Return from Germany
I've just returned from the CompaMed show in Dusseldorf Germany and wanted to share a few observations.
German cars are much smaller and fuel efficient with Gas at 1.7-1.68 Euro per LITER. Do the math... 1.68 x 3.85 = $6.47 Euro per Gallon times 1.4 USD per Euro = $9.06 US per Gallon. I paid $3.12 US a gallon before I left. I did see an electric car on the street too! Why can't we get the same quality and cost vehicle in the US of A at a discount? (Ummm... think import tax and trade protectionism and taxes). Government Motors anybody?
Check out the rate of your most recent electric bill and find the stated rate in cents per kilowatt hour. If you pull out all the taxes and customer funded subsidies you'll see you can match up what's advertised by the utility with what it actually costs after all the taxes and what-nots are added in. Next, DO the math...divide the dollar amount you must pay the Utility by the KW hours you used. A wee bit higher eh!? And Germany is a failure at FIT?
The older I get the more I understand why monetary theory is so keenly avoided in the US Education system.
Rock On Chris!
