On Sep 1, 2010, at 8:00 AM, Jerry wrote: > > "Also, the volt and the leaf are targeted at different people." > > If you say so. I don't think so, but whom am I? Your case is a little > different, but the overall target group would seem to be the same. > > The leaf is definitely a commuter car. It's perfect for it. The volt could be a replacement for your current car. You could take it on a week long vacation. You could go for an overnight stay at a hotel. It's not limited.
> "The leaf would be useless to me. I drive 100 miles round trip per day." > > You're destroying the environment. The Green Police will be on your door > steps shortly. ha :) I was destroying the environment when I was driving my 3/4 ton diesel...except for the times when I filled it with Biodiesel...but still then, it was putting out nitric oxides. > > > > "The volt would work for me and for 40 of those miles, I'd be running on all > electric power and I'd still be guaranteed to make it home that night." > > So, which is best for your fit: buy the 42K volt, another type of hybrid, > or an efficient gas powered vehicle? > I'd probably buy another Prius at this point. Mainly because it's proven (which goes back to the point that even though the Prius hasn't always been profitable, it's been good for Toyota the past few years). My diesel truck had an MSRP of 44K, so a 42K car isn't outside the realm of possibilities. Also, I'm thinking that this may be marketed more like a luxury car akin to a Lexus hybrid (50K+). Plus, efficient gas powered vehicles don't seem to sell. They're not as sexy to greenies as hybrids are and the general public could care less about fuel efficiency. They just want their SUV to be bigger than the guy next to them on the highway so they can feel safe. > > By the way, where is the extra electricity going to come from? Take an > abnormally hot July in LA, where rolling brown outs aren't abnormal, and > then add tens of thousands of electric cars. Is that a recipe for disaster > or is there something I'm missing? This is where green tech should step in. In Sweetwater TX, there are wind farms as far as the eye can see. They're constantly turning, constantly generating power. Enough power that you can specify on your electric bill that you want only wind power. It costs a penny more per kw, but to some that's not a disincentive. If more R&D could be funded, and less spent on oil exploration, I think we could get power prices down considerably on renewable sources. > > On a good note though, electric cars would make police chases more > manageable. Just follow until the battery dies. > Or, we could install EMP devices on cop cars ;) > > J > > - > > No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in > session. - Mark Twain > > The artificial aristocracy is a mischievous ingredient in government, and > provisions should be made to prevent its ascendancy. - Thomas Jefferson > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:326540 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
