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On 9/25/2024 9:03 PM, Dimensional Traveler 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.
>>
>> 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.

I agree, that's a major problem. When people ask me about buying
an EV, the first question I ask is 'Do you have a place you can
consistently park it overnight, and can you install a charger there?
Or can you charge it at work?' If not, you lose much of the convenience.

pt