Tim my friend - welcome back to the light! We all spend some time on the dark side but eventually come back to the light and truth!
The other day I had to fill up the tank on the Prius, and after I was done, my nice winter gloves (a gift from my brother in law in the Philippines) reeked of gasoline. I hadn't even spilled anything!
Electric Bug is sick - batteries are starting to go, and I have an AC short due to the battery heaters - they've accumulated so much Hydrogen gas slime that they are now (slightly) grounding to the car. So, I have to spend time cleaning them off and all the batteries too. No worries - I don't mind keeping her on the road.
I'll have to buy batteries again in the near future, and not sure what to do yet. I did install the used PFC20 that I bought and it works well. Sometimes a good charger warms the sole!