Well, you could have used something else zero emission if you had it instead of your PIH (and create a bit less pollution than a full ICE), but again, your use is unfortunately not typical.
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 14, 2017, at 3:39 PM, Robert Bruninga via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ive only used 7 gallons of gas in my PIH Volt. But today, I had to go to > a meeting 25 miles away. No problem. I just drove. Gas engine kicked in > as needed. Yes, I used another gallon and a half of gas, but then if I > had not had a PIH, I could not have gone to the meeting. > > Bob > > > -----Original Message----- > From: EV [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lee Hart via EV > Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 6:26 PM > To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List > Cc: Lee Hart > Subject: Re: [EVDL] Ford's Energi pih abandonment raises questions> (AK > writer's EV-ignorance dogmatized) > > Mark Abramowitz via EV wrote: >> I don't get why people get so excited about PIHs. > > I own a PIH (a 2014 Prius with the plug-in). They aren't sold in the > midwest; I had to go all the way to Massachusetts to buy it. > > It was worth it because we live in a small town in the middle of > Minnesota. The range is sufficient to drive anywhere we normally go and > back as an EV, using no gas at all. Even when we average in the occasional > longer trips, the overall average fuel economy has been running 157 mpg. > > But I can see where some people would buy it just for a tax credit or to > use HOV lanes and such. They have no intention of ever plugging it in. > The same sort of thing happens with flex-fuel vehicles. > > -- > There is a computer disease that anybody who works with computers knows > about. It's very serious, and interferes completely with your work. The > trouble with computers is that you 'play' with them! (Richard Feynman) > -- > Lee Hart, 814 8th Ave N, Sartell MN 56377, www.sunrise-ev.com > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
