Electric Vehicles in Depth, Part II: NmG, An EV for the Rest of Us {Autoblog Green}

Jun 16th 2006 7:15PM I think Meyers is being conservative in their estimates so they don't get a lot of unhappy owners wanting to return their NMg's. I have a Corbin Sparrow and sometimes drive it 23 miles to work. When I arrive, my E-meter still shows between 52 and 57 percent available. That is driving mostly surface streets and occationally some freeway. Surface street speeds averages range from 30 to 50 mph. If my numbers are right, that figures above 30 mile range and closer to 35 if I don't go below 30 percent available on the batteries. I can recharge while at work. I also have a Toyota Prius and when just driving around home on errands I almost alway drive the Sparrow even if it means moving the Prius to get the Sparrow out of the garage. Much more fun, and I really enjoy keeping every dollar I can from the oil companies.