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Oct 25, 2024
5:30:24pm

Txkill Walk-on

Long road trips with ev=

Worst experience of my life! Plan on it taking twice as long.

Just driving around town is actually kind of awesome.

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Txkill

Bio page: Txkill
Joined: Jan 3, 2016
Last login: Oct 25, 2024
Total posts: 33 (0 FO)

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Looking to possibly buy an EV, but I saw a report that said 46% of EV owners

CoolJ

5:21pm

I will replace mine with another EV.

Ojiisan

5:23pm

We liked our Tesla so much we bought second one.best car I’ve ever owned

Durden

5:24pm

Love mine and I’ve already pre-ordered the next generation.

m0resn0w

5:25pm

Most of the 46% don't have a level 2 charger at home.

scall

5:25pm

If true, that would make a huge difference. Charging at home for pennies/KwH is

m0resn0w

5:26pm

Is it close to 24 hours to charge on level 1?

5:27pm

Depending on the vehicle, could be longer. Mine charges at 1 mile/hour on a 110V

m0resn0w

5:30pm

I just have a plug in hybrid, but as a home builder I installed 2 level two

5:32pm

m0resn0w is correct. My Tesla 3 would take about 24 hours for a full charge on a lvl 1 110 v outlet.

scall

5:48pm

Didn’t he say 1 mile per hour?

6:03pm

*** (report likely published by combustion engine association of America) ***

Frank Purulence

5:25pm

Anecdotally I've never met someone that's regretted buying their EV. I haven't

BYUpsychom

5:27pm

They ran a segment on the report on KSL.

Eddie

5:36pm

That's where the stat is misleading. I can see most people saying "Yeah, gas" if they only have one car. Most people

Bert609

5:41pm

Agreed. I wouldn't do just EV yet. I also have a gas family car.

BYUpsychom

6:06pm

Yes, gassing up is certainly much easier than plugging in every night as your

Ojiisan

6:28pm

You need a gas car. But if you have a second car, people love their EVs.

Boring

6:59pm

They seem like a good fit for commuters with a garage. Not a great fit for some

JAGA97

5:27pm

best and funnest car we've owned. Going to get a 2nd.

jwf

5:28pm

Long road trips with ev=

Txkill

5:30pm

I love my model 3 - best car I’ve ever owned. Will get another one next

DavisCoCoug

5:35pm

My mother has little usage, never road trips more than 250 miles.

rtNelson

5:35pm

yeah I hate not having to buy gas, out in the cold and wait in the 20 minute

franklyvulgar

5:35pm

😉

Undefeated

5:43pm

RE: Looking to possibly buy an EV, but I saw a report that said 46% of EV owners

DavisCoCoug

5:36pm

My wife loves her EV. She was spending $100/week on gas.

Jeffacka

5:36pm

What % of those with regret bought something like a leaf? Or hybrid?

Madam Pattirini

5:43pm

My BIL has two Tesla cars & just had his cybertruck delivered this week. My

Undefeated

5:45pm

Model Y was cheaper than a Honda CRV for me.

6:15pm

We love our EV. But we're also glad to have an ICE. Having one of each is ideal.

inertiaman

5:47pm

Get a plug in hybrid and you get both

dryflyelk

6:05pm

Bought EV recently, I hate driving our ICE now.

6:12pm

Used EV market is saturated, good time to buy used

Jericho

6:18pm

I don't believe that.

Jeremy

6:35pm

Sold mine within 6 months. Range was awful and range anxiety is a real thing

cougfanz

6:45pm

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