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Originally Posted by oil pan 4
So what you guys are saying is people who own electric vehicles are rich land owners who have a fleet of vehicles
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Why do you think owning a fleet of vehicles requires you to be rich? My current 3 ('00 Insight, '88 Toyota pickup, and '02 Miata) cost a grand total of $14K (not counting what I got from selling off previous vehicles). Try buying any new car (or just about used car you have to make payments on) for that,
The point is to use the right tool for the job. The Insight was great when I had to drive 250+ miles a week, and still is used (or will be when I get the input shaft bearing fixed) for long trips or runs into town. Like an EV, it's saved me more than its purchase price in gas.
But it's really not much good on rough dirt or more than a couple inches of snow, and can barely carry a single bale of hay. (And let's not even talk about firewood or stuff like that.) The 4WD pickup fills that role admirably, and has probably saved its cost in delivery charges & truck rentals. But it's a pain to drive long distances. And the Miata does mountain roads better than either :-)