Re: Anyone Here Driving a Hybrid yet?

Dave Lyon wrote:

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In alt.fan.cecil-adams Dave Lyon <lct.products@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
But electric carts (that was an inadvertant typo, I meant to type
"cars")
are sexy and so we've got them. They suck tho, so they've been
married to
the more dependable ICE system which irons out the worst features of
an
electric car.

ICE's aren't more dependable. They just have better range.

Same thing.


Range = dependability?

My pocket knife is very dependable. Does that mean it has the same range as
your car?

He is correct to an extent, a vehicle that leaves you stranded at the
side of the road when you have to take a longer detour route due to an
accident or other road closing would qualify as not dependable and
unlike a conventional car that was low on gas, stopping at a gas station
would not be an option with an EV.

Pete C.
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