I can see the usefulness of an electric car for my daily commute. The Bolt seems to be very Tesla-like (long range and amazing acceleration)...for about $30,000 after incentives. That's not enough to get me in one...yet...but they are getting close!
I'd rather deal with an all electric vehicle over a hybrid. Seems to me the all-electric vehicle would be less complicated. I can't get too excited about owning either one once it's out of warranty. I guess that fear will fade as they become more commonplace.
The one thing I rarely hear people discuss is the high-voltage rapid charging station you need to install at your house to quickly recharge one of these vehicles. You need a spare 60+ amps of power in your service panel to do so. I'm not sure the average home in the US has anywhere near that capacity of free space. I wonder if you could survive with one of these cars only charging it on normal household current.
I'm sure I'll own one some day. It will be sitting in the garage next to my Viper or Z06.
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