Ukuqhuba umbane

Kwakungaphantsi kweminyaka emihlanu edlulileyo xa ndandisemarikeni yemoto entsha. Xa ndithetha inyani bendirhalela ukufumana imoto entsha. Kwakuyintsasa ebandayo ngoDisemba xa iNissan Sentra yam, eneemayile ezingama-250,000 kuyo, yaqala 'ukuminxeka' ndaza ndabona injini yokukhangela kunye nesibane sesilumkiso esishushu kakhulu. “Andinaxesha lalento, hayi namhlanje,” ndatsho ngaphakathi. Ndayenza ukuba isebenze, ndasebenza iiyure ezimbalwa, emva koko ndathatha usuku lonke ukuba ndenze uphando ngezinto endizikhethayo. Emva kohambo olukhawulezileyo lokuya kumkhandi weekhenikhi, ndaxelelwa ukuba ibhlokhi yeinjini yam iqhekekile, iyavuza isipholisi, kwaye ndiza kufuna injini entsha. Andilikhumbuli ixabiso elicatshulwe kum, kodwa ndiyakhumbula ndinemvakalelo yokuntywila esiswini sam ukuyiva kwam. Ndaxelelwa ukuba ndineentsuku ezimbini ukuya kwezintathu ndiqhuba phambi kokuba injini ingaphindi ibambe isipholisi. Ke, ngale mvakwemini ndichithe iiyure kwi-intanethi ndikhangela ukulungiswa kwaye ndalinganisa ukhetho lwam kwimoto entsha.

Kulapho ndakhumbula khona abahlobo bam abasenyongweni babini bathenga i-Chevy Volts yombane kwaye bobabini bahlambalaza malunga nokusebenza kwayo, ukunqongophala kokugcina kunye nexabiso. Ndithethile nabahlobo bam bobabini ngaloo mva kwemini kwaye ndaqala ukwenza uphando. Ingcinga ezazihamba entlokweni yam ngelaxesha zazisithi, “Andifuni ukulinganiselwa ukuba ndingahamba kangakanani xa ndiphelelwa ngumbane,” “Andiqinisekanga ukuba itekhnoloji yebhetri ikwindawo apho ndinokuqhuba khona. ngaphezulu kwe-10 yeemayile ngaphandle kokutshaja, "" Kwenzeka ntoni ukuba ndengozi, ngaba ibhetri ye-lithium ion iyaqhuma njengokuba ubona kwiziklip zeYouTube? " "Kwenzeka ntoni xa ndingekho ekhaya ndize ndiphelelwe ngumbane, ndinayo imoto erhuqwayo, okanye ngaba ndibamba ngentambo yolongezo ndize ndicele ukungena kwiplagi yomntu iiyure ezintandathu ukuze ndikwazi ukuyigoduka?" kwaye ekugqibeleni "Ngokuqinisekileyo ndiza konga kwigesi, kodwa ityala lam lombane liza kunyuka."

Emva kokufunda iiNgxelo zabaThengi, ukuphanda iinkcukacha, kunye nokubukela iividiyo ezimbalwa zeYouTube ezinabanikazi abonwabileyo bejongisa uninzi lweengxaki zam zokuqala, ndiye ndavuleleka ngakumbi kumbono wokufumana imoto yombane. Masijongane nayo, abahlobo bam bahlala bendixelela ngothando ukuba 'ndandingu-hippy' owazalelwa kwisizukulwana esingalunganga, kwaye ndandingumntu owanga umthi, ngeyona ndlela ibalaseleyo, kunjalo. Banokuyithetha le nto kuba ndikhe ndenza eyam ipaneli yelanga uluhlu kwaye ndayifaka kwiibhetri ezindala zemoto. Ndakhe ibhokisi yokuhombisa, ekhuselayo ejikeleze iibhetri ezihlala ngokungacacanga kwikona yeveranda yam kunye nembiza enkulu yeentyatyambo ngaphezulu kwayo. Ndibaleke ndibamba iintambo kwibhokisi, ngaphakathi kwekhaya ndiyidibanise ne-inverter outlet ehleli kwishelufa ngaphakathi endlwini. Suku ngalunye ndandibiza ilaptop yam, iiselfowuni, iFitbit, kunye nezinye iibhetri ezazinika amandla am kunye neetotshi zam. Ayizukuqhuba ifriji, okanye imicrowave, kodwa yayiyindlela yokunciphisa ikhabhoni, kwaye ngexesha lokuphuma kombane kwakwanele ukunika isibane sedesika kunye nengubo yokufudumeza ebusika.

