Posted on 11/26/2015 10:36:45 AM PST by #1CTYankee
The wife and I Purchased an electric car about a month ago.
I'm as far as a tree hugger as you can get but we needed a vehicle.
Our son will be starting collage soon so a another vehicle was needed.
Her total commute is close to 6 miles, the car had 2,560 miles when we bought it.
it's a 2012, fairly well equipped with air, power windows, mirrors, power locks, heated seats, etc.
Since the range is only an estimated 62 miles it works for us.
My Car is not restricted on distance since it's petroleum powered so it should work out nicely.
7,750$ for a car that listed @ 23,850 in 2012 looked pretty good.
I had net ever heard about this car it's known as a i miev.
Hey, I thought my 73 Vette was going to be a babe magnet.
It gets attention, but so far, no babes.
At my last fillup the price of gasoline was $1.79 / gallon. I am unclear on why someone would buy an electric car right now.
Thanks that is better than I thought.
Did a polar bear come up to you and give you a hug.
Check out post # 73. My friend Smokingfrog has answered the question.
that the thing ...true “green” things should be inherently less expense then non green things.
“Since the range is only an estimated 62 miles it works for us.”
That’s when it is above freezing. Below the freezing mark your range is cut in half so make it 31 winter miles. Then throw in the defroster and heating the interior of the car and you might get 20 miles.
And when you finally get to the point of having to replace the battery that’ll cost you between $3,000 and $5,000. Hope you don’t mind that too much.
Be sure you know where the battery cutoff switch is located in case you get into a wreck. Wouldn’t want to get a nasty shock trying get get out of it.
Something also to think about is how quiet your car is compared to those with combustion engines. They become more of hazard to the blind when they are trying to cross the road or to others when you are backing up. Might want to install some car tones for it.
When you go to recharge your car it’ll take a while. At 220-/240 volts it’ll take about 8 hours compared to just a few minutes for refueling combustion engines. If your charger is only on 110/120 volts it’ll take a about 20 hours. But if you don’t travel that much and you aren’t in a big hurry your car is the way to go. The external ambient temperature your car is at will also affect charging time. In the winter time it will take a bit longer.
Gotta love those coal-powered electric cars!
Yeah, if I find out my wife wants a babe magnet we have a problem. ;-)
Yeah, if I find out my wife wants a babe magnet we have a problem. ;-)
I'm a bit surprised by the negative comments?
I’m surprised by the low cost! I thought charging the batteries would pull a sizable amount of power.
It's not that I can't afford a car run on gas but considering things this works fine.
You seem to be missing the point, it cost me the same as a car that’s 10 years old with 1/10 the mileage.
Yup, that’s it!
The price, condition and miles were a large factor in the purchase.
Wow, only the ones God gave me.
Like everything else, it’s going to be a gamble.
Sounds like he got a really good deal on the price, and made his purchase decision based on well defined requirements rather than “green” emotionalism.
There’s nothing wrong with a lot of “green” technology. It just doesn’t make sense to either pay a market premium for the “green” factor alone, or use other people’s money to subsidize it.
I was an early adopted of CFLs, and am now changing out my burned out CFLs (most are over 10 years old) for LEDs. I didn’t do that because they were “green” or because I really bought into their lifecycle savings. I did it because a really HATE changing light bulbs. So paying more for a longer time between changing was worth it to me.
I also have a small “green” propane-powered outboard motor for a small creek boat I own. Cost a little more than a gas powered one, but the convienience of ditching gas for those little green camping bottles and not having to run the gas out, mix in gas stabilizer and/or have the carb rebuilt every so often due to ethanol makes it worth it. Don’t have to winterize the thing either - just hang it up on the wall mounting and know it’ll fire up fine the next time I want to use it. Whether it’s over Xmas or sometime in the Spring.
Sounds like my brother
No doubt, he wants to have something to fall back on if necessary.
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