Déjà vu

So, I've had my Prime for about six weeks now, and all is going well. I use it as my commuting car. It's about 15 miles each way - rolling hills, some 2-lane highway stuff, some city-ish stuff. I typically drop my daughter at school on my way into the office and that adds a mile or two to the commute. The good thing is that I'm able to plug-in/charge at the office (in addition to home). Here's the Prime parked outside the office today...



Thus, my standard commute is pure EV.

Well, as I was plugging in at the office this morning, out of nowhere it dawns on me that I've done this whole "drive until charge is depleted, then plug-in and recharge" thing before - about 45 years ago.



My Hot Wheels Sizzlers + Juice Machine set from my childhood.

I stood there dumbfounded - kinda like the Grinch after the true meaning of Christmas hit him while standing on top of Mt. Crumpet. It was profound and life changing.

 

Yeah, but I don't think it had a 30 mile range.

 

I suppose there is potential for that. In my case, though, I feel fairly safe. Though it's not evident in the photo, the spot I park in is somewhat isolated. And, in fact, it's not actually a legit parking space, but rather just an area alongside our loading dock area adjacent to the main parking lot. I route the charging cord under the loading dock door to an electrical outlet just inside the door.

 

Yes indeed - some great memories.

What other accessories did you have?

I had the Tune-Up Tower (my absolute favorite) and the Rod Runner (non-Sizzler stuff; for regular [non-powered] Hot Wheels).





My friend had the Super Charger and that was great too.