Comments on: ROI of MPG http://www.aaronheld.com/post/roi-of-mpg because work and life have hard deadlines..... Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:26:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: canon http://www.aaronheld.com/post/roi-of-mpg/comment-page-1#comment-72 canon Fri, 21 Jan 2011 22:50:41 +0000 http://www.aaronheld.com/?p=217#comment-72 Canon Powershot G11 dead pixels? I'm not also positive if it is what you call dead pixels, but on the LCD display, you can find little black dots. I know it is not dust or dirt about the lens, because it seems in photos I've taken prior to I had this problem. You will find about 3 or four black dots around the LCD display screen, and they're not as well near to each other. I bought my digital camera in September. Ought to I send it in to Canon to acquire it fixed? Canon Powershot G11 dead pixels? I’m not also positive if it is what you call dead pixels, but on the LCD display, you can find little black dots. I know it is not dust or dirt about the lens, because it seems in photos I’ve taken prior to I had this problem. You will find about 3 or four black dots around the LCD display screen, and they’re not as well near to each other. I bought my digital camera in September. Ought to I send it in to Canon to acquire it fixed?

]]> By: Anandhan Subbiah http://www.aaronheld.com/post/roi-of-mpg/comment-page-1#comment-40 Anandhan Subbiah Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:00:15 +0000 http://www.aaronheld.com/?p=217#comment-40 it is not about breaking even it is about saving earth by reducing pollution ! it is not about breaking even it is about saving earth by reducing pollution !

]]> By: Tom F. http://www.aaronheld.com/post/roi-of-mpg/comment-page-1#comment-38 Tom F. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:05:53 +0000 http://www.aaronheld.com/?p=217#comment-38 This is worth considering "'If you look at it strictly from a short-term payback perspective, without the tax credits, hybrids make absolutely no sense for the average driver,' says Kim Korth, the president of IRN, a consulting firm in Grand Rapids, Mich. 'The tax credit at least made it neutral, if not positive.'" (http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/SavingandDebt/SaveonaCar/incentives-to-buy-hybrids-dwindling.aspx) There's also this (a year old, but current when gas was very expensive): Currently, three of 15 hybrids breaks even in less than five years; in March, Edmunds says four of the then-13 models had a five-year payback. Edmunds calculates the payback period by calculating the list price, less rebates and federal tax credits, of gasoline and hybrid cars (or equivalents, a Toyota Camry in the case of Prius), the cost of fuel ($4.02 a gallon here), and fuel economy over 15,000 miles a year of driving. Take all this with a grain of salt. Thorough as the Edmunds calculations are, they're affected by current pricing and rebates and payback periods can rise or fall dramatically in just a few months. And some similar vehicles have vastly different payback periods, such as the Chevrolet Malibu and Saturn Aura, or Chevy Tahoe and GMC Yukon. Currently, you'll need almost a century of driving to pay back the $18,858 premium on the big Lexus. Here are the payback periods for the current crop of hybrids, as calculated by Edmunds.com: Toyota Prius, 3.5 years to break even Nissan Altima, 3.8 years GMC Yukon, 4.9 years Toyota Camry, 5.4 years Mercury Mariner, 5.5 years Ford Escape, 5.9 years Honda Civic, 6.1 years Saturn Vue, 6.9 years Lexus RX400H, 6.9 years Chevrolet Malibu, 10.9 years Chevrolet Tahoe, 13.8 years Toyota Highlander, 17.9 years Saturn Aura, 31.0 years Lexus LS600H, 98.5 years http://www.gearlog.com/2008/06/hybrid_payback_premium_it_coul.php Those calculations don't include any battery life considerations. This is worth considering “‘If you look at it strictly from a short-term payback perspective, without the tax credits, hybrids make absolutely no sense for the average driver,’ says Kim Korth, the president of IRN, a consulting firm in Grand Rapids, Mich. ‘The tax credit at least made it neutral, if not positive.’” (http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/SavingandDebt/SaveonaCar/incentives-to-buy-hybrids-dwindling.aspx)

There’s also this (a year old, but current when gas was very expensive):

Currently, three of 15 hybrids breaks even in less than five years; in March, Edmunds says four of the then-13 models had a five-year payback. Edmunds calculates the payback period by calculating the list price, less rebates and federal tax credits, of gasoline and hybrid cars (or equivalents, a Toyota Camry in the case of Prius), the cost of fuel ($4.02 a gallon here), and fuel economy over 15,000 miles a year of driving. Take all this with a grain of salt. Thorough as the Edmunds calculations are, they’re affected by current pricing and rebates and payback periods can rise or fall dramatically in just a few months. And some similar vehicles have vastly different payback periods, such as the Chevrolet Malibu and Saturn Aura, or Chevy Tahoe and GMC Yukon. Currently, you’ll need almost a century of driving to pay back the $18,858 premium on the big Lexus.

Here are the payback periods for the current crop of hybrids, as calculated by Edmunds.com:

Toyota Prius, 3.5 years to break even
Nissan Altima, 3.8 years
GMC Yukon, 4.9 years
Toyota Camry, 5.4 years
Mercury Mariner, 5.5 years
Ford Escape, 5.9 years
Honda Civic, 6.1 years
Saturn Vue, 6.9 years
Lexus RX400H, 6.9 years
Chevrolet Malibu, 10.9 years
Chevrolet Tahoe, 13.8 years
Toyota Highlander, 17.9 years
Saturn Aura, 31.0 years
Lexus LS600H, 98.5 years

http://www.gearlog.com/2008/06/hybrid_payback_premium_it_coul.php

Those calculations don’t include any battery life considerations.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.aaronheld.com/post/roi-of-mpg/comment-page-1#comment-36 Aaron Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:40:53 +0000 http://www.aaronheld.com/?p=217#comment-36 nope - one line javascript equation <code>var answer= ( ( $("#cost2").val() - $("#cost1").val()) * ($("#mpg2").val() * $("#mpg1").val())) / (($("#mpg2").val()-$("#mpg1").val()) * $("#gas").val()) ;</code> followed by a copy-paste of googling for "CSS FORM JQUERY".... nope – one line javascript equation

var answer= ( ( $("#cost2").val() - $("#cost1").val()) * ($("#mpg2").val() * $("#mpg1").val())) / (($("#mpg2").val()-$("#mpg1").val()) * $("#gas").val()) ;

followed by a copy-paste of googling for “CSS FORM JQUERY”….

]]> By: Mat Schaffer http://www.aaronheld.com/post/roi-of-mpg/comment-page-1#comment-35 Mat Schaffer Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:51:04 +0000 http://www.aaronheld.com/?p=217#comment-35 You didn't write that in Astley by any chance did you? :-) You didn’t write that in Astley by any chance did you? :-)

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