Kwiintsuku ezimbini kamva, ndafika kwindawo yokuthengisa eyayineeVolts ezimbini ngombala endiwufunayo. Emva kweeyure ezintlanu zokundibonisa indlela yokusebenzisa iziseko zemoto, ukuthetha-thethana ngexabiso eliphantsi, kunye nokubaleka uthotho lwezongezo ezingeyomfuneko, ndiye ndahamba ndaya kwinqwelo-mafutha yam entsha yombane. Nditsale kwigaraji yam, ndavula kwangoko itrunk apho umthengisi ebebeke khona intambo yokutshaja kwaye ndafaka imoto yam kwindawo eseludongeni rhoqo. Yiyo leyo; ngeyure ezimbalwa ndiza kuba nentlawulo epheleleyo kwaye ndingaqhuba iimayile ezingama-65 ukuya nokubuya. Ixabiso lemoto laliphakathi kwe- $ 2,000 yemoto eqhelekileyo enegesi efanayo. Kukho ikhefu likarhulumente kunye nelikarhulumente xa uthenga 'iimoto ezizezinye', kwaye ndifumene i $ 7,500 kwiirhafu zam kunyaka olandelayo. Oku kuyenze imoto ukuba ibe ngama- $ 5,500 ngexabiso eliphantsi kunexabiso elilinganayo negesi.  

Ngentsasa elandelayo, ndivuke ndahamba ndayokujonga imoto yam entsha ebixhunyiwe kwangezolo. Ukukhanya kwideshibhodi bekuluhlaza oluqinileyo, okuthetha ukuba kugcwele ngokupheleleyo. Ndayikhulula imoto, ndafaka intambo esiqwini sayo, ndahamba ndayokufumana ikofu, kunye nelagi yam yekofu eyayiphinda isebenze. Ukufika kwam kwivenkile yekofu, ndathatha incwadi yam yokungena ngaphakathi, ndafumana ikofu yam, ndafunda enye incwadi. Emva kokuphumla ngokupheleleyo kwaye ndinetaffefein, ndibuyele emotweni ndahamba ndayokuthatha 'uvuyo' - ukuyivavanya kuhola wendlela. Into endiyiqapheleyo kukusilela kwengxolo emotweni. Ngomatshini wombane, yonke into endiyivileyo yayisithi "hum" ethambileyo eya isiba nentsingiselo ethe kratya, ngokukhawuleza ndenza ukuba imoto ihambe.

Ngokucinezela kwe-pedal imoto yam ibotshwe ecaleni kwendlela. Ifumene isantya ngokukhawuleza, ndaziva ukuba amavili azabalaza ukugcina ipavumente. Le moto yayinamandla amakhulu. Kuyinyani oko bendikufundile, iimoto zombane zine-torque yangoko nangoko xa kuthelekiswa nenjini yegesi efuna ukwakhiwa kwamandla ngaphambi kokufikelela kwisantya senqwelo mafutha yam entsha. Kwakungeli xesha, xa ndakhumbula ukuba iChevy Volt yayiyimoto yombane eyahlukileyo, kuba nayo yayinombane ovelisa igesi ngaphakathi kuyo. Ngapha koko, imoto yam ibaleka kuzo zombini igesi kunye nombane, kodwa ibisaqwalaselwa ngu EPA norhulumente wobumbano ukuba abe sisithuthi esinamandla onke. Kungenxa yokuba ngokungafaniyo nezinye iimoto ezihlanganisiweyo, umvelisi wegesi khange ayenze imoto nanini na. Endaweni yoko, ibaleke ngenjini encinci yegesi evelisa umbane ukubonelela ngemoto, xa yayihamba isezantsi kumbane. Ukuqaqamba! Kanye apho, oku kuyekise naziphi na iinkxalabo endinazo malunga nokuthatha imoto edlula i-65 yeemayile ukusuka ekhaya.

Emva kokuqhuba nokuthanda zonke iinkalo zemoto yam yombane phantse iminyaka emihlanu ngoku, ndincoma le moto nezinye ezifana nayo. Ityala lam lombane lenyuke nge-5 ukuya kwi-10 yeedola ngenyanga, kwaye oku kukuthi ukuba ndiyichithile ibhetri kwaye ndiyipakishe ubusuku ngabunye. Kwaye masijongane nayo, i- $ 10 ngenyanga ithenga malunga ne-3 yeelitha zerhasi kwimoto eqhelekileyo. Inokuya phi imoto yakho kwi-10 yeedola eyixabiso? Oko ndafumanisa ukuba kukho izikhululo zokutshaja kuyo yonke indawo yedolophu yedenver, kwaye uninzi lwazo lusimahla. Ewe, SIMAHLA! Athathelwa ingqalelo njengenqanaba lesibini kwitshaja, oko kuthetha ukuba bahlawulisa ngokukhawuleza kunokuba ndicofa imoto yam ekhaya. Qho xa ndisiya ejimini, ndiyayifaka kwaye ndizuze malunga ne-10 ukuya kwi-15 leemayile ngeyure. Thetha malunga nenkuthazo yokugcina inkqubo yakho yokuzilolonga idlula kunyaka omtsha.

