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Are hybrids worth the extra cost?
| April 19th, 2011 at 11:32:52 AM permalink | |
| thecesspit Member since: Apr 19, 2010 Threads: 38 Posts: 3107 | You never look in your rear view mirror? That makes you a good driver? Shurely shiome mistook. "Then you can admire the real gambler, who has neither eaten, slept through nor lived, he has so smarted under the scourge of his martingale, so suffered on the rack of his desire, for a coup at trente-et-quarante" - Honore de Balzac, 1829 |
| April 19th, 2011 at 11:39:58 AM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Nov 11, 2009 Threads: 218 Posts: 7281 |
You need to understand that in the minds of 99.99999999999....99999% of all the world's drivers, there is only one good driver. I've a coworker whose hobby seems to be collecting speeding tickets. When the authorities started actually taking them into consideration for refusing to issue drivers liscences, he learned to avoid speed traps. He seems to think the speed limit is a suggestion; and he thinks the same of red lights when he's in a hurry, too. I refuse to ride with him at all. But if you hear him talk he's the best driver that ever lived, while everyone else is either an obstacle or a traffic hazzard. This space is closed for remodeling |
| April 19th, 2011 at 1:10:03 PM permalink | |
| BenJammin Member since: Nov 1, 2009 Threads: 37 Posts: 114 |
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| April 19th, 2011 at 1:19:32 PM permalink | |
| thecesspit Member since: Apr 19, 2010 Threads: 38 Posts: 3107 |
Ahh, okay, no need to get tooo defensive, there was indeed a mistake, on my part of not understanding you allusion. Seeing, as you know, checking the rear view and side-view mirrors is a sign of a good driver.
Sadly, these two classes are completely indistinguishable. "Then you can admire the real gambler, who has neither eaten, slept through nor lived, he has so smarted under the scourge of his martingale, so suffered on the rack of his desire, for a coup at trente-et-quarante" - Honore de Balzac, 1829 |
| September 5th, 2011 at 11:57:05 PM permalink | |
| reno Member since: Jan 20, 2010 Threads: 75 Posts: 240 |
Good news! Starting in November 2011, drivers in California, Oregon, Washington, & Hawaii will be able to purchase the all electric 2012 Mitsubishi i for $27,999. (If you include the $7,500 federal tax credit, the price drops to $20,500.) It takes 22 hours to charge the damn thing with a household plug, so realistically, the price is $29,999 after adding on the $2,000 quick charger which delivers a full charge in 7 hours. The Mitsubishi i has a range of 62 miles per charge. Since about 75 percent of Americans live within 20 miles of their workplace, the car's range ought to be adequate for most commutes. The big mystery: how will the range be affected by cold weather? Mitsubishi plans to deliver the i to dealers in the Northeast in March 2012, so we'll find out soon enough. Tesla already sells electric cars in balmy Chicago, so apparently there's a market for these overpriced gadgets in places besides Hawaii. Speaking of Tesla, you get what you pay for: the Tesla Roadster can do 0 to 60 in 4 seconds. The Mitsubishi i can do 0 to 60 in 15 seconds. (Yikes, even a Toyota Yaris can do 0 to 60 in 9 seconds.) But that's the difference between a $29,999 electric car and a $108,000 electric car. To put it in perspective, the Mitsubishi is significantly cheaper than the Nissan Leaf ($36,000) or the Chevy Volt ($41,000). Americans are getting a bargain: Japanese drivers pay US$43,000 for the Mitsubishi i, and the price of gasoline is over US$6.50 per gallon in Japan. |
| September 6th, 2011 at 7:11:44 AM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Nov 11, 2009 Threads: 218 Posts: 7281 |
Maybe so. But it is inadequate for many other things. Like going to the next town on business, or taking a trip, or in some places going to the other end of town and back. Therefore you'd need to have a second car for such things, or pay cabs, or endure public transportation, when the marvelous 62 mile range car can't get you there and back. This space is closed for remodeling |
| October 14th, 2011 at 3:43:30 PM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Nov 2, 2009 Threads: 153 Posts: 2912 |
Saw this article and it reminded me of this discussion. Seems range for the Volt is stuck where it was years ago. "The Roman Empire wasn't planned, but neither did it 'just happen.'" |
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