> On October 12, 2016 at 4:23 AM Meade Dillon via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > And I forgot to question " EV and Plug-in Hybrid...are better, faster, > cleaner, cheaper to buy, cheaper to operate and cheaper to maintain than > gas cars. Its just the public is not aware of that yet."
Better is subjective. SparkEV is a better driver in many ways than Spark (even the upgraded 2016-2017 Sparks have less than 100hp, and none of them can squeal the tires to 40mph like SparkEV can), but I have trouble thinking of anything a Leaf can do that a Sentra cannot. Faster only applies to Spark and Tesla. Cleaner I have to wonder about, especially when taking remote powerplant and manufacturing induced emissions into account. Cheaper to buy, only if you really mean 'bought with taxpayers' money. Spark is a $14k car, SparkEV is a $26k car. Sentra is a $18k car, Leaf is a $30k car. And don't get me started on Tesla. Cheaper to operate, yes, for me an electric uses 2-3 cents per mile of fuel. A 40mpg gasser is 6 cents. Cheaper to maintain, in the short run, an EV needs brake fluid, wiper blades and tires, and every ten years or so coolant and hoses, assuming it has a proper cooling system. But the first out of warranty traction battery ($5k for Leaf, probably much more for cars with proper battery thermal management systems) will get your attention. I figure if I can get a used Leaf or preferably SparkEV for 10-12 cents per remaining battery warranty mile it'd be worth buying. And I have seen $8k certified pre-owned Leafs with under 25k on the odo and battery warranty to 100k (friends don't let friends buy 2011-2012 Leafs with 60mo/60k batteries). Mitch. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
