canada gas math ?
Nov 12, 2014, 9:32 am
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canada gas math ?
Ok, In Toronto now and gas is 1.11 per L CA, thus with US $ exchange rate of .88 the US per gallon price is just under $4.00 a gallon US. Is my math about right ?. If so, gas is about a dollar lower than last summer !.
Nov 12, 2014, 9:42 am
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There are 3.785 liters in a US gallon. The current price in Toronto went down to C$1.16/L. Therefore, a US gallon costs C$4.40. If you use a credit card, you pay about 90 cents for a C$. So that's $3.95 US. In the US, the price is about $1 less. So if you want to buy gas, don't come to Canada for it.
Nov 12, 2014, 9:44 am
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There are 3.785 liters in a US gallon. The current price in Toronto went down to C$1.16/L. Therefore, a US gallon costs C$4.40. If you use a credit card, you pay about 90 cents for a C$. So that's $3.95 US. In the US, the price is about $1 less. So if you want to buy gas, don't come to Canada for it.
Nov 12, 2014, 10:08 am
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gas math
There are 3.785 liters in a US gallon. The current price in Toronto went down to C$1.16/L. Therefore, a US gallon costs C$4.40. If you use a credit card, you pay about 90 cents for a C$. So that's $3.95 US. In the US, the price is about $1 less. So if you want to buy gas, don't come to Canada for it .
- Gas at COSTCO today was 1.11 per L. and my AMEX rate was .884. Thus less than $ 100 us to fill my 26 gallon tank !
-What i wont buy in Canada is any 'dairy' products. But it looks like PM Harper might make a deal with New Zealand on dairy products this week.
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Nov 12, 2014, 9:48 pm
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Thanks for the 3.785 #.
- Gas at COSTCO today was 1.11 per L. and my AMEX rate was .884. Thus less than $ 100 us to fill my 26 gallon tank !
-What i wont buy in Canada is any 'dairy' products. But it looks like PM Harper might make a deal with New Zealand on dairy products this week.
- Gas at COSTCO today was 1.11 per L. and my AMEX rate was .884. Thus less than $ 100 us to fill my 26 gallon tank !
-What i wont buy in Canada is any 'dairy' products. But it looks like PM Harper might make a deal with New Zealand on dairy products this week.
Quota system does suck, but regulations do lead to better quality dairy.
Nov 13, 2014, 7:04 am
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What drives me wild is when gasoline prices jump 10c a litre over night... that's 35c/gal US. Could you imagine that nonsense occurring south of the border? They'd riot; here we just shrug. I hate the market manipulation and await the day someone invents a battery that can run an electric car in -40*C weather.
Nov 17, 2014, 9:36 am
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Even there it's an infrequent event.
In Toronto your average low in January is -7C.
(Only humans are impacted by windchill.)
Nov 17, 2014, 12:19 pm
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Eleven of Canada's cities can expect at least one night of -30 °C weather each winter.
Average number of days in winter when the temperature drops below -30 °C (-22 °F). City Days:
Winnipeg, Manitoba 12
Regina, Saskatchewan 11
Thunder Bay, Ontario 7
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 7
Saguenay, Quebec 7
Sherbrooke, Quebec 5
Calgary, Alberta 3
Sudbury, Ontario 3
Edmonton, Alberta 3
Trois-Rivières, Quebec 3
Québec City, Quebec 1
Nov 18, 2014, 9:36 am
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It doesn't need to get to -40 before electric cars' range are seriously depleted - it can start happening as low as -5, in part because heating the interior uses a lot of energy.
Nov 19, 2014, 6:54 am
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"It doesn't need to get to -40 before electric cars' range are seriously depleted - it can start happening as low as -5, in part because heating the interior uses a lot of energy."
Yes but it really depends on the quality of the electric car. In theory, yes. but a some electric cars (Model S) are equipped with a compensation system for the battery; keeps it cool in summer and warm in the winter- you lose some power of course, but it isn't enough to break a sweat over or have you considering other options
Yes but it really depends on the quality of the electric car. In theory, yes. but a some electric cars (Model S) are equipped with a compensation system for the battery; keeps it cool in summer and warm in the winter- you lose some power of course, but it isn't enough to break a sweat over or have you considering other options
Nov 19, 2014, 7:27 am
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I think what kills the electric car are these sort of edge use-cases.
"It works poorly at -40."
"I drove to Alberta in 2007. Couldn't do that in an electric car."
I'd love a Nissan Leaf - Unfortunately (or fortunately), I live in Vancouver, so I can't afford one.
"It works poorly at -40."
"I drove to Alberta in 2007. Couldn't do that in an electric car."
I'd love a Nissan Leaf - Unfortunately (or fortunately), I live in Vancouver, so I can't afford one.
Nov 27, 2014, 7:14 am
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Under 1.oo L ?
Ok, in Toronto the Costco gas price is only 1.07 L today, so if Alberta crude is projected at $ 75 for 2015 average, will there be less than 1.00 L in 2015 ??