PHEV-ish

[C(-)ris]

Going to be worse soon with gas prices climbing. Electrics might never drop in price again.

[Markintosh]

wurm wrote:
I'm betting it's been discussed Ad nauseam in the past, but with so many people loving their Volts, why the heck would Chevy stop making them?

Because times change? The Volt was good car but the Bolt is a better car. The next generation of Chevy EVs built on their new platform should be even better, with faster quick charging times. Plus there's a lot of other options coming online besides Tesla.

Gasoline in my area has been over $5 bucks a gallon for a year now. The situation with Russia will likely push prices to the highest levels ever. I don't see myself ever buying a dinosaur powered vehicle again.

[Fritz]

Markintosh wrote:
I don't see myself ever buying a dinosaur powered vehicle again.

what if it was pterodactyl powered?

[graylocks]

Markintosh wrote:
Because times change? The Volt was good car but the Bolt is a better car.

The Bolt is better and suitable for those whose needs suit a full EV. The Volt was a better transition vehicle for those of us whose needs outstrip the current and immediately foreseeable future charging infrastructure.

[DinerDave]

graylocks wrote:
[quote=Markintosh]
Because times change? The Volt was good car but the Bolt is a better car.

The Bolt is better and suitable for those whose needs suit a full EV. The Volt was a better transition vehicle for those of us whose needs outstrip the current and immediately foreseeable future charging infrastructure.
:agree:

Dave

[Michael]

Markintosh wrote:

We have a Tacoma, which we probably don't really need. A simple trailer or occasional rental could probably meet our needs just fine.

Tacoma: 900 miles

We have a 2016 Tacoma with double doors and long bed that we paid $30,000 for new. When I had the oil changed in the fall the used car manager came up to me and offered my $25,000 for it (with 48,000 miles). I would have sold it in an instant if we had a third vehicle. So, depending on the age/miles of your Tacoma now might be a good time to sell it if you really don't need it.

[Racer X]

I still wonder if anyone is going to make a small to not quite midsize truck that is AWD by way of a standard hybrid FWD drivetrain, and a rear on-demand electric axle, and have a flat battery pack under the whole bed.

Toyota does the AWD Rav4 hybrid with this drive train. Would make a good fleet delivery vehicle with a canopy.

[Markintosh]

Michael wrote:

So, depending on the age/miles of your Tacoma now might be a good time to sell it if you really don't need it.

We bought it for 10.5k a little over two years ago and could likely sell it now for $14k. It's nuts.

We have some significant snow coming in and my wife is out of town with the Subaru. It looks like the Tacoma will be my daily driver for a day or two if there are R2 chain requirements.

[Speedy]

wurm wrote:
I'm betting it's been discussed Ad nauseam in the past, but with so many people loving their Volts, why the heck would Chevy stop making them?

Too costly to build. The month GM stopped making the Volt it was the second best selling battery type car after Tesla’s offerings.

Our 2013 Volt got one fill last year and our 2014 Cadillac ELR PHEV is now recharging in the family driveway in Mexico City with one stop in Florida and another in Texas, in both states we plugged in at our week-long stays at motels overnight (plus many short gas breaks to fill its nine gallon gas tank) - with a PHEV it’s win-win.

[ztirffritz]

Wife and I just returned from a trip to Spokane for the weekend. We drove her 2015 Volt. Took 2 tanks of gas but we averaged 39mpg at 75mph for 3.5 hours each way. We were able to charge at our friends farm while we were there. Definitely the best cars I’ve ever personally owned.