8 Reasons...Shamelessly Reposting from PlanetSave

Flipping through this article about reasons to buy an electric car today when I noticed that there is something for most of my friends and family in these reasons:

1: It’s all about the pickup, baby!

Who does not like kick-in-the-butt acceleration?

2: Goodbye to gas stations!

Grizz rides his 120mpg scooter in 40 degree weather. He hates paying for gas!

3: Hello, clean air.

Our family has a personal vendetta against lung cancer. Asthma and global warming suck too.

4: Global warming Jedi, they are.

I am surrounded by Jedi scum! (Rusty, Keith and Mellissa, Brian, Brent, my beautiful wife Toni)

5: You can plug your can into the sun!

Okay, that would be me.

6: Save massive moola!

I am and am surrounded by cheap bastards, but Jennifer takes the cake here - if it's free or there's a coupon.)

7: Smooth, quiet.

What we all aspire to be.

8: Essentially maintenance free.

Alright, you got me there, we're all a bit high maintenance. Maybe Spencer...

With all that being said, the article is still an enjoyable read, even if you don't want an electric car.

8 Reasons Electric Cars Kick Boot

May you have a phenomenal fuel-free Friday!

Electric Beetle Article - ElectroFahrvergnügen

Slug Bug - Red! I drove a 1964 Beetle in college and I was always amazed at the amount of random violence I started just by driving around town. Friendly games of Slug Bug quickly turn into slugfests and people rolling around on the ground in pain looking for their teeth. Some days I cringed, some days I laughed, most days I just drove away as (feel free to laugh) quickly as possible.

The bug in this article may inspire a little less violence since people might not hear it coming or going.

I do not believe that everyone should own a vintage car; I don't believe that everyone should own an electric car (yet); and I especially don't believe that everyone should own a vintage electric car. If you can change the motor in your car, rewire your brother's-in-law trailer house, and your cell phone never goes dead BEFORE you plug it into the charger, you may be a good candidate to own this car. For the rest of us, the closest comparison I can think of is someone who is not quite cut out for cat ownership coming home from the mall pet store one day with a Bengal tiger cub.

So with that caveat thrown in, enjoy this article in the same way you might enjoy seeing a tiger in a zoo or a great white on Shark Week. Just fantasize about stealthily sneaking along inspiring wannabe Mike Tysons while emitting virtually no toxic gases and cruising right past all the gas stations. And if you decide to take the tiger by the tail....have fun!

Electric Slug Bug

Have a wonderful day and may your batteries never go completely dead!

Fuel Mileage - More Better Math

I read this article today and now find myself very intrigued by the More Better idea. The 10mpg to 20mpg switch is more better than a 33mpg to 50mpg switch.

A little fuel mileage knowledge...

From the Article:
(2) Improving a low number saves more gas (and money) than improving a high number.
It saves way more gas money to improve a car from 10 to 20 miles per gallon than it does to go from 33 to 50 mpg. (Here's the math.)
But most Americans surveyed think the opposite is true; they get gas mileage exactly backwards.
While a 50-mpg Toyota Prius hybrid will give you great bragging rights, if you move up from a 33-mpg compact car, you're only saving 1 gallon every 100 miles.
If you can replace your old 10-mpg truck with a new 20-mpg pickup, you'll save 10 gallons every 100 miles. You do the math on that one

Of course, going from 10mpg-50mpg would be even better; however, if you are looking to upgrade and you're waiting until that even better mpg vehicle becomes available, maybe it's time to double-check your math.

May you have a more better day and a pleasanter tomorrow!