Best choice for a used PHEV car?

I haven't looked into it at all but would the Hyundai Ioniq be an option?

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Ionia PHEV or the Volt if you can find one. Great car, great incentives.

 

I've had my CMax for 4 years and 100,000 miles now. The car still drives as smoothly and quietly as the day I drove it off the lot with zero issues at all and no warranty claims ever. It also has some get up and go and lots of creature comforts, not to mention plenty of space.

If not a Volt, I'd be looking at a CMax Energi if I were you. Based on the value of my CMax, I'd think you could find an Energi in your budget.

 

It doesn't have a long electric only range, but has great space and is a much more solid and better handling vehicle than either of the Prius Plug-In options IMO. It's passenger interior is the exact same as the Ford Escape, so lots of size for her and the kids coming down from a van.

 

Had an opportunity to test drive a new Kia Niro PHEV today. I really liked the form factor and it is overall a very nice car but... it had weird lag when it transitioned from electric to gas with harder acceleration, almost gave me motion illness. The electric motor seemed relatively gutless compared to an all electric Kona, also very little regen. I think my wife would like it just fine. That said I think if a Niro EV was available it might just sway me away from my Kona order.

 

I can understand why someone who can't afford an EV that provides the mileage they require would opt for a used hybrid instead. But I cannot understand why anyone would buy a new hybrid. The Earth doesn't need more hybrids, it needs more EV's. I hope you do get either the Kona electric or Niro EV, both are excellent choices, but please don't get a hybrid.

 

Yeah, I don't think a hybrid makes a lot of sense. You completely give up on the advantage of no needed maintenance.

So you get to keep all the disadvantages of an ice car in an EV.

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No doubt its a compromise. I suppose If one mostly drove an urban cycle under 40 km a day a PHEV like the Niro would be perfectly fine and you could drive pretty much electric for around 15 grand less than a full EV Niro or Kona. I'm still patiently waiting for my Kona to be built in the next 6-8 weeks and I really just wanted to get a feel for the Niro in electric mode. Even the PHEVs are uncommon in my parts so it was a nice opportunity to try.

 

There are some pretty cheap used EVs down there in the US, depending on where you live. Having said that, should be even cheaper HEV and PHEV cars as well. Depends on your needs/wants and your budget.

I traded in a Prius C for my Kona EV. That was a great little car, and wife had a hard time giving it up for the Kona (very happy now though). Those must be really dirt cheap down there.

 

You can get a used Fiat 500e or BMW i3 starting at ~8000 to 15000 when with really low miles on it and even recent years (2017). There are awesome deals out there if you're ok with a small City hopper.

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