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Electric cars are known to be efficiency powerhouses, but how much can you really save? Charging an electric car will likely cost significantly less than filling up an ICE car with gasoline or diesel. But, how much can you save, and why is it cheaper to run on electrons than liquid fuel? Before looking at the price comparison, it's essential to understand that the lower ownership costs are not just about electricity versus gasoline prices. Here are some aspects of electric cars that yield lower overall fueling prices. Aerodynamics In typical gasoline cars, aerodynamics are essential but not typically of the utmost concern. Electric cars are different. Since batteries are the most expensive component in most EVs, they require a very slippery drag coefficient to maximize their range. As explained by AirShaper CEO Wouter Remmerie, a low drag coefficient is the key to allowing your EV to get the most amount of range. "If you double your speed, the aerodynamic force goes up by a factor of four," Remmerie told InsideEVs. Remerie estimated, "you can go 200km/h in a 200 horsepower sports car, but you need 1600 horsepower to go 400 [km/h]." While these numbers are far higher than typical U.S. highway speeds, it reveals that it's vital to master aerodynamics so EVs can travel on long highway stretches and still attain sufficient range. Overall Efficiency Unlike internal combustion cars, electric cars have the upper hand because they use far less energy. According to the Department of Energy (DOE), a typical gasoline car would have an efficiency (energy to the wheels) of less than 25%. This means that the other 75% of energy would be lost as heat or used in other internal combustion engine systems. Disregarding the benefits of regenerative braking, electric cars have an efficiency of over 65%. The other 35% is energy lost in charging and drive system losses (battery system cooling and heat). Regenerative Braking In traditional non-hybrid cars, deceleration is primarily done with their friction brakes. This means that lots of kinetic energy is simply wasted as heat. In hybrids and EVs, most braking is done through capturing kinetic energy and transferring it as electrical energy back into the battery pack. With this braking method, electric cars can recuperate energy back into the battery rather than wasting the energy as heat into the surroundings. According to the DOE, a typical EV's total efficiency (factoring in regen) is around 90% in the combined cycle. So, How Much Will You Save? While most articles will compare two of the best-selling EV and ICE sedans, like the Tesla Model 3 and the Toyota Camry, choosing two closely-sized and similarly-priced cars is far more realistic. The Toyota Corolla and the Nissan Leaf will be the two contenders in this comparison. The Nissan Leaf is the best-selling electric car that costs less than $30,000, and the Corolla was the second best-selling sedan this August (Car Pro USA). 2022 Toyota Corolla L (non-hybrid) $20,075 139 horsepower 30 city / 38 highway mpg 3.0 gallons / 100 miles 436-mile total range 2022 Nissan Leaf S 40kWh $27,400 ($19,900 incl. Federal tax credit) 147 horsepower 123 city / 99 highway mpge 30 kWh / 100 miles 150-mile total range To make this comparison fair, we will use the U.S. annual average mileage of 13,476 miles (U.S. Department of Transportation). We will also use the average U.S. home energy rate of $0.1252 per kWh (Electric Choice) and the average regular gas price of $3.285 a gallon, as of December 31, 2021 (AAA). For the Corolla, we will divide the total annual mileage of 13,476 miles a year by 100 miles and then multiply that number by 3.0 gallons to get a total of approximately 404 gallons of gasoline used in one year. Multiplying this gas price by $3.285 a gallon, it'll cost about $1,328 each year on gasoline for the Toyota. For the Leaf, we'll divide 13,476 miles by 100 miles and then multiply that quotient by 30kWh. In one year of driving a Leaf, it'll use around 4043kWh of electricity. Multiplying this by the average U.S. energy rate of $0.1252 per kWh, the Leaf will only cost $506 a year on electricity. This sum could fall to an even lower value, factoring in free public charging and $250 worth of EVGo credits in partnership with Nissan. Conclusion Each year, an electric car like the Leaf could save you $822 in fueling costs over a typical gasoline-powered sedan. In four years of ownership, this value could jump to $3,288, and in eight, you could save $6,576. With rising gasoline prices and an increased emphasis on electric vehicle incentives, now's the time to make the switch!

