"$100/mo from each of us, no wonder Arabs are rich"
"What is it in the gas now that makes it cost 20% more than last month?"
"How much has gas technology improved in the last 20 years?"
"But what about when the battery is no longer usable? ...I recycle it, replace it, and drive another decade"
"But it will be worthless junk once the battery goes... do you junk your ICE car when the transmission goes?"
"EVs use energy produced locally by people employed locally"
"Invest your recent gas savings in an EV and you won't care when prices go back up"
"How much fuel does it take to discover, drill, pump, store, pump, refine, store, pump, and deliver a gallon of gas to your station?"
"Soldiers don't die in foreign lands for coal, wind and solar"
"Which would you rather get working, a 10yr old gas lawn mower, or a 10yr old electric table saw?"
"The last 5 things you paid over $100 to fix on your car, don't even exist on mine"
"Cool Hand Luke must have been driving electric" (no hot muffler, no hot engine, no hot oil, no hot transmission)
"How can I explain the value of zero emissions to someone driving a Diesel ICE with a pack of cigarettes in their pocket?"
"Sure you save on gas, but your electric bill goes up! ...yes, I save $120 on gas and my electric bill goes up $20"
"Sure the car is zero emissions, but the coal power is dirty. ...yes, but we can't put $100M of emission controls on each of the cars"
"But what if I want to go farther than 84 miles? ...take the other car ...wait for 2017 MY ...stop for 20-30min and QC. Think of it like a quick lube stop, cuz you won't have any of those to schedule in to your day anymore"
"But if EVERYONE drove an EV, all the gas truck drivers, gas station clerks, and oil change shops will go out of business! ...true that! Their help is needed building and installing wind and solar, and batteries for cars and grid storage, and QC locations."
"The $7,500 tax credit makes the first 15 months of payments, 15 months of fuel savings makes the next 3 months of payments, 18 months driving electric saves 6 oil changes ...name an ICE you can drive for free for 18 months and have it save you $250 in oil changes to boot."
How about "Got charge?" ...and a plugshare map of the area.
