Hi Ladies and Gents. I'm looking forward to the comments stories and experiences of you EV pioneers. The Ampera certainly looks great. What I'm particulalrly looking out for is the everyday practicality of living with such a vehicle on a day to day basis, and particulary those of you that do a daily commute of more than 100 miles.
I currently drive a Toyota Avensis 2.2 T4D4D. Probably the toughest car I have ever owned, as I have put 140,000 miles on it in 5 years , never missed a beat. It is tough as anything, still pulls like a train with a huge amount of torque, handy for that 70+ surge of accleration you need to get out of harms way. I do a daily 140 mile round trip and average 49 mpg I'm wondering If I stick to diesel power or join the EV trend.What I would particularly like to know is this.
Does your Ampera accelerate with any pace from 50-70 mph when its fully charged, and when its running in ER mode?
Is the technology mature enough to give me reliability and economy I need, or will i need to pursuade my Office to supply electric recharge points at the work place?
I look forward to reading your updates and experiences
Regards
Paul H
I currently drive a Toyota Avensis 2.2 T4D4D. Probably the toughest car I have ever owned, as I have put 140,000 miles on it in 5 years , never missed a beat. It is tough as anything, still pulls like a train with a huge amount of torque, handy for that 70+ surge of accleration you need to get out of harms way. I do a daily 140 mile round trip and average 49 mpg I'm wondering If I stick to diesel power or join the EV trend.What I would particularly like to know is this.
Does your Ampera accelerate with any pace from 50-70 mph when its fully charged, and when its running in ER mode?
Is the technology mature enough to give me reliability and economy I need, or will i need to pursuade my Office to supply electric recharge points at the work place?
I look forward to reading your updates and experiences
Regards
Paul H