| Just for the fun of this and mainly because the context for the comment to which you are replying is: "It really does, at least for those not living in big cities." let's address some of your points: > Are you planning to spend more time driving most days? Where I live in a sparse rural area, if you take a vehicle out it is very likely to be for a minimum of four hours, distances are large and any vehicles are work horses, if they're not travelling they're putting in an 8 hour shift (minimum). > Who keeps a gas car fully topped up at all times? We do, and most of our neighbours do, in our case this goes to my father who was born in 1935 and still keeps things "ready to go", be it cars, tools, spare generators, etc. The vehicles are filled and there are spare jerry cans, full, in the sheds. Our neighbours are ready to fight fires on five minutes notice, they've got tenders topped with fuel and water and all times, etc. > This means the gas pumps are off. They use electricity, What the literal F? - Sure they have electric motors but they (the local ones here at least) have attachable hand cranks not to mention the servo has a "generator" that provides "electricity" when the main grid is down. > Need to cross a now flooded road? ... your gas cars intake might be too low Say what? I cannot recall the last time I saw a 4x4 without a snorkel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC5ld79joIA I'm guessing you're city born and bred? |