Originally Posted By: Hokiefyd
I think these likely would work for more people than their sales figures show but, at the same time, they're really only good as a second car. Sure, most of my driving might be around town at 50 miles a day or less. But if I need to go to Raleigh, and this is my only car, I need to go rent something.
I think that's where the Chevy Volt makes a lot of sense for single folks who have one car. It's primarily electric, but it does have provisions to charge itself if you have to go outside of your normal range.
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I agree, thats where the RE available in some models comes into play. I did check as well and the RE keeps the tax credit. There don't appear to be any state incentives here for private ownership.
I believe that BMW i includes a program to use a "regular" BMW when needed, though I'm unclear if you have to pay for it or if it is a courtesy type car.
I did a little math last time we talked about this and if you have access to a "free" charge station or can only charge at home it makes some economic sense. If you have to pay to charge then it is not any cheaper than fuel.
I'm intrigued by these electric cars, I think the technology is getting closer to mainstream viability.
I think these likely would work for more people than their sales figures show but, at the same time, they're really only good as a second car. Sure, most of my driving might be around town at 50 miles a day or less. But if I need to go to Raleigh, and this is my only car, I need to go rent something.
I think that's where the Chevy Volt makes a lot of sense for single folks who have one car. It's primarily electric, but it does have provisions to charge itself if you have to go outside of your normal range.
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I agree, thats where the RE available in some models comes into play. I did check as well and the RE keeps the tax credit. There don't appear to be any state incentives here for private ownership.
I believe that BMW i includes a program to use a "regular" BMW when needed, though I'm unclear if you have to pay for it or if it is a courtesy type car.
I did a little math last time we talked about this and if you have access to a "free" charge station or can only charge at home it makes some economic sense. If you have to pay to charge then it is not any cheaper than fuel.
I'm intrigued by these electric cars, I think the technology is getting closer to mainstream viability.