And that’s why I would consider buying one, as well as one of the Ford hybrids. I can’t do a fully electric car as my daily mileage if I’m driving just for a commute I’m approaching that 50 mile mark.
Ford is dumping sedans, so their Fusion “Energi” can be had for cheap. -D > On Dec 18, 2020, at 2:36 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > On 2020-12-18 13:27, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >> Thought about you on the way home fro the office today, I was behind a >> Volt on the Crosstown Expressway. They were keeping up pretty well. > > A Volt is a Cruze with a non-turbo engine and a fair sized battery and some > minor aero improvements. > > I know a couple of guys who switched from Cruze to Volt and loved it, but I > keep coming back to the fact that the Volt is about 500lb heavier and > noticeably slower, combined with the fact that I could never make up the > difference in purchase price on fuel savings. But they're thrilled with their > '200mpg fuel consumption', and say the smooth ride and quietness on e-power > are worth it. > > At least it allows normal people (under 50 miles per day) to drive an > electric car, while still retaining the ability to go 400 miles on a tank of > gas when they travel long distances. > > _______________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
