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Old 08-29-2016, 11:33 AM   #32 (permalink)
redpoint5
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90 day: 47.32 mpg (US)

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90 day: 21.82 mpg (US)

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90 day: 57.64 mpg (US)

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The right tool for the job...

EVs are the right tool for most jobs. The main thing that makes them untenable for some people is lack of access to charge at home; not range.

The only way range is a problem is if:

1. the EV owner is in a 1 vehicle family

and

2. the EV owner does not have close family or otherwise has a poor relationship and cannot borrow a vehicle

and

3. the EV owner has no friends

and

4. the EV owner does not have a credit card, so they are unable to rent a vehicle

or

5. the EV owner makes frequent long trips, in which case, a fuel efficient gasser such as the Prius makes more sense.
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