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Old 01-06-19 | 10:27 AM
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surlyprof
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From: Bay Area CA

Bikes: 2011 Rivendell Sam Hillborne, 2016 Brompton M6R, 2017 Ritchey Timberwolf

I don’t drive much but we still keep two cars. My wife has a long commute so we bought her a Chevy Bolt that charges from our solar array which covers her round trip. I got rid of my truck and added a roof rack and trailer hitch to my wife’s 2014 Prius. Public transportation in the bay area is better than many American cities but isn’t great. I still find the need to drive some places. Sometimes it is to pick up art or building supplies which is impossible by bike. We could have just rented a truck for those occasions but kept the Prius and added a roof rack to haul big things. Works well enough for that purpose and the Prius gives us a car for road trips which would be challenging in an all electric vehicle. It was paid off so we didn’t see a big reason to get rid of it. We just lowered the mileage on our insurance. We still do most of our local grocery runs and I commute on bicycles.

john
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