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Formula413 · 12-19-2008, 08:00 PM

My commute is 5.6 miles each way but I'll offer my answer anyway. I wouldn't mind biking that distance, but there happens to be a mountain right in the middle of it, which would be grueling to say the least. As for an EV, I live in an apartment building, so even if I were able to build one somehow/somewhere I have no place to plug it in. Another suggestion would be public transportation, but there is no bus I could take that lands close to my work.

Edit: It is also very cold here in the winter, and it tends to snow, like right now for instance. I find that no matter how much I bundle up riding a bike becomes uncomfortable below about 35*F.

12-19-2008, 08:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
Formula413 Renaissance Man Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: 42N 72W Posts: 502 Sleepwalker - '97 Firebird Formula 90 day: 20.04 mpg (US) Spock - '92 VN750 Vulcan 90 day: 49.39 mpg (US) 03MX - '03 Civic Hybrid 90 day: 49.04 mpg (US) Thanks: 9 Thanked 10 Times in 8 Posts	My commute is 5.6 miles each way but I'll offer my answer anyway. I wouldn't mind biking that distance, but there happens to be a mountain right in the middle of it, which would be grueling to say the least. As for an EV, I live in an apartment building, so even if I were able to build one somehow/somewhere I have no place to plug it in. Another suggestion would be public transportation, but there is no bus I could take that lands close to my work. Edit: It is also very cold here in the winter, and it tends to snow, like right now for instance. I find that no matter how much I bundle up riding a bike becomes uncomfortable below about 35*F. __________________ More choices...