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On Wed, 25 Sep 2024 18:03:20 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

>On 9/25/2024 1:16 PM, Mike Van Pelt wrote:
>> In article <c0056f49-7df6-41f8-ee4c-8125d5ff0952@example.net>,
>> D  <nospam@example.net> wrote:
>>> Give me an electric car that goes as far (or further) than my =
gasoline
>>> car, with a charging time that is equal, at a cost that is equal, and=
 I
>>> will definitely buy it.
>>=20
>> I think hybrid is, given current technology, a superior
>> solution.  My Prius got right around 50 MPG. With a 10.5 gallon
>> tank, that's 450 miles before the "low fuel" light lights, and
>> comfortably 50 miles range beyond that.  (I got the "Low Fuel"
>> light a few miles from home in San Jose, drove back to work in
>> South San Francisco the next day, and drove to Costco next to
>> the San Francisco Airport at lunch to refuel.  Slightly over
>> 10 gallons to fill, so I still had a comfortable margin.)
>>=20
>> I drove it for 13 years, no trouble with the battery, sold it
>> to a friend's son who was going off to college, and it's still
>> going strong.  I tend to drive cars until they drive no more.
>>=20
>> I'm contemplating a plug-in hybrid next time I have to buy a
>> car.  Not nearly the electric range of a full electric, but
>> plenty for a retired person's trips to the store and whatnot.
>> And a normal gas car's range on gas for long trips.
>>=20
>The big hurdle for me to buy an electric car when my current vehicle=20
>dies is that I live in an apartment building and the owner will not=20
>install chargers for electric cars.

This may not help at all, but one of my neighbors runs a charging
cable from his house to his car from time time. He has one of those
bridge things to go over the cable where it crosses the sidewalk.

But then, he has a house, and so most likely the ability to
install/use a 240V socket if that is needed.
--=20
"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"