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Well, faithful followers, it's been a while since I posted anything so I thought I should at least post my fuel usage numbers.  As you can see, (assuming you can decipher my spreadsheet), CKenergy has saved almost $1,900.00 in fuel over my former car, a Ford Taurus.  $1,900.00 Doubloons!!!  Crazy, huh?

I guess the main reason I haven't posted is that I really haven't had anything TO post.  The car is a great car.  There have been zero problems of any kind.  It's a car that hauls booty while making no sound.  It needs no oil changes or anything else for that matter.  It's...just...a...car.  I suppose most of us were expecting weird things to fly out from beneath the car, or that eventually there would be an engine pop out that was being concealed somewhere, or that I'd have to make an emergency run to Walgreens for new Duracell batteries.  But no, it's...just...a...car.

There are more and more electric cars and trucks in the drawing rooms and being tooled up for manufacturing in car makers all over the world.  The tidal wave has only begun to form. 

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