My mom's looking for a small car (meaning non-suv) with low gas millage and inside the reasonable middle class american prices. Any suggestions?
2006-08-17 12:28:40 · 13 answers · asked by sined 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
Honda, Toyota, and Nissan
2006-08-17 12:35:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may have seen the Tesla electric sportscar http://www.teslamotors.com
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You may have even seen the T-Zero electric sports car
http://www.acpropulsion.com/ACP_FAQs/FAQ_cars.htm
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These two cars show that it is now possible to build electric cars that can out-accelerate a
Ferrari, and go 250 - 350 miles on a single charge. But both these cars are very expensive.
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So who else is working on electric cars?
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Would you believe China? They have to work on EVs. There won't be enough oil to support
China's future economic growth.
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I drive an old electric vehicle. I also have friends with electric vehicles. Some of them
have recently been able to buy some amazing, cutting-edge EV batteries from China - example:
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http://www.everspring.net/product-battery.htm
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These batteries are better, and cheaper than the ones in those $100,000+ sportscars above.
If you look at the chart, you'll see they are as cheap as lead-acid batteries, and they hold
up for 1100 charges, twice as many charges as the other LI-Ion batteries on the chart.
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Now, look at this car:
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http://www.milesautomotive.com/products_xs200.html
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It's a Chinese electric car, which will be imported into the USA next year. The driving
range is almost as good as those sports cars above. But it only costs $28500.
2006-08-21 01:36:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Ford Escape Hybrid and the Mercury Mariner Hybrid both get 36 mpg, there's also the Focus, the Fusion, the Mercury Milan, the Mazda 3, and the Mazda 6.
2006-08-17 21:59:00 · answer #3 · answered by 1970boss302mustang 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I were you I would go with a Chevrolet Corvette. The kids would be alittle cramped in the trunk but you could get there so muchquicker and look alot more hotter
2006-08-17 19:49:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Toyota Yaris or Chevy Cobalt.
2006-08-17 19:36:09 · answer #5 · answered by Albannach 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honda or Geo Metro. Geo are like toyota but a lot cheaper
2006-08-17 19:41:54 · answer #6 · answered by Mondschein! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dodge Caravan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There is no other answer. It’s cheap to buy, cheap to maintain, cheap to insure, and it was built to do exactly what a mother of three needs to get done......Of course there is also the Chevy HHR and the Chrysler PT Cruiser if you need something a little smaller and a little cooler.
2006-08-17 20:25:08 · answer #7 · answered by Walter D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a Toyota or a Honda.
2006-08-17 19:37:18 · answer #8 · answered by jrodh8 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get one with High gas mileage
2006-08-17 19:35:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why does your mother have low gas mileage?
2006-08-17 19:38:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