Sentences with phrase «cost per mile driven»

Other than limited energy storage capacity and range the AEV has excellent performance, handling, independent 4 - wheel drive, acceleration, minimal maintenance and a cost per mile driven of about 1/3 that of gasoline powered hybrids.

If you drive a lot of highway miles, diesel cars — like the 2014 Chevy Cruze diesel — are right choice for cost per mile driven, and most diesel vehicles have higher trade - in values than gasoline - powered cars.

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YourMechanic, a car repair and maintenance provider, found that maintenance costs per 25k miles driven rise significantly during the first 100,000 miles driven.

Waste and the feather - bedding union rules that drive up the cost of new construction to as much as $ 3.5 billion per track mile don't leave enough money for basic maintenance and services.

And whereas many traditional motorcycles can achieve a respectable 50 miles per gallon at a driving cost of about seven cents per mile, an electric bike uses the energy equivalent of about 420 mpg at an operating cost of two to three cents per mile.

If costs come down, electric vehicles could become very appealing, since their driving cost per mile can be extremely low.

«Using the average U.S. electricity rate of nine cents per kilowatt - hour (kWh), 30 miles of electric driving will cost 81 cents,» the group maintains.

Drivers are paid per mile driven and make $ 400 to $ 600 per month with no upfront costs.

Based on driving 15,000 miles per year, depending on vehicle type, owning and operating a vehicle can cost an average of 60.8 cents per mile or $ 9,722 per year.

Penny - pincher alert: It has cost WAW about $ 700 in fuel to drive almost 30,000 miles (48,280 km); assuming $ 1.10 per gallon for diesel fuel, Volkswagen's Passat TDI travels a mile for just half a nickel's worth of fuel.

The underlying motivation varies from buyer to buyer and usually involves one or more of these objectives: diminishing the demand for foreign oil, potentially releasing less pollution and carbon, saving money on cost per mile, driving solo in carpool lanes and / or irritating friends and strangers with an air of superiority.

Based on economics alone, it would take more 120,000 miles (at $ 4 - per - gallon gasoline, and 45/55 percent city / highway driving) to recoup the Hybrid's additional cost.

Since 2008 doing approx 1000 miles per year, I put it through an mot on the 10th January, it passed without advisories;; The underneath is very solid indeed and doesn't need any work, the current paint was done approx 7 years ago to a good standard but is not perfect, when it had a change from Albert Blue (traces of it around the battery boxes) to the current black;; It still has the US import sticker on the left side door post, the original chassis plate and the chassis stamp on the bulkhead are all there;; It drives very well, I've driven it for circa 40 miles with no problems;; It has 15» Fuchs alloys and the spare is a chrome steel wheel;; The rear end has been «modernised» at some point, I personally would remove the rear Porsche reflector and fit an original panel and bumper stops to get it back to the original pre impact bumper look, I could do this for you if required, cost circa GBP 800;; The seats have been changed to 80's leather recaros and the door cards to a later style, again I'd put some period seats in and back date the door cards if required at cost price;; The 80's recaros are worth good money so shouldn't be too much further expense if they were sold separately;; Further information to come but please contact me if you have any queries;; In summary, a really good looking classic 911Targa, that is great value and can be enjoyed as is, or improved for not a lot of money;;

Crunching the numbers to determine whether plug - in cars make financial sense depends upon how many miles one actually drives per year, and actual electricity costs.

Since current Leaf customers average about 35 miles of driving per day, lowering the mileage to 80 helps Ford reduce the battery size and reduce the overall cost of the Ford Focus Electric by thousands.

