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Sadly no longer an option :-(<br>
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Hmmm -- with GM at an all time low -- maybe they'll get the Volt here
sooner.<br>
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m<br>
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Gil Dawson wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Hi, Mike--
Your specs describe the General Motors EV1 perfectly.
Very stylish. <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://chargerfinder.com/EV1/SaturnShowroom.jpg">http://chargerfinder.com/EV1/SaturnShowroom.jpg</a>
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:
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<pre wrap="">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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