> On Mar 25, 2016, at 10:05 AM, Peri Hartman via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > If it goes and I ruin the engine and get stuck 100 miles away in the > mountains, that's bad news.
When I bought my Leaf, I got rid of my other car. Now my Leaf is my only vehicle and it has really changed the way I look at this situation. I do not drive the Leaf anywhere I can't make the round trip on a single charge. I rent a car instead. Even if electric vehicle range and infrastructure become as convenient as ICE vehicle range and infrastructure, I will still rent a vehicle for trips like yours, or longer. A rental car is a great insurance policy. Suppose I'm over 100 miles from home and something happens to the car (accident, mechanical failure, etc.). If it's my car, I have to figure out how to take care of the situation. I have to get it to a repair shop and arrange for other transportation while it is being repaired. The repairs could take days or even weeks. If that is the case, I must get myself back to the repair shop when my car is fixed. This is a lot of time and inconvenience. If I'm in a rental car, I call the rental agency, tell them where I am, and they bring me another car. I continue with my trip. The rental car agency deals with the inconvenience. Ed _______________________________________________ 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)
