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My statement which started this thread included "and I believe that for most people, the PIP is the most practical pluggable vehicle today" ....
Congratulations. I am not suggesting that anyone should wait. However, at the current status of batteries (price/performance/recharge rate) and...
If you have not already seen this film, then I strongly recommend it to anyone on this forum, including anyone that is considering the purchase of...
There is a lot of work going on now on improved Lithium Ion batteries which can have up to 3x the energy density and 3x the charge rate of current...
Eliminating the subsidies to the Oil industry would save the government way more than was spent on these programs and would raise the cost of...
I do not think that it would take $20/gal. A Federal gas tax of $4/gal, phased in over 10 years, would change an awful lot of personal decisions...
I expect that we will see some huge improvements in battery technology over the next few years. Here is an article WSU News Center - WSU...
It remains to be seen if these batteries will be (1) affordable, especially for a car; (2) have all the other characteristics necessary for an...
First of all, you took me a bit too literally. However, your math is not good. Even using your low estimate of savings, the savings would amount...
What you do is not a commute. You use your car for work. That is quite different. That you are doing this on a Prius, just about any Prius,...
I am not surprised at all. However, I am pleased :) That she went from 38 to 65 is also quite pleasing. It means that we are saving nearly half...
Commutes are mostly electric, although she goes on the freeway for a short distance (and does not try to keep the ICE from turning on). With...
Why is anyone doing a round-trip commute of >100 miles? The answer is simple: In the US, we subsidize long distance commuting. We have cheap...
Drove 535 miles and still had one bar. It took 8.5 gallons to fill (8.4 when nozzle automatically shut off). This works out to 63 mpg, which is...
