With half the population living in urban areas, including suburbs, we're
talking about a lot of people who don't have room for more than two
vehicles even if they want more. Even two, though, gives you a much
better fit than one-for-all.
Peri
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From: "Robert Bruninga via EV" <ev@lists.evdl.org>
To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <ev@lists.evdl.org>
Cc: "Robert Bruninga" <bruni...@usna.edu>
Sent: 26-Oct-18 10:23:53 AM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVLN: The physics of slapping solar panels on cars
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
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