Driving was Re: [extropy-chat] Seven cents an hour?

[BillK]

On 11/14/05, Alfio Puglisi wrote:
> On 11/14/05, BillK <pharos at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > And of course in Euroland that means 2 hours total travel time and 25
> > to 30 USD fuel cost that must be added to the 'bargains' that you buy.
>
> Not really 25 USD. If you drive say 40km for the nearest city that's 2
> or 3 litres of gas each way, so 6 euros (7 USD) total.
>

My assumption was that if you were driving for an hour each way it
would be more than 25 miles (40km), probably nearer 60 miles (100Km)
each way in a mix of city traffic and motorway.
The average medium size cars in the UK only get about 35 miles per
gallon (12.3 k/ltr), big cars, 4WDs and SUVs nearer 20 mpg. (UK
gallons) or 7k/ltr. Small, economy cars do approach 50 mpg (17.6
k/ltr), but most families drive medium-size cars.

So, say 120 miles = 192 km = 18.28 ltrs = 14.50 GBP = 25.16 USD.

But I agree fuel cost could range from 8 USD to 44.25 USD, depending
on distance and fuel conomy.  YMMV  :)

BillK