I don`t think with the Nissan Kick one can drive the car very far on the battery alone. The only way of keeping the battery charged is with the gasoline powered generator. People who buy this car need gas stations, but they don`t need charging stations or access to an electrical outlet.
Harry On Mon, Apr 5, 2021 at 4:03 PM CB Sites <cbsit...@gmail.com> wrote: > I was surprised watching the video thinking, Oh wild, Nisian is making a > Chevy Volt. I own a 2nd Gen Chevy Volt and must say that I love it. It > fits my driving perfectly. It's all electric with a gas engine backup. It > has about a 55 mile range on electric (35mi winter). The engine is used > for two things, running the generator and heating the car in very > cold weather. When home, I plug it in with the 115V charger device that > plugs into a standard 3 prong outlet. Nothing special. It takes about > 6-8 hrs for a full charge. Most commutes for me are about 30miles so I > never see the gas engine. Last year my TOTAL gas consumption for this car > was 1/2 of a tank regular. Funny thing is that I really haven't noticed an > impact on my electric bill. My only complaint is I wish I had spent a > few thousand more for the premier package with all of the electronics beeps > and buzzes. Leather seats would have been nice too. It's a shame it was > discontinued. For a lot of people, it was a well engineered plugin hybrid > design and a really nice car design for a poor-man's Tesla. > > > > On Mon, Apr 5, 2021 at 2:48 PM Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> AlanG <a...@magicsound.us> wrote: >> >> I think a better question is how the Nissan is better than the Chevy >>> Volt, which was discontinued after 5 years for disappointing sales, >>> possibly from failing to meet efficiency expectations. >>> >> >> It has not been discontinued. It is still for sale: >> >> https://www.chevrolet.com/electric >> >> Bob Higgins <rj.bob.higg...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Recently I have seen ridiculous advertisements for an all electric GMC >>> Hummer as the ultimate SUV. I can just imagine people going overlanding in >>> such a vehicle - running out of charge in the middle of nowhere. >>> >> >> There are no gas stations in the middle of nowhere either. Granted, gas >> stations are much more prevalent than chargers. Also, when a gasoline car >> runs out of fuel, you can park it somewhere, get a ride to a gas station, >> bring back a gallon of fuel in a plastic tank, and refuel it. So it is >> easier to recover from running out of fuel. People who drive electric cars >> soon learn to deal with the limited range and the possibility of running >> out. I drove an electric car for several months. The pandemic reduced my >> need for a car so I gave it to my daughter. But anyway, I have some >> experience with this. The GPS map shows all of the local charging stations. >> In Atlanta there are hundreds. You could easily find one, and then plot a >> course to it. >> >> How often do you run out of fuel with a gasoline car? I only did once, >> when I first learned to drive and I wasn't used to watching the fuel >> gauge, back in the 1970s. Nowadays, cars have blinking lights and other >> warnings when the fuel is low. Electric cars not only have blinking lights, >> they have a synthetic woman's voice warning you how many miles you have >> left, and (as a I said) a GPS map, and a button you press leading you to >> the closest charger. I never came close to running out of charge, because I >> plugged in at home. >> >> Granted it would be different in the wilderness, but I doubt many GMC >> Hummer owners actually drive off road into the woods. If they do, they >> better learn to plot the route on the GPS or with a Google map to estimate >> how many miles they will drive before they need to recharge. That is the >> kind of thing you can do easily with 21st century technology, even >> off-road. It would have taken hours to plan that in 1990, and the answer >> would be inaccurate. >> >>
