[ausev] Daily Driver?

[Mike Seningen]

Is anyone here using their PEV for daily driving?

I'm new to the concept -- but doing some serious thinking about it.

I'm ~15 miles to and then 15 miles back -- up and down HWY 71.

I've got a handful of practicality issues......

these have me leaning towards a converted vehicle -- As my wife put it
-- are you going to drive a tin can (her term for an EV trike, or small car)
 up and down Hwy 71 -- I don't think so.


Safety (71 is not for the faint of heart!)
Hills -- lots of them
Speed -- 65+ is the "common" speed limit for Hwy71 (despite it being 
lowered to 55!)
I'm not a light foot -- and if I was -- I'd get run over on 71 anyways.

Nice Car -- this is to be my everyday driver -- and I enjoy driving 
roadsters and "sports" cars.

Two car family max -- wife's edict.  No back-up plan for me.

I don't have a way to plug in when I get to work -- unless the pack
was convenient enough to lug to my office.  -- so it has to be able to sit
for 8-12 hours and still make it home.

A couple times a month I need to drive to work, then UT, then home -- 
total ~50miles
with a single charge.

Also:
I'm ~18miles from the airport
Airport parking -- how long can a PEV sit without charging and still 
make an 18mile return trip?

I've got 7 months to come up with a new vehicle (my current 350Z lease 
expires Feb 1, 2009.

thanks,

Mike