Since 2011 didn't turn out to be the year of the electric car the electric car naysayers
had really been naysaying. However, I've noticed in the past couple weeks that electric
car news has turned away from the "dark side" quite a bit. With gas prices climbing at
a rate resembling that of an F/A-18 Hornet that comes as no surprise. The outlook for
EVs is rosy once again! It really goes to show how big an influence gasoline is in
our daily lives.
I have been driving my electric Solectria Force for over 4 months now and have put
just over 1100 miles on it. It has been a great car - comfortable and reliable. I
drove it on several cold days this winter here in Evergreen, CO. The pre-heating feature made the
car toasty warm before leaving the garage and it took away none of my driving range.
I've turned on the air conditioning once or twice since spring has arrived and it has been
very pleasant indeed. And all of this without putting any gas in the car.
That isn't to say we don't buy gas. We have two other gas-powered cars, but we are using
less gas. As gas prices go up, we consume less gas, so our gas bill isn't going up...at least as fast
as yours probably is. Anyway, I am very happy to have this electric car. I knew I would be.
