Re: Anyone Here Driving a Hybrid yet?


"J. Clarke" <jclarke.usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Dave Lyon wrote:


"Pete C." <aux3.DOH.4@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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.

If we're going to live in the hypothetical, then what makes you think
there's a gas station in that detour?

It's not the car's fault if you use it outside of it's designed purpose.
If you have an EV that is capable of a 50 mile commute, and you try to
go
80, that doesn't mean the EV is unreliable.

If I buy a Focus, and fill it full of gravel for my driveway, there's a
good chance it will break down before I get it home. Does that mean my 1
ton pickup is more reliable? After all, it would have met the
requirement.

You must use the proper tool for the job to get the best results. There
are many hypothetical (and real life) situations where an EV is NOT the
best tool for the job. That doesn't mean that if won't function very
dependably within it's limitations and design criteria.

The point is that the EV is a very limited tool that costs as much as or
more than a more capable tool--the only real benefit that it offers at
this
time is that the owner gets to feel virtuous.

--
--John
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(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

That may have been true at one time, but an EV can save money right now with
the proper application. I will certainly admit that it is a limited tool,
but those limits will shrink as we implement the tool.


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