▲ 46 ▼ NDP to back Conservative motion calling for carbon price off all heat sources (www.ctvnews.ca) submitted 2 years ago by sik0fewl@kbin.social to c/canada@lemmy.ca 34 comments fedilink hide all child comments The New Democrats say they will back the Conservatives on a motion to pull the carbon price off all home heating until after the next election.
[+] Zoidsberg@lemmy.ca -1 points 2 years ago* (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nik282000@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I get it, my 2010 Ranger gets 8L/100km, why would I trade that in for a $60k new car? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) My EV gets about 15kwh/100km average over the whole year (including heating) That works out to around $2.25 per 100km vs $14.80 for your vehicle at current prices in BC. That's a savings of over $12k per 100,000 km. The difference between the gas and EV version of my vehicle was $25k, so anything over 200,000km is saving me money compared to having purchased a gas car. If gas prices go up over the next 10 years, I will save even more. That being said, you probably shouldn't get rid of a functional gas vehicle until it doesn't work any more or becomes prohibitive to maintain. Also my EV is fun to drive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nik282000@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) If they sold an EV compact pickup I would get one tomorrow but the Lightning is a joke, it's a minivan with an uncovered trunk. And with a 25km commute it's gonna take a long time for EV savings to catch up with a $10k truck :/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] introversion@universeodon.com 2 points 2 years ago @nik282000 @BlameThePeacock Did you mean $100k? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nik282000@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I get it, my 2010 Ranger gets 8L/100km, why would I trade that in for a $60k new car? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) My EV gets about 15kwh/100km average over the whole year (including heating) That works out to around $2.25 per 100km vs $14.80 for your vehicle at current prices in BC. That's a savings of over $12k per 100,000 km. The difference between the gas and EV version of my vehicle was $25k, so anything over 200,000km is saving me money compared to having purchased a gas car. If gas prices go up over the next 10 years, I will save even more. That being said, you probably shouldn't get rid of a functional gas vehicle until it doesn't work any more or becomes prohibitive to maintain. Also my EV is fun to drive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nik282000@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) If they sold an EV compact pickup I would get one tomorrow but the Lightning is a joke, it's a minivan with an uncovered trunk. And with a 25km commute it's gonna take a long time for EV savings to catch up with a $10k truck :/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] introversion@universeodon.com 2 points 2 years ago @nik282000 @BlameThePeacock Did you mean $100k? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) My EV gets about 15kwh/100km average over the whole year (including heating) That works out to around $2.25 per 100km vs $14.80 for your vehicle at current prices in BC. That's a savings of over $12k per 100,000 km. The difference between the gas and EV version of my vehicle was $25k, so anything over 200,000km is saving me money compared to having purchased a gas car. If gas prices go up over the next 10 years, I will save even more. That being said, you probably shouldn't get rid of a functional gas vehicle until it doesn't work any more or becomes prohibitive to maintain. Also my EV is fun to drive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nik282000@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) If they sold an EV compact pickup I would get one tomorrow but the Lightning is a joke, it's a minivan with an uncovered trunk. And with a 25km commute it's gonna take a long time for EV savings to catch up with a $10k truck :/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] introversion@universeodon.com 2 points 2 years ago @nik282000 @BlameThePeacock Did you mean $100k? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nik282000@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) If they sold an EV compact pickup I would get one tomorrow but the Lightning is a joke, it's a minivan with an uncovered trunk. And with a 25km commute it's gonna take a long time for EV savings to catch up with a $10k truck :/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] introversion@universeodon.com 2 points 2 years ago @nik282000 @BlameThePeacock Did you mean $100k? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] introversion@universeodon.com 2 points 2 years ago @nik282000 @BlameThePeacock Did you mean $100k? permalink fedilink source parent