[Phono-L] Vehicle?

[Thatcher Graham]

Greg,

I have to point out that while $3,00 sounds like a lot, that cash is off 
set by paying the equivalent of about $1 a gallon for gas.  For example: 
I gas up once a week, at a cost of about $30. That's over $1,500 the 
first year, a total of $4,680 in 3 years. Even if the batteries all die 
in 3 years, I came out ahead.

But granted. 3 grand is a helluva tune up.




Greg Bogantz wrote:
>    The elephant in the room that NOBODY ever talks about with these 
> hybrid cars is the cost to replace the battery pack.  Anybody who has 
> ever owned a rechargeable anything knows that the battery is only good 
> for about 3 years, advertising claims to the contrary.  The published 
> cost of the battery pack for the Toyota Prius is about $3,000.  Anyone 
> who has any thought of buying a used Prius had better be prepared to 
> shuck out another 3 grand very quickly to actually keep the thing on 
> the road.  And the estimated battery cost of the new Chebby Volt is 
> about 8 GRAND!  No wonder the car is set to retail for 40 grand.  
> Until there is an economical way to lease or trade in these battery 
> packs, the whole "economical, money saving" baloney about operating 
> one of these cars is just a pipe dream.  It makes good advertising 
> malarkey, but owners of these cars are in for a rude awakening sooner 
> rather than later.
>
> Greg Bogantz
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "john robles" <john9ten at pacbell.net>
> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 2:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Vehicle?
>
>
> Are there charging stations for these types of cars? I don't know how 
> long they take to charge, but I would imagine at some point there will 
> need to be places where they can be charged publicly. 100 miles is not 
> a lot of ground to cover when you are scouring the countryside for 
> phonographs!
> John
>
> --- On Mon, 3/8/10, DanKj <edisone1 at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> From: DanKj <edisone1 at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Vehicle?
> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org>
> Date: Monday, March 8, 2010, 10:57 AM
>
> They say 100 miles under ideal conditions. That's more than I drive 
> each week, so such a car would suit me - except that I have no 
> driveway so no place to plug it in ! The 'LEAF" doesn't look 
> Victrola-sized, either
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "john robles" <john9ten at pacbell.net>
> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 1:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Vehicle?
>
>
> I just saw a commercial last night for Nissan's new all-electric 
> vehicle. I wonder how far you get on a charge..
> John Robles
>
>
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