On 07/29/2014 09:29 AM, Michael Ross via EV wrote:
It is just now, and with the availability of the Leaf at dealer cost, that
there any reason at all for me to consider it. The Leaf doesn't serve my
need for what is essentially a small truck, the early model xB; which with
roof racks allows me t
Bob,
Your point is well taken, but for me it is economics. I didn't save much
for retirement and so not I cannot afford many things as I try to sock it
away. When full size EVs get to where I can afford them (used, with lot's
of life left in them) I will be all on board. For now I have to go w
And if the ICE and EV they are similar, then why keep on burning all that
fossil fuel (lots with blood on it, and sending our $$$ overseas) and
ruining the air and the environment when you could actually be part of the
clean, renewable energy future just as easily? Bob
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Roland via EV wrote:
> One day I was in the checkout lane at
Roland via EV wrote:
One day I was in the checkout lane at Wal Mart and had the whole shopping cart
fill with 1 gallon jugs of distill water that was on sale. A guy said, what do
you use all that water for? I said, I run my car on this water. Add it to a
secret solution of H2S04 and Ionize
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Surely you don't mean only maintenance. Isn't there even a little fuel in
that?
My Scion xB has used up about $18000 in gasoline if I call it an av
Surely you don't mean only maintenance. Isn't there even a little fuel in
that?
My Scion xB has used up about $18000 in gasoline if I call it an average of
$3 / gallon times 6000 gallons.
The only repair that is ICE related is $250. I have maybe 35 oil changes
in it at $25 (I do them myself), c
I just looked at the total maintenance costs for my ICE vehicle (Honda
Odyssey 2000) and it is just under $20,000. Grant it, I take it on long
trips which I can't do with the Leaf but from a cost perspective, even
if I need to replace the battery every 6-7 years in my Leaf (and it will
likely
