QOTD: Pleasure Cruise for the Isolated?

Self-isolation and social distancing — it’s all the rage these days, though your author hopped on that bandwagon long before it was cool. Lonely nights lead to fewer viruses, the thinking went. A strategy that’s panned out over time.

As you digest that completely unnecessary and frankly uncomfortable information, you may as well ponder something that’s crossed my mind repeatedly over the past few days. Perhaps you can come up with an answer.

Governments the world over are telling us to have as little contact with other human beings (and things they’ve touched) as possible. Stay indoors, they say. Only go out for essentials. Okay, so if you’re not infected with COVID-19, the outdoors still holds some promise — and your personal vehicle some purpose.

It’s hard to say how long these measures will be necessary, though we’re clearly in for a decent spell of anxious, lonely moments. But many will still need to go to work, while others will need to leave their home for essentials on occasion. One type of vehicle, however, is capable of eliminating a certain contamination/infection scenario: the electric car.

Simply, electric vehicles can be charged at home, leaving no need to visit a gas station, expose yourself to other drivers and/or the clerk, and punch your debit code into a virus-laden keypad. Just plug in when you arrive home at your well-stocked abode.

On the other hand, gas is ridiculously cheap right now and, even though there’s few fun places to go, an internal combustion car can quickly go whatever distance the driver asks of it, and for whatever reason. They’ll just have to expose themselves to a greater degree.

Right now, with your life and responsibilities, and for the reasons stated above, would you happily drive an electric car until this crisis passes?

[Image: Tesla]