As for the volt it is rather crap. GM is far too worried about a good volt competing with its petrol lines. If I were GM I would go all in on electric. Tho I am not so I will buy a Ford instead.
As for charge time issues. That has NOTHING to do with the car or the battery. Most home lines can only push out a few kilowatts safely. Also the faster you want to charge the much more complex and costly the power converter costs. My PCs Power supply is 700W and it cost me a good 60USD. .7 Kilowatts...
What is not being mentioned here tho is that 40 miles you get is less than a dollar power bill. Way less in many areas. Also when an engine is "designed" for a fixed RPM its efficiency skyrockets. Most road engines these days are supposed to hit best RPM at normal conditions at 50 MPH That is why there is two MPG ratings.
Now in my opinion take the ICE out completely slash 10-20 thousand on price and let it go 60-80 miles on a single charge. That fits city dwellers VERY well.
|