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An inebriated showgoer said what I've been thinking ever since the first Insight and Prius: People who really need to save gas are buying used high-gas-mileage cars for $5,000 to $15,000, not $25,000 and up for Priuses, Volts and Teslas so they can feel like they're saving the environment. Let's say that they did buy an plug-in electric right now and they had to park on the street or in an apartment complex parking lot. Are they going to run an extension cord out to the car for 8 hours overnight to recharge it? Please. As you can see from this photo, it takes a dedicated setup for recharging, one that is best not left outside, or there will be a brisk business in stolen charging kiosks. And let's say they want to drive to St. Louis to take care of ailing grandma. With a range of 80 miles tops, they're going to have to stop to recharge (for 8 hours at a time) at least times in 400 miles. That's gonna eat up some time. The ultimate question: how much will those battery packs cost to replace when they wear out? And they will wear out, as every battery eventually does. Will it be less expensive than overhauling or replacing an engine? Come on, now. The battery packs are the main reason for why hybrids and electrics are so expensive in the first place. I'm not a luddite or a member of the flat-earth society. Someday, there will be the Model T of hybrids and plug-in electrics: inexpensive to buy, roomy, powerful, great-handling, incredible range, short recharge time, resistant to burning to a crisp during a hurricane salt-water storm surge. That car is not even on the horizon yet. And until it is, hybrids and electrics will be just what they were at the beginning of the last century and continue to be: a niche market. Rich people's toys. |
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| Author | artistmac |
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