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What does the boonies mean? I drive 30 miles away from work and it takes me over 1 hour, sometimes up to 2 hours when something horrible has happened. The new
by tankerdude 9y ago
What does the boonies mean? I drive 30 miles away from work and it takes me over 1 hour, sometimes up to 2 hours when something horrible has happened.
The newest generation, like the Bolt, gets 230 miles. Are you saying you are driving over 100 miles in each direction a day?
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoMy dad used to work in grand gulf nuclear station but lived in Vicksburg. 42 minutes each way according to google maps. I thought he was crazy for doing it, but it felt much longer when I was younger. So ya, you could do that with a bolt or tesla. I guess I have to redefine what I mean by boonies.
- tankerdude 9y ago42 minutes could mean say 40 miles. That's near the upper level limits for a round trip without recharging for older generation cars like my Leaf. The newer Leaf will make it with plenty to spare. Same with the BMW. Next generation Leaf coming up will go 200+ as well. So things are changing and costs are dirt cheap. For most of my time owning my car, I charged only at work on the weekdays. It was free. Think I've personally saved over $8K in fuel costs total. So for me, the total cost of ownership is around 27K. For an civic, I would probably be well above 30K by now. Get an electric car if you can swing it. Total savings is great!
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoI use a tank of gas a month, if that even, and commute by foot. Electric car doesn't make sense for me yet, but maybe someday. It would have been ironic if the nuclear plant my dad worked at didn't have electric car chargers. Well, I mean now, he retired a decade ago.