Haha, I almost got hit by a Leaf while I was running last night. I imagine the Bay Area is a bit of an anomaly, but I see a Fiskers and Teslas once or twice a week and a Leaf or two each day. On the other hand, I have only seen one or two Volts the entire two years I have lived here.

I imagine the article takes it as a given, but along the lines of opportunity costs:

I actually really enjoy driving my mom's Prius on back roads for the same reason I used to get joy out of driving a friend's Honda CRX. You can find and test its limits on normal roads, without egregiously breaking the law. The Prius at its limit is actually pretty nice gradual understeer. It should be noted that she…

I actually really enjoy driving my mom's Prius on back roads for the same reason I used to get joy out of driving a friend's Honda CRX. You can find and test its limits on normal roads, without egregiously breaking the law. The Prius at its limit is actually pretty nice gradual understeer. It should be noted that she…