July 3, 2008 Ingredient in watermelon has effects similar to Viagra LUBBOCK (Texas) - A SLICE of cool, fresh watermelon has effects similar to Viagra, researchers say. Watermelons contain an ingredient called citrulline that can trigger production of a compound that helps relax the body's blood vessels, similar to what happens when a man takes Viagra, said scientists in Texas, one of the United States' top producers of the seedless variety. Found in the flesh and rind of watermelons, citrulline reacts with the body's enzymes when consumed in large quantities and is changed into arginine, an amino acid that benefits the heart and the circulatory and immune systems. 'Arginine boosts nitric oxide, which relaxes blood vessels, the same basic effect that Viagra has, to treat erectile dysfunction and maybe even prevent it,' said Mr Bhimu Patil, a researcher and director of Texas A&M's Fruit and Vegetable Improvement Center. 'Watermelon may not be as organ-specific as Viagra, but it's a great way to relax blood vessels without any drug side effects.' Mr Todd Wehner, who studies watermelon breeding at North Carolina State University, said anyone taking Viagra shouldn't expect the same result from watermelon. 'It sounds like it would be an effect that would be interesting but not a substitute for any medical treatment,' Mr Wehner said. The nitric oxide can also help with angina, high blood pressure and other cardiovascular problems, according to the study, which was paid for by the US Department of Agriculture. More citrulline - about 60 per cent - is found in watermelon rind than in the flesh, Mr Patil said, but that can vary. But scientists may be able to find ways to boost the concentrations in the flesh, he said. Citrulline is found in all colors of watermelon and is highest in the yellow-fleshed types, said Ms Penelope Perkins-Veazie, a USDA researcher in Lane, Okla. She said Mr Patil's research is valid, but with a caveat: One would need to eat about six cups of watermelon to get enough citrulline to boost the body's arginine level. 'The problem you have when you eat a lot of watermelon is you tend to run to the bathroom more,' Ms Perkins-Veazie said. Watermelon is a diuretic and was a homeopathic treatment for kidney patients before dialysis became widespread. Another issue is the amount of sugar that much watermelon would spill into the bloodstream - a jolt that could cause cramping, Ms Perkins-Veazie said. Mr Patil said he would like to do future studies on how to reduce the sugar content in watermelon. The relationship between citrulline and arginine might also prove helpful to those who are obese or suffer from type-2 diabetes. The beneficial effects - among them the ability to relax blood vessels, much like Viagra does - are beginning to be revealed in research. Citrulline is present in other curcubits, like cucumbers and cantaloupe, at very low levels, and in the milk protein casein. The highest concentrations of citrulline are found in walnut seedlings, Ms Perkins-Veazie said. 'But they're bitter and most people don't want to eat them,' she said. -- AP ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pfizer eat yr heart out. There's alternatives for poor peasants liao

For EV owners only As an existing EV owners in Singapore, will your next car (replacement or for family) be an EV? Or it will be back to ICE or a PHEV? We have many EV threads with many comments from non EV owners. Thought a survey will be a fun way to provide potential EV buyers with reference point for a switch to EV in the local context. Not sure if we have enough EV owners to make this statistically significant. In Canada, the number is 97%. https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/survey-of-over-16000-canadian-ev-owners-finds-nearly-all-are-not-going-back-to-ice/ In US, it is 60%. https://supercarblondie.com/study-shows-ev-buyers-want-combustion-engines-back/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR15qjhII9OYsPOIM68oCIkXHE0soaSP7gg5POkpbW2fC5TegOdW9A3A1R8_aem_ZmFrZWR1bW15MTZieXRlcw 85% according to another survey but Gill Nowell is an EV advocate and might be using some biased data. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/85-electric-car-drivers-would-never-go-back-ice-age-gill-nowell?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&utm_campaign=share_via

