whisperonthewind

Battery Investing for Beginners

One other comment: Because I live alone, it is not practical to own two vehicles, so whatever vehicle I drive has to be able to work for the local driving as well as the long distance driving.

Battery Investing for Beginners

I like the smaller cars, and currently own one that gets about 35 mpg, city driving, and better than that on the highway. I will get an even smaller car eventually, maybe next year. I most likely will choose not to get a battery operated vehicle - no matter what kind of battery they offer - because although I don't always drive more than 20 or 30 miles in a day, I do drive more than 100 miles in a day at least once a week, and several times during the year I drive more than 800 miles in a day. I like to drive! I would be willing to drive a CNG vehicle or even one the runs on hydrogen, but I am not willing to be grounded to 100 miles per charge. My closest family member lives more than 100 miles away, and my kids live in different states (where there are jobs), several hundred miles away, so to limit myself to a battery would mean plane, bus, or train plus car rental. It would be cheaper to pay for the gasoline for those drives.

When the rest of the real world catches on that they'll be limited to a 100 mile round trip, the battery idea will be relegated to the golf cart/wheelchair crowd. I'm not ready to join that crowd yet.