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Old 12-19-2008, 12:23 PM   #3 (permalink)
jamesqf
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I do - or I should say did WRT commuting, since I telecommute now, but in past jobs I mostly biked. Previous job was 5 miles, with a steep climb of about 700 ft at the end, which sure got the blood pumping for work. Was neat, though: the last mile was through the employer's private wildlife preserve. The one before was 16 miles, but mostly level.

As for why not an EV for the non-work driving, one of the places I regularly hike/ski is 17 miles, with a 4500 ft elevation gain. I'd sure like to be able to afford a set of batteries that'd handle that, without weighing so much that I need a second set to provide the energy to lift the first that distance.
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