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Well, if you get the super-duper charger that will recharge in half the time of a normal 220 outlet, I've read estimates of $2-3 thousand for the charger and to install the upgraded outlet.
If you go with your regular 220: Approx 8 hours to recharge, 8 hours of electricity use - guess it depends on your kilowatt rate.
After recharging, you are able to drive.........40 miles on the battery.
That is what I could call a LEMON.
Using some very rudimentary math I find that my sons who drive 40 miles to work and are there from 8:00 to 6:00 would manage to get charged up completely for their return home. I guess this isn't bad if they can get their employer to put in the necessary recharging station. I forgot to say that there are more than just two who drive at least that far to that job. Think of the outlets that would be needed.
The best estimates I've seen for price of a gallon converted to the charge on one of these is around 1.50 a gallon. That means you'd have to drive about 20000 all electric miles to make up for the extra price of the car.
The volt is a good start in the right direction for energy independence, but the "green" selling point is just marketing.
Thanks for the info.
So if someone does commute their 40 miles per day with this car it would be 200 per week, that wouldn't take much to reach the break even point you speak of.
Either way I'm not sure where the arm & leg thing is coming from.
I will be - a new F-150. No GM or Chrysler ever again.
Over the summer two salary bosses went out and bought Toyota Priuses, ( I'm in the company union) but we get along really well, anyway I can remember bustin their stones for buying Hybrids while working at an oil refinery in the northeast. Today those two guys (friends) were laid off with about 150 other people. I feel bad, both for their families, and themselves personaly, especially right before Christmas. But as I asked over the summer
"Would you rather have a car that gets 40miles to a gallon or have a job"?
To me Its like working for Ford and buying a Chrysler.
yeah. my family used to have one. it wasn't that bad of a car for the time period, i guess.
Am I mixing up the LS model, I swear i thought it was the Chevelle. C'mon old timers and car guys tell me that '70 was a great year for the Chevelle.
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