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I don't think it makes sense "every day" for me either, but once-a-week is where I've found myself at too. Free parking all day at my location though, so its a
by dragontamer 5y ago
I don't think it makes sense "every day" for me either, but once-a-week is where I've found myself at too. Free parking all day at my location though, so its a bit different.
I'm estimating that I'll cut out ~15% of my gasoline usage with just once-a-week bus trips, since the bus-stop is closer to my house than work. At $2 per way, I'm barely profitable, my personal vehicle is too efficient, lol.
> The lot by the train tracks is 5.50 a day. So ~one gallon of gas.
Yeah, I can see how parking costs makes such a proposition much worse.
Something to consider: a lot of your vehicle costs are per-mile. Tire usage is another 1cent or 2-cents per mile, depending on your tire's costs and durability.
Oil-changes are really cheap, but other items can get costly, suspension, depreciation, etc. etc. And a lot of these items "wear out per mile". Adding those items on top of the gasoline costs (maybe 12-cents per mile gasoline + 10-cents per mile other costs) makes the number of miles you need to travel a bit less than you might expect to break even.
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Also remember: this topic is largely about Russia's oil being sanctioned off. The target is a 7% reduction (equal to Russia's current share of our petroleum usage), at least here in the USA.
Once a week is good enough, as far as this topic is concerned.
Hopefully you find a reasonable plan for the once-a-week bus idea!