My little 87 Chevrolet Sprint Turbo, that I have had since I purchased it in 1992 with 107k, still get’s over 40 mpg. It was 2 grand back then, and I can sell it for more than that now. It also has the same exact carbon emission as a brand spanken new Prius.

2 grand 15 yrs+ ago instead of dropping 25 grand on a new Prius. Hmmm?

It only has 189k now…btw…bussing and biking keeps the miles down.

It is also beneficial to reduce, reuse, repair, recycle. Dropping 25 grand down on a Prius would not fit that measure of living.

I have every intention to rebuild the motor if and when it need’s it…if the air cars are not released, or I am not living in Amsterdam like you!

Cheers.

If gas costs $2 a gallon and you drive 12k miles a year, you only save $152 a year on gas with the Prius

It turned out to be $4000 after the 30% tax incentives. I think the *total* was in the range of $7000.

Not worth it really.

Yes, apprix 1/2 of the water we heat would cost $.0.00…but when we can just buy a nice new reasonably energy efficient water heater for $670? Why bother?

I can attest that after all the write offs, being 4 grand…I would argue that it is a MUCH better value than on demand water heaters. Those were $3500 installed. Too close to the still lofty cost of the panels and normal water heater.

It would likely take over 10 years to have gains. Will we still be in our home 10 years from now? I don’t know really. I would like to live in an area that is a little out of our range currently, and work towards moving there and hopefully renting our place out (or selling it if there is considerable enough equity).

For now…we will continue conservation measures by washing everything in cold water, taking shorter showers, having low flow faucets and shower heads, and making sure the dish washer is totally packed before running it.

If the cost can be brought down to $1500 on the solar after incentives and rebates….I think we would raise our eyebrows and be mighty tempted!

It turned out to be $4000 after the 30% tax incentives. I think the *total* was in the range of $7000.

Not worth it really.

Yes, apprix 1/2 of the water we heat would cost $.0.00…but when we can just buy a nice new reasonably energy efficient water heater for $670? Why bother?

I can attest that after all the write offs, being 4 grand…I would argue that it is a MUCH better value than on demand water heaters. Those were $3500 installed. Too close to the still lofty cost of the panels and normal water heater.

It would likely take over 10 years to have gains. Will we still be in our home 10 years from now? I don’t know really. I would like to live in an area that is a little out of our range currently, and work towards moving there and hopefully renting our place out (or selling it if there is considerable enough equity).

For now…we will continue conservation measures by washing everything in cold water, taking shorter showers, having low flow faucets and shower heads, and making sure the dish washer is totally packed before running it.

If the cost can be brought down to $1500 on the solar after incentives and rebates….I think we would raise our eyebrows and be mighty tempted!

The tax credits are a pretty good deal, you can write off 30% of home efficiency improvements up to $1,500. Also, the weatherization program for low income people went from 200 million to 6 billion – that program itself is blog story. See Van Jones green collar jobs.

Marky want an interview?