Quote:
Originally Posted by cowmeat
Two cars aren't really necessary to pull that off, I do that very thing with just one car in my Volt. 
I drive it daily and use no gas at all on my normal 38 mile 2-way commute, so basically it's an EV for my daily use. But for long trips I don't have to worry since it will go way over 300 miles on a tank, and I can just pull in to a gas station, fill it up like everybody else and go another 300 if necessary.
300 miles would have gotten me up into Georgia from my house had I chosen to evacuate for Irma, but I just boarded up and sat this one out. |
Definitely if your a street dweller,, The volt is a good option, Basically my Jeep gets driven for hunting, camping, and when things go frozen and snow covered, or when flooding is an issue.. (Oregon, Rain, it happens). The volt can't fill that gap for me, on the other hand,,,,, I get ~240 miles on a tank of fuel, 21 gallons.. So I need more earth blood than the volt.. LOL Right now if I drive the jeep daily I burn 150+ dollars of fuel a month on a 20 mile round trip commute. (City mileage and the word Jeep don't belong in the same sentence...) I also idle my insurance coverage when I'm not driving it, so basically the EV is a net Plus in my budget.. I figure the EV is going to handle my drive about 9-10 months of the year 100% of the time and maybe half the time the other 2- 3 months.. Saving me about 100 bucks a month counting maintenance/tires/etc, avoiding miles on the expensive to maintain vehicle..