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View Poll Results: Why don't you own an electric vehicle?
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Every last one of them was recalled and electric cars are no longer around.
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I'm waiting another 10 years untill something great comes out.
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I can't afford one, not even a used one.
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They don't have the range I need
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I can't find one that my family would fit in.
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What are you talking about? I already own one or more electric vehicles.
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01-26-2010, 11:48 PM
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That is maybe why I can afford to have two electric cars, I'm not married and I don't have any kids, but I also only work part time and half my income is taken up by being a home owner and having house projects to work on as well.
As for range the current range of the Myers Motors NMG is 70 miles on lithium, their Duo that comes out this summer is going to have a 100 mile pack as an option if I remember correctly, I've driven the NMG and would buy one.
The thing is is that there are electric cars out there, both home built and factory built, some that need work some are ready to drive and alot of them don't cost that much more then the other vehicles that are on the road it's just a matter of finding them and handing money to the person who currently owns them, finding them isn't even that hard, I got one of mine by talking to people that I knew and my other one by placing an ad on craigs list, the ad on craigs list resulted in me learning about 5 EV's within an hours drive of my house and I'm in Wisconsin, not exactly the mecca of electric vehicles, so when people say "gee I wish I could get a $160 EV like you did" I have to ask them... Have you looked?
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Yup, looked for months while I was living around HBG, PA. Not a single one for sale in my price range. Plenty around there, though.
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..so when people say "gee I wish I could get a $160 EV like you did" I have to ask them... Have you looked?
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i could get lucky. or more likely kill a ton of time looking and end-up empty handed. i had my chance. i passed so i'd have peace with woman.  |
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...how does that saying go? "...when Moma's happy, the family's happy!"
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One too damn expensive right now. Two even if I did have the cash I would not bother as the range is not fare enough for me. Give them 10 years and they will have the speed bit up and the price down or I'll be making more and can get one to move like mad.
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2 cars one never gets driven the other is an MPG project already at 5% increase in standard driving economy CAI and Pulstar plus. Thinking weight reduction next year.
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Got one now!!!!
We have several electric motorcycles. This is our first....well. ..it is still classified as a motorcycle....but with doors? Go figure.
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Here it is !!!
and it is charged from on site solar panels!
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Congratulations! Your Xebra looks mighty clean from this angle. Do I detect LED turn signals? Any {other} upgrades you'd like to mention?
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Do I detect LED turn signals?
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Congratulations! Your Xebra looks mighty clean from this angle. Do I detect LED turn signals? Any {other} upgrades you'd like to mention?
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Yes, LEDs all around, front suspension was upgraded with the after market spring. The body is in great shape with only a few "noogies".
84V upgrade will happen Sunday and then I will see if it will do.... wheel stands??? LOL
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What would be the cost to charge one of these EV's? I agree about the initial cost of ownership. Unless it's ten years old or more!
Dave
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