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On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 08:54:04 -0400, BAR wrote:

Electricity isn't free. How much does it cost to charge the batteries?
And, how is this electricity being produced? Coal, oil? Is there an
outlet at your client's office 45 miles away?

An electric with any range at all will be using about 25-30 KWH of
energy per charge (that is the typical Ed Begly home built)
That translates to $4-$4.50 at my electric rate. A car that has the
performance of that electric would easily get 40 MPG so it is maybe
half to 2/3ds the cost of gas, even with $4 gas ... if you are talking
about fairly well moving traffic.
Where the electrics and hybrids make sense is stop and go traffic in a
place that is cool enough to ride with the windows down. Then your
"sitting" time is free .
The flip side of that is the computer fuel injected engines idle
cheaper than the old cars.

I just bought a Nissan Versa with a 1.6L engine. It is getting better
than 32 MPG around town with A/C and will get potentially greater than
40 MPG on the highway.

I can purchase gas for $2.39 per gallon locally.

I just don't see the benefits of electric or hybrids at this time. They
are not cost effective to the consumer and they are not eco-friendly.

what gets me is I have owned several cars back in the 70-80s that got
the same mileage as we struggle for now...