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Re: Electric cars……

By: weco1 in FFT4 | Recommend this post (0)
Sat, 12 Mar 22 11:58 PM | 21 view(s)
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Been looking at a hybrid, rather than a full plugin.

OTOH, Nephew is on his 2nd Chevy Volt, while working, charged there as well as home, a 30 mile commute. Home he put up solar that more than covers the needs of the farm & the Volt.. There were subsidies, helped even paying the leased vehicle...

BIL is onto he Toyota hybrid with all the bells n whistles, added a charger at home, but their running about os at the longest 50 miles to see grandkids...

We are looking at SUV hybrids, mostly to not rely on being on the road searching for charge stations, if/when we hit the road again...

The eFord truck is interesting, but we still have the need to tow the trailer a bit, and for now I'm fine with the F150 Crew Cab, but the miles are getting up there at 172K... 14mpg doesn't hurt with the little travel we are doing lately... Longer runs it goes to all of 16mpg.. Beats the old F250 with the 460ci engine, 7mpg, empty or loaded, maybe 5mpg towing... Smile

I do remember dumping the F250 when hit with gas going over $1/gallon! Panic sale!

Like the Tesla, but want more cargo space...


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Electric cars……
By: zzstar in FFT4
Sat, 12 Mar 22 11:29 PM 		Msg. 04092 of 13876

Not ready for mainstream travel and leisure, BUT perfect for commuting. For anyone driving less than the battery can handle a day, and their own recharge plug at home, they will proliferate. For supermarket runs, restaurant dates, picking kids up at school, taking them to games, etc, it is hard not to see the future, especially near future like 5 years. In Florida I see more Teslas than most other brands. I am even considering getting one for all local shit. I don’t need 300 horses to go to Costco. I need an electric car with all the electronic bells and whistles inside available to gas engine cars, and that’s it. The future will tell after that.

So, ama thinking out loud, the time is approaching. Maybe even a truck with 300 mile range to push the specs, since a truck would fill a couple of needs, utility and doing wild florida stuff…….but let’s not get too crazy……..

Hmmmmmmmmmmm

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