Vehicles

• How much I am willing to pay for a reliable EV, right now, today, is $5000. Not a penny more. I'm going to ask around to see if anyone else feels this way, and I hope that if a lot of people do then automakers follow suit.
• 2/28/24 Excellent article on the reality of owning an EV Explains perks, pros, cons, and real-life experience so you know what you'd be getting into if you bought an EV now. This article was published roughly in 2021, judging by the date of the first posted comment, and the technology has likely improved a lot since then.
• Edmunds article of EVs for 2022-2023 and Autotrader used EV prices Keep your eye on the prices of these things. Just a few more months, maybe a year from now, they might just be a lot more affordable.
• Hyper E-Ride An e-bike at Walmart. The price seems to be falling.
• Best Buy now sells e-bikes, electric mopeds, and e-vehicle chargers
• Aventon E-bikes. Seems to be prices that start around $1600 and with accessories and shipping probably amount to closer to $1800 or $2000. Range is about 40 miles, charge time 4 hours, and speed max 20 mph (throttle only, without pedaling) according to the website.
• Motoped List of Electric Mopeds The first affordably priced e-vehicles I've seen. Price range is generally that of an older used full-sized vehicle, roughly $700 to $7000. They have much higher speeds than other mopeds, and would probably require a motorcycle license. You will also need to be in an area with a good trustworthy moped repair shop to keep it running; these are not that common. Also, I'd be remiss to not mention these are death traps and in the category of vehicle called "donorcycle" by medical pros in emergency departments. That said oh God I love them.
• Motoped List of Electric Motorcycles The fanciness. I'd imagine these probably cost from around $20,000 to $70,000 a pop, at least until demand stops being sky-high and availability increases. Of course, also dangerous.
• Rivian Electric pickup trucks
• Chevrolet Bolt Official site The first electric car under $40,000. 2/4/23 Now under $30,000
• Honda Prologue Added 2/4/23 Supposedly, a Honda fully electric SUV that will be released in 2024.
• Inhabitat article describing how to convert diesel vehicles to run on used cooking oil
• According to the guys on the Discovery show Moonshiners, you can make moonshine and it's ethanol. In other words, it is fuel for a car that runs on pure ethanol. Will be researching this.

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