Loke: Cheaper Car Insurance Soon For Drivers Who Do Not Get Summons Read more: https://says.com/my/news/loke-cheaper-car-insurance-for-drivers-who-do-not-get-fined-in-a-year Drivers who do not break traffic laws in the country will soon enjoy a discount on annual insurance premium renewals, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke Loke said the implementation is slated to come into effect in January next year, reported Bernama. He said the Ministry is in the final stages of completing the mechanism. The rebate will require integration of information and data between multiple parties "For this effort, we need to integrate information and data by the police and Road Transport Department (RTD) on people with clean records on roads and vice versa," New Straits Times quoted Loke as saying. "We would also need support from insurance companies to create integrated data involving the RTD and police, and reward deserving people. "Once everything is ready, we hope to start early next year," he said yesterday, 8 October. Loke said the move not only aims to encourage drivers to follow the traffic laws but also helps to reduce the cost of living He said this initiative would be beneficial for the insurance companies too. "If we can reduce road accidents, insurance claims could also be reduced," Loke said. "With this new system, instead of paying out claims, they could offer more rebates on driver's no-claim bonus (NCB), on top of the 50% discount if their vehicle is accident-free." Loke said the Ministry wanted to use this reward-or-punish combination approach to reduce road accidents nationwide.

Travel For Even Cheaper Now As Scoot Removes Payment Processing Fees Globally Source: https://vulcanpost.com/675940/scoot-removes-payment-processing-fees/ Looking to travel somewhere before 2019 comes to a close? Here’s some great news. Today, low-cost carrier Scoot announced the removal of payment processing fees globally, aligning with its vision of making travel attainable for all. This means that flights will get cheaper for travellers! Said Mr Lee Lik Hsin, Scoot’s CEO on the announcement: “When Scoot first started, we offered a limited range of payment methods at a higher implementation and maintenance cost. As we expanded globally and heard our customers’ feedback, we took advantage of advancements in payment technology to implement many more payment methods to improve our customers’ experience.” “In order to pass on the savings to our customers as our costs came down, we have since March 2018 progressively removed payment processing fees in selected markets. Now, we are ready to do away with it globally.” This change will happen with immediate effect and will be applicable to bookings made on its direct channels. For travel out of Singapore, Scoot previously charged $10 per traveller per flight for payment via credit card. This meant that for a return trip to Taipei from Singapore, each traveller previously incurred a $20 payment processing fee. These fees will no longer be applicable. Singapore Travellers, Use PayNow To Pay For Your Air Ticket In a bid to provide its customers with a seamless booking experience, Scoot currently offers a wide range of payment options. Beyond the more common payment options like Credit Card and PayPal, Scoot also offers payment via e-wallets Apple Pay and Google Pay. With a presence in 67 cities and 17 countries and territories, Scoot has also made efforts to tie up with localised payment systems. Other examples of their localisation efforts include payment by WeChat Pay and Alipay for customers in China, Konbini for those in Japan, DragonPay for those in the Philippines, and POLi for customers in Australia. With technological advancements helping to significantly defray costs required to support and maintain payment infrastructure, Scoot has progressively removed payment processing fees since March 2018, starting with Europe. P.S. If you’re looking for even more savings, Scoot’s Got To Go Promotion is also commencing tomorrow (24 Sept)! Find out more about the destinations and applicable travel periods for the promotion here: www.flyscoot.com/gtg

Looking at the current crisis. With the euro at a all tim low. Would car spares be adjusted accordingly, or will it still be all time high to instil a sense of quality and vast profit for stockist?

Hey We're new in town. Budget Direct Insurance launched in October last year, and we believe that Singaporeans have been paying too much for their car insurance for too long. Why? We're not entirely sure. What we do know is that insurance isn't hard. Or at least, it doesn't need to be. To buy your insurance is a relatively easy process, you can even see an initial price for your policy in 30 seconds. If you'd like to know, we'll be stopping by here regularly to read and answer your questions. Or visit our website at budgetdirect.com.sg We understand that because we're new, you may prefer to talk with someone. Feel free to stop by, have a coffee and let us see how we can help you, visit us at: Budget Direct Insurance 190 Clemenceau Avenue #03-01, Singapore Shopping Centre Singapore 239924. Or call us at 6221 2111. Our team are here and ready to help you from 8am to 8pm, Mondays to Fridays. If you've got any questions about how we can help you, please ask. Thanks On behalf of the Budget Direct Insurance team, thanks. Geoffrey

