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Offline LC EFA

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Re: Will you ever buy an electric car?
« Reply #25 on: May 27, 2011, 07:03:57 AM »
Quote from: MrsSmith on May 27, 2011, 06:20:24 AM
Propane is horrendously expensive.  My brother has to heat his house with it, his bills are routinely x3 or x4 what I pay for natural gas heat. 

I've thought about converting a car, but don't think I can find the time to add yet another project to my list.  I may change my mind as time goes on, however.  If we end up paying taxes by miles driven, I most certainly don't want to be paying taxes on the gasoline used for those miles, also.   :argh:

LPG @ the pump here is circa 63c/L - Regular unleaded is $1.33 and diesel is $1.56.
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Re: Will you ever buy an electric car?
« Reply #26 on: May 27, 2011, 08:44:50 AM »
After I used my first smoker on LP the first time, it used 1.5 tanks of fuel. I converted it to natural gas.

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Re: Will you ever buy an electric car?
« Reply #27 on: May 27, 2011, 11:48:24 AM »
Quote from: CG6468 on May 27, 2011, 08:44:50 AM
After I used my first smoker on LP the first time, it used 1.5 tanks of fuel. I converted it to natural gas.



I use to think I wanted to convert my stand-by generator to propane.  Then I bought a MH with a propane generator.  That sucker can go through some propane as I found out.  Works great, starts fine and all that but wow does it suck down the old propane.  Of course I took what came with the rig but IF I get another I would probably investigate diesel. 

Here is a link which compares propane and natural gas for those who might be interested.

http://www.propane101.com/propanevsnaturalgas.htm

Propane contains twice the btu's of narural gas according to the link.

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Re: Will you ever buy an electric car?
« Reply #28 on: May 27, 2011, 12:05:52 PM »
Think about how many mechanics electric cars will put out of business.
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Re: Will you ever buy an electric car?
« Reply #29 on: May 27, 2011, 12:44:02 PM »
I voted no. It's not likely I'll ever buy a gas powered car again either. I might someday consider a diesel hybrid depending on where battery tech is in the future though.

Other then diesel I would consider an LPG car as I had my old Renault set up to run it in the 90s.

I get into enough accidents, I wouldn't want to have to worry about the batteries in an electric car if I had an accident in one.
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Re: Will you ever buy an electric car?
« Reply #30 on: May 27, 2011, 02:57:47 PM »
Quote from: compaqxp on May 27, 2011, 12:44:02 PM
I voted no. It's not likely I'll ever buy a gas powered car again either. I might someday consider a diesel hybrid depending on where battery tech is in the future though.

Other then diesel I would consider an LPG car as I had my old Renault set up to run it in the 90s.

I get into enough accidents, I wouldn't want to have to worry about the batteries in an electric car if I had an accident in one.

A Renault?  Accident?  Batteries would seem the lesser evil.  I always thought the old Renault was a death trap.

Note the picture below.  The red car which you can see on the right is most likely a Fiat Spider.  I had the misfortune to own one of those.


I learned auto body work, carb repair, engine rebuilding, man that car was a piece of crap.  But for a teenage kid it was cool despite all its short comings. :-)
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Re: Will you ever buy an electric car?
« Reply #31 on: May 27, 2011, 03:16:51 PM »
If I win a big lotto I would buy this one. 1000 HP 208 MPH electric car has to be a hoot to drive, no?

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Re: Will you ever buy an electric car?
« Reply #32 on: May 27, 2011, 04:39:45 PM »
Quote from: catsmtrods on May 27, 2011, 03:16:51 PM
If I win a big lotto I would buy this one. 1000 HP 208 MPH electric car has to be a hoot to drive, no?



That's a Tesla, right?  Fast car woohoo!
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Re: Will you ever buy an electric car?
« Reply #33 on: May 27, 2011, 04:43:37 PM »
The Tesla is a Lotus Elise someone ass-raped with a bunch of batteries. :-)

Just buy the Elise and be done with it.
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Re: Will you ever buy an electric car?
« Reply #34 on: May 27, 2011, 05:38:12 PM »
Its a Shelby supercar! It will tear up a Tesla!
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