This is the first week that FiveRuns is at its new downtown Austin location. Leading up to the move, many of us were talking about how we’d be modifying our commutes to either use public transportation, carpool, or just flat out enjoy the fact that our office is more centrally located. These are my before and after calculations, and I’m hoping that others on the FiveRuns team join in and post their figures. I’m going to include my wife’s mileage also because carpooling factors into the equation. I’m also doing quite a bit of rounding.
Before:
Me: 38 miles round-trip x 5 days / 32mpg = 6 gallons of gas/week
My wife: 19 miles round-trip x 5 days / 25mpg = 4 gallons of gas/week
Fortunately the new office is close to where my wife works and we are going to shoot for carpooling every day.
After:
Both of us: 25 miles round-trip x 5 days / 32mpg = 4 gallons of gas/week
It feels pretty awesome to think about eliminating 60% of our fuel usage, saving us about $25 dollars a week. Granted, this is pretty much an optimal situation, being lucky enough to move both closer to home and within range of a carpool situation.
Personally, I like the idea of free markets showing us pain in the pocketbook when it comes to fuel. Eventually, people will start making changes in their life and we can start to affect the demand side of the supply/demand equation.
Continued Discussion
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