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PoindexterOglethorpe

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5. Bingo!

Reply to WHITT (Reply #4)

Sun May 9, 2021, 08:49 PM

May 2021

Every time people here start rhapsodizing about electric vehicles, I note that they are all vastly more expensive than I'm willing to pay, and the time for recharging is an issue for me, since I normally take a number of long drives every year. Once they have the range of my little Fit, and recharge as quickly as I can refill with gas, then I'll consider it.

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BloombergNEF: Electric cars 'will be cheaper to produce than fossil fuel vehicles by 2027' [View all] Eugene May 2021 OP

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The Question Is WHITT May 2021 #4

Bingo! PoindexterOglethorpe May 2021 #5

They Already Have WHITT May 2021 #6

Cost is my number one consideration. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2021 #7

And the answer is ... maybe Auggie May 2021 #8