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Basically i want cheap small electric car that goes up to 70mph no need for more charge last one week if i drive 6 miles daily.
it needs to be:
-2 person car, small car.
-can recharge from sun.
-portable battery.
-can parallel park, meaning tires can turn 90 degrees.
-one back camera(optional).
-recharge from brakes, going down etc.
-least max speed 70mph.
-price of <4000.
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I didn't see the rest of it... You've pretty much described the Smart, but in no way is there an EV out there for second hand that costs close to $5,000. The EV market is only 3 years old, most cars at the price you're looking for are almost 10 years old. If you want any sort of electrification, the Prius is the best bet and they are very difficult to find at a bargain nowadays.
It depends what price you're looking for and what you consider cheap. The most popular EV is the Nissan LEAF which starts at $28,880. Always remember that there's a $7,500 federal tax rebate for the public buying or leasing an EV. Pretty much every EV in the US does more than 70mph.
There are two I could think of at the moment. The Smart ForTwo EV. Its MSRP is around $25,000 which excludes the $7,500 rebate and leases are cheap. The Smart is also the only EV to have Flex Leasing as seen in Europe where you can buy the car initially for far less and rent the battery for 3 years as maintenance and so on. Like any Smart, it's great with parking. The problem with this is that it doesn't Rapid Charge in the usual 20 - 30 minutes, so you're left with a 16 amp, 6 hour charge. Another issue is that for the past year only a few hundred have been sold constantly because of high demand in Europe so you could find yourself on a waiting list, though that should change halfway through the year. There are also very few for second hand.
The second is the Mitsubishi i-MiEV. It has 4 seats, it's more practical, bigger and was praised for its Tardis-like spaciousness, but it's still a damn good shorter than a Mini Cooper, so like the Smart parking it would be a nice change. It's also the only car other than the LEAF that uses the CHAdeMO Rapid Charger which is by far the most numerous, it should charge its small battery in less than 20 minutes.
The car used to be laughed at for having a steep $30,000 sticker`with little bells and whistles. Because of that, they didn't make any 2013 models and there are only a few 2012's left on dealer lots, and I really mean a few. There's supposedly less than 20 units in the US with monthly sales limping at less than 5 units compared to hundreds a year a go. The little stock left can be very cheap! There have been some from $15,000 to $10,000 for a car that's 2 years old, but you'll see that a lot of them are dotted around the country and not in your state. But be aware, the old i-MiEV had an optional CHAdeMO plug, so you could get one and be left with a car that can only charge at 16 amps/ 3.3kW which is less than 6 hours from 0%, but with your commute, it would do perfectly.
If you are interested in the i-MiEV, Mitsubishi is reintroducing the 2014 i-MiEV this May. It's price has been reduced from $30,000 to $23,000 and that's excluding the rebate, so it fits in among the most affordable cars in the mid $10,000s. It also got new features like leather wrapped stuff, both front heated seats and more. That car is also expected to have very cheap leases, a lot of people expect between $150 - $99/month leases. It had $99/month and $69/month leases in early 2013 which is the reason why there's so very little left.
So you've got 3 things going for ye;
Lease or buy a Smart ForTwo EV.
Wait for the 2014 i-MiEV until May and then lease or buy it.
Hunt for a second hand i-MiEV online and find it somewhere in Florida, Alabama, Washington or Illinois where it was popular.
If parking is a serious pain for you, I recommend the Smart. If you just can't commit to sacrificing the 3rd and 4th seat, it's the i-MiEV, the latter of which also has more cargo space than a Prius with the rear seats folded.
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I didn't see the rest of it... You've pretty much described the Smart, but in no way is there an EV out there for second hand that costs close to $5,000. The EV market is only 3 years old, most cars at the price you're looking for are almost 10 years old. If you want any sort of electrification, the Prius is the best bet and they are very difficult to find at a bargain nowadays.
It depends what price you're looking for and what you consider cheap. The most popular EV is the Nissan LEAF which starts at $28,880. Always remember that there's a $7,500 federal tax rebate for the public buying or leasing an EV. Pretty much every EV in the US does more than 70mph.
