WORST Hybrid Cars & Electric Cars That Will Empty Your Bank Account
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- Опубликовано: 18 май 2024
- Worst hybrid cars and electric car you should never buy in 2024. These are the worst and most unreliable hybrid cars and electric cars you should avoid buying. The worst electric cars and hybrids on this list will empty your bank account with repairs, depreciation and headaches. If you want to know what are the worst hybrids and EVs to buy, watch this video.
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Glad you didn’t mention the VW ID.4! We have a 2023 model which has now done 22000km and we love it!
For several years it feels like the only safe bet is cars from Japan. Toyota, Honda, and Subaru. I have a 2012 RAV4 4wd and the thing never has issues. Every Toy I have owned is amazing!
Your forgot Mazda.
@@richardmichael59 I thought Mazda was kinda iffy?
I perfer a Nissan tbh ..
It just comes with Toyota’s model of, “slight tweaks, nothing revolutionary,” approach. Even their new turbo hybrid systems have been used in different applications for years (ex. Lexus LC500h twin turbo hybrid system used in current Toyota Tundra).
On my 3rd EV, starting with a 2013 Focus EV traded on a 2020 Bolt EV, both to small! Never paid over $30K now by ignoring the crazies I have a 2024 Blazer RS AWD that is awesome! At least 300 miles range as tested by experts on youtube, huge inside and smooth ride! Love this car! Only financed $30K with the Bolt trade in!
The poor Hornet 🐝 never had a chance … RIP 🪦
It could have been great if they took the approach Dodge/Chrysler did with the Mercedes platforms. Take the basic platform and redo the exterior, interior, and add an in+house drivetrain and sell the car for a fraction of the cost of the original platform. I’m not even considering a Hornet over a Trax if I were looking for a small domestic hatch, the Hornet just isn’t worth the asking price.
@@michaelw6277 A precise deduction
Sad that Stellantis is always so low on the reliability list. They look great.
stop hiring body frame designers and start hiring proper ENGINE... ERS, you know the folks that design engines.
These are basically I.Q. tests for the American car buyers. So, now we can understand how they stay in business.
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@@astroyt5398What if cars were 100% perfect & not having problem? What car is inmune to not having any problems & reliable? Plz reply.
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@@astroyt5398 Thanks
Thank you very much for an informative video. Keep up the good work.
Quite accurate. Love how he nails all the bad options while leaving the good ones alone.
Many automakers have their priorities backwards, they're concerned more about profit than quality, right BMW?
Agree if buying any Hybrid or EV go only TOYOTA the original 👍
How is that having priorities backwards?
They are supposed to make profit
@@dkrawk8309 , if you're paying attention, QUALITY should come with the profit automakers are focused on. Look at the bigger picture!
Fortunately some of these aren't sold in Australia but some are and anything built by Stelantis is terrible
I'm surprised that no one gets what the XM is all about.
Let me help you guys with that:
It basically tells everyone on the road to get out of the way and open up the lane for the wealthy owners of this vehicle.
There, you are all welcome.
Agreed
It's a BMW thing, you won't understand
The Model Y RWD is one of the EV values right now. With the tax credit it sells for the price it should have always sold for. The features and driving systems, along with its cargo space make a lot of the current competitors irrelevant.
I don't see how Stellantis stays in business anymore. I guess Jeep keeps them afloat but, the prices of Jeeps today have bogged down their sales also.
Good video, i dont mind if my frd tease me drivin my Prius for almost 10 years. Reliable quality always go first. It does save me a lot of money for maintenance.
He's mostly right when you look at these vehicle for purchase at MSRP however, some of this comes down to value for money. The Mercedes EVs are actually quite nice and some have good specs, they just aren't worth the full price for what you are getting especially when you look at depreciation. There are also some good lease deals out there where you can have an EV from anywhere like 18 months to 3 years. The Blazer would have been a bad purchase when it came out, but now after the stop sale and the lower price it might be okay. If it turns out that they fixed the problems, it could be a very nice car. Seems like most people came here to have their preconceptions validated, that's fine, I do that sometimes as well, but I think a lot of these vehicles are worth a look at a certain price. The loss in resale value of EVs seems to primarily be seen as a negative, but the silver lining goes to those who are willing to buy one that is a year or two old.
