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How do you like your Volt?
And how nice is the interior?
Some interesting things to consider with your pure as the driven snow Chevy Dolt.
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Hybrids are great if you plan on keeping them long enough and provided the batteries do not fail. The novelty factor is kinda cool too, they are very quiet when running on batteries. Just like the golf cart I will be in later today! Hopefully the technology will improve and we'll start to see prices and efficiency come down. I am all for alternatives. I'd love to see a hybrid/solar/flex fuel vehicle.
That being said, hybrid vehicles are not more "energy efficient" and are not "global warming" friendly. They simply move the tailpipe to Japan, China or wherever else the batteries are made.
Off-topic, but I would kick your ass in golf.
How do you like it so far?According to ABC news a survey by the auto research group "Polk" among 75,000 Hybrid buyers it seems that only 35% bought hybrids again. "Prius" owners accounted for half of the hybrid owners at one time but loyalty dropped off by 75 %. The truth is that you just don't see the things running around town anymore. Are they all laid up with battery problems? You can't just put a used Hybrid battery in a Walmart shopping cart and lay down 60 bucks for an exchange. You need a squad of mechanics and a fork lift to move the haz-mat monster.
We bought a Prius last week. Have nearly 500 miles on it and have averged 57 miles per gallon (and that includes lead foot, my wife putting on half of those miles).
The power train is warranted for 100,000 miles, the hybrid battery for 150,000 miles and the first two years of service are included. As for fewer and fewer hybrids being on the road that's not the case in the SF Bay Area. The Prius is getting to be as common as the VW Bug was 40 -50 years ago in our region.
How do you like your Volt?
And how nice is the interior?
I like it quite a lot. As another poster has mentioned, I don't use much gas at all because I keep it in the EV window most of the time. Quiet, smooth, torquey and quite a bit of fun. Not a sports car by any means, but plenty of power, and love the "gadgety" feel of it. The interior is quite nice, but I don't have the stock cloth types seats, I have the upgraded one. As good as, say, the last generation Acura TL?