17 electric cars you must know about.

[Wildkow]

Not all available LOL! Only 3 of the 17 are and I don't count the Tesla as it is over priced and under produced. The rest are NEV's or mostly impractical. Sorry for the attitude, I guess I'm still pissed that the City of Kingsburg, CA wouldn't sell me or anybody for that matter their Rav4 EV with only 12K miles on it. At the end of their lease last year they turned it back into Toyota to be crushed, the City Manager there is a PUTZ!

Wildkow

[KandyRedCoi]

dont get me wrong i would love to have an EV, but as of now, nothing is being produced to fill my needs of a daily commuter

the tesla is awesome in all aspects but the "range" or lack there of

the smart EV would make a good city driver, but would suck at hiway speeds, and "range" may also be a factor

nothing yet that can haul 5 comfortably with ample trunk space, great range, and great crusing power like the Prius and its super efficient Hybrid system

my.02

[nyty-nyt]

Lots of claims.
Few in Production.
If in Production, few delivered, and if so, you would die in any sort of crash.
50 Percent of their power is generated from coal.
I'm happy with my ride.

[DaveinOlyWA]

Originally Posted by KandyRedCoi

dont get me wrong i would love to have an EV, but as of now, nothing is being produced to fill my needs of a daily commuter

the tesla is awesome in all aspects but the "range" or lack there of

the smart EV would make a good city driver, but would suck at hiway speeds, and "range" may also be a factor

nothing yet that can haul 5 comfortably with ample trunk space, great range, and great crusing power like the Prius and its super efficient Hybrid system

my.02

NEV's definitely do not fit everyones needs.... i have one, but my commute is not as crowded as yours

[nerfer]

Originally Posted by KandyRedCoi

dont get me wrong i would love to have an EV, but as of now, nothing is being produced to fill my needs of a daily commuter

the tesla is awesome in all aspects but the "range" or lack there of

So your daily commute is more than 200 miles?

Keep the Prius (or rent one) for road trips, most people can use the EV for daily commuting and shopping.

[Godiva]

I agree. No EV meets my needs yet either.

But I see some potential in the next few years. My Prius will be 10 years old in 2015. That's my normal replacement cycle. While I'm sure I could keep it beyond that, I'll see what the EV market is at the time.

[KandyRedCoi]

Originally Posted by nerfer

So your daily commute is more than 200 miles?

Keep the Prius (or rent one) for road trips, most people can use the EV for daily commuting and shopping.

not daily but part of my job is to drive from CA to NV and AZ weekly? plus the tesla gets the 200mile range but also only sits 2?

like i said to MY needs, not yours not anyone elses but mine LOL
as i stated before:

nothing yet that can haul 5 comfortably with ample trunk space, great range, and great crusing power

[Godiva]

I'm hoping Tesla might have their sedan out around 2015.

[miscrms]

Originally Posted by nyty-nyt

50 Percent of their power is generated from coal.
I'm happy with my ride.

True. But don't forget that you could put a solar array on your house and drive emissions free for ~2c/mi, compared to ~8c/mi in the Prius right now.

Rob