Notice how there aren’t any Japanese automakers on this list? (I’m actually surprised that the Nissan Leaf isn’t on here).
The reason it didn't make this list is, that for everything the Nissan Leaf Isn't, it IS reliable! The big problem with the Leaf, (at least, the older ones) is the CHAdeMO charge port. It's difficult to find DC fast charging for the Leaf. If you charge exclusively at home, it doesn't matter what charge port you have, because all EVSE cables plug into standard household outlets. Replacement batteries for the Nissan Leaf is now open sourced, making replacements easier to come by, and, less expensive.
The Blazer EV is not even in dealer yet and you already said it's not reliable. I have to doubt that.
Any new car that rolls out is bound to have some glitches. After a few model years, they're pretty well dialed in, and reliability greatly improves. I'm hoping the Blazer can be an all-wheel-drive version of the Chevrolet Bolt EUV, which I absolutely love. I'm waiting to hear more about the up and coming Chevrolet Equinox EV, which IS supposed to be the all-wheel-drive replacement for the Bolt.
Model X is a beautiful unique SUV. It definitely should exist just because is so different than every other boring big SUV
I like your video a lot. I hope it rich more people make people more smarter to buy car thank you, my brother
wow I learned so much in 10 min...so many surprises, including the high end european brands....What about Volvo XC60 Recharge?
The Honda Prologue is based on the Blazer. I wonder if you recommend that or not.
I disagree with the negative opinions about the Chrysler Pacifica. The issues primarily affect the 2017-2019 models, but models beyond that, including my 2023 Pacifica, have been problem-free. I've owned my 2023 Pacifica for almost a year and a half, driving it for 32,000 miles without any issues(25,000 on EV mode). It has saved us thousands of dollars on gas, offers plenty of space, and is a very comfortable car
Great information as usual, thank you. Too bad even Toyota’s reliability is going down while the prices are skyrocketing.
Almost all brands went down in reliability, but higher in price.
Still, Toyota is #2 (and Lexus #1) in reliability and #1 in low TCO (Total Cost of Ownership), while Lexus is #3.
So what bs are you trying to transmit?
Can you review BYD and SU7 from Xiaomi. Please can you get hold of them
The Blazer sure looks good. Too bad the reliability doesn't seem to match the looks.
Isn’t Fisker effectively DOA at this point?
Fun fact: Etron in French means "crap"!😂
staff during the board meeting: should we tell him?
also staff: nope.
😂 Well 'Turd'actually ! I have had a Q4 Turd nearly 3 years now and I love it. Range is 240 miles plus, 300 round towns in summer. It's smooth quiet comfortable, and has depreciated about the same as a good quality petrol car would here in the UK. So I have to disagree with the review. But the name in France must really boost sales 😅
Both the E-tron and the I-pace are among the lowest in energy efficiency among other EV's. The BMW isn't much better.
The Dodge Hornet is pure garbage in any form👎🤮
My last 2 cars were fuel injected, my first 3 had carbies datsun 200b all 3, guess which cars I enjoyed owning, were cheaper to keep on the road.
The shit boxes I could work on by myself.
The other 2 were better for city driving but that was about it and that was because the air conditioning didn't mean my top speed was 50km/ hour and my fuel consumption doubled.
1 month owning EV and 2500km on Blazer EV, I do not have any complain about it. Except the Mobile app which is common to all GM cars
What about the issue the Outlander has? Why would they sell a car that stops working in cold temperatures?
Has Mitsubishi fixed the cold weather problem yet??
