Vince Teachout wrote: > Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: > >> An all purpose pure electric car could be decades in the coming. The >> problem seem to be battery limitations that only provide driving ranges >> of between 100 to 200 miles before the car must pulled over for 3, 4, or >> 5 hours to recharge its batteries. >> >> > My family's usage might not be typical, but a range of 200 miles with a > 5 hour recharge, would absolutely meet over 95% of our driving needs. > For our daily use, the most we ever drive is 100 miles, and 30 to 50 is > more like it. > Semi-occasionally we go up to the in-laws, 140 miles each way, but we > stay at least 4 or 5 hours, so no problem there. > For the rare long trip, like going to PA to my folks, we rent a car > anyway, as we don't trust our old buggies to make the trip. > > I'd buy a 200 MPC (miles per charge) electric in a heartbeat! > YMMV. > (get it? We're talking about cars, and I said Your mileage may vary. > yuck, yuck....) >
An all electric car with your specification above might be fine for many people, but I agree more with VW engineer's position that an all electric car for the masses could be decades in the making. Regards, LelandJ > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
