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Environment & Energy

oldhippie

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21. When I lived in California .....

Reply to hunter (Reply #19)

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 07:23 PM

Jul 2013

... my daily commute was 150 miles (75 miles each way, up and down the Salinas Valley). I did that for 21 years.

Many people would wonder why, but there were good reasons. They had to do with quality of life. I would do the same thing again.

I've got to wonder how far people commute.

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BMW I3 looks like a VERY important milestone [View all] BlueStreak Jul 2013 OP

I like it madokie Jul 2013 #1

Off to the greatest with this (and a few tech details not in the OP article) kristopher Jul 2013 #2

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You couldn't possibly have read the article kristopher Jul 2013 #5

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Do you understand how this car (a series hybrid) works? kristopher Jul 2013 #11

Yes. I was referring to the battery-only EVs (Tesla, Leaf et al) BlueStreak Jul 2013 #13

I didn't pick up on that, sorry. kristopher Jul 2013 #14

Do you have a battery-only vehicle? wtmusic Jul 2013 #16

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The model with the little gas engine is 100% electric except for longer trips. hunter Jul 2013 #19

When I lived in California ..... oldhippie Jul 2013 #21

Alas, 45 grand doesn't make it practical for most of us... TreasonousBastard Jul 2013 #12

That's an "eye of the beholder" thing. BlueStreak Jul 2013 #15

A commenter on one board called it "The Baby Gorilla" wtmusic Jul 2013 #17