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He's in California, so go electric
I love my Mitsubishi i-MiEV, and am putting over 18,000 miles per year on it, now at over 43k. The rear seats fold flat, enabling 50 cubic feet of cargo. For example, the i has carried: two 55 gallon barrels, twenty 20 liter beer kegs (empty), a 50" flat screen TV, a beach cruiser bicycle, a dozen nested 32 gallon trash cans (new), etc, etc.
It also tows 800 lb trailers quite comfortably.
Even with extensive use of public fee-based charging, my average energy cost is $0.024/mile.
It also has the torque to leave all ordinary traffic behind.
After the $7500 Federal tax credit, the car costs $15,500. Californica rebates bring it significantly lower.
Oh yeah, and the maintenance needs over nearly three years? Two cabin air filters, washer fluid, and a set of tires.
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2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV, 112 MPGe
2000 Honda Odyssey
1987 F250 Diesel, 6.9L IDI, goes on anything greasy
1983 Grumman Kurbwatt, 170 kW "Gone Postal" twin
1983 Mazda RX-7 electric, 48 kW car show cruiser
1971 VW Karmann Ghia electric, 300 kW tire-smoker
1965 VW Karmann Ghia cabriolet, 1600cc
Have driven over 100,000 all-electric miles!
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