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Re: GM Annouces Small EV!!!

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From: Joe Griego
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 00:00
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>>: ..... Impact ...... It will have
>>: 60 mile range.
>>
>>60 mile range??? What a joke.
>
>Not a joke. How many days a year does the average person drive over 60
>miles? Not many, I've looked at the data. And if you have to, you can
>plug in mid-day.

I'll chime in here...  60 mile range is more than sufficient for most day-to-day 
driving.  Heck, I've lived in Southern California, Northern California, North 
Carolina, and now here in rural Tehachapi California, and I've never had a commute 
that required more than 60 miles each way.  For most commuters, I would think this 
would be an adequate range.

>>Now, after all the effort of God-knows-what martyred engineers, 
>>they bring out a car with a 60 mile range.  Must 
>>have spent billions developing that super-advanced lead-acid battery
>technology.

Dunno, is this supposed to imply that the engineers have failed in their attempt to 
produce an electric commuter?  Sounds like they actually got one.  Heck, if it were 
reasonably priced, I'd be happy to get one.  Heck, I can even charge it directly 
from the wind turbines here on the hill!  But the only quote I ever heard was on a 
news-bite which mentioned a $30,000 list price.  A bit too rich for my blood...

Joe G.
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From: Joe Griego <biffnix@bak2.lightspeed.net>
Subject: Re: GM Annouces Small EV!!!
Date: 1996/01/19
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