Annual Fuel Cost vs. MPG

If anyone's considering getting a car, they should study and understand this graph.

I was tinkering around the other day and come up with a graph that very clearly describes the relationship with MPG to annual fuel cost. This is strictly from a cost perspective. It doesn't matter what kind of fuel, diesel, or gas or take into account the purchase price of such vehicles.

Notice how rapidly fuel cost comes down with increasing MPG then begins to flatten out at 35+ MPG. So when you're looking at cars that get 35+ MPG, it may not make sense to spend $10K more for that next 10 MPG because the savings aren't as great as going from a 15 MPG to 30 MPG car. Also notice that higher MPG cars have less sensitivity to increases in fuel price. A dollar more a gallon hurts a lot worse with a 15 MPG vehicle than with a 35 MPG vehicle.

I'm not crazy about the little eco-death bubble cars nor do I think that the planet is in peril because of fossil fuel use, but they sure are easier on the wallet. The planet is in peril because of ideas of the progressives/communists in power in DC and all over the planet. Anyone who's paying attention to the policies coming from DC knows that energy prices "will necessarily skyrocket" to use Obama's words regarding the "Cap & Trade(Tax)" bill coming through. Gas and Electricity are going to be prohibitively expensive in the next few years, so it might be a good idea to Obamaproof some aspects of your life. There is no such thing as Obamaproof actually, his ideas are like cancer to freedom, liberty and prosperity, but you can try to lessen the pain and misery.