Here's the second part of my plan to get "off the grid". As everyone knows the cost of fuel is skyrocketing. From my experience, the cost of gas easily goes up, but rarely comes down. The oil companies just need any reason to jack the prices up. I also understand that fossil fuel supplies are not endless. One day the world will have to find a better way. I know that to manufacture an electric vehicle requires energy. I'm sure that producing and disposing a lithium car battery isn't all that great on the environment either. Yeah nothing is perfect, but sitting on my hands and not doing anything is the worst thing to do. I beleive the climate is changing because of the garbage we are spewing into the atmosphere. Rather than continuing to be part of the crowd that is causing the damage, Erika and I chose to minimize our carbon footprint by purchasing an EV. Sure electric vehicles are costly, but here's the deal that made it the best time for us to buy one. First, our old car needed to be replaced. We had replaced our transmission a couple of years ago and the used one that we purchased started to make strange noises. Second, Erika's brother was able to get us a generous family discount. Third, the Japan government gave us a 850000 yen rebate. Fourth, the US dollar is at a 20 year high versus the yen. With all that going for us...it was time to make the move. Bye bye Moco, hello Leaf.
