Seems like Chrysler doesn't really like producing the 500e and is losing about $10k on each car and is only making it for EPA compliance's sake, not to mention various recalls regarding electrical and battery system as late as march of 2015. Some even experienced the electrical system just shuts down out of nowhere when the car is moving. True to FIAT's slogan, i don't want to have them constantly fix it again and again, and would rather play it safe. Though I'd much rather prefer the styling of the 500e over its competitors (smart fortwo, spark, fit).If you want electric why not get a 500e? That should be the cheapest route (assuming they still have that stupid cheap lease).
lol i agree, if it weren't for my crappy parking space at work, where it's within distance of someone pissing off from their apartment's balcony down to the spaces below.I don't think saving 20 miles worth of gas per day is worth spending 26k and having to drive around in an electric version of the crappiest car on the road all week.
I wouldn't buy one...but a $70 a month lease with very little down makes it much more appealing.
cost more and comes with less range (that's pretty much my criteria, really) than the spark EV. Looks like im going to pull the trigger by the end of the month.:thumbsup:elect. focus?
saw him on the phone talking and looked visibly distraught. Another sign was that the in-n-out i was heading to was on Harbor in Costa Mesa and we both took the same exit. Orange Coast Fiat is on Harbor blvd. I know people who intentionally run down their battery (circling their neighborhood) just to test the range, but i dont know too many dumb enough to run it down and get flatbed to a dealership.How do you know he wasn't just a moron and drained the battery?
I think the torque was turned down a bit to 327 lb-ft (ironically still 10 more than the rs5 ) from the 400 (?) of the previous years to extend the longevity of the battery. It is indeed a gem in its class of mini-EVs.The Spark EV has a crazy amount of torque. Definitely the hot-rod of that class of EV, and considered to be better in many respects than the gas version. Pending the Bolt, the Spark would be my pick of the sub-Tesla electrics.
Though if I was going to go with a commuter/weekend car combo, the RS5 would not be my choice of weekend car as it's too much of a luxury barge.
Nice. yea i see 100mi is the normal range in the city if you dont drive stupid, and considering downtown long beach is pretty tight, i wont be accelerating it as much also.I have one. Got the lease for nearly free after state and county rebates. I get about 100 miles out of it driving in the city and about 80 on the highway. However, with my other car being a 60mpg Prius and ~$0.20/kwh energy cost at the lowest tier, it is still cheaper for me to drive the Prius.
The acceleration is great once you are past the 25mph mark. Other drivers are used to seeing the non-EV Spark and they are just dumbfounded when you blow past them. It does lose a lot of pep quickly once you start carrying passengers.
Nice. yea i see 100mi is the normal range in the city if you dont drive stupid, and considering downtown long beach is pretty tight, i wont be accelerating it as much also.
Any problems or quirks you could find with the spark?
I also mainly L1 charge in my garage. I can charge it from 30% to full in about 10 hours. I got a L2 charger through this offer, but I haven't gotten it installed yet.
Does the Charger use a hard wire or plug?
Manufacturer says to hardwire it, but many have added a plug. It doesn't come with a plug.
ahhhh i see what you mean. Yea, my tax liability on line 63 well exceeds the $7500 credit.Just because you don't owe them anything when you files doesn't mean you didn't pay tax. It means your withholdings were correct. What you need to do is look at your 1040 and look for the line towards the end that says this is your total tax, or something to that effect. If that figure is greater than $7500 you will collect the full rebate.