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So my folk's Saturn Vue needs work (been needing something done with the electrical for some years now, finally getting bad enough I have convinced them to take it in before more than just the headlights start flickering ) and the local dealership is going to loan us a 2015 Chevy Spark!
Anything I need to know other than it has a pretty limited range? (been told 50 miles by the dealer) I have looked up some info here and there, but it looks like it will have the home charging package so I can plug it into 110v, and there are some EV charging stations nearby me, gonna have to learn what kind of plugs work and which stations to use!
My father is a big fan of EV's and would love to have a Tesla some day (unfortunately his injury from a bicycle accident means he can no longer drive himself, but I would happily chauffeur him if that means I get to drive an electric car! ).
I can see this vehicle giving him an incentive to at least put some money down on a Tesla 3 or at least goto the dealer in Beaverton. OR and test ride a Model S.
My uncle Arney recently bought a used Chevy Volt, and it seems pretty good (I know it's not perfect, but it does it's thing with an electric drive-train and just has a small "generator" to power the electric motor, so in my book, better in many ways than the typical hybrid that has both electric and gas drive-train that can power the wheels independently, and thus, more complexity, who knows, maybe they will offer a large battery in the future!).
Anyway, I take in the car at 1pm tomorrow, very excited to drive the Spark! 8)
Anything I need to know other than it has a pretty limited range? (been told 50 miles by the dealer) I have looked up some info here and there, but it looks like it will have the home charging package so I can plug it into 110v, and there are some EV charging stations nearby me, gonna have to learn what kind of plugs work and which stations to use!
My father is a big fan of EV's and would love to have a Tesla some day (unfortunately his injury from a bicycle accident means he can no longer drive himself, but I would happily chauffeur him if that means I get to drive an electric car! ).
I can see this vehicle giving him an incentive to at least put some money down on a Tesla 3 or at least goto the dealer in Beaverton. OR and test ride a Model S.
My uncle Arney recently bought a used Chevy Volt, and it seems pretty good (I know it's not perfect, but it does it's thing with an electric drive-train and just has a small "generator" to power the electric motor, so in my book, better in many ways than the typical hybrid that has both electric and gas drive-train that can power the wheels independently, and thus, more complexity, who knows, maybe they will offer a large battery in the future!).
Anyway, I take in the car at 1pm tomorrow, very excited to drive the Spark! 8)