I donno. My family of four before the kids left had 5. Not a one cost more than $5k. Salvage Priuses for daily use, plus a gramma's hand-me-down Geo Metro and an old Ford van for occasional towing and hauling. And a few un-registered old EV projects out back. The entire fleet cost much less than a single average new American car.
We drove a vehicle appropriate for the trip. Bob -----Original Message----- From: EV <ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org> On Behalf Of Mark Abramowitz via EV Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVLN: The physics of slapping solar panels on cars Most people I know don’t have multiple cars for multiple purposes, unless they are wealthy. Most do have a “one car fits all”. - Mark Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone > On Oct 25, 2018, at 6:58 PM, Lee Hart via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > Peri Hartman via EV wrote: >> The Stella is an awesome example of what can be done. Aside from what >> Lee says, which I think is one area of resistance, another big >> problem is need for a variety of uses. >> >> What I mean is I (or you or the huddling masses...) want something >> that works for a 15 mile solo commute, works to take the family out >> to dinner, works to go skiing (hiking, fishing, hunting, ...) for the >> day, and works to go out of town for the weekend. I think the Stella >> might be able to do the first two, for a large percentage of people. >> The latter two? I doubt it. > > You're right; people tend to want a "universal" solution; one vehicle to > do everything. > > But that's not really practical. It forces compromises so the vehicle is > not really good at anything. You see luxury pickup trucks that can't > really haul anything, or huge SUVs being used for single-person commuting. > > So most people have more than one car. Each vehicle can be more closely > optimzed to the job it spends most of its time doing. > > One hopes that EVs will often be these second vehicles. If it's for > commuting, it doesn't need long range, or high seating capacity, or towing > capabilities. The owner will have another vehicle for that. > > -- > Obsolete (Ob-so-LETE). Adjective. 1. Something that is simple, > reliable, straightforward, readily available, easy to use, and > affordable. 2. Not what the salesman wants you to buy. > -- > Lee Hart, 814 8th Ave N, Sartell MN 56377, www.sunrise-ev.com > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