With 755 horsepower the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette zr1 is the most powerful Corvette ever it's also the most technologically advanced behind me are the rolling s's at Road Atlanta and we're here to see if we can reach to the supercar levels of performance afforded by this thing's massive power big tires and the tall wing on the back after that we'll take to the streets to see if a car this powerful can behave itself in public this is a monster of a car I've had some brief track opportunities moving this morning to get used to the pace of this machine which is phenomenal we're gonna warm up as we get out to the road Atlanta and sort of build up to the pace that this car can operate at now initially when you hop in this car you have this shrine to the engine right above you you see the line of the hood it kind of dominates the center of the view you can see over it it doesn't affect visibility but it's immediately obvious and that kind of speaks to what makes this car special it's a monster of an engine listen to that [Music] that is tremendous tremendous acceleration and incredible power but what I finding so far my brief time here at the Atlanta is that everything else in the car is rut has risen to match hurt me while I lay into it on the back straight look you know 150 mile - an - hour indicated we're going to ease up a little bit on it because I need to focus on talking rather than driving but like I was saying the attributes of the rest of the car the steering the braking capability the grip every system of this car is riding to the same level of the power and I think that's what makes it really impressive initially this is undoubtedly a mega mega fast car but it's one that doesn't terrify you with its performance potential there's a level of electronic sophistication that is unparalleled at this price point but it's hard not to get you know totally slipped away by the power of this engine so that's why I keep coming back to it this car has an electronically controlled limited slip differential it has shocks filled with magnetically responsive fluid that can react faster to inputs and everything this car has a super sophisticated stability control system that teaches you how to drive it quick but also makes you go faster we haven't even gotten into exploring it yet because the limits of this car are so high that frankly it takes a while to grow into it but [Music] I think what's impressive about this car is despite how fast it is it is approachable you can buy this car to track dates with it and grow with it as a driver and as an owner I think that's a really special [Music] because you will never be more talented than this car is fast ever unless you are a racing driver casually grazing under 50 miles an hour on this straight okay I'm just going to enjoy driving this now [Music][Applause][Music] this particular Corvette zr1 comes with the cars track performance package a lot of those changes happen underneath the sheet metal but one of the big differences that is immediately obvious is this giant carbon fiber wing now the way this thing is mounted is actually into the structure of the vehicle and it makes you know loading the rear hatch a bit more difficult but we're assuming that's okay if you're looking for the track performance this thing delivers also giving you that performance are these Michelin Pilot Sport cup tires which are basically track oriented tires that you can drive on the street but as we wake our way to the front of the thing what really matters is what's under the hood that's right there's actually a hole in the hood of this thing and that's because this engine is so tall it's tall because it has a larger supercharger and a bunch of added cooling on it to help it you know keep at the right temperature the supercharger is way larger than the one on the zo six and it has a more cooling capacity and the downside is it's taller so it pops literally through the hood the cool thing is from the top you can actually see this shake when you're looking at it from you know a camera from the top of the vehicle this all makes for 755 horsepower making this the most powerful Corvette ever now what's important about that is this not just the power but likewise everything in the car has to be built to accommodate and be able to drive to the level of speed this thing can develop that's why you had the massive cooling so I had the aerodynamics and that's why I had the electronic sophistication inside [Applause] we had a lot of time to take this car on the track yesterday and I've had the night to think about things Matt today two crews on the road and see how this extreme performance machine deals with the sort of more civil minded stuff of street driving the track impressions remain this thing is unquestionably one of the most capable cars you can get from a dealer these days a lot of that's besides the point now because we're on the street we have speed limits they have the ever - present threat of law enforcement around every corner so the question is what does this car feel like in public when you slow this car down it feels like a more powerful Corvette you don't get much tram lining from these big wheels though we as the front end doesn't want to follow grooves in the pavement it is louder it is a little firmer but it's certainly livable on a day to day basis that's surprising for a vehicle of this capability normally these track oriented cars are so hardcore that you wouldn't want to drive them to the racetrack but let's face it you spend more time driving to the track than you do on the track and the fact that this thing works well in both disciplines is really impressive I can also dial everything back and cruise and not feel like I'm getting punished for driving a hardcore track machine that's a that's a really nice accomplishment that's something that you won't find in cars that are this fast and costs maybe double this much the engine in this car dominates the entire experience you can't miss the engine and the whole friend this car is sort of a shrine to it the way it pops out of the hood the way it's covered with coolers around the sides it is the experience of this car and that does make driving this thing special and also the fact that it doesn't look half bad either in fact I think it has some of the coolest looking wheels currently available on a new car this car as we mentioned this car has the track package the track package on this car gives you what they call competition bucket seats which are a little wide for my tastes but I'm you know not the widest person in the world this automatic transmission works well I mean there's so much torque again out of this engine that it can be very smooth and almost imperceptible its clunky on occasion I think I'd might opt for the manual although Chevy tells me about 80 % of its customers will go for the automatic I don't think they're gonna be disappointed and that's gonna be the faster transmission drag strip on the street - and on the racetrack man it was a little bit more satisfying to my taste though we've talked about the exhaust I have it set in the track setting let's quiet it down a little bit so you can hear the difference now I've set that separately from everything else so let's put it stealth what happened to the engine sound that's pretty that's pretty amazing man stealth is really stealth and then go back to track Wow actually a really big difference that's that's pretty great the Corvette has always been a strong value proposition and nowhere is that more evident than this zr1 giving you a nearly unbeatable track performance per dollar now the nice thing is on the road this doesn't feel like a ragged edge track machine either you could genuinely drive it every day the compromises are few and that's what makes this car so special if you like what you see keep it tuned right here and be sure to visit Edmunds.com [Music]

For this price range, it might be a good idea to look for a small or mid-size car, as a pickup truck or SUV with average driving of 15,000 miles per year will cost you more than $ 4,000 a year in gas alone.

Drivers who keep their daily commute under the 22 - mile limit of electric - only driving and stay in the city will save around $ 340 per year in fuel costs.

Run this through your wetware: What about a car that uses a powerful electric motor to drive the wheels, that you would charge overnight like a cordless phone, that would deliver per - mile costs at a fraction of gasoline?

