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Originally Posted by TurnerFam
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We actually DO use our Leaf, with a ~70 mile realistic range, to take trips back 'home' to our parents - which is over 230 miles away - but, of course, it takes planning, and making use of any 'fast chargers' available along the way. GA POWER does a great job in hosting many in GA, whether near a hotel, a chic-fil-a, or a Burger King. These normally DO cost to charge, but not as much as some might fear, and no where NEAR what you'd pay to fill up your car, and you're done in a 15-30 minutes depending on the level of your battery when you arrive. The Burger King in Columbus, GA actually has brand-new GA POWER dual fast chargers, both FREE. The local Nissan dealer also does, but their charge many times is not active, and they don't keep it up well. If you plan your route and arrive with no ability to fast charge, you'll end up 'slow charging' for many, many hours to get the same charge. Not a nice outcome. We've also run into several occasions where another vehicle was already plugged in, but at fast chargers no one is going to be there very long.
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As the owner of two Prius’s, I’m sold on Hybrid technology
So in your example above...
- at 50mpg, 230 miles is about 4.5 gallons of gas
- $10 total cost (in Georgia)
- and I can get there in less than 230 minutes, no battery anxiety, no waiting at charging stations
Also, with an 11 gallon tank, I can go 460 miles and still have nearly 90 miles to spare.
Hybrid technology could potentially work for an RV (as it currently does for Delivery trucks)
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