35 kWh, 100 mi range. What more could you ask for… In 2015. At the price they’re asking, I’m stunned they conned 66 people into buying these failed experiments.
Good luck to the owners getting they serviced by anyone even remotely competent.
Remember though, we can’t get the iD3 or Honda E because small cars don’t sell. Meanwhile this crossover sells in the double digits.
Japanese carmakers proving once again that they are laughably behind the curve in the shift to electrification.
cough Nissan Leaf cough
Great example. Their best EV, which beat others to market, has not kept up with the US and European manufacturers new offerings. Maybe their SUV will prove worthy though.
Wouldn’t be surprised, if sometime in the future these 66 cars became rare collectibles for being Mazda’s first EV in the North American market. ;)
I’m from germany, not the US, but I got one and it works. We use it for everything local: get groceries, bring the kids to sports and friends etc. We charge it once per week, on the weekend when we need the big car to transport everyone at once (3 kids) and the electricity is cheap (10c/KWh). It has a nice interior and good features for that class and it’s cheap to lease (110€/month). But I suppose it’s not made for the distances in the US.
Where in Germany do you pay 10 cents per kWh?
Like, most people I know pay between 30 and 50 cents at home - and more on public chargers.
I use Tibber with a device that send my hourly power usage to them. That way I pay by the hour and the price goes down to about 10 cents on Sunday afternoon almost every week. I use that to charge of course. During the week and in the evenings I do pay around 25cent.