I agree with you about most of these cars. Mercedes and BMW either don't get it or don't care, either of which is surprising for such landmark nameplates who pride themselves on innovation and are not cheap to say the least. The Blazer and Cadillac Lyriq are built on the same platform and GM has a somewhat unique approach to EVs which will either be hugely successful or bankrupt the company altogether in the long term. I am betting on the former. I don't know what happened with the Blazer but GM is determined and did halt production in order to avoid massive recalls. Volkswagen by contrast had a terrible launch of ID4 but went forward full steam anyway so the buyers of the early cars really got stuck with a terrible product, which has only recently improved. The other models are from manufacturers I would avoid altogether.
I agree with most of this. I'm not sure Lucid should be lumped in with VinFast or Fisker. Their reliability needs to improve, but their actual sole offering at this point is otherwise brilliant. As for the Blazer EV, the initial launch was disastrous, but of all the EVs I've driven recently, it's the one that stands out, and actually feels like a screaming deal in base 2LT eAWD form. The content and drive were very impressive, but I'm waiting a year for reliability data and the NACS charge port.
Stick with the Japanese brands
In this day and age, I would buy a Toyota hybrid over anything else (other hybrids and all EVs).
EV depreciation factor is just too high, overall ownership cost outweights the money you save on fuel, even you keep it 5-6 yrs while the battery is still under warranty.
If you have business tax credit towards your ride, I would also say Model Y&3 if the insurance cost is not crazy: nearly sports car performance and cheaper than the ICE sports cars. That is why there are so many of them on the road.
XM Looks so damn ugly for a 6 figure vehicle, deal breaker at first sight
What about Lucid ? What's the reliability on those EVs.
You know, this is all cool and gravy, but as I drive around, i see more than enough blazers and audi and Chrysler Pacifica..........
The summation of this video is to avoid gm plugin hybrids and electric cars, got it !
I don't know what's wrong with MB but their EVs are so ugly.
I heard the news about one of the EQ vehicles caught on fire. I believe it’s EQE.
I wonder how fuel consumption (MPG) data for hybrids is measured. I used to know one woman who had a Honday Pilot hybrid. She complained that on a highway her hybrid car had lower fuel efficiency than a regular Honda Pllot. MPG of a hybrid can't be better than of a regular gas model with the same gas engine that goes on a highway without breaking, because the idea of a hybrid is to recover part of energy during breaking. That is Physics 101. If that is true, then most MPG data for large hybrids is false.
there is no honda pilot hybrid yet as of 2024, but there is honda cr-v hybrid
fuel consumption on highways is always worse for hybrids. My Fusion Energi loved sitting in traffic and driving up to ~50 mph. Anything higher and the mileage started to suffer since it relied more on the underpowered ICE.
The mpg advantage of hybrids is in stop-go city traffic. Rather than heating the brakes, energy from stopping at a red light is stored in the battery to be used when the car starts out again. Since there's little stop-go driving on a highway that savings goes away. The mpg may even be worse due to the need to haul those batteries around. Driven carefully, limiting braking and rapid accelerations, and an ICE can get mileage not that different from a hybrid. That is why my 2000 Toyota Echo gets 42 mpg around town, not that much less than a hybrid Prius.
I have a 21 Camry Hybrid & get 45-50 mpg on the highway. Had a 12 Camry Hybrid and never had a single repair. Wouldn't drive anything else. Electric cars have a long way to go.
hybrids actually do better in stop and go traffic.
gas does better at cruising speeds
ALL gas vehicles tend to have best mpgs around 40-60 mph.
and faster and air drag increases exponentially. (the rate also bigger the less aerodynamic the vehicle is, eg larger or boxier)
Wow who would think the most expensive EV SUV's are the worst ones!
Stellantis POS, shocker! Here is a trick question, can Stellantis make a vehicle that is not a POS?
Seems like some of these were concept cars that should never have been produced, some good ideas but poor application.
