So the energy cost of a Prius is $325,000? Ha. Mine cost under $21k before taxes, and 100,000 miles worth of gasoline will cost much less than $10k. Even with terrible estimates for maintenance and repairs, the whole out-of-pocket cost will be less than $50k, even if I were to scrap it after 100,000 miles.
Even if every penny spent went for energy cost, which is utter nonsense, these guys are off by a factor is six. More likely a factor of ten, unless you think that labor is an energy cost. Most of the energy cost was actually paid by the manufacturer or gas transporter before retail sale, and was passed on to the consumer. So they have to be operating under the hallucination that the energy cost of a manufactured item is an order of magnitude more than the actual cost. Recycling and clean-up is expensive, yes, but there isn't a 10x adder behind the scenes for every vehicle, that the government or someone is paying. These guys have dropped a few decimal points....
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So the energy cost of a Prius is $325,000? Ha. Mine cost under $21k before taxes, and 100,000 miles worth of gasoline will cost much less than $10k. Even with terrible estimates for maintenance and repairs, the whole out-of-pocket cost will be less than $50k, even if I were to scrap it after 100,000 miles. Even if every penny spent went for energy cost, which is utter nonsense, these guys are off by a factor is six. More likely a factor of ten, unless you think that labor is an energy cost. Most of the energy cost was actually paid by the manufacturer or gas transporter before retail sale, and was passed on to the consumer. So they have to be operating under the hallucination that the energy cost of a manufactured item is an order of magnitude more than the actual cost. Recycling and clean-up is expensive, yes, but there isn't a 10x adder behind the scenes for every vehicle, that the government or someone is paying. These guys have dropped a few decimal points....