Let me put a different perspective. I have an ICE minivan. When I go hiking or have to haul heavy materials, I use it. For almost everything else I use the Leaf or bicycle.
Recently I had to pay a large amount for transmission repair on the minivan. I considered extensively getting rid of it and renting occasionally when I need it. Turned out to be impractical. Consider: - 6:00am - get up - 6:30am - go get the vehicle - 7:00am - get back and load hiking gear - ... hiking activity - 8:00pm - return home, unload hiking gear - - wash and vac the car (or get charged a cleaning fee) - 8:30pm - return the vehicle - 9:00pm - return home. It's a really long day. It adds a half hour in the morning and, when I'm already really beat, an long hour in the evening. This is my example. It's over the edge for me and it's worth having the ICE in spite of the extra costs - insurance, maintenance, etc. I'm sure others have their personal reasons too, and if you are single and have only one vehicle, the Volt looks really attractive. Peri -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of EVDL Administrator Sent: 29 March, 2013 3:21 PM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL] EV-cause promotional signage ... As they see it, their vehicles have to be capable of handling virtually any possible mission. When you think about how much they're spending on a vehicle, you can understand why they might feel that way. ... David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