The XM is hilarious
The only electric vehicle I feel comfortable driving is an electric golf cart
How come Honda Prologue is not on the list of it shares a platform with the Blazer EV?
yeah his list make no sense
SHHUUUUUUSH!!!!!!
Honda is GOOD, GM is BAD
I thought the majority owner of is the Sovereign Fund of Saudi Arabia. I doubt they will go bankrupt. Fisker, on the other hand, will be bankrupt very soon.
I always watch your channel... it gives me future prediction of vehicles to be launched in India... Thanks
Without watching, avoid all electric vehicles and any hybrids not made by Toyota
... or Honda
Even Lexus too?…
@@astroyt5398 they are basically Toyota
I guess so
And lexus
You forgot to mention The Honda Prologue that basically is exactly Chevy EV Blazer
WHEN TOYOTA MAKES THE BEST EV HYBRIDS, WHY WOULD ANYONE BUY THESE GARBAGE VEHICLES???
They’re maybe just too worried about themselves and they are also worry too much about what society thinks of them…
Because a lot of buyers are not well-informed and don’t do a lot of research. They just go with what they hear/see from other folks and believe the salespeople in dealerships!
Price and availability. Some Toyota dealers are still not dealing below MSRP or are even still marking up prices. Also, some people don’t want to wait weeks for new inventory, so they find a dealer and a brand that has something they can drive home tonight.
not an expert reviewer, you don't go into technical details or present any data. all I heard is basically "really bad" and "not really good" which are really good opinion. good effort though.
I've been researching and shopping for a 2024 KIA Niro PHEV and after a few hours at my 3rd dealership, drove home in a showroom displayed Niro EV Wave loaded (didn't pay for the add-ons) and as a leased EV, paying less per month than my last leased vehicle (2022 Hyundai Kona Limited). Plus, my State has a rebate program for both the home Level 2 charger AND professional installation of it. I also received both the full federal tax credit AND no state sales tax! Since most buyers are going for the hybrids, dealers will make a better deal with the lonely EV that nobody wants.
No smart person buys a BEV clunker.
You should have leased a Fisker for less than $200
@@snap4720 Oh, that's hysterical! I think not. I need a vehicle that is quality and can fit inside my garage.
@@Steve_in_NJ , I do hope that at least your garage (probably adjacent to your house) will not burn.
Otherwise the lease (not the smartest financial choice, unless you use the - needed - car for adding value to a good business that didn't have enough cash) is a far better choice (instead of buying) for testing a BEV.
But others have already tested BEVs (and lost money and time) and more than 50% will not buy again.
Go w Toyota , is win win
Does that mean Honda Prologue is also not reliable since it’s basically the same as Blazer EV just with Honda badge?
I’m a big fan of Honda but don’t see this one lasting more than a few years
The Prologue just recently arrived at dealerships, so it's too soon to tell how long they'll hold up. Because it's a brand new model, I'm sure there will be some 1st year glitches that haven't been worked out yet. All new cars usually have some problems during the 1st year of an introduction whether it's a newly introduced model or a complete redesign.
@@donaldwilson2620 I don’t disagree but they are so late to the EV party and this is all reminiscent of the 1st gen Passport…just a rebadged Isuzu.
Sharing a platform doesn’t mean Honda is executing it the same way GM is.
Can you please do a video on the bmw m340i please
M340i?
Why......
👍
Simply avoid all EVs and any hybrid not made by Toyota. Thank you.
by extension Lexus too.
so there you have 2 "brands" but its still one "company"
I have to disagree with the assessment on the Blazer EV and Model X. The Blazer had a horrible launch because GM rushed it out the door much like Fisker with poor hardware/software union tuning. With updated firmware and software updates most of the problems were resolved. I have never owned a GM vehicle but I do find the Blazer looks and rides very well. If you're a GM buyer it will probably be much more reliable at the 10 year mark than any Acadia/Traverse ICE that they currently sell. Sure it's going to lose a lot in depreciation but it will still start every day unlike the ICE counterparts.
