The NY Times ran an article comparing the Chevy Spark, Fiat 500e and the Smart ED. He liked the Spark the best. Has anybody driven the Spark?
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He starts by saying that electric cars are becoming cheaper, yet, he does not mention the Smart's price about $12,490 after incentives and rebates or lease for $139.00 He mentions at front the $200 lease for the Smart Cabriolet which is their more expensive option to put it at the same level as the other cars leases.Yeah, other than the fact that they forgot to mention that the base smart ED is the cheapest mainstream EV in the nation, it was a really fair review!
It's very obvious that he likes the Fiat 500E and the Spark second.I remember driving the ED over the summer during smart's "fun test drive" tour. Boy did it make me smile with its quiet ride and surge of torque.![]()
What kind of comment is this? What car is terrible really?The good news is that none of them are terrible.
Oh yeah, the whole point is not to polluting any more. Most people should drive an electric car now. The pollution in Los Angeles and other big cities is killing us.But would a pure electric vehicle meet your needs?
Except the smart, which before subsidies starts at $25k and comes pretty well equipped.without the immoral subsidies, they would all be WAY overpriced!
Yes, that's why I got the Smart ED. For $139/mo nobody would match that. Sure, you may get a better car, better looks, better whatever but the Smart is already more than enough for a city car. That's the cell phone bill for many peopleBetween these only the Smart ED is offered in MA, and though I would have loved a Fiat it would have been impossible to match $139/mo
Subsidies only seem immoral to people who don't get them.without the immoral subsidies, they would all be WAY overpriced!
Bravo! my friend. You took this out of my mouthSubsidies only seem immoral to people who don't get them.
But if you want to bounce into an EV forum and complain about subsidies, let's start with the $14 Billion (up to $52 million) in subsidies that the US govt gives to oil and gas companies every year.
Fossil Fuel Subsidies in the U.S. | Oil Change InternationalThe Price of Oil
This leave us with only one city electric car @ $12,490 or $139/mo which is the one and only one Smart ED.Only other alternative is mishubishi i, now starts at 22k before any rebates. But that company is half dead on life support with only one dealership in all north california.
Fiat 500e is sold out for the year where i live, and there were 150 people on waitlist crazy!! That may partially explained why when i walked into fiat dealership, for half hour not one salesman paid attention to me. :-(
no, it's immoral when you rob Peter to pay Paul. Sure, Paul is OK with it (Paul is a progressive that believes the end justifies the means), but Peter got short-changed, and it's not OK. Peter earned his money and he deserves to spend it himself.Subsidies only seem immoral to people who don't get them.
But if you want to bounce into an EV forum and complain about subsidies, let's start with the $14 Billion (up to $52 million) in subsidies that the US govt gives to oil and gas companies every year.
Fossil Fuel Subsidies in the U.S. | Oil Change InternationalThe Price of Oil
Please stop with this lie.Most of these over-priced EVs are bought by people who can afford it anyway -- they don't need my money (and neither does the oil company!).:wink: