> Chevy has plenty of issues too (the Spark EV, for instance).
Hey now, take that back!
I loved my Spark EV. When the lease ended I purchased a new Spark EV.
The Spark EV may have been slapped together as a compliance car or a prototype to learn from, but it is a great Bay Area car. The Spark form factor is really space efficient. It seats four and still fits into all the leftover parking spots that are too small for everyone else. It's not a perfect car, because except for the fantastic packaging the base Spark is pretty ordinary, but the electric version is massively better. The drive train is delightful, powerful, refined, responsive, and silent. One pedal driving with regen is a revelation. The Spark has been trouble free and requires no maintenance other than tires and wiper fluid.
I think there is a place for 100 mile range class EVs. The Spark EV makes the round trip from Oakland to San Jose which is the longest routine trip I make. I don't need to drive 300 miles in one go, and I don't need or want to pay for and haul around an extra 60kWH of battery pack.
Teslas are great and all, but they are _huge_. For getting around Oakland, Berkeley and SF the Spark EV is a better fit.
Hey now, take that back!
I loved my Spark EV. When the lease ended I purchased a new Spark EV.
The Spark EV may have been slapped together as a compliance car or a prototype to learn from, but it is a great Bay Area car. The Spark form factor is really space efficient. It seats four and still fits into all the leftover parking spots that are too small for everyone else. It's not a perfect car, because except for the fantastic packaging the base Spark is pretty ordinary, but the electric version is massively better. The drive train is delightful, powerful, refined, responsive, and silent. One pedal driving with regen is a revelation. The Spark has been trouble free and requires no maintenance other than tires and wiper fluid.
I think there is a place for 100 mile range class EVs. The Spark EV makes the round trip from Oakland to San Jose which is the longest routine trip I make. I don't need to drive 300 miles in one go, and I don't need or want to pay for and haul around an extra 60kWH of battery pack.
Teslas are great and all, but they are _huge_. For getting around Oakland, Berkeley and SF the Spark EV is a better fit.