Same with the Model X. I've had one for 6 years and other than 2 sets of tires, the brake fluid flush and wiper blades it hasn't had a lick of repair maintenance. I am luckier than some with those Falcon doors but there's no better highway cruiser on the market with that much space that moves so economically. It has a high up front cost but the significantly lower chance of rollover compared to minivans/SUVs made the decision for me to switch off my Honda Odyssey. The Kia EV9 is a good budget option but will probably have more mechanical issues. The Rivian R1S is a better off-roader but again has more mechanical issues.
Unless you're taking more than 2 long haul trips a week with a large family I would easily choose a Blazer EV or Model X over similar ICE counterparts for safety and long term reliability.
I have a 2021 Kia Niro PHEV and love it. More practical for me personally than the Prius Prime, which is almost impossible to get in Vancouver, Canada without a long wait!
My friend with a Prime with over 200,000 kms now has to replace her battery at $16,000. Not sure about details, but that seems a lot to me. Feature for feature and cost comparison, I am very happy with the Niro SX Touring version. It is even easy for my elderly parents to get in and out of the back seat.
How old is it? How many miles? Was it recharged 100%. Not enough facts to know why it needs to be replaced.
BS. A Korean (PHEV) clunker cannot even come close to the champion Toyota Prius (Prime).
The battery is covered by a very solid warranty (8-10 years, depending on checking it annually or not) at Toyota.
Replacing it would mean that it is out of the warranty period or it was involved in an accident w/o insurance or it has too many miles on it etc.
Also, 16k seems like the price for a small BEV battery, not for a PHEV one. But, yes, it is true that this same vlogger uncovered real cases of electric Korean cars' owners being ripped off in Canada with battery prices of above 50k!!!
I don't even have a Toyota (I drive a few other Japanese segment champion cars), but I managed fleets of hundreds of cars, including Korean, European, American or Japanese cars, so I have enough know how on all of them, mostly in line with the statistics from Consumer Reports, I See Cars, yourmechanic.com etc.
It seems you are just a Korean fanboi, trolling the best Japanese car producers.
@@codincoman9019 Just my honest opinion. No more or less valid than anyone else’s opinion. Let’s wait five to ten years and compare costs… so far I am very happy with my choice.
@@PamenterDoug, honest maybe, but not logical. And your honesty is questionable because you didn't give ANY detail on that 16k bs about Prime battery, thus I cannot believe it.
The battery lasts (usually - and hopefully for you too) more than 10 years. Only when adding the battery replacement cost we can have the real TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) for the long term.
For Prius hybrid the TCO is known already and it is amazing (thus the taxi fleets' owners choice), but we don't have yet the TCO for the PHEV.
What we already have is that the #1 car producer (Toyota/Lexus) is far above the Kia/Hyundai/Genesis conglomerate (despite being helped a lot by the South Korean government, like Samsung and others) in both reliability and low TCO. Thus nobody can argue that the Koreans are better than the Japanese top producers according to hard data/statistics.
Why would you get a plug in hybrid, since the original hybrids use your braking to charge the battery. No wait for a plug-in charge.
Exactly.
You don’t get full EV mode in a standard hybrid because the battery is too small. Plug-ins give you anywhere from 10 to 40 miles on electric power alone. Some people with PHEVs only fill up the gas tank once every 4-6 weeks because so much of the driving is done on battery power alone.
I can't believe that anyone. would buy Alfa Romeo or Dodge Hornet Hybrid. you crazy if ever consider any of these junk companies vehicles. the Hornet AWD system. failed at a review test drive. and that was a brand new Vehicle with AWD system that is failed just after few miles of testing. imagine after 6 years of driving where that Vehivle will be. the same gose for the Jeep brand i heared a lot of storise about how the dealer is like as soon you bought the Vehicle when your'e back with issuse you get tread it bad. EV technology is not ready. in my opinion still needs at least another 10 t0 20 more years to be almost dependable. Tesla is just over priced poring looking Vehicle all is the same. the German brand need to face massive boycott until they fix their reliability and the way they make failure Vehicles that comes at the expense of their customers to keep them running.
