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[Eddyline]

I'm a big believer in using the right tool for the job.

If you only want to own one vehicle and a couple times per month you do a long road trip,
a fossil fuel hybrid probably meets your needs best.

If you only drive locally or have 2 vehicles and one is just local use an EV can easily be the best choice.
Especially true if you can do PV on your house.

A taxi is probably not a good choice for an EV because no taxi driver wants to worry about having enough range to get a fare to the airport. I would be really surprised if there are many taxis that put on less than 100 miles per day. But because taxis often spend most of their time in congested areas, CNG is a good choice with a central fueling station and enough range for all day shifts. At some point EVs will be perfect for taxis when they push range beyond 200+ miles.

Many fleet uses would be perfect for EVs. Most mail delivery, building inspectors, code enforcers, meter readers would not exceed 100 miles in a day and the vehicles sit in a given location for 15+/- hours every night, so fast charging is not an issue. A real missed opportunity was not tying the auto bailouts to production of an workable EV for fleet uses. The reduction in maintenance costs alone would save millions for a fleet operator.

Bottom line is that right now there is no perfect vehicle or fuel for every use. Multiple fuel systems give more resilence to our transportation system. I personally don't think there is much future in hydrogen fuel cells, but working on the R&D development of the technology does give us more options.

Although I think CNG is a good fleet alternative, that will change as EV range is extended. I also have an issue with using NG for transportation when it is the most common fuel for home heating and DHW.

[armourereric]

I wish our state did not make it so hard to go off grid.