News from Lancaster Eagle Gazette (Lancaster, Ohio, USA)
by Tamaria L. Kulemeka
While most Fairfield County residents are agonizing over prices at the gas pump, Tim Stump avoids gas stations -- for the most part -- whizzing by in his electric car. On average, Stump can only travel 30 miles before having to recharge his 1980 Renault, but that doesn't bother him. His drive to and from work is seven miles each way. "This is a little-trip car," Stump said. "You go to work and back, (you go to) Kroger, you pay your bills and go back home. It's not a dragster."
For drives longer than the allotted mileage per charge, Stump jumps into his Honda Insight, a Hybrid vehicle that provides another alternative to high gas consumption. The vehicle, unlike an electric car, is operated by an electric motor and gasoline-powered engine.
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Lancaster resident Joe Sullivan is in the process of converting his gasoline-powered Volkswagen Jetta into an electric vehicle, a process that will cost him about $4,000.
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Sullivan has driven throughout Fairfield County in his van, which can accelerate up to 60 miles per hour. It costs Sullivan 75 cents to fully recharge the van.
"Usual recharges after driving about 20 miles is about 35 cents," Sullivan said. "The pickup costs even less to drive. Every morning when I get ready to go somewhere, I have a fully charged vehicle and I never have to make a stop in town to get gas." [...]
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