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| Thread ID: 150470 | 2022-02-11 05:27:00 | Petrol prices | kenj (9738) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1484253 | 2022-02-12 02:58:00 | Diesel has gone up 25c down here in the last 2 weeks, luckily I get a fill every 6 weeks from boss and usually only need to put in $40 to get me nearly 9 weeks of driving. | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1484254 | 2022-02-12 19:41:00 | According to a briefing note in 2000, the price of regular petrol was 12.3c a litre in 1974. That was equivalent to $1.13 a litre in today’s money, according to the Reserve Bank’s inflation calculator. The price in 2000 of 97c a litre was equivalent to $1.34 a litre in current prices. Adjusting for inflation effects, the current price of $2.52 a litre was equivalent to $1.76 a litre in 2000 dollars, and 26c in 1974 dollars. Both those estimates were higher than the price at the time. A number of global oil crises in the 1970s resulted in severe supply problems and price rises, and in New Zealand, "carless days". |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1484255 | 2022-02-12 21:00:00 | As our Government has shut down oil and gas exploration and has closed the Marsden Point Refinery we are now totally at the mercy of events around the world as regard to fuel prices. The current world situation would indicate that the price of fuel will continue to rise for the foreseeable future. Perhaps at is all a devious plan to force us out of combustion powered vehicles. |
CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1484256 | 2022-02-12 22:30:00 | "Perhaps at is all a devious plan to force us out of combustion powered vehicles" Well of course that's what they are doing, they think battery powered vehicles are the answer, what a joke. |
zqwerty (97) | ||
| 1484257 | 2022-02-12 22:46:00 | I would have an EV if and its a big if somebody made a 4WD that is capable of crossing rivers as this is something I have to do from time to time, I also need it to be able to tow 2 tonnes regularly and not cost more then 25K as that is the most I am ever likely to spend on any vehicle | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1484258 | 2022-02-13 01:33:00 | I like EV's, even owned one for a year, but they are 5-10 years away from anything remotely practical and affordable for most of us still. The only one that can be had under $15k is an old leaf with less than 100km open road range. They make great 2nd vehicles for commuting around a city but are worthless for long road trips and not great as an only vehicle. This coming from someone who owned one and liked it quite a lot. If you can afford $60k-$100k and want to go electric then sure there are some great options for you. As for the Leaf, it cost me about $5-10 a week to charge at home and took care of all my normal daily transport needs of approx 100-200km a week very conveniently. Meanwhile a cheap old corolla I had as a 2nd vehicle cost half as much and could do a lot more than the leaf could, including go to Tauranga and back quicker and actually cheaper (DC fast charging is not particularly cheap when you pay for it). For me personally an EV needs 200-300km open road range and I could live with it as an only car, some people need more than that, some just think they do. Maybe when some of the current models get old I might look into it again. As for gary67's described EV, it doesn't exist and likely won't for a long time. I don't think any rational person thinks battery powered vehicles are "the answer" but rather they are a first step towards reducing our reliance on oil and improving air quality (regardless of where you stand on climate change). These are the early days and yes they can't replace combustion engines completely yet but the technology continues to improve and the prices are beginning to come down (maybe) and a lot of people are investing huge amounts of money into battery tech and charging networks. If our only concern was the environment we'd get rid of private cars completely but none of us actually want to do that so we make a tiny baby step that may never make a difference. It doesn't matter if electric cars are say 50% better for the environment (just an example not a real number) if a decade or two from now there are 2 times as many cars on the road. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1484259 | 2022-02-13 02:46:00 | If you haven't already I suggest you go and watch Guy Martin's the worlds fastest electric car. He drove a Hyundai Ioniq5 EV from Yorkshire to Scotland and back and it cost double what it would cost in the same car with diesel. However they did create a 1950's bettle that could out accelerate the latest McClaren road car. It is well worth watching its on Choice on Demand and they have shed loads more charging stations than we have. |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 1484260 | 2022-02-14 18:14:00 | Bought a brand new Toyota Yaris Cross hybrid recently, nice and roomy inside and runs like a dream and cheaply. If I weren't enjoying travelling across the country right now probably would have bought an EV just for going around town, not really ready for the long trips yet though. I've been using BP to fill up lately- add your AA smartfuel card (free at any station) to the bpMe app and you can pay without going inside from your phone. You get 6c off as standard and if you fill over $40 worth of gas you can either use or accumulate the discount- accumulate and next time it will be 12c, 18c, etc so just fill $40 at a time and then do a big fill once you have a nice big fat discount. |
baabits (15242) | ||
| 1484261 | 2022-02-14 20:21:00 | So, all the money the Labor Govt spent on on the enquirey into NZ fuel prices has really helped . :groan: Smoke & mirrors , just a publicity stunt to make them look like they cared. A huge % of NZ petrol prices is taxes, levies , and gst on all those taxes & levies . A cash cow for ALL NZ govts . |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1484262 | 2022-02-14 21:11:00 | Around 30% or so in taxes I seem to think. Auckland a bit more with a Regional tax? Ken ;) |
kenj (9738) | ||
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