OMG what a wonderfully useless idea!
The federal gas tax is 18.4 cents on the gallon. Lets do some simple math (for my Pontiac Vibe GT):
13 * .184 * 4 = 9.56800
I might save less than $10 a month, for the 3 (maybe 4) months of summer I’ll have an extra $40.
Even with a big SUV type gas tank, say 25 gallons:
25 * .184 * 4 = 18.4
So you’ll save $20 a month. Statistically the amount of money saved is the same.
This is a publicity stunt. A lame one, at that. If anyone actually gives any real thought to this, they’ll realize that the government is probably going to spend more money advertising this than anyone will actually save.
