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I love my Spark EV. We've had it two months now and the electric driving experience is so much better that it has displaced our Honda Fit as our favorite to drive. The Fit really is a nicer car in a bunch of ways, but an ICE car just doesn't compare. That said, the Spark is a tiny car. Comfy for 4, but no cargo space.
As far as I can tell from the internet the Volt is a great car and would be good for your situation. It may be different in Canada, but here the battery has an 8 year 100k mile warranty against losing more then 30% of capacity. If I had to do it all with one car the Volt would be at the top of the list.
I'm a little surprised to be talking like this as I have hated GM cars for most of my adult life, they made some really awful cars. But the most recent rental I had, a Sonic, was pretty nice and the Spark is awesome albeit with some minor annoyances.
If you can get good terms on a lease that might be the best way to insulate yourself from the unpredictable resale value of new tech and from any residual GM suckiness while still taking advantage of the fuel savings. In our case we scrapped our 20 year old Accord and got the Spark and it is costing less then $50 per month once the incentives and fuel savings are factored in.
As far as I can tell from the internet the Volt is a great car and would be good for your situation. It may be different in Canada, but here the battery has an 8 year 100k mile warranty against losing more then 30% of capacity. If I had to do it all with one car the Volt would be at the top of the list.
I'm a little surprised to be talking like this as I have hated GM cars for most of my adult life, they made some really awful cars. But the most recent rental I had, a Sonic, was pretty nice and the Spark is awesome albeit with some minor annoyances.
If you can get good terms on a lease that might be the best way to insulate yourself from the unpredictable resale value of new tech and from any residual GM suckiness while still taking advantage of the fuel savings. In our case we scrapped our 20 year old Accord and got the Spark and it is costing less then $50 per month once the incentives and fuel savings are factored in.