You will want to replace the headlights on the 2013/2014 with LED or other brighter lights.
I'd stay away from pure BEV unless you are absolutely sure you'll never take turns throwing 'misses'.
(For those who haven't thrown papers, sometimes people have their papers stolen, or the driver actually forgot, or the route sheet had an error, or the paper got wet or damaged. The customer calls later that morning after all the papers are out, and these are misses. Somebody has to go throw them a paper. Some teams take turns throwing misses, others do not. Throwing misses one day can cover a lot of miles.)
The Volt would be fun to throw papers in.
1) It's quiet. I hate waking up people's dogs.
2) Instant response, tight handling. Very controllable, so you might be able throw papers that would have you stop in an ICE by using momentum.
3) No antenna, low roof, you can throw right side over the top or over the hood.
4) If you pull the passenger seat, it should have tons of room. On Black Thursday or a big Sunday, you could even bungie down the hatch on top of the papers since there are no exhaust fumes when driving in EV mode. Just take it easy until you move the papers into the passenger seat and fasten the hatch.
5) You could plug in while tying or loading to get some extra range.
I threw papers on bicycles and then by car in the 70's. I used a 1300 Beetle back then. Headlights were useless, barely syncro manual trans, scary handling when full of papers, and pathetic acceleration. It teaches 'energy conservation', in other words, never slow down or stop. You drive on the wrong side of the road at 3 am, 365 days a year, rain or shine, as fast as you can.
I'd stay away from pure BEV unless you are absolutely sure you'll never take turns throwing 'misses'.
(For those who haven't thrown papers, sometimes people have their papers stolen, or the driver actually forgot, or the route sheet had an error, or the paper got wet or damaged. The customer calls later that morning after all the papers are out, and these are misses. Somebody has to go throw them a paper. Some teams take turns throwing misses, others do not. Throwing misses one day can cover a lot of miles.)
The Volt would be fun to throw papers in.
1) It's quiet. I hate waking up people's dogs.
2) Instant response, tight handling. Very controllable, so you might be able throw papers that would have you stop in an ICE by using momentum.
3) No antenna, low roof, you can throw right side over the top or over the hood.
4) If you pull the passenger seat, it should have tons of room. On Black Thursday or a big Sunday, you could even bungie down the hatch on top of the papers since there are no exhaust fumes when driving in EV mode. Just take it easy until you move the papers into the passenger seat and fasten the hatch.
5) You could plug in while tying or loading to get some extra range.
I threw papers on bicycles and then by car in the 70's. I used a 1300 Beetle back then. Headlights were useless, barely syncro manual trans, scary handling when full of papers, and pathetic acceleration. It teaches 'energy conservation', in other words, never slow down or stop. You drive on the wrong side of the road at 3 am, 365 days a year, rain or shine, as fast as you can.
