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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
Even the superchargers don't make it a feasible cross country road trip car though. The average car can give you 300+ miles range in a 5 minute gas stop, the supercharger gives you 170 miles range in a 30 minute stop. It really makes the most sense as a city car that you plug in at night.
I'd like to see Tesla take on a Volt style plug-in hybrid. I'm sure they could make a much more enjoyable package than GM.
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The Volt isn't bad regarding build quality - too many plastics (but what mid-priced car isn't filled with plastic these days). Decent ride/drive qualities, obviously somewhat heavy, weird braking until you get used to it - then, wow - what braking! However, everyone at my house wants to drive it - quiet is nice, it is odd, how quickly you get use to far less noise.
Plus, it really does have the advantage of not having 'range anxiety'. I know a couple of Leaf owners - and they do get that eerie feeling more then they like.
I certainly see a big electric car market for two car households, like 1990C4S. They are great for the average commute - and perfect for all those 'run arounds' on weekends.
Again, I think it is all about choice-how great that we now have some real alternatives to something the oil companies pushed us all towards 60 years ago.