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Electric cars - Tris - 12-19-2011 Saw a short article on various electric car options on the market. Will have to say this, for those of us living in "the middle of nowhere" , they seem completely impractical. Drive 75 miles and charge for 8 hours... To make some court apperances, I'd have to spend a whole day just charging the vehicle to go *one way*. Actually, that's incorrect, it might take 32 hours depending on route. They may work okay for city dwellers, but not for thsoe of us in rural areas. RE: Electric cars - Klaus - 12-19-2011 (12-19-2011, 11:13 PM)Tris Wrote: Saw a short article on various electric car options on the market. Will have to say this, for those of us living in "the middle of nowhere" , they seem completely impractical. They're aimed at city dwellers. Hybrids (of various flavors) are the vehicles of choice for you. Personally, I drive 2 miles to work each way, and some days I go shopping on my way home (for an additional 5-10 miles). My car was brand new at the end of 2007 (last week of December), and I have a little over 18k miles on it. An electric car would be perfect for me, if not for other practical considerations. RE: Electric cars - Kevin - 12-20-2011 (12-19-2011, 11:36 PM)Klaus Wrote: They're aimed at city dwellers. Hybrids (of various flavors) are the vehicles of choice for you. I'm mostly in the same boat. I put like 75-150 miles a month on with the exception of the 5 or 50-150 mile round trips a year and the 3 to 6 trips a year that are 400 - 850 miles one way (so 800 - 1700 mile round trip). Yes some of those trips I might be able to fly, or I could rent something else. My old 02 Taurus SES should get me another year or two before I'm really looking but the hybrids that say they get the 40-50 miles before the gas engine kicks in (and then they can go a couple hundred on that) seem to be the option that would best suite me and I'm hoping something is in the pipeline that might be a bit better than what is out there now. Another option is two cars, of course but well I don't have the personal wealth for that yet. RE: Electric cars - shoju - 12-21-2011 An Electric Car would even be pretty good for me. My commute one way is about 15 miles, and then I work all day, and leave to drive home another 15 miles. If I need to stop and shop on the way home, it's another 2-3 miles out of the way, and then there is lunch time where I drive 1 mile to the post office, and maybe up to 3 miles round trip to get lunch, so.... 37 ish miles in a day round trip, but never all at once on a standard work day. I would love to have an electric car. RE: Electric cars - LavCat - 12-21-2011 (12-21-2011, 04:59 PM)shoju Wrote: I would love to have an electric car. It's raining today and I'm about to leave for work. Sometimes I wish I had any sort of vehicle at all. RE: Electric cars - shoju - 12-21-2011 While I am sympathetic to your plight, the first thought I had was: "That's because you never had to ride in my Yugo" RE: Electric cars - LavCat - 12-21-2011 (12-21-2011, 05:34 PM)shoju Wrote: While I am sympathetic to your plight, the first thought I had was: "That's because you never had to ride in my Yugo" At least I have shoes. RE: Electric cars - NuurAbSaal - 12-22-2011 (12-21-2011, 05:34 PM)shoju Wrote: While I am sympathetic to your plight, the first thought I had was: "That's because you never had to ride in my Yugo" It represents the pinnacle of Yugoslavian automotive engineering. I now have to watch Dragnet again to check if that was even remotely accurate. take care Tarabulus RE: Electric cars - shoju - 12-22-2011 I have had 2 experiences with Yugo cars. #1.) My parents purchased a brand new Honda Civic (or accord) in 1988. When they did, they received a brand new 1987 Yugo GV, for FREE. The dealership had ordered a ton of Yugo the year before, and was unable to move them all. #2.) I purchased a 1986 Yugo GV when I was in my early 20's. When the car ran, it was a marvel. 8 gallon tank, 40+ MPG..... when it ran. When it didn't run, I was purchasing junk Yugos for 100 bucks, and scrounging parts from them. My 1986 Yugo actually later became a 1987 Yugo GV Convertible after purchasing one, and finding the body to be in better condition than my own. Over the course of 16 months, I probably purchased 7 Yugo's, all 'for parts' to keep a single car running. Over those 16 months, I'm fairly confident as much time under the hood as I did behind the wheel. RE: Electric cars - Kevin - 12-22-2011 (12-22-2011, 08:58 PM)shoju Wrote: I have had 2 experiences with Yugo cars. It's easy to sum up. Yugo because the car don't! RE: Electric cars - Klaus - 12-22-2011 (12-22-2011, 08:58 PM)shoju Wrote: Yugo GV Yugo's came in more than one model? How fancy! Quote:...I was purchasing junk Yugos for 100 bucks Isn't "junk Yugo" redundant? RE: Electric cars - shoju - 12-23-2011 This brings this thread full circle The story part II Part III |