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JSH · 10-03-2019, 01:41 PM

Well the time has come, the Spark EV went back to Chevy. All in all my first EV experience has been very positive. The driving dynamics were great - vastly superior to an ICE car. Press the accelerator and the car movies silently forward. The car is always in the correct "gear" and acceleration is instant.

It has also been the cheapest car I've ever owned:
$3900 Lease
$ 288 Title Registration
$1878 Insurance
$ 182 Maintenance (tires)
$ 699 Fuel
$6945 Total

That comes to $178 per month all-in or $0.27 per mile. Even my 2005 Prius that I bought used, kept for 10 years, and did all the maintenance myself cost $245 per month. (adjust for the same miles per year)

I drove 25,834 miles and consumed 5828 kWh of electricity for an average of 4.43 miles per kWh

So what are we replacing it with? Nothing. My wife started biking to work most days and drives our camper van when she can't bike. Even if she drove the van every day it would only be $40 a month for gas. I'll drive the Sportwagen TDI for my commute.

I got used to starting everyday with a full charge and it will be annoying to go back to waiting in line for fuel.

10-03-2019, 01:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
JSH AKA - Jason Join Date: May 2009 Location: PDX Posts: 3,599 Adventure Seeker - '04 Chevy Astro - Campervan 90 day: 17.3 mpg (US) Thanks: 325 Thanked 2,146 Times in 1,453 Posts	39 months with a Chevy Spark EV Well the time has come, the Spark EV went back to Chevy. All in all my first EV experience has been very positive. The driving dynamics were great - vastly superior to an ICE car. Press the accelerator and the car movies silently forward. The car is always in the correct "gear" and acceleration is instant. It has also been the cheapest car I've ever owned: $3900 Lease $ 288 Title Registration $1878 Insurance $ 182 Maintenance (tires) $ 699 Fuel $6945 Total That comes to $178 per month all-in or $0.27 per mile. Even my 2005 Prius that I bought used, kept for 10 years, and did all the maintenance myself cost $245 per month. (adjust for the same miles per year) I drove 25,834 miles and consumed 5828 kWh of electricity for an average of 4.43 miles per kWh So what are we replacing it with? Nothing. My wife started biking to work most days and drives our camper van when she can't bike. Even if she drove the van every day it would only be $40 a month for gas. I'll drive the Sportwagen TDI for my commute. I got used to starting everyday with a full charge and it will be annoying to go back to waiting in line for fuel.