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In these reports, we will identify plug-in electric car (including hybrid) options, that will help break your oil addiction that satisfy real usage requirements and seem to be not recognized by major car review sites. Here is why 2008 is the year to seriously consider such a personal transportation option. Please read on ...
It is already 2008 and we do not have to remind you that in terms of our personal transportation, we are still addicted to oil, with 60% of it coming from OPEC and other non-OPEC Petro-dictator states. Fuel pricing is totally out of control and our national dependance on fuel and the related "petro-politics" is getting more and more disturbing. Any relief of this situation, with the solutions proposed thus far by our government, are truly decades away. And last but not least the environmental effects of burning fuel in our cars has now been proven to be detrimental to our planet.
The history of the Petro-Dictators continual increase of oil prices proves the "First Law of Petro-politics," which states that the price of oil and the pace of freedom always move in opposite directions in oil -rich petro-list countries. According to this Law , the higher the average global crude oil price rises, the more free speech, free press, free and fair elections, an independent judiciary, the rule of law, and independent political parties are eroded both in the petro-countries and around the world. Some of you may or may not be bothered by these global issues. In the U.S. there are also devastating effects of high oil prices, such as, our costs to continue making a living if we have to drive to/for work, cost of goods that are transported, transportation itself and our freedom to enjoy our beautiful country via its roadways is eroded due to high fuel costs. Politically, our ability to maintain our moral high ground and do what is right in the world is seriously compromised due to adverse effects of petro-politics.
So, have we presented any reasons that you feel strongly about that may finally push you to do something about our oil addiction through your own purchasing habits? If yes, how about "unhitching your own wagon" from oil and examining what "real use" electric cars are available for purchase some time this year?
When the Honda Insight and Prius hybrids came out in 2000, showing real reductions in fuel usage and associated pollution, were you unsure of making a purchase? We were as well and the fact is the current hybrids just don't cut it. Today we want to purchase a specific type of electric car to help solve the fuel dependence problem, a car that serves a real world purpose in our current lives and satisfies a couple of additional specific requirements. In these reports we'll call such an electric car an "EC" (defined in detail under the 'Electric Car' Defined tab). For us to make a purchase these additional requirements are essential and it seems, after surveying other potential consumers who seriously would purchase a vehicle in 2008, they agree.
And to be perfectly clear, we will define our group of fed up consumers to be "limited risk early adopters" - not "immense risk taking early adopters" and certainly not what the car industry would call "regular consumers". Our smaller purchasing group, however, is what got the Prius to where it is today - a profitable car for Toyota. Yet most of us won't purchase a Prius because they provide fuel consumption benefits at the price of being anemic performers as well as not being plug-in capable, meaning you do not have true freedom and control because you can not "charge up the car at home or work via an extension cord". However, success of the Prius, (during 2000 to end of 2007 ~900,000 Prius sold - 1 out of every 10 cars sold by Toyota is a Prius.), proves the market can push the industry in the right direction for our country both in the marketplace and by forcing other manufactures to develop hybrid cars, (there are roughly 12 hybrid car models available today).
Purchasing an EC at this time may be limited to a few "limited risk early adopters" who live in relatively warm climes and who do not mind the spending a bit more money when compared to a traditionally powered car. However, at some point in time we need to prime the pump like Prius initially did for those consumers accepting its major compromises. Compromising in other feature and operational areas may be acceptable to our group of consumers. In trying to replace petrol with electricity, compromising features may be acceptable to our group of consumers. With these considerations we have found some interesting electric cars that may fit our needs that you can buy today. They range from all electric lithium ion battery cars to plug-in electric hybrid conversions. We will break it all down, explain their technologies in non-nerd terms and give you the pros and cons of what is available out there.
Even though these ECs or electric cars, as we define in the reports, may satisfy MOST of same requirements as the latest fuel sipping gas or diesel counterparts available today, they are more expensive at this specific time and simple return on investment calculations make pay back unattractive. So if you are looking to make a decision based solely on financial pay back - STOP READING THIS WEB-SITE & DO NOT ORDER OUR REPORTS! However, if you are like us and feel there is more at play here with this type of car purchase at this time ... than read on ...
For the “rest of us” non-hobbyists out there who are not interested in personally converting our cars to electric, we still want to contribute in some way to lowering our own fuel oil purchases (and dependence) even though the financial merits may reveal that the pay-back may not be optimal. Of course purchasing an EC at this early stage does make an ideological stand. So are you ready to take the plunge?
So, have you done any homework yet? Have you reviewed the ~15 hybrid cars from the major carmakers and the many electric cars and their materials on the Internet? Cars from major carmakers without plug-in capability use less fuel only during city driving and yet few web sites mention this key omission. And the current potentially acceptable solutions are either unknown, due to little marketing, or require a custom solution like a person or a small company to convert a traditional car to electric - some of the latter options may be acceptable risk for our purposes. When reviewing sites devoted to the electric cars available, were you surprised that almost all of the Internet material is geared toward hobbyists and eco-blogger-geeks? And consumer car-buying guides don't help you because most options available are obscure and are currently flying below the radar. With this spotty information, consumers need tools to help them wade through the eco-geek morass to identify a car that will make a difference, has acceptable risk and fits their needs.
After considerable research, we were surprised that no one has yet created a consumer friendly non-biased report with lay person-targeted evaluations of what is really available today to the interested consumer like ourselves. That is the Mission of our reports. Boil down the technical jargon and wade through the little-known/reviewed options to find a couple of gems in the rough available for purchase this year which at least in our own personal way will take a big step to wean us from oil addiction.
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