Ngokomndilili ndizalisa itanki yeetroli ezisixhenxe malunga kathathu ngonyaka. Oko kuthetha ukuba i-87% yokuqhuba kwam ikwi-100% yombane, kodwa kukho amaxesha apho ndiye eGreeley, kwaye ndide ndithathe imoto ndiye kutyelela usapho eSt. Louis, efuna ukuba umvelisi wegesi akhanyise (ngokuzenzekelayo kwaye ngaphandle komthungo ngelixa imoto iqhuba), esebenzisa amafutha. Nangona kunjalo, isixa sepetroli esisetyenziswa yimoto sincinci kakhulu kuba ipetroli isetyenziselwa ukuqhuba umbane kwaye ayisihambisi imoto. Ndifuna kuphela utshintsho lweoyile kube kanye ngonyaka kwaye kuba umvelisi usebenza kuphela ixesha elifutshane, 'injini' ifuna ukugcinwa okuncinci kakhulu. Lilonke, andisokuze ndibuyele kwisithuthi esinerhasi yonke. Akukho nto ndiyincamileyo ngokuthenga le moto, kwaye ndonge ixesha elininzi ngemfuno encinci yolondolozo. Inayo yonke intsebenzo (eneneni ngakumbi), ubuchule, kunye namandla njengemoto yam yokugqibela, kodwa indigcinele amawaka eedola kwigesi.

Ukongeza kokonga imali eninzi kwi-petroli, ndiyazingca ngokuba ndicutha i-carbon footprint yam ngokunciphisa kakhulu ukungcoliseka kwemoto yam. Ndihlala ndincokola ngokungafanelekanga nabantu abasondela kum emva kokubona imoto yam ipakile kwindawo yokupaka, okanye ndihleli kwirobhothi ebomvu. Yep, yenzeke kathathu, apho abantu abakwiimoto ezisecaleni kwam banikezela umqondiso wokuqengqeleka kweefestile kwaye bandibuze ngemoto yam. Ababini kwaba bathathu bade bandicela ukuba ndisondele ecaleni kwendlela ukuze sikwazi ukuthetha ngakumbi, into endiyenzileyo ngovuyo. Inqaku lokugqibela endifuna ukwabelana ngalo nawe kukuba xa usiya kugesi, kukho inani elikhulu leapps kwimoto yakho onokuzikhuphelela simahla. Bayanceda ukubonelela ngezibalo kwisithuthi sam, undixelele ukuba uxinzelelo lwamavili luphantsi, ukuba kukho ingxaki nge-elektroniki, kwaye ndinokuthi ndibeke iliso kuyo yonke imiba yemoto yam ngelixa ndiyibiza. Eyona app iluncedo endiyisebenzisayo ibizwa ngokuba Ixabiso eliphakamileyo kwaye iyandibonisa apho zonke izitishi zokutshaja zindijikelezile. Ndingazicoca izikhululo ngexabiso abazibizayo (njengoko benditshilo ngaphambili, ndisiya ezasimahla), kwaye iyandibonisa nokuba isikhululo siyasetyenziswa, okanye kukho indawo esivelisayo. Le yindlela endinokukuxelela ngokuzithemba ngayo ukuba ngokokusebenza kwam okujonga konke ukutshaja, kunye nepetroli endiyibeke emotweni kule minyaka mihlanu idlulileyo, ndigcinile i-2,726 yeedola kwipetroli yodwa.¹ Bandakanya ioyile ezintathu ukuya kwezine zotshintsho ngonyaka kwaye ixesha elincinci lichithwe kulondolozo, kwaye elona candelo lilungileyo, ANDIKHO, kufuneka ndenze uvavanyo lokukhutshwa kuba imoto ithathwa njengombane wonke, kwaye eli nani ngokulula liphindwe kabini.

Ibali elide elifutshane, cinga nzulu ngemoto yombane okanye ngombane we-hybrid kwixesha elizayo xa ufuna imoto. Ngoku ezinye iinkampani zineemoto zombane zemidlalo, kunye neeSUV. Akukho nto uyincamayo ekusebenzeni kwaye uzuza lula ngakumbi, kwaye kuthi abo baseColorado abathanda ukuya ezintabeni, uyakugqitha uninzi lweemoto ezirhuqa igesi kunye neelori ezinyuka iinduli ngaphandle komzamo owongezelelweyo. Ngokuya ngombane, awugcini nje ngokugcina imali, unceda ukunciphisa kakhulu ungcoliseko lomoya esixekweni sakho, uncede ukugcina amanzi nomoya ucocekile ngotshintsho oluncinci lweoyile, ugcine ixesha kunye noxinzelelo kwiiyure zotshintsho lweoyile, ulondolozo, uvavanyo lokukhutshwa, ukonyusa isithuthi sakho, kwaye ngononophelo uncume kwaye uxhuzulise kubahlobo bakho kunye nabantu osebenza nabo abama kwisikhululo segesi, njengoko uqhubeka nalo lonke uvuyo lwakho lombane.

Kumzantsi

^1.Izibalo: i-37,068 iyonke yeemayile apho i-32,362 yayiyi-100% yombane. Umndilili wama-30 eekhilomitha ngegaloni yegesi kwimoto eqhelekileyo, kwaye oko kundigcinele i-1,078 yeelitha zerhasi, kwi-avareji ye- $ 3 ngegalon nganye elingana ne- $ 3236 kwiindleko zepetroli ezigciniweyo. Thabatha umndilili weedola ezili-10 ngenyanga ngombane kwiinyanga ezingama-51 endinazo imoto, okushiya unemali eselugcinweni eyi- $ 2,726.