Chevy Bolt BEV and Honda Clarity PHEV

User: gjs@gm-snyder.net

Vendor: Drive Green - Green Energy Consumers Alliance

Action: 2591 - Buy or Lease an Electric Car

I bought a Chevy Bolt Battery EV in 2017, when they first became available in Massachusetts.  It's my favorite car of the six I have owned over 50 years.  It is quiet, zippy, stable, and low-maintenance.  Its maximum range is about 260 miles in summer, 200 in winter.  All my driving is local, so I recharge in the garage and never need to look for a public charger.

In 2021 my wife needed a "compromise" EV that could run on battery for local trips, but could make an occasional long trip on gas without the delays of finding and using public chargers.  We bought her a used Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV). Her favorite feature is not having to pump gas.  The Clarity's battery range is 30-40 miles, so charging in the garage is sufficient for most errands.  If the battery runs low during a longer trip, the gas engine kicks in automatically and can provide an additional 250 miles.  During the first year we filled up the tank only twice.  This summer, on an 1800 mile trip using gas only, we got about 38 MPG.