[ausev] Daily Driver?

[Mike Seningen]

Sadly no longer an option :-(

Hmmm -- with GM at an all time low -- maybe they'll get the Volt here 
sooner.

m

Gil Dawson wrote:
> 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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