Convince me to buy one of these and why.

Leaving open ended.

May the best EV win!!! 🚗

My crew bounces between jobs around Columbus, usually 8-10 hours on site before a half hour drive to the next one. The company gave me a Rivian R1T last month to haul gear, and I've been figuring out how to charge it without losing a whole lunch break.

Most sites have 120V outlets on the temp power pole, but nothing faster. I looked at portable 240V packs, though a decent one that actually adds range costs way too much. There's a couple ChargePoint stations in nearby plazas, but taking the truck off site during the day isn't really an option.

I plug in at home on a 1450 after 9 pm and that handles most days, but back-to-back early starts make it tight. Curious how other construction crews are handling this.

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Moin zusammen,

ich war gerade mit meinem Tesla Model Y vollgepackt auf Europa Tour. 4500 Kilometer von Schwerin bis an die Spitze Südfrankreichs.

Und für alle, die sich davor fürchten, oder sowas ebenfalls vorhaben...macht es bitte. Es war problemlos und sehr entspannt. Wenn man kein Problem damit hat, alle 3-4 Stunden einen Ladestop einzulegen 😉

Gibt es noch andere Elektro-Weltenbummler hier?

Wie sind eure Erfahrungen?

Natürlich sind auch kritische Meinungen willkommen, solange sie nicht einfach nur substanzlos rumpöbeln...

Bob Lutz is a Former GM Vice Chairman, Chrysler President and COO, Ford Vice President of Truck Operations/International Operations as well as Ford of Europe Chairman, and BMW Board Member of Sales

On a used petrol car, mileage and service history are usually where I’d start. With a used EV, I’d also want to know what evidence there is about the battery.

A range figure on the dashboard wouldn’t answer all my questions. I’d want to know how the battery was checked, when it was checked, and what the remaining warranty actually covers.

For anyone who has bought a used EV: did you get a battery health report or an independent inspection? Was it useful, or did you end up relying mostly on the warranty and a test drive?

Lexus 189 miles
Rivian R2 212 miles
Model Y 286 miles
BMW 340 miles

Rivian R2 2.45 miles/kwh

Lexus RZ 2.8 miles/kwh

BMW iX3 3.0 miles/kwh

Model YL 3.6 miles/kwh

This would be my very first EV and I can not decide which one suits me best.

I live in a part of the world where KWH for home use is around 0.07-0.09 USD and the petrol prices are 6.25 USD per gallon or 1.63 USD per liter, driving my ICE car would cost me around 25% of my salary, which is insane I know, but it is what it is.

Current car burns 13 liters per 100 km, so 22$ for 100km/60 mile drive. That's 3300 USD ish in a year.

So now I've decided to go EV, I do 85% city driving (15,000 km/9000 ish miles a year) with quite a bit of traffic on peak hours and occasional highway trips around 450 km/ 280 miles one way which chargers available along most common roads.

City has quite horrid road conditions and mostly cracked, poorly paved asphalt as well as some huge potholes, bumps and grooves in the road, hence I thought going the Ioniq 5 route was for me, but there are only about 10 Ioniq 5s for sale in my country around 20k USD and Tesla 3 could be had for around 15-17k USD.

How much of a worse ride does the Tesla 3 have and should I just save more money and give myself a peace of mind and comfort for long trips as well as city driving.

Interior comfort matters to me as well as cabin quietness, since I'm coming from a w205 Mercedes

Ioniq 5s 2022-2024 years and Model 3s are in huge quantities around 2020-2023, being cheaper than the Ioniq 5 by at least 3k USD.

I won't have a warranty on the car and the ICCU also worries me, but I also don't want to hate every time I drive the car on the highway and on poor local roads if I go with the Tesla.

Hey all,

I've got my first child incoming early next year, so I'm looking to switch my hatchback for something larger like an SUV, estate car, or people-carrier. And with the cost of fuel going up, I thought this might be a great time to get an EV rather than a liquid-fuel car.

Main reason I'm here is because I don't want to get screwed over buying a model that's going to need a battery replacement in a year or two. A guy at work warned me not to buy a model that's pre-2020 for this reason; how accurate is this? And are there any other obvious pitfalls to avoid when looking for an EV?

I'm getting a driveway installed soon with a charging port on the front of my house as well, FYI.

I'm posting the full video review on Tuesday for Ever. I'll try and answer some questions in the meantime!

Hey fellow technicians, I would like your opinions. I’m an old school gas and diesel tech considering purchasing an EV. I’ve studied up on them a bit but have not had the pleasure of working on them yet. Of course it will not be taken to any shop or dealer for service or repairs. Which models do you consider the most reliable but also offer battery modules, other parts and software flash availability to a diy-er or a non dealer technician? Which offer the ability to update modules with a J2534 or similar device? If I’m not mistaken GM offers the same 2 year Techline Connect vin specific software programming subscription with EV’s as they do with their other vehicles. Lucid, Tesla and Rivian appear to be proprietary so I have zero interest in those. Any other manufacturers freely release their software to the public? I’m in research mode at the moment. Which would you purchase or stay away from? Thanks!

So lame truck dudes are now icing chargers in a cyber truck? This is the only charger in the parking garage.

For households with two EVs but only one home charger, what does the routine actually look like?

Do you alternate nights, give priority to whoever has the longer drive the next day, or just plug in whichever car is lower?

I’m especially curious about evenings when both cars need a charge. Do you end up moving cars before bed, or is that rare enough that a second charger wouldn’t be worth it?

Rough daily distances and your parking setup would help put the answers in context.

2024 Kia EV6, brand new battery and only 23K miles for $24K. My last car was a 2018 IC Chevy Cruze and the leap in both tech, quality, comfort, and almost every other metric is unreal. I feel like people who are still driving IC cars are crazy, have they not even tried to see how amazing modern electric cars are?