A diesel will take an average of seven and one - half years, while the cost of a hybrid will take nearly 12 years to recoup — given equivalent miles driven per year and fuel costs,» he said.

At a cost of about 80 cents per day (10 cents per kWh) for a full charge that will deliver up to 40 miles of electric driving, GM estimates that the Volt will be less expensive to recharge than purchasing a cup of your favorite coffee.

GM estimates that the Volt will cost about two cents per mile to drive while under battery power compared to 12 cents per mile using gasoline priced at $ 3.60 per gallon.

For an average driver who drives 40 miles per day (or 15,000 miles per year), this amounts to a cost savings of $ 1,500 annually.

Be it 57 MPG or 60 MPG, with electricity costs going up and gasoline prices low and getting lower, the Prius Eco will still be more economical in key markets to drive per mile than electric cars.

The break - even point for the Equinox diesel, where diesel's lower per - mile driving costs outweigh the price premium, would be on the high - side of 100,000.

If you moved more than 50 miles, you can deduct 23 cents per mile of the cost of getting yourself and your household goods to the new area, (plus parking fees and tolls) for driving your own vehicle.

My wife drives a lot of miles and according to my calculator, gas at $ 4 would cost us an additional $ 2,000 per year (based on the current price of $ 2.72).

According to AAA, driving even a small car just 10,000 miles per year costs $ 0.58 per mile.

Our six favorite fuel - sippers for 2013 get more than 30 miles per gallon in combined city and highway driving yet cost no more than $ 20,020.

You can also deduct the cost of driving to and from your volunteer work, at a rate of 14 cents per mile.

Expenses you incur while working for a charity — from the cost of driving your car (generally 14 cents per mile) to the cost of stamps for a fundraiser — can be deducted as a charitable contribution.

Pay - per - mile insurance costs less because it's based on how many miles you drive.

It increases the rate at which I earn miles, which essentially drives down the cost I pay per mile.

Although the Leaf has a higher up - front cost, its total lifetime cost (mileage, gas prices and the like) comes out lower than the Accord's ($ 25,186 versus $ 31,860) if the owner drives it 15,000 miles or less per year with today's prices at the pump.

Remember why we need these cars — in addition to their being fun to drive, quiet and cost much lower per mile?

Rebound effect - After implementation of efficient technologies and practices, part of the savings is taken back for more intensive or other consumption, e.g., improvements in car - engine efficiency lower the cost per kilometer (mile) driven, encouraging more car trips or the purchase of a more powerful vehicle.

The move comes as a new study shows the cost per mile of owning and driving an EV is on par with internal - combustion cars, and recent indicators show an uptick in US interest in EVs.

But once the infrastructure is ready, the cost of driving such a $ 12,000 car will be less than 8 cents per mile (5 cents per mile for the cost battery, and 2 to 3 cents for electricity).

The plug - in hybrid's fuel - cost savings over traditional gasoline - powered vehicles would save these 4 million consumers approximately $ 4.2 billion a year at today's average gasoline price of $ 3 per gallon when compared to 15 cents per kilowatt - hour of electricity for 14,400 miles driven annually.

* Only # 115 fuel costs for 12,000 miles driving (# 0.96 pence for a full charge) * Low servicing costs and downtime - only approximately 4 working parts compared to over 300 in a typical internal combustion engine * Exempt from road tax (saving approx # 300 per annum) * First year capital allowances for fleet vehicles * Zero benefit - in - kind company car tax * Lower rate of VAT for domestic electricity * Exempt from congestion charge (saving up to # 2,000 per annum) * Free parking in many London boroughs and cities such as Milton Keynes * Expected high residual values due to high demand outstripping supply for several years to come

The graphic below shows the average, marginal, and total cost of a Metromile insurance policy with a base rate of $ 1 per day, plus $ 0.045 / mile, depending on how many miles someone drives per day.

The more miles one drives, the lower one's average insurance cost per mile.

Report Reduced Mileage A major cost component in auto insurance is miles driven per year.

Pay - As - You - Drive insurance averages about 6 cents per mile, which represents 40 - 60 % of the average vehicle fuel costs.

To give you a sense of how much more it will cost you for insurance after a DUI, we ran some numbers using a hypothetical scenario with a 35 - year - old male living in Massachusetts and driving a 2013 Ford SUV about 15,000 - 25,000 miles per year.

Per - mile coverage bases it on the personal user's driving habits, so you have more control over the cost.

A major cost component in auto insurance is miles driven per year.

However, although your driving can have a direct impact in the cost of your car insurance, it still makes sense to shop around and compare black box insurance quotes — prices will vary from insurer to insurer as each will have different per - mile and peak - time driving charges.

Or that you can deduct $.56 per mile for any business related driving, including showings, listing meetings, training, market research, etc regardless of the actual cost of gas.