zahmed1094 said:
It’s a 2013 SV model, with 42k miles he is selling for $7k. The battery life shows 2 bars down (10 left). I have never had an Electric car. I do have another car I could use for distance driving, looking at this for a commute of 15 miles each way each day.
Seller says he uses his regular 120 v. home and does not use any higher charging system. What do I look for? Advice appreciated.
Where are you located?
Best case you could use this car for years for this commute, at little expense other than replacing tires, 12V battery and electricity.
What is your commute type?
30 miles a day at secondary road speeds of 30 MPH or 50 kmh will use far less battery than 80+ MPH 130+ kmh freeway. I would not recommend buying this car for a high speed commute. Not enough battery left for that.
You need about 10 hours on 120 V to replace the energy used by a 30 mile commute. Key question, do you have a high quality 120V outlet near the car's parking with little else on the circuit?
A 240 V charge station is probably not needed, at least at first. If you need to prewarm the car in cold weather you will want a 240 V charge station in the future. Preheating the car on 240 V will extend the time this car do the commute in cold weather. I suspect once you drive an electric for while... the other car will be replaced by an electric, and you will want the 240 V station for the other car as well.
DCQC is nice to have, and cars with it often sell for more. The price may be too high if the car doesn't have DCQC. As long as this is a purely commuting car, you probably don't need DCQC.
If you are married, don't let your spouse drive this car. You might not get it back.