
I just dropped off my beautiful black 2013 Fiat 500e at the dealership where I got him 3 years ago. I fought back tears as I patted the hood to say goodbye. I hope he has many more adventures with someone who loves him as much as we did.

Last bath from us.
I am sad to lose the first electric car we ever got but I am not sad to lose the $220 monthly payment and the insurance costs. For a little while I think we will enjoy the extra cash and just live with Sophia (the light blue 500e we picked up last October).
As for our next automotive move? Not sure yet. This Summer we sold my 1993 delSol and now we will lose Antonio. This means we will go from 6 cars to 4 which is totally ok. We are only 2 people. However I know my husband has the itch to get soemthing electric and new. We have looked into the Chevy Bolt as well as the possibility of a Tesla. Who knows, stay tuned.

That is Antonio in the background.
Our original lease runs out next Summer and our local dealer had one 2015 left with a crazy deal of $96 a month on a 3 year lease. We decided to jump and get it now so for the next 8 months or so, we have two Fiats in our fleet.
So yeah, now I go back to a gas engine car the other days of the week. This is going to be weird. I havenet put gas in a vehicle in a long time. I heard prices came way down, thats nice.

As you can see here it is 42 degrees outside and the battery is at 97% capacity. My range is only 61 miles!
Something to keep in mind if you live in a colder climate.
Oh and on that note:
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Wishing you all the best in 2015 and may your electric car dreams come true.
I suggest if you are a new small car driver you just plan on people not seeing you and if you happen to drive a electric (SILENT) small car, act as if you are Wonder Woman in the invisible jet. It is totally up to you to avoid obstacles because you are not seen or heard by anyone.
Antonio now has 7700 all electric miles! I did have to have the inverter replaced which was a recall and it died the day I was leaving for a vacation which was handy. Just dropped off the car at the dealership and hopped on my cruise to Hawaii. Picked the car up the day I got home. It's like we both got a little vacation. I came home with a tan and Antonio was clean and running again when I got home.
Im seeing more nad more of them here in Southern California. They have done pretty well here and have gained in popularity.
You can still lease one for $199 a month which is just a killer deal.
HERE is the latest info from Fiat on the 500e and the incentives.
In this one year of ownership I have used 6300 miles on the odometer. Just about half of what my lease allows per year. Hopefully we will use more next year as one in our household will have more of a commute and we will be sharing the car a bit more when this happens.
Got this in the mail a few weeks ago:

Here we go again.......
This time it is not a life or death situation so they did not come to my house and take the car away. I called yesterday and was told that the parts are not available yet and I am on a waiting list for when they come in. Hopefully will get called in a few weeks for the repair. I honestly don't know much about what it is. Something about a cooling leak that could fry some electronics.
I still take random shots of my Fiat out in the wild just because:

Oh let me tell you a "smug moment" story. My other half was in the Fiat and came upon a Prius that was plastered with bumper stickers talking about what he was doing for the environment by driving a hybrid. We pulled up just far enough at a intersection that he could see we were solar powered. Yes there is that moment of "oh yeah, well look at this". Environmentalists can be competitive ;)
Last but not least, looks like Clint Eastwood also like driving electric:

until next time, get outside and DRIVE!

Even with adding the car, the power company owes us $58 at the end of our year. In 2009 we put solar panels on our house and since then we have been cutting back and replacing old appliances with more efficient ones here and there. Next will be our old school pool pump. I hear it costs upwards to $120 a month to run that thing and a new one will be more like $30. This means next year we will be in even better of a position and someday we could support a second EV if we wanted to.
Last month we got our first $0 gas bill as well. We swapped out our water heater to a electric one and got rid of the big tank in the garage. Only gas appliance in our home is out house heater which will only get used 4-5 months a year.
We can't go "off grid" living in the middle of the burbs, but it is fun trying.
Speaking of having fun trying, check out THIS ARTICLE about converting a classing Mustang to a EV
Last month we got our first $0 gas bill as well. We swapped out our water heater to a electric one and got rid of the big tank in the garage. Only gas appliance in our home is out house heater which will only get used 4-5 months a year.
We can't go "off grid" living in the middle of the burbs, but it is fun trying.
Speaking of having fun trying, check out THIS ARTICLE about converting a classing Mustang to a EV