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]]> By: Tom Gallery http://www.michigannow.org/2009/12/16/wmu-prof-leads-alt-energy-charge/#comment-704 Tom Gallery Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:05:12 +0000 http://www.michigannow.org/?p=524#comment-704 Dr. Patton's math is a bit of a reach, but not too far off. Don't use small wind systems, use BIG wind turbines. An electric car gets 4 miles/kwhr The very, very best small wind turbine will last 10 years max. So the cost is $1000/year for 1500 kwhr or $0.67 / kwhr So it costs about $0.17 per mile for wind-electric fuel A hybrid car gets 40 mpg at $3/gal, it costs less than $0.08 per mile for gas fuel But, a commercial wind turbine produces electricity for $0.15 - $0.20 / kwhr over its 20 year life. Now your wind-electric vehicle will only cost $0.04 to $0.05 per mile to drive. Dr. Patton’s math is a bit of a reach, but not too far off. Don’t use small wind systems, use BIG wind turbines.

An electric car gets 4 miles/kwhr
The very, very best small wind turbine will last 10 years max.
So the cost is $1000/year for 1500 kwhr or $0.67 / kwhr
So it costs about $0.17 per mile for wind-electric fuel

A hybrid car gets 40 mpg
at $3/gal, it costs less than $0.08 per mile for gas fuel

But, a commercial wind turbine produces electricity for $0.15 – $0.20 / kwhr over its 20 year life. Now your wind-electric vehicle will only cost $0.04 to $0.05 per mile to drive.

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