Ben Goren via EV wrote:
Obviously, a car that's superior (and actually used) for 85% of driving should
be considered the primary car -- even if such a car generally isn't an option
as the only car for a single-car family.
That's generally how I've been using my EVs for 30+ years. It's my
primary car, with an ICE van or pickup truck as a "backup vehicle" for
long trips, towing, and hauling.
a great deal about what's so exciting right now. We're actually at a point
where a BEV _can_ be an only car for at least a few people, and where it
can be the first car -- using your reformulation of my sloppy usage -- for
the majority. And, we're definitely at the point where an almost-always-
electric PHEV can be the only, primary, or secondary car for just about
anybody. Not that long ago, options such as we have today were wishful
fantasy...
To be fair to us pioneers, it's always been possible. It's just that
most people ignored us, or weren't aware that it was possible.
Of course, part of the problem was that we had to build our own EVs.
That meant they were usually conversions, which looked or performed
crudely. We also had to work with pitiful budgets. That was more likely
to inspire ridicule than respect.
As Gandhi said...
--
First they ignore you
Then they laugh at you
Then they fight you
Then you win
-- Mahatma Gandhi
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Lee Hart's EV projects are at http://www.sunrise-ev.com/LeesEVs.htm
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