# Used EV or hybrid vehicle for a 16 year old first time driver

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 17, 2021, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/used-ev-or-hybrid-vehicle-for-a-16-year-old-first-time-driver/942268 "2021-05-17T05:58:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/used-ev-or-hybrid-vehicle-for-a-16-year-old-first-time-driver/942268/21 "2021-05-19T04:46:29Z")

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Why a Bolt vs Volt? The Volt has an electric charge for 99% of what kidlet needs in high school, but the gas generator makes it fine for the odd road trip…that’s my thinking.

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**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/used-ev-or-hybrid-vehicle-for-a-16-year-old-first-time-driver/942268/22 "2021-05-19T21:39:53Z")

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The Volt is a great option, but you’re still towing around a gas motor and all the maintenance hassle that comes with it. As fast charging becomes more and more common, the need to have a backup motor for when you can’t find a charger seems to have become less important. Hence why the car got dropped from the lineup.

And the Bolt being a hatchback with more storage room doesn’t hurt.

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**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/used-ev-or-hybrid-vehicle-for-a-16-year-old-first-time-driver/942268/23 "2021-05-19T21:47:42Z")

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> [@Pork\_Rind](#):
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> The Volt is a great option, but you’re still towing around a gas motor and all the maintenance hassle that comes with it.

I had a 2012 Volt. It was a good car. In EV mode in drove great. In gas/hybrid mode it wasn’t quite so nice.  
It’s small, and not for tall people especially. Seats four, and a rather small storage area.

Used ones are probably reasonably priced and would be a fine choice for a 16 year old.

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