Comments on: Why Are You Still Driving that SUV?

By: Andrei

Andrei — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:38:30 +0000

I do not think that those guys will give up their S.U.V and trucks
It is like tobacco and alcohol
Everybody know that it is bad, it is bad for health and worthless spending of money, but many people do it

By: Max Bisschop

Max Bisschop — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:24:06 +0000

Gas price in Europe (the Netherlands, June, 6th ‘08):

Euro 1.67 a litre,
Euro 6.31 a Gallon
Euro/US$ = 1.5748

Makes US$ 9.94 a gallon!

By: Richard Vogel

Richard Vogel — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:52:04 +0000

Here in the Washington DC metropolitan area we are seeing record numbers using buses and the metro subway. I also see more hybrids on the road, though that may be because they get breaks on using HOV, a big deal in DC.

One big reason so many are not getting rid of SUVs and trucks is you just can’t. No one wants them and trade in value is plummeting. It also can make less sense to get rid of a gas guzzler when you look at the prices of hybrids and electric cars. The upfront costs may not justify the exchange. Finally, the main reason I’m not getting rid of my van is its too useful. When you have kids, you have a lot to carry and that extra space is worth the higher costs. The number of times I’ve used that van to move items, carry my family and relatives, and carry luggage on trips is too numerous to mention.

By: thomasr

thomasr — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:33:31 +0000

It’s always amazed me (and probably the rest of the world) how cheap gas is in the USA (though we call in petrol here is Oz so as to differentiate it from Liquid Petroleum Gas that a number of cars run on).
In Australia, today 4th June, unleaded is at about
AUS$1:52 a litre
1 US Gallon = 3.78 litres or
That’s AUS$5.76 a gallon
AUS$5.76= US$5.50

…and Australia has cheap prices compared to Europe.

In the UK they are paying the equivalent of nearly US$9 a gallon!

So people of the USA- enjoy it while it lasts, because it’s surely unsustainable…

tom