[PurpleLove08]

Originally Posted by Luvvarkansas

Got an extra $109,000 just lyin' around? Try this:
Tesla Motors

Or, wait for the GM Volt....supposed to be out in 2010. Still $40,000, though, waaay more than my budget can handle. I did read about some little Chinese company that was making cheaper electrics, gotta think hard to remember where I read about them....or maybe I saw it on the news. Here it is (BYD), in an article in Mother Earth News magazine....this also tells about all the different electric cars in the works....it's interesting:

Electric Cars Coming Soon

Yeah, I heard about Tesla in it's infancy and I've been wanting one ever since.
I don't really want to support GM and I'm really concerned about the reliability of it.

17 Electric Cars You Must Know About : TreeHugger
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009...irmed-2012.php

I'm considering living and working in Washington D.C. in the next 5-6 years or so...and the car I have now will be paid off in about 4 years. I might as well just keep the one I have and continue to drive it judiciously rather than locking myself into a car payment.

Thank you for the links.

[Luvvarkansas]

I'm interested in electric cars....not necessarily because I think they'll "save the planet", but because I like the idea of being free from dependence on those barbarians across the sea.

But I do think it's good to use anything that will reduce pollution. We should be good stewards of the earth, because God created it, and to trash it is to show disrespect for Him.

[PurpleLove08]

Yeah, it would be nice to not support terrorists everytime I fill up my tank.
I'd love it if Central Arkansas Transit received more funding. I'd ride it more if the buses ran more often and didn't take twice the time to get me where I need to be.
I wouldn't call anyone who lives across the sea a barbarian unless I had the chance to meet him or her and judge for myself. Not every person who lives in the Middle East is a terrorist and/or hates Americans.

I don't believe in god but I do find it so ironic to see Jesus bumper stickers or whatnot on gas guzzlers for people that obviously don't need them. These are not the soccer moms who "need" a huge SUV to lug around their litter or men/women who need a truck for the carrying or towing capacity but those who just like SUVs to show that they have a lot of money. Now I thought you weren't supposed to be showy with your wealth if your subscribe to the Christian faith... Correct me if I'm wrong.

[pvande55]

I am from around Chicago and I can tell you that commutes of an hour each way are common. Housing is more affordable, or the executive wants to live in a fashionable suburb that happens to be a long way from the office. Commuter trains sometimes ease the trip. But I did not know that Arkansas has the phenomenon as well. I guess it makes sense, though, when it is so spread out. BTW, the largest source of our foreign oil is Canada

[gthog61]

Er, when you buy an electric car where do you think the electricity comes from?

Also I haven't figured out how people in apartments are supposed to own one if they want one. Would I run a 75 ft extension cord out into the parking lot? When I can't get a close place would I need another 100 ft of cord?

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by BDubLR

Its not uncommon in Little Rock to see people commuting from as far as Monticello, Arkadelphia, or Russelville, with many more if not a majority commuting from Conway, Cabot, or Benton. In Fort Smith, many commute from as far as Clarksville or Mena. Do Arkansans really enjoy their 1-2 hour commutes? Do they find them necissary?

Geeze, I didn't realize people in RL actually commuteded 2 hours, a hour, I can believe. Wow. For some, living away from the city makes a longer commute worth it, but 2 hours. Even people in Ca, TX and DC don't spend 4 hours a day on the road.

Nita

[ArkansasSlim]

This is an 18 month old Thread that has been resurrected, but I'll put in my two-bits worth anyway. Much of today's commute to L.R. is "white flight", but before that there were many of us who commuted one hour each way by choice. Our jobs were in L.R. but we chose to live and raise our kids in the country near a small town. Several times over the years we discussed the pros and cons of buying a home in L.R. but always chose to stay where we were. Now our kids are grown, live in cities, have kids of their own, and often tell us how much they appreciate us giving them the opportunity to grow up where they did. At the time we all realized they were missing out on many things by not growing up in L.R., but our choice was the right one and our kids agree.