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by stan_rogers 5918 days ago
Stuck in traffic isn't really an issue for an electric -- there's no idle cost (apart from environmentals and, of course, the head-splitting and door-rattling stereo). And how many times have you had an immediate need to drive 200 miles out of your way so quickly you couldn't rent?

[EDIT-ADDED] And the sockets are there already in a lot of places (think Michigan, Wisconsin, the Dakotas, most of Canada) it's just a matter of not turning off the switch at the end of February.