You're welcome. I do understand how I'm adding to the coffers of the motor industry.
I didn't mention that I have tended to have one new car as the daily commuter and then some older ones for other uses. I have a 1997 Mazda Miata for fun--although that will be sold this Spring. And a 1998 Ford Ranger that was converted to an EV in 2007 with lead-acid that I am re-converting to liFEpo4. --Rick On 02/11/2014 04:44 AM, Martin WINLOW wrote: > Hi Rick, > > Thanks for taking the trouble to type all that. Interestingly, what > I get from it is your essay is that it is as good a pitch for making > your own EV that I have ever heard! > > The fundamental problem with your history of 'electric' cars is that > until the ED you were driving hybrids. I know that for many people, > owning one, relatively short range, car is just not workable but you > have been completely relying on the motor industry to come up with > something that works for you *and* them... and they just aren't > interested in upsetting their cash cow ie the ICE. If you 'roll your > own' you can make it do what you want. > > If you are a true EVer - and there are many reasons why you might > want to be one (I suffer from them all; engineering efficiency, two > fingers to Big Oil, improving international security, saving our > armed forces from unnecessary wars (and our economies from the cost), > a peaceful driving experience, reducing my driving costs, improving > the local environment and, yes, 'saving the planet' - yay!) - driving > a hybrid just isn't good enough. Sure, I have suffered for my 'art'! > I can understand that others might not want to, especially if you > have others still who rely on you for reliable transport ie kids > etc. > > I am glad the ED is so cheap for you in the US. In Europe it is > completely the opposite and despite contacting 3 Smart dealers > recently when I was considering buying one, I got absolutely > no-where. Utterly dismal - hence why I currently drive an i-miev. > > Regards, MW. _______________________________________________ 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)
