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[bradbowl]

Now that Ford and Chevy beat out both Honda and Toyota, perhaps it's time to ditch the Yaris for a Ford Fiesta.

Or maybe not...

Well, Kia is #2 on the list so I can see no reason not to jump into a nice Kia Rio. Except...



I do like the 2016+ Chevy Spark, I could see myself scooting around town in one.

[justanotherdrunk]

Originally Posted by bradbowl

I do like the 2016+ Chevy Spark, I could see myself scooting around town in one.

get the spark ev

ridiculously cheap like <$8K

ridiculously cheap to charge

stop buying gas

quick fun reliable

great short range city car which is totally adequate for most americans driving

[Leegamer]

Originally Posted by justanotherdrunk

get the spark ev

ridiculously cheap like <$8K

ridiculously cheap to charge

stop buying gas

quick fun reliable

great short range city car which is totally adequate for most americans driving

I just read about the spark EV after your post and for the first time ever I'm interested in an EV. I need to find one and test drive it

[bradbowl]

Originally Posted by justanotherdrunk

get the spark ev

ridiculously cheap like <$8K

ridiculously cheap to charge

stop buying gas

quick fun reliable

great short range city car which is totally adequate for most americans driving

We didn't get the Spark EV in Hawaii or else I would definitely consider it! We did get Mitsubishi i-Miev but they didn't sell well and are pretty rare.

[toad]

Originally Posted by justanotherdrunk

get the spark ev

ridiculously cheap like <$8K

ridiculously cheap to charge

stop buying gas

quick fun reliable

great short range city car which is totally adequate for most americans driving

Ok, you got me interested also. I've seen the regular Spark quite often around here in the Midwest, but the EV was never sold here new. It looks pretty-much the same except for the grill, charging port location, and lack of an exhaust. It's actually not a bad looking car(especially when you consider to recent styling coming from Toyota/Honda.

I did some research also and found there's a DCFC option that was $750 extra and not all Spark EVs have it. Apparently, it's VERY desirable and this allows you to get more miles/day out of your Spark(note I didn't say 'increased range per charge'- it's still the same 80ish miles). What DCFC does is allow you to use a J-1772combo charger to recharge in minutes vs. hours with a standard Level 2. This way you could drive hundreds of miles in a day so long as you can find places to fast-recharge along the way. The author of a blog I'm getting this info from(linked below) claims 20 minute charges to 65% from almost zero. This almost sounds Supercharger-ish, but remember we're talking way less range(still somewhat impressive, however).

It will do 0-60 in 8 seconds. Like you said, no more gas stations either!
https://sparkev.blogspot.com/2015/05...g-from-la.html