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Would you buy this over another 40k car? How about a Prius or CR-Z?

 

Too early to tell. I'm typically not an early adopter.

 

if the lease was only a few hundred month and I saved $200 a month in gas, then the net price to me is almost nothing....hellz yes I'd lease one as a DD.

I'd never buy one because the technology is so likely to change and you don't know the long term reliability/performance of the battery pack.

 

It looks really good braking and going through the slalom.

 

Would I buy one? No. But let's be fair, first the price to me or you isn't $40k since we probably all qualify for the federal cash back. So the real price to any of us is lower 30s. Second, this is the first generation of a car of this sort. Like the Prius I expect the second generation to get better. The first gen Prius didn't make any sense either but it still sold well enough for Toyota to launch the second gen car (perfect timing given the spike in gas prices).

 

I don't get this car at all.

If you want to be green, get a leaf or a prius, they are both around $23k, a full $10+k less than the volt, even with the federal cash incentive.

This car isn't about luxury. I could buy a lexus HS hybrid for $34k that looks better and has a nicer interior, and probably gets right around the same MPG as the Volt.

If you want looks, this car doesn't have it. It looks like a civic mated with a prius. I'm not into it, esp. for a laughable $40k.

This car should be $20k after federal rebates. Then it makes sense. It's economical, affordable, and competes head-on with the prius and leaf. I mean for chrissake, it LOOKS like a $20k car.

 

No. If it were $25k like a Prius but drive better? Maybe, but it would be for the wife. It would never replace the toy, and I need something to tow a boat. The wife just wants a little runabout car so it could work for her.

But she is Japanese and is almost totally opposed to buying an American car.

 

I don't see anything wrong with this car costing more than the Prius. Every review seems to suggest it is a nicer car. However it needs to come down in cost by gen 2. Gen 1 sales expectations are so small (10k /year) that GM would probably hit their sales target even without the federal rebate. However, if the car wants to survive without rebates and the like then I would say it needs to cost about $30k or less. Equipment wise it's similar to a fully loaded Prius. The Leaf is simply to limited to worry about.

 

Reserve your judgements till you actually drive one for yourself, gentlemen.
I personally liked it a lot, and think it's worth $33k(after tax break)
Heck, as long as I use the car for commuting purposes, I won't be using a drop of gas.

Dan

 

But in CA (PG&E), using EV might not be cost effective. Imagine costing $0.40/kwh at the highest usage tier with this EV-lite. That is way more than just buying gas. There would be negative return, in gas saving, compare to driving a Prius.

I really want to see what the gas motor can get in real world mpg (one full tank, no plug in). Not this 240mpg myth thing GM marketing has been telling us. This type of info will inform people if that is the right type of car for them. Otherwise, getting a true EV, for what GM is marketing, is better option.