Only the federal government would spend millions to save thousands. A pilot program in five Americann cities will provide some federal government workers with plug-in cars. In San Diego, there will be 116 of the electric vehicles:
The purchases announced Tuesday are expected to cut gas usage by almost 29,000 gallons a year, saving taxpayer an estimated $116,000 and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 257 metric tons, said GSA administrator Martha Johnson.
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101 Vots at $38,500 equals $3,888,500. Add to that 10 Leafs costing $33,000 and you get $4,218,500. Now add 5 EV's at 32,500 and the grand total is $4,508,500. At a savings of only $116,000 a year in gas it would take 39 years to offset the costs of the cars. How much sense does that make? The battery life of these cars does not last more than ten years the last time I checked so the costs of buying new “green” cars will never be offset.
This is pretty much the story of the green movement in general: wishful, if not downright delusional, thinking backed by extravagantly wasteful spending, with no interest at all in whether the actual results even marginally represent the promises. It's all about feeling morally superior.