Let's have a thread on this since I believe a lot of MCFers want cheaper cars and I am sure they have suggestions and people who are in the ministry probably will be reading the forums. I start off first. 1). Incentivise regular car owners with rebates on their road tax for every calendar week their car does not go through an Erp gantry. I did suggest this but they say that they do not believe in rewarding drivers for not driving. 2). Have a 5 year COE instead. This can work like OPC. You bid for your car first using normal channels then of you wish for 5 year COE, you get rebates 50% off COE like how OPC get rebated the $17000. And a 5 year old de registered car can probably fetch a higher value in the export market so its not like a waste of good car. 3). Pay as you bid. Similar to my other thread. I think the problem with the shanghai model is that there will be last minute bids. I would suggest a different way. Put up the number of quotas. Do not reveal real time number of bids or current lowest winning amount. Reveal it only after bidding has stopped. This will make bidders more cautious but no jamming of system since even ten seconds before the bid closed, no one knows the winning amount. Anyone has other suggestions?

My dad is using the following medicine 1) irbesartan 300mg - $251.07 for 3 month supply 2) ezetimibe 10mg - $471.78 3 month supply 3 atorvadtatin 10mg $233.11 3 month supply 4) acarbose 100mg $355.21 3 month supply Any where in USA or MY can get cheaper? The above is poly clinic price

Anyone can help shed some light on this? As of 26 May, Altis starts at $121,888 while Vios starts at $126,888. Historically, isn't Vios cheaper than Altis? https://www.borneomotors.com.sg/asp/ToyotaPriceListPassenger.aspx

After this GE , otherwise next GE he gotta run road liao. What goes around comes around!!!

http://www.domainofexperts.com/2015/07/if-you-were-singaporean-student-in-90s.html Pagers back then not cheap, I think only ah bengs and businessmen would buy them?

i am under 3rd party insurance so have to find my own windscreen replacement workshop. anyone know the cheapest one? if you know any workshop in johor also good cause i heard its very cheap there.

Is Singapore government missing something? Or just bladening obvious they are sucking the fuel company tits?

NTU scientists discover a way to produce cheaper, more powerful solar cells (From right) Prof Subodh Mhaisalkar, Asst Prof Sum Tze Chien and Dr Nripan Mathews. The Straits Times Monday, Oct 21, 2013 Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have discovered a way to produce cheaper and more powerful solar cells. Get the full story from The Straits Times. Here is the full press release from NTU: In the near future, solar panels will not only be more efficient but also a lot cheaper and affordable for everyone, thanks to research by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) scientists. This next generation solar cell, made from organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite materials, is about five times cheaper than current silicon-based solar cells, due to a simpler solution-based manufacturing process. Perovskite is known to be a remarkable solar cell material as it can convert up to 15 per cent of sunlight to electricity, close to the efficiency of the current solar cells, but scientists did not know why or how, until now. In a paper published last Friday (18 Oct) in the world's most prestigious academic journal, Science, NTU's interdisciplinary research team was the first in the world to explain this phenomenon. The team of eight researchers led by Assistant Professor Sum Tze Chien and Dr Nripan Mathews had worked closely with NTU Visiting Professor Michael Grätzel, who currently holds the record for perovskite solar cell efficiency of 15 per cent, and is a co-author of the paper. Prof Grätzel, who is based at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), has won multiple awards for his invention of dye-sensitised solar cells. The high sunlight-to-electricity efficiency of perovskite solar cells places it in direct competition with Silicon solar cells and thin film solar cells which are already in the market and have efficiencies close to 20 per cent. The new knowledge on how these solar cells work is now being applied by the Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N), which is developing a commercial prototype of the perovskite solar cell in collaboration with Australian clean-tech firm Dyesol Limited (ASX: DYE). Asst Prof Sum said the discovery of why perovskite worked so well as a solar cell material was made possible only through the use of cutting-edge equipment and in close collaboration with NTU engineers. "In our work, we utilise ultrafast lasers to study the perovskite materials. We tracked how fast these materials react to light in quadrillionths of a second (roughly 100 billion times faster than a camera flash)," said the Singaporean photophysics expert from NTU's School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. "We discovered that in these perovskite materials, the electrons generated in the material by sunlight can travel quite far. This will allow us to make thicker solar cells which absorb more light and in turn generate more electricity." The NTU physicist added that this unique characteristic of perovskite is quite remarkable since it is made from a simple solution method that normally produces low quality materials. His collaborator, Dr Nripan Mathews, a senior scientist at ERI@N, said that their discovery is a great example of how investment in fundamental research and an interdisciplinary effort, can lead to advances in knowledge and breakthroughs in applied science. "Now that we know exactly how perovskite materials behave and work, we will be able to tweak the performance of the new solar cells and improve its efficiency, hopefully reaching or even exceeding the performance of today's Silicon solar cells," said Dr Mathews, who is also the Singapore R&D Director of the Singapore-Berkeley Research Initiative for Sustainable Energy (SinBeRISE) NRF CREATE programme. "The excellent properties of these materials, allow us to make light weight, flexible solar cells on plastic using cheap processes without sacrificing the good sunlight conversion efficiency." Professor Subodh Mhaisalkar, the Executive Director of ERI@N said they are now looking into building prototype solar cell modules based on this exciting class of materials. "Perovskite-based solar cells have the potential to reach 20 per cent solar cell efficiencies and another great benefit of these materials is their amenability to yield different translucent colours, such as red, yellow or brown. Having such colourful solar glass will create new opportunities for architectural design," he added. The NTU team, consisting of six scientists, one postgraduate and one undergraduate, took six months to complete this fundamental research project, which was funded by NTU and the National Research Foundation, Prime Minister's Office, Singapore. [thumbsup]Up for these guys!!!

