.99 a gallon in Omaha, still holding steady below $3.

 

[Relle]

Don't forget that 1 gallon is about 3.78 litres. So it would be around $6.50 here a gallon. U.S. prices are a lot cheaper.

 

[lenarenee]

Gas this a.m. for me, regular, $4.64 A gallon. After shopping for best local price.

 

[HansvP]

Here in The Netherlands, Petrol $2.32/liter, Diesel $1.85 Prices really gone up last half year!

 

[Zany_in_CO]

I shared the pic with my son. Here's his response:

I have an electric car. It costs about $6 to fill. It's about to be free because I've got solar panels on my roof.

We have a 2017 Nissan Leaf. Got it for $34K minus $15K from Xcel, minus $7.5K federal subsidy, and minus $5K state subsidy. So, yeah, about $12K + taxes ($15K total) for a plug-in electric car.

Gets about 100 miles per charge. Great for running around town. Goes almost a whole week before I have to charge. Most Americans would be fine with a battery this small. You can charge it every night if you drive more.

Proud Mama here.

 

[Nona'sFarm]

Don't forget that 1 gallon is about 3.78 litres. So it would be around $6.50 here a gallon. U.S. prices are a lot cheaper.

So to get a little more finite in conversion, 6.50 AUD is about 4.75 USD - this is still higher than our current gasoline prices in most areas. However I did hear of a west coast area where the price is 5.00 USD per gallon; hopefully Virginia prices won't climb that high. Last time I filled up it was 3.18 USD per gallon. A portion of our price are state taxes and the tax varies by state, too.

 

[Gaisy59]

@Relle I feel bad for you people over there as everything on an island seems to cost more, and I especially feel really bad now that my daughter's living there. On the other hand...maybe the cost of living will make her come home

 

[AliOop]

Just paid $3.11/gal for regular at the DFW airport. It’s significantly less there if you aren’t paying the inflated price for buying the last gas available before turning in a rental car.

Regarding electric cars, I had a company car that was electric. Couple of things: the batteries work best if you live in temperate climates. That 100-miles-per-charge goes down to about 40mpc if your location is much over 95F or below 32F.

Also, the batteries need to be replaced every five or so years, to the tune of $5k or more. The batteries are filled with things that are extremely toxic to the environment, and require special disposal. My company ended up trading in the electric car as the battery was close to being defunct, and chose to purchase a high-mpg gasoline vehicle instead.

I must say that the whole experience turned me off to electric cars.

 

[Nona'sFarm]

Just paid $3.11/gal for regular at the DFW airport. It’s significantly less there if you aren’t paying the inflated price for buying the last gas available before turning in a rental car.

Regarding electric cars, I had a company car that was electric. Couple of things: the batteries work best if you live in temperate climates. That 100-miles-per-charge goes down to about 40mpc if your location is much over 95F or below 32F.

Also, the batteries need to be replaced every five or so years, to the tune of $5k or more. The batteries are filled with things that are extremely toxic to the environment, and require special disposal. My company ended up trading in the electric car as the battery was close to being defunct, and chose to purchase a high-mpg gasoline vehicle instead.

I must say that the whole experience turned me off to electric cars.

Hopefully all that will improve with time. We (humans) probably need to develop a comprehensive footprint scale. It's become obvious that we need to cut carbon emissions, but we need to balance that in a way that we are not being more toxic in other ways. AND improvements need to be affordable so that all can participate.
All right, time to start my Sunday - no more sobering thoughts - positive, cheerful thoughts today!