Ben Goren said: > VW extended cab pickup... I've even seen some that had > under-bed lidded storage space.
Of course that is where the batteries go! Both my EV trucks had the full bed available for cargo as all batteries were under the bed (and in my current EV truck, also a few under the hood for better F-R balance) My statement about utility was to show that even though a sedan can carry an amazing amount of cargo if you put your mind to it (some people think you need a truck as soon as you carry more than a bucket) there is still a field where you want a truck: carrying dirty cargo (wet, soiled or sandy stuff) or things that might leak, for example I have carried serving pans for a full dinner for hundreds of (homeless) people that we were serving with a group of volunteers> Occasionally such a pan would splash contents out and in a truck bed you don't care to have some soup but in a (carpeted) vehicle that is very unwelcome. I have hauled sandbags that lost pounds of sand while handled, I have hauled mulch and compost and metal scrap and wood and a lot of other things that I rather not put in the trunk of a vehicle, but in a truck bed it is fine... Carry a washer and a dryer for a friend or for ourselves? No problem. Carry a fridge? Go ahead. Carry both 12ft lumber and 4 ft wide panels? just stack it in... Need to move a big closet or 3-piece oversized couch? All of that and much more has been moved by me for either my family of friends (who appreciate my truck just as much) so I am happy with the combination of (short range) EV truck and Hybrid sedan (Prius) which is pretty much ideal as far as I am concerned in allowing different tools for different jobs without more vehicles than necessary... Cor van de Water Chief Scientist Proxim Wireless office +1 408 383 7626 Skype: cor_van_de_water XoIP +31 87 784 1130 private: cvandewater.info www.proxim.com _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
