[ausev] Daily Driver?

[Gil Dawson]

Hi, Mike--

Your specs describe the General Motors EV1 perfectly.

Very stylish.  http://chargerfinder.com/EV1/SaturnShowroom.jpg

80 mile range.  (100 miles with NiMH upgrade.)

Zippy.  (0-60 in 8 seconds; 72 mph software-limited top speed.)

Reliable.  (Maintenance handled by Saturn dealers at no charge.)

Cheap. ($294/month lease.) (50 cents per gallon of gas equivalent in 
electricity.)

Safe.  (All the GM standard stuff: DTRLs, air bags, ABS brakes, etc.)

--Gil


At 11:37 A -0500 7/6/08, Mike Seningen wrote:
>Is anyone here using their PEV for daily driving?
>
>I'm new to the concept -- but doing some serious thinking about it.
>
>I'm ~15 miles to and then 15 miles back -- up and down HWY 71.
>
>I've got a handful of practicality issues......
>
>these have me leaning towards a converted vehicle -- As my wife put it
>-- are you going to drive a tin can (her term for an EV trike, or small car)
>  up and down Hwy 71 -- I don't think so.
>
>
>Safety (71 is not for the faint of heart!)
>Hills -- lots of them
>Speed -- 65+ is the "common" speed limit for Hwy71 (despite it being
>lowered to 55!)
>I'm not a light foot -- and if I was -- I'd get run over on 71 anyways.
>
>Nice Car -- this is to be my everyday driver -- and I enjoy driving
>roadsters and "sports" cars.
>
>Two car family max -- wife's edict.  No back-up plan for me.
>
>I don't have a way to plug in when I get to work -- unless the pack
>was convenient enough to lug to my office.  -- so it has to be able to sit
>for 8-12 hours and still make it home.
>
>A couple times a month I need to drive to work, then UT, then home --
>total ~50miles
>with a single charge.
>
>Also:
>I'm ~18miles from the airport
>Airport parking -- how long can a PEV sit without charging and still
>make an 18mile return trip?
>
>I've got 7 months to come up with a new vehicle (my current 350Z lease
>expires Feb 1, 2009.
>
>thanks,
>
>Mike
>
>
>
>
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