I think people will eventually start doing the math on EVs.
- If I bought a Leaf now (there was a program where I could get a dealer invoice as a university employee) for $23K, - and reduced the cost of it by the fuel cost (Swag that as 25 mpg divided by $2.50 a gallon to yield $0.10 a mile time 150K miles = $15000 savings x 0.75 (to reduce for the cost of power) = $11250 in savings) - I have now bought a decent car (better than an ICE) - that is more than adequate for 99% of my use - at a cost of $11750 - which has reduced maintenance cost and labor. I left out any government incentives, rebates etc. I suspect that EVs in the future will better than a RAV5EV or a current version of the Leaf. As soon as financing makes this possible for the vast majority of people who can't afford to pay cash for their car we'll see a bunch more EVs in use. Really, EVs are cheap if you are not simply a used car buyer like myself. I won't spend $12K on a car, but I can see the day coming when I might be able to get a used EV that is worth having. Maybe I should be looking at Leafs.... On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 11:13 AM, Mark Abramowitz via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > Not unlikely, though it seems to be that since the original RAV-4EV, > investment for the most part has gone into cost reductions rather than > range increases. IIRC, the range of the RAV4-EV was about 120 miles. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Nov 24, 2014, at 9:53 PM, Peri Hartman via EV <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > I think the solution will be much more boring than that. As battery > capacity increases and charge time decreases, we'll simply see filling > stations morph to charging stations. Status quo. > > > > I'm sure people will continue to charge at home if they're able. The > rest will use "filling" stations. > > > > Peri > > > > ------ Original Message ------ > > From: "Lee Hart via EV" <[email protected]> > > To: "Ben Goren" <[email protected]>; "Electric Vehicle Discussion > List" <[email protected]> > > Sent: 24-Nov-14 7:10:54 PM > > Subject: Re: [EVDL] OT: status> the newswires are changing, (L1 > CORRECTION!) > > > >> Ben Goren via EV wrote: > >>> I predict we'll see parking meters everywhere morph into charging > >>> stations > >> > >> This is certainly the logical way to do it. However, logic has little > to do with politics and business. > >> > >>> I also imagine there'll be much wringing of hands over figuring out > >>> what to charge for charging as opposed to parking... > >> > >> Ironically, every parking meter I've ever seen already charges *way* > more per hour than the cost of the electricity you could get from an AC > outlet on that meter. > >> > >> -- Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any > >> good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats. -- Howard Aiken > >> -- > >> Lee Hart's EV projects are at http://www.sunrise-ev.com/LeesEVs.htm > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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) > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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) > > -- Put this question to yourself: should I use everyone else to attain happiness, or should I help others gain happiness? *Dalai Lama * Tell me what it is you plan to do With your one wild and precious life? Mary Oliver, "The summer day." To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. Thomas A. Edison <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasaed125362.html> A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. *Warren Buffet* Michael E. Ross (919) 550-2430 Land (919) 576-0824 <https://www.google.com/voice/b/0?pli=1#phones> Google Phone (919) 631-1451 Cell (919) 513-0418 Desk [email protected] <[email protected]> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20141125/384f3917/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ 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)
