Electric or hybrid car recommendations?

[Anonymous]

I'm considering an electric or hybrid for my next car purchase. I'd like a 4-door car that will drive easily for commuting on 495 about 15 miles in each direction and can be used for city driving and parking. It wouldn't be driven more than about 30 miles a day. I am not interested in an SUV electric/hybrid. However, I have kids who occasionally would ride in the back and worry in general about car safety. Does anyone have a recommendation or opinion about the merits of a particular make/model of electric or hybrid car? And how they perform in the winter? I'd welcome a dealer recommendation too.

[Anonymous]

Nissan Leaf is a great commuter car. Driving in winter is fine, the only thing is you will notice a slight drop in miles with colder weather.

[Anonymous]

You can look here
http://evadc.org/

Plus look for electric car owner meetups

[Anonymous]

We have a Chevy Bolt that is DH's commuter car and he LOVES it. It has a 238 mile range, so more than enough for his commute. He also charges it for free at the Whole Foods near his job. We use it as our car when we do stuff with the kids on the weekend. With the tax incentives it was not expensive and we have saved quite a bit of money, which is nice. I find the ride bumpy and not that comfortable for passengers, but it is fun to drive. We bought it as Ourisman Chevrolet in Bowie- they gave us an awesome price.

[Anonymous]

PP here. It has done fine in the winter although the mileage is reduced in cold temperatures so you have to watch out for that if you are using a lot of the range.

[Anonymous]

Chevy Volt instead of Bolt. It has a gas engine to generate power if you run out of battery. Bolt is all-electric. Both qualify for the usual EV discounts/rebates.

[Anonymous]

A Tesla would be my pick, but the Tesla 3 can't keep up with demand.

[Anonymous]

I have a Fusion Hybrid and I love it, back seat is roomy enough for two car seats. Most hybrids lose trunk space for the battery but my son's hockey equipment fits in the trunk no problem with a stroller. I can't say enough good things about this car, I average 600 miles per tank.

I really want a plug in for my next vehicle but there aren't enough charging stations around me to make it worthwhile right now.

[Anonymous]

Kia Niro. I love mine. It's billed as a crossover SUV, but it's more similar in size to most hatchback cars. I get about 50 mpg and there is now a plug in model that would do even better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a Fusion Hybrid and I love it, back seat is roomy enough for two car seats. Most hybrids lose trunk space for the battery but my son's hockey equipment fits in the trunk no problem with a stroller. I can't say enough good things about this car, I average 600 miles per tank.

I really want a plug in for my next vehicle but there aren't enough charging stations around me to make it worthwhile right now.

If you aren't driving around a lot, just install a charging plug at your house and you should be fine. I had a friend who is replacing his leased Nissan Leaf with a Tesla 3. He installed a plug (much like an appliance plug for a washer or dryer) for just a few hundred dollars (ballpark like $300-400). His Leaf got around 250 miles to a charge and with the appliance plug, he could fully charge the battery from near empty to full in about 2 hours. Less if you were starting from mid-way charged instead of near empty. For a commuter car, this should be fine for most people.

[Anonymous]

Friends have a hybrid Camry and love it -- they liked it so much we got the hybrid RAV4 which we love. I'd look into Toyota's various hybrid offerings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a Fusion Hybrid and I love it, back seat is roomy enough for two car seats. Most hybrids lose trunk space for the battery but my son's hockey equipment fits in the trunk no problem with a stroller. I can't say enough good things about this car, I average 600 miles per tank.

I really want a plug in for my next vehicle but there aren't enough charging stations around me to make it worthwhile right now.

If you aren't driving around a lot, just install a charging plug at your house and you should be fine. I had a friend who is replacing his leased Nissan Leaf with a Tesla 3. He installed a plug (much like an appliance plug for a washer or dryer) for just a few hundred dollars (ballpark like $300-400). His Leaf got around 250 miles to a charge and with the appliance plug, he could fully charge the battery from near empty to full in about 2 hours. Less if you were starting from mid-way charged instead of near empty. For a commuter car, this should be fine for most people.

That’s level 3 charging. We have a leaf and have never gotten 250 miles after a charge, the max is 103. Are you sure it’s a Leaf? Maybe a Tesla.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a Fusion Hybrid and I love it, back seat is roomy enough for two car seats. Most hybrids lose trunk space for the battery but my son's hockey equipment fits in the trunk no problem with a stroller. I can't say enough good things about this car, I average 600 miles per tank.

I really want a plug in for my next vehicle but there aren't enough charging stations around me to make it worthwhile right now.

If you aren't driving around a lot, just install a charging plug at your house and you should be fine. I had a friend who is replacing his leased Nissan Leaf with a Tesla 3. He installed a plug (much like an appliance plug for a washer or dryer) for just a few hundred dollars (ballpark like $300-400). His Leaf got around 250 miles to a charge and with the appliance plug, he could fully charge the battery from near empty to full in about 2 hours. Less if you were starting from mid-way charged instead of near empty. For a commuter car, this should be fine for most people.

That’s level 3 charging. We have a leaf and have never gotten 250 miles after a charge, the max is 103. Are you sure it’s a Leaf? Maybe a Tesla.

NP- I don't think you can put level 3 charging in your house... I think prior pp is super confused and giving inaccurate information. The Leaf has never been able to run 200 miles, the new version barely hits 150.

[Anonymous]

We have a chevy Volt and two ES boys that are hauled in it all the time with no issue.

We installed a Level 2 charger in our house.

[Anonymous]

Ford Cmax hybrid I have a 2013 with 60K miles my lifetime a MPG average is about 44-45 driving from Vienna to DC daily and a few long trisp to florida and canada.

about the same size as a prius but a smidge wider and taller

there is a Cmax energi with is a plug in hybrid...


I bought my cmax it after a tree fell on my 3rd generation prius. Like the ford much better than the prius