There are two I could think of at the moment. The Smart ForTwo EV. Its MSRP is around $25,000 which excludes the $7,500 rebate and leases are cheap. The Smart is also the only EV to have Flex Leasing as seen in Europe where you can buy the car initially for far less and rent the battery for 3 years as maintenance and so on. Like any Smart, it's great with parking. The problem with this is that it doesn't Rapid Charge in the usual 20 - 30 minutes, so you're left with a 16 amp, 6 hour charge. Another issue is that for the past year only a few hundred have been sold constantly because of high demand in Europe so you could find yourself on a waiting list, though that should change halfway through the year. There are also very few for second hand.
The second is the Mitsubishi i-MiEV. It has 4 seats, it's more practical, bigger and was praised for its Tardis-like spaciousness, but it's still a damn good shorter than a Mini Cooper, so like the Smart parking it would be a nice change. It's also the only car other than the LEAF that uses the CHAdeMO Rapid Charger which is by far the most numerous, it should charge its small battery in less than 20 minutes.
The car used to be laughed at for having a steep $30,000 sticker`with little bells and whistles. Because of that, they didn't make any 2013 models and there are only a few 2012's left on dealer lots, and I really mean a few. There's supposedly less than 20 units in the US with monthly sales limping at less than 5 units compared to hundreds a year a go. The little stock left can be very cheap! There have been some from $15,000 to $10,000 for a car that's 2 years old, but you'll see that a lot of them are dotted around the country and not in your state. But be aware, the old i-MiEV had an optional CHAdeMO plug, so you could get one and be left with a car that can only charge at 16 amps/ 3.3kW which is less than 6 hours from 0%, but with your commute, it would do perfectly.
If you are interested in the i-MiEV, Mitsubishi is reintroducing the 2014 i-MiEV this May. It's price has been reduced from $30,000 to $23,000 and that's excluding the rebate, so it fits in among the most affordable cars in the mid $10,000s. It also got new features like leather wrapped stuff, both front heated seats and more. That car is also expected to have very cheap leases, a lot of people expect between $150 - $99/month leases. It had $99/month and $69/month leases in early 2013 which is the reason why there's so very little left.
So you've got 3 things going for ye;
Lease or buy a Smart ForTwo EV.
Wait for the 2014 i-MiEV until May and then lease or buy it.
Hunt for a second hand i-MiEV online and find it somewhere in Florida, Alabama, Washington or Illinois where it was popular.
If parking is a serious pain for you, I recommend the Smart. If you just can't commit to sacrificing the 3rd and 4th seat, it's the i-MiEV, the latter of which also has more cargo space than a Prius with the rear seats folded.
2014 Mercedes Benz CLA250 or 2014 Nissan Altima 2.5 SV?
John
Hi. I am looking for a car that has around 200 horsepower, good gas mileage, and a good price (I'm not going to spend more than $30,000). I've narrowed my choices down to these two. The CLA has 208 horsepower, most cars reviewers are saying it gives 28 city/36 highway (I couldn't find anything about this on the Benz website), and starts at around $29,900. The Altima gives me 182 horsepower, 27 city/38 highway, and starts at $24,180. So, obviously, the Altima is the better choice when pricing. But the Mercedes gives 208 horsepower, whereas the Altima only gives me 182 (I am NOT going to buy the 3.5 V6 model). What should I do?
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For that kind of money I would look into a pre owned Chevy Volt. An electric car with a build it battery charger. One fellow drove his Volt almost 1,000 miles on 10 gallons of fuel. I do not recommend Mercedes-Benz. They can be full of problems. Mercedes has apparently given up on quality engineering. But for $24K you can get an excellent buy on a Volt. That is what I am buying next year.
For that kind of money I would look into a pre owned Chevy Volt. An electric car with a build it battery charger. One fellow drove his Volt almost 1,000 miles on 10 gallons of fuel. I do not recommend Mercedes-Benz. They can be full of problems. Mercedes has apparently given up on quality engineering. But for $24K you can get an excellent buy on a Volt. That is what I am buying next year.
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