I am getting a little tired of all this Tonale bashing going on, including from Shari. I bought an Alfa Romeo Tonale Sprint model PHEV ( the base model, not the dolled up, expensive Veloce model ) almost a year ago. I was the first to buy one in Canada, and basically bought it off the truck. I paid less then MSRP, and got it less then what a Ford Escape PHEV ( which at the time had a dealer mark up of $3,500, but still got it cheaper even without the dealer markup ) was going for, and where a RAV4 Prime ( basically the same price ) was ( and still is ) unavailable, and a 2 year old used Prime was selling for $15,000 more then my out the door price. Other then 9 recalls ( 2 for decals that did not have metric or French on them, that I did myself, 3 for checking high voltage connections were tight, no parts needed, 1 to replace a switch, and 3 for software updates, because where I live the vehicle would not update itself ) I have had zero problems with it, everything is operating above my expectations, and I am getting better electrical range and gas mileage then stated on the Vehicle price sheet. It handles great, looks much nicer then its competition ( I compared the Sprint model against the Escape and Prime, where most reviewers, etc., compare the Veloce model that they are given by the dealers against the BMW X1 or Mercedes GLA, etc. which to me is not a fair comparison ). It is not perfect, just like every vehicle in certain aspects, but I love it, love driving it, glad I bought it rather then any of the half dozen or so other PHEVS I test drove, and I would buy it again. And, it fits nicely in my garage.
All new vehicles have there problems, and mine did too, but the dealership I bought mine from, bent over backwards to accommodate me with the recalls, offered me a loaner while my vehicle was being serviced, and Alfa has resolved every issue with my vehicle, some well documented. I cannot say I would have gotten the same treatment from any other manufacturer.
Maybe I am lucky with my vehicle, but my whole experience, from buying it through to service, driving, etc., could not have been simpler, easier, stress free, and satisfying.
Obviously you have no idea. If you don't like anything just go and buy a horse.
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This is why I’ll probably be an ice ice baby for a while to come.
Hybrids: try it, you’ll like it. I have a 2014 Toyota Avalon Hybrid and love it!
What Stellantis has done to the Wrangler is nauseating to me. I loved my 91 Wrangler Hardtop. Today's Wrangler is but a mere shadow of its former self. It is still beautiful in a Jeep kinda way, but the beauty is skin deep, the "ugly" goes right down into the crankcase.
And your opinion matters why?
@@dkrawk8309
That's what we do here, silly.
@@islanddon865 who is "we" and where is "here" and what is "do" represent?
Please add the Chinese commies' clunkers (the ex-British MG and Polestar, BYD, SAIC, Xiaomi etc.) especially the electric ones, generally ALL BEVs (Tesla included).
The best are Toyota/Lexus hybrids. A special mention for Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, a great deal.
How can he comment on a Chinese EV when they are not sold in the United States?
@@bh2155 , first of all he is Canadian!
Then, the US citizens can "benefit" of these fantastic Chinese clunkers (famous for falling apart or burning violently etc.) as soon as they will be produced in Mexic, to take advantage of NAFTA, instead of being taxed 100% by the USA.
You do realize that 75% of everything that surrounds you is "Chinese commi" crap" right?
So like........
@@codincoman9019"Chinese clunkers famous to fall apart and burn down" where?
Where are they famous for that?
@@dkrawk8309, you do realize that you wrote some pro-commies bs?
Well done, comrade! 😂
Crossovers and SUVs are all the bottom of the barrel garbage these days. Anyone buying them is a fool
Is that so?
75% of new vehicles bought are xovers and suvs
It's not everything that is a fool, it's u
@@dkrawk8309 most people are fools, yes.
@@mikeydude750 I'm very happy for you.
