«Renewable and fossil
fuel cost per unit of energy are now roughly comparable in many places... but heading in opposite directions,» the report said.
Not exact matches
25,401 Warranty 3 - yr / 36, 000 - mile bumper - to - bumper 5 - yr / 60, 000 - mile powertrain 5 - yr / 60, 000 - mile roadside assistance 5 - yr / unlimited - mile corrosion Scheduled Maintenance 1,393 mi: $ 0 6,834 mi: $ 132.38 14,562 mi: $ 103.55 17,095 mi: $ 110.63 22,872 mi: $ 1926.27 Warranty Repairs 22,872 mi: Replace bell - housing
unit due to bearing failure Out - Of - Pocket 17,443 mi: Purchase, mount, and balance four Pirelli Winter 240 Sottozero Series II winter tires, $ 2,024.42 22,872 mi: Purchase and install new brake pads, rotors, and fluid, $ 7,705.94 Recalls None
Fuel Consumption: EPA city / highway / combined: 15/21/17 mpg Observed: 18 mpg
Cost Per Mile (
Fuel, service, winter tires) $ 0.62 ($ 1.70 including depreciation) Trade - In Value $ 60,000 * Estimate based on information from Intellichoice
I'd say something like litres
per hour (
fuel spent
per unit time) is far more representative of the
cost of idling.
RMI's Reinventing Fire: China collaboration with ERI, EF / C, and LBNL is turning up
cost - effective practical potential to raise China's 2050 carbon productivity (GDP
per unit of fossil
fuel) by ≥ 15x.
As fossil
fuels have plunged in price, the
cost of subsidizing «green» energy
per unit of such energy has increased enormously since the
cost differential has greatly increased, and this will have to be subsidized by someone — usually primarily at the expense of less affluent ratepayers — in one way or another.
Gasoline, diesel, jet
fuels, etc. pack a lot of energy
per unit, can be burned pretty clean, do not destroy engines, are readily available,
cost much less energy to produce than what they provide, and do not distort things like food supplies or national budgets to use.
To accurately examine the
cost of
fuels based on the heat content they generate, the U.S. Energy Information Administration recommends using this formula:
cost per million British thermal
units (BTU).