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Originally Posted by Michael G.
From the information we have on this new way of transportation, I'm asking:
Would you consider a EV or Hybrid vehicle in your future.
I know their coming and but it's the battery's that concerns me and every year
they seem to improve in mileage.
Your Thoughts Please.
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I drive a 2012 Prius with about 159,000 miles on it. Never any trouble. Original batteries. Great mileage. I drove 6000 miles last summer, to the Canadian border, then Denver, then home, about 600 or 700 miles a day, carrying a huge load of heavy tools (I was moving from Pennsylvania to live here full time). No trouble. I fill the tank once a month for about $25. I keep the back seat folded down and use the back like a truck bed. I can carry a box six feet long and three feet wide, or some eight foot boards.
When I replace it, I plan to get another Prius, as I’m not sure that there are adequate charging stations nation wide. Maybe there will be in five years. If I didn’t drive farther than to Orlando or the beaches, I would happily buy an EV, except that I do need the room in the back for boxes every day and don’t want (and can’t afford) an SUV EV.