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The eletric range is great for the city just back and forth to work. If they made an all electric option for about $20K i would go for it %100. Without the gas engine it should be cheaper anyway right? Most people just want an electic car for the work week anyway. Thats when we use the most gas.
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Chevy does have an all electric car on the way, the GM Spark.
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The Spark will be good for people with more than one car, or for people whose daily driving fits inside the range of an all-electric vehicle.
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However a PHEV like the Volt or the upcoming Toyota Prius Plug-in is a better choice for one-car families, or for people who need a fuel-efficient car to take occasional long trips.
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All types of car - hybrid, fuel-efficient gas, plug-in hybrid, or electric - are cost efficient under the right circumstances. There's a spreadsheet on the page below that shows this - play with different driving requirements, and different gas prices, and you will see different types of cars winning cost-of-ownership scenarios. And yes, that even includes the Volt.
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http://www.squidoo.com/a-free-calculator-for-economy-hybrid-and-electric-cars
Chevy does have an all electric car on the way, the GM Spark.
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The Spark will be good for people with more than one car, or for people whose daily driving fits inside the range of an all-electric vehicle.
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However a PHEV like the Volt or the upcoming Toyota Prius Plug-in is a better choice for one-car families, or for people who need a fuel-efficient car to take occasional long trips.
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All types of car - hybrid, fuel-efficient gas, plug-in hybrid, or electric - are cost efficient under the right circumstances. There's a spreadsheet on the page below that shows this - play with different driving requirements, and different gas prices, and you will see different types of cars winning cost-of-ownership scenarios. And yes, that even includes the Volt.
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http://www.squidoo.com/a-free-calculator-for-economy-hybrid-and-electric-cars
In 1905, you could walk in, and purchase any one of a dozen electric cars. Now you can't. Why?
Q. I bought this book about old cars. Between 1905 and 1914, there were about a dozen electric car companies. Now, you can't buy one. Why?
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Batteries could only provide a small range. Even the upcoming Nissan Leaf only gets a hundred miles or so (and that's using lithium ion batteries which are far better than the ones they had back then!)
A tank of oil lets you drive hundreds of miles and it's easy to distribute and put into cars. So it won.
Batteries could only provide a small range. Even the upcoming Nissan Leaf only gets a hundred miles or so (and that's using lithium ion batteries which are far better than the ones they had back then!)
A tank of oil lets you drive hundreds of miles and it's easy to distribute and put into cars. So it won.
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