[cube13]

>When Tesla gets around to a Prius-like EV, the numbers are going to be even more ridiculous. The "fuel cost" of commuter EVs will simply be noise in the typical family budget.

Or some of the European diesels, some of which are pushing 100 MPG.

[fancyketchup]

>Or some of the European diesels, some of which are pushing 100 MPG.

Unless I'm terribly mistaken, you are thinking of vehicles that were tested on a different driving cycle with a larger gallon (imperial vs US). If compared on an EPA cycle with US gallons, those cars get closer to 50 mpg.

[nknighthb]

> If compared on an EPA cycle with US gallons, those cars get closer to 50 mpg.

It's worse than that. Diesel fuel has a higher energy density than gasoline, and is more expensive. Anyone trying to directly compare the two in terms of miles per gallon and cost without the appropriate adjustments is simply speaking nonsense.

[GFischer]

A standard Japanese or European subcompact does 50 MPG easily, no need to do diesel.

[dntrkv]

Can you provide an example of a diesel that is pushing 100 MPG?