Selling Electric Cars

[tonybelding]

Good article about the practical difficulties of selling electric cars to the public. . .

Oregon car dealer wants to go electric, so far settles for green -- OregonLive.com

 

[vfx]

poll from people who look for the cheapest price on gas

http://www.gasbuddy.com/GB_Past_Polls.aspx?poll_id=495

 

[dpeilow]

This one on the same site was interesting: Have you ever run out of fuel while driving?

 

[vfx]

This one on the same site was interesting: Have you ever run out of fuel while driving?

Yeah that's almost the question I'm trying to answer.

I am searching for two statistics.

How many people run out of gas every year?
(that poll suggests 20% 300M = 6M have run out- not the same)

How many cars break down every year?

 

[Mark Petersen]

hope they make a pole that ask way they ran out

Gas tank is leaking
Gas level meter is broken
Not my car
My partner normally fill the car
Tried to make it to a specific gas station
Had no money
Ups forgot