Some of us don't want to live in the city. My wife does a much bigger business
where her office is than she would 10 miles over in our little town.
Theres no work in TV anywhere near where we live but I like living in a little
town and my house was MUCH cheaper (probably $100,000) than one within 10 miles
of my office.
If you want to go down this road then why would anyone with a commute 10 miles
or less drive a gas powered car? Totally environmentally irresponsible, an
electric car would use less fuel, warm up the cabin faster, experience less
wear and last better.
When I first graduated from college I commuted 1.5 miles and was frequently
late for work. Now I go 60 miles each way and I'm rarely late. I also
appreciate the "me time" I get during my commute. On the other hand I get a LOT
of "me time" and I'd be just as happy with half as much ;)
-Curt
From: Randy Bennell <rbenn...@bennell.ca>
To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>; Mercedes Discussion List
<mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 12:06 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] wow
On 20/11/2015 10:53 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
> Depends on where you live. I could drive from my house to NYC with no
> problem, plenty of charging stations along 91, 84 and 95. I could drive to
> the airport which would be close to the limit of my range but theres charging
> ports (with preferential parking) at the airport.
> If I could get my employer to install a 220v charging port at the office I
> could make my 60 mile one way commute pretty decently during the summer. In
> the depths of winter it might be a stretch. My wife could easily do her 20
> mile round trip...
> A friend of mine in LA has an electric Fiat, she pays around $100/mo for it,
> had to put $3,000 down but the state gave her half back. Overall she'll have
> the car 3 years and pay about $5000 total, all the service (minimal) is
> included in the lease. Thats not bad for a brand new car, if I could get that
> deal I'd have one. Sadly the Fiat electric is west coast only.
>
> -Curt
>
>
The real question is why anyone would do a commute of even 20 miles for
any length of time.
I have moved my office 5 times in the past 20 years and every time has
been closer to home.
Our home was initially bought in a location within a mile of my wife's
workplace.
I think the furthest that I commuted on a daily basis is maybe 10 miles.
My office is now within a mile of home.
Think of the time and money that is wasted on a long daily commute.
RB
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