Wednesday, January 18, 2012
"Taxpayers' Leaf: Four Recharging Stops Needed to Go 180 Miles"
I'm going to fault the media on this issue.
It should be publicized that, (at this time) electric cars have serious shortcomings when compared to the hype.
Additionally, taxpayers are footing a large bill to make them "seem" OK...
It should be publicized that, (at this time) electric cars have serious shortcomings when compared to the hype.
Additionally, taxpayers are footing a large bill to make them "seem" OK...
At NLPC.org, Paul Chesser wrote an article to inform us:
"Now comes what must be the definitive example of the Leaf’s impracticality – this time from a (still) hard-core advocate, whose 180-mile Tennessee trek to visit family over the holidays required four lengthy stops to keep the vehicle moving.
Stephen Smith, executive director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, set out from Knoxville on Monday with his wife and son, headed for the Nashville area. His plan (appropriately) was to follow Interstate 40 West, where a series of Cracker Barrel restaurants – equipped with so-called 'fast' vehicle chargers (if you want to call 30 minutes or more 'fast') along the route – would provide an electricity security blanket as the Leaf’s charge diminished."
