rk911 wrote:
my point was that it's not just the commute to/from work. it's all of the other things we do on the way to, from and sometimes during work breaks, lunch hours, etc. and then there are all of the things we do on days off that exceed the puny 20-mi range of a so called 'affordable EV'. no, an around-town EV is going to need a minimum range of 100-mi at full electrical load (lights, wipers, AC, radio, etc) and be affordable for the average Joe before it will be acceptable. govt can try and drive this down everyone's throat but innovation and the market place will determine when this will become a reality.
I agree. That is why there will quite likely never be an EV in my driveway. For that matter, there will never be a new vehicle of any kind in my driveway. There are simply too many dollars involved.
As for fuel prices, unleaded regular (87 octane) jumped $.04 per gallon the other day. Diesel jumped $.07 per gallon at the same time, making diesel $.27 more expensive than unleaded 10% ethanol regular.
