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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.
> 
> 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.)
> 
> 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.
> 
> 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.
> 
The big hurdle for me to buy an electric car when my current vehicle 
dies is that I live in an apartment building and the owner will not 
install chargers for electric cars.

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I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky 
dirty old man.