I won't be the one stowing it in the car - my dh will !! And I don't drive - never did and now I know my reflexes won't do me well ! Where we are during the summer there's no electric to hook batteries up to - but in the winter that would be fine - I tried one out in Jamestown, VA last winter - never could have walked around the exhibits - haven't moved so fast in years and the only person I ran into - literally - was my husband -thank you both for your info -