Hi Cathy - Glad to hear that you have done the right thing with your family - You also are a great example of a "regular" American family who do just fine with a compact car (4 door) like the Prius versus the fabled MiniVan gas guzzler.
Anyway I just wanted to comment on the EV1 comments:
"I also read the EV1 club site, and quite a few people have very little tolerance for people like us that bought Hybrid. Their claim is that this prevent the manufacturers from moving toward independency on oil completely. "
If you are posting in the EV1 web site, let them know (electric vehical owners), that there are a couple facts they need to know. Refer them to the EPA web site and ask them to do a comparison on CO2 emissions of the Prius versus any of the pure electric cars - Yea yea yea - they emit nothing. But the old argument of "Where do they buy thier electricty?" is allowed for in the EPA comparisons. I for one cannot get Green electricty from my local power company - 100% of my power is generated from Fuel Oil burning. Most of the rest of the country's electricity is generated from Coal - That makes most - if not all the electric vehicals actually dirtier than the Prius. hmmmmm
Also the very obvious problems with battery cars - NO RANGE. I drive 35 miles each way to work from my farm in upstate NY, and there is no electric vehical that would be easy to use - I do fortunately - work next to the NYS ENCON (state environmental offices) , and they actually have a couple electric vehical outlets on the building for their own use. Unfortunately - they do not use the Ford Electric Rangers they have because all their driving to monitor environmental things is further than the range of that truck.
I personnally would LOVE to have a totally electric vehical, but for many (including me), it is not a realistic alternative . I bought my Prius because of that.
If you want to cut and paste my comments on their web site (EV1 people) go for it.
Thats for doing the right thing!!
Steve Dickerson
Rensselaerville New York.
'02 super white 13,200 miles - clean ones!!!
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Anyway I just wanted to comment on the EV1 comments:
"I also read the EV1 club site, and quite a few people have very little tolerance for people like us that bought Hybrid. Their claim is that this prevent the manufacturers from moving toward independency on oil completely. "
If you are posting in the EV1 web site, let them know (electric vehical owners), that there are a couple facts they need to know. Refer them to the EPA web site and ask them to do a comparison on CO2 emissions of the Prius versus any of the pure electric cars - Yea yea yea - they emit nothing. But the old argument of "Where do they buy thier electricty?" is allowed for in the EPA comparisons. I for one cannot get Green electricty from my local power company - 100% of my power is generated from Fuel Oil burning. Most of the rest of the country's electricity is generated from Coal - That makes most - if not all the electric vehicals actually dirtier than the Prius. hmmmmm
Also the very obvious problems with battery cars - NO RANGE. I drive 35 miles each way to work from my farm in upstate NY, and there is no electric vehical that would be easy to use - I do fortunately - work next to the NYS ENCON (state environmental offices) , and they actually have a couple electric vehical outlets on the building for their own use. Unfortunately - they do not use the Ford Electric Rangers they have because all their driving to monitor environmental things is further than the range of that truck.
I personnally would LOVE to have a totally electric vehical, but for many (including me), it is not a realistic alternative . I bought my Prius because of that.
If you want to cut and paste my comments on their web site (EV1 people) go for it.
Thats for doing the right thing!!
Steve Dickerson
Rensselaerville New York.
'02 super white 13,200 miles - clean ones!!!
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