rOn Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 06:33:41PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 02/28/07 13:19, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 27, 2007 at 09:34:29PM -0800, Steve Lamb wrote: > >> Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > >>> Obviously that kind of change can't happen overnight. Its an ugly > >>> problem, no matter how you cut it. > >> And that doesn't even come close to talking about the problem that a > >> purely electric car has no range at all. I once scoffed at Harley Davidson > >> "touring" motorcycles with a 3 gallon tank. That's right about 100-120 > >> miles > >> if you run the tank dry. At the time I was scoffing I knew of some areas > >> in > >> the west where 120 miles wouldn't get you from one gas station to the next. > > > > Its a matter of what fits for you. It turns out that for my personal > > situation (and actually, a large portion of the population) 40 mile > > range gets something like 90% of the driving done just fine. Its a > > matter of the right tool for the job. A short local hop, routine short > > commuting, etc is ideal for the electric vehicle. Not only is it well > > within range, it cuts local pollution substantially by 1) relocating > > it (I know I know), 2) eliminating the very dirty first few miles of > > burn in a gas car. It also saves wear and tear on the gas car due to > [snip] > > > > I will say that range is improving, but I agree that it won't be the > > ultimate solution. I imagine electric will never be more than a short > > haul solution, but probably a good one for that. > > What we (my family) needs *now* is a plug-in diesel hybrid *minivan*. >
yeah, me too. I may end up building one before they're ever available. A
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