Now go somewhere else where most people are up to par to your intelligence.
Bet you don't even know what is 2+2×2
PRO TIP: AVOID ALL HYBRID, TURBO, AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
PRO TIP: DO YOUR RESEARCH AND BUY WHAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU, NOT WHAT SOMEONE ONLINE WANTS YOU TO DO.
Pro tip: standard hybrids have been around for almost 20 years. The technology is mature and effective. If you have any qualms, stick with hybrids from Toyota, Honda, and Ford, maybe from Kia/Hyundai.
Battery driven cars will not work. The overall engineering is so poor it is not a feasible technology.
As usual your video is terribly biased.
The best advice for anyone considering an EV: Stay away from anything from Japan.
First of all they are made in China, second they do not perform anyway near their claims.
On top they are not better protected against rust than their fossile vehicles.
HEV´s and PHEV´s are for city driving only. Outside cities they are costly and stupid vehicles regardless of make.
No one really can make any claims about chinese EV´s yet, as they just came about. So no one really knows.
Until somebody do, I would stay away from them, incl. Japanese/Chinese disasters.
IMO the only ones doing serious business into EV´s are Tesla, VW, BMW and MB.
Tesla is the leading star, regardless of all the crap told about them. They use aluminium throughout the chassis, and very well thought out electric technology. Don´t underestimate Tesla.
VW has as well as Tesla created a very efficient platform, taken into business by i.e. Ford, who will stop producing ICE in Europe only in 2026, replacing everything with VW EV platforms, which are performing very well.
Renault/Nissan is also very competitive, and they are using Google Automotive, which is Andoid on wheels, and is absolute spiffing, leaving the rest of the ricecookers behind.
Toyota claims every now and then, that they are almost ready with 800 miles battery capacity, charged from 20 to 80 in 10 minutes.
Don´t beleive that crap, Toyota blew their chance long time ago, and the japanese legend of smooth and reliable mechanics was lost with EV´s, needing nothing from the past.
Just my five cents
Yeah.....sorry but most of your statement doesn't reflect the reality
@Mike-bi7kb
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I am getting a little tired of all this Tonale bashing going on, including from Shari. I bought an Alfa Romeo Tonale Sprint model PHEV ( the base model, not the dolled up, expensive Veloce model ) almost a year ago. I was the first to buy one in Canada, and basically bought it off the truck. I paid less then MSRP, and got it less then what a Ford Escape PHEV ( which at the time had a dealer mark up of $3,500, but still got it cheaper even without the dealer markup ) was going for, and where a RAV4 Prime ( basically the same price ) was ( and still is ) unavailable, and a 2 year old used Prime was selling for $15,000 more then my out the door price. Other then 9 recalls ( 2 for decals that did not have metric or French on them, that I did myself, 3 for checking high voltage connections were tight, no parts needed, 1 to replace a switch, and 3 for software updates, because where I live the vehicle would not update itself ) I have had zero problems with it, everything is operating above my expectations, and I am getting better electrical range and gas mileage then stated on the Vehicle price sheet. It handles great, looks much nicer then its competition ( I compared the Sprint model against the Escape and Prime, where most reviewers, etc., compare the Veloce model that they are given by the dealers against the BMW X1 or Mercedes GLA, etc. which to me is not a fair comparison ). It is not perfect, just like every vehicle in certain aspects, but I love it, love driving it, glad I bought it rather then any of the half dozen or so other PHEVS I test drove, and I would buy it again. And, it fits nicely in my garage.
All new vehicles have there problems, and mine did too, but the dealership I bought mine from, bent over backwards to accommodate me with the recalls, offered me a loaner while my vehicle was being serviced, and Alfa has resolved every issue with my vehicle, some well documented. I cannot say I would have gotten the same treatment from any other manufacturer.
Maybe I am lucky with my vehicle, but my whole experience, from buying it through to service, driving, etc., could not have been simpler, easier, stress free, and satisfying.