It's perfect for Tuttle's trips in and around Durham - to the nursing home, the hospital and the county jail. The car is quieter than ordinary vehicles. Tuttle's fellow friars first winced at the idea of paying higher electric bills for recharging the car's batteries - a process that takes four to 10 hours. But the parish's power bills haven't gone up, and the energy-conserving friars found other ways to save power. They stop the dishwasher before the dry cycle, hang their clothes to dry and take short showers.
Kids have their own TVs, their own VCRs, their own phones.
I think we've got to have a sense of sharing things, and that means inconvenience. This car is a creative thing. It's a step forward. But you have to make some adjustments with it. The car certainly has its drawbacks.