guys, was looking at 2008 e200. found a few ngt models more than 10-15k cheaper than normal ones? wonder why? is it boot space compromised? or maintenance issues? any one can advise?

any other recommendation rather than the ex DAD items ?

In US, which watch brands are cheaper to get? I'm not talking abt those expensive type.... just the average Joe will normally get for daily usage example Swatch, Fossil, Diesel and other brands similiar. highest brand i looking is Tag, which i know i wont even plan to get

I am sure most have gone through the process of buying used cars, surfing sgcarmart for days etc. For you , would you pay more for a lower mileage car or price is most important? Let's use a simple example: A) 5 year old car , 50,000 km, $50,000 B) 5 year old car , 100,000 km , $40,000 Which would you choose? Especially those guys that have chosen either way, can you share your views 1-2 yrs after making your choice. Would you make the same choice again in hindsight?

Anyone knows where to buy cheap price alcohol like Vodka, Whiskey or Gin? Not those price selling at supermarket or 7-11. Those wholesale price type. I need to buy a few bottles for an event. Thanks guys for sharing

Philips Ultinon seems to be the brightest HID bulbs but it is sure pricey. Anyone knows a good and cheaper alternative for the Ultinon?

I remember hearing pple commenting on those "funny" news on Yahoo...for example cheap place to eat which don't turn out that cheap !!! etc etc... Now I just wake up...I saw this ""Yacht Trips: Cheaper Than You Think"" Then I recalled the Groupon site had before deal which was something like 800 per 4 hrs...So based on 8hrs for daytime...it will be 1600...for 10 person....I thought Yahoo got a better deal !!! it turn out to be a CHEAP 7618.40...And YES...CHEAPER THAN I THINK !!! Just a talking point...Those who are rich..Pls do not comment...Those who think it is ranting...Pls do not comment as well...

Anybody bought jogging shoes fr there before? Are they really cheaper than those bought elsewhere?

Premium marques are crowding out the bread-and-butter brands in the small cars category as certificate of entitlement (COE) prices zoom north. According to the Motor Traders Association (MTA), premium and luxury brands made up 45 per cent of sales in the up-to-1,600cc segment in the first quarter. In the same period in 2007, they had a negligible 0.3 per cent slice of the segment. COE prices for the small cars category, seen as the category for the most affordable cars in Singapore, are now hovering above $60,000, compared with $5,000 five years ago. Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/S...ory_791136.html -------------- uniquely sinkapor..as COEs become pricier..pple purchase more expensive cars!

With the high coe prices is it chesper to drive Malaysian cars in Singapore?