Electric cars?

[Smurf1976]

that makes little sense , sure , trim the excess , but surely SOME EVs will fill a useful role in the government business

I know nothing of how the US government operates but if it's anything like Australian governments then certainly there's a use for a modest number of passenger vehicles that aren't being driven all that far, they're just going across town from one office to another department's office or they're going to meet with someone (individuals, business) off site.

EV's are perfect for that, better than petrol, for a very practical reason and that comes down to putting fuel in them. From first hand experience the problem with petrol tends to be that nobody using the car wants to put fuel in it because they've only driven it a relatively short distance. Ends up being one of those nuisance issues of staff conduct.

An EV should fix that if there's a charger for each vehicle. Just plug them in when they're parked in the garage and it's dead easy for a manager or other person to walk past and see that they're all plugged in.

 

[divs4ever]

From first hand experience the problem with petrol tends to be that nobody using the car wants to put fuel in it because they've only driven it a relatively short distance. Ends up being one of those nuisance issues of staff conduct.

ah yes , i remember that problem as well

but i have a dark sense of humor , and made some pointed ( but eventually accurate jokes ) about that issue ... including putting a beacon on the company van so we could track where it ran out of petrol this time ( and it had to use selected fuel outlets to fill the vehicle .. which did NOT include the three closest outlets to the office )

epic fun ( if YOU don't have to use that vehicle )