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Electric Car Owners Say, “Dump the Pump!” - On the Road to Gas-free Driving

Electricity-fueled transportation has numerous advantages. EV owners like the quiet drive, sports car-like acceleration, reliability and fuel cost savings.

“I’ve been driving on sunshine for more than 10 years,” says Waidy Lee, a retired engineer who lives in Los Altos Hills. An ardent environmentalist, she purchased her first all-electric vehicle (EV) in 2000. 
 
For Lee, buying an electric vehicle was a “no-brainer.”
 
With an electric car, she knew she would eliminate climate-warming CO2 emissions, and she’d also save money. Lee currently owns two EVs – a 2011 Nissan Leaf and a 2002 Toyota RAV4 EV. She saved about $10,000 per vehicle on the purchase cost, thanks to federal and state tax incentives. Read more ...

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