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Originally Posted by tjts1
The efforts some people make to hate this car. A for effort, F for common sense.
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But those points are correct and factual.
as odd as it sounds, I am PRO electric. what this car does is charge over the odds for something that can be beat by their own ageing product.
The point I was trying to make was the fact that you not going to turn the masses to EVs if only the rich can afford them and then only drive them a shorter distance than an existing car..... while running on gas!
Take the renault fluence, BIGGER than the volt, runs 100% electric doesn't need to rely on fancy displays yet is still hugely comfortable and from most road tests can do 80+ abuse filled miles on a charge. and 80% charge can take as little as 30mins.
Oh and you buy the car and lease the battery - that way your monthly figures come down and the initials are lower too!
My other gripe is that doesn't really look $41,000 worth from the pics I've seen. The 'jumper leads' under the hold, cheap looking centre console. and its not really pushing the boundaries on tech is it? what does it have the the prius doesn't apart from the a gen cycle output to the engine which I'm sure Toyota probably looked at any way? Why didn't the use a more efficient engine that the old nova lump, why not the 3pot 1.0l?
If i'm missing the point (again) please enlighten me.