[brightball]

IMO nothing beats a slightly used Volt.

[serpix]

It is a ridiculously well engineered car. Way more power than the competition, bigger battery than the competition. The 2009 model is still technically ahead of all the other plugins on the market.

[dsfyu404ed]

Yeah, but GM products are not exactly fashionable among people shopping for Tesla alternatives.

[dexterdog]

And the i3 is? That's one of the ugliest cars on the market.

[seattle_spring]

It's not about the look of the car for BMW owners, it's just about the price tag and the name on the badge.

[dexterdog]

I thought the i3 was a pretty affordable BMW esp if you can get the rebates.

[seattle_spring]

I think you may fall into the category of people I was referring to, if you think $45k for a slow, base model car is no big deal.

[dsfyu404ed]

An ugly German luxury car is still a German luxury car.

[dmead]

the (v|b)olt has horrible charging infrastructure.

[asdignoio]

It doesn't matter for the Volt. Since it has a range extender, there's no real need for fast charging. Just charging it every night from a 120V outlet will eliminate most gas usage for most people. If you run out of charge, it's an annoyance rather than a disaster.

I can't speak to the Bolt since I've never seen one.

[dmead]

I've test driven a bolt and done the diligence on it.

It needs 4 (FOUR) days to charge on a standard outlet. If you happen to own a house, you can have the higher amp outlet installed for like 2k.

Otherwise, good luck finding a fast charging station for GM cars. They don't exist.

[fjsolwmv]

It depends on your mileage. 4days to fully recharge from empty, if you are on a road trip (which you obviously couldn't do in a Bolt). But overnight it will charge 50miles, which covers local daily use.