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Old 01-25-2010, 10:46 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
I do the bulk of my local bidness on foot, bicycle, or electric bike, so only need to fire up a bigger vehicle when load is bigger, or weather really inclement. Can't justify an electric car for that.
This.

Personally:
I ride my bike all over town now that I have a decent riding one. We don't have bike lanes, but I ride in low traffic times.

My dad commutes 30-35 miles one way, and an electric car isn't yet capable (and affordable) of that distance (round trip).
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