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I think it's funny to frame it as an argument when it really just is how it goes: either your use case and tolerance for inconvenience makes mid-trip charge stops a deal breaker or not. But it also ignores the very important point that BEVs are objectively cool and good. It's like when I told my father my next car would be pure electric and he said a hybrid was more practical, basically sounding like the out of touch dad in an old Apple Jacks commercial.
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Aug 21, 2020 17:11
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There also is a regional divide in mentality on driving distances. If you live in the Midwest, you may well drive six hours to go anywhere significant that isn't where you live. Meanwhile Manhattan to Boston is like 200 miles.
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Aug 24, 2020 18:39
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https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1126143_volkswagen-aero-new-ev-coming-in-2023-as-likely-replacement-for-arteon If this thing can make it to the U.S. in an actual wagon style, I'll preorder. I'm afraid it'll get raised and slapped with SUV cladding, but a guy can dream.
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Nov 19, 2020 01:02
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I'm about as far from a car guy as there is, and I don't have a DIY bone in my body, but I'm very EV-interested and use this thread primarily for news, charging discussion, and first-hand experiences for people with various EVs. This is the only AI thread I read, unless I'm really bored. I don't have strong feelings either way about Tesla, and while the occasional slapfight is probably unavoidable (and honestly defensive Tesla owners are as much of a problem for this sort of thing as drive-by poo poo posters, who can just be probated and we can all move on), I think the mods have done a very good job of keeping this on track.
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Feb 4, 2021 17:54
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MrOnBicycle posted:As a not-yet-a-parent (but planning to be soon I promise you do!
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Feb 15, 2021 15:23
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) I probably underestimate how much is needed.
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It's interesting because the XC40 Recharge has been pretty highly received, right?
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Feb 18, 2021 18:40
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Honestly I give people a lot of credit who are adopting an EV as their only car, Tesla or not. Even with their charging network, it seems like such a hassle if you have to take it long distances. If my wife didn't have a big enough ICE car for our family for road trips, I don't think I'd be buying an EV.
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Feb 22, 2021 15:54
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:People buy crossovers because of the seating position, basically. I understand it, I just want a wagon, so I'm unreasonably disappointed with every announcement. I hoped that someone might take a chance and make one and sell it on the basis that the lower profile improves aerodynamics and range, but here we are. Holding out hope Volvo announces a V90 or something in the next few years.
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Mar 3, 2021 16:34
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I had that 3.8L v6 in my 91 Taurus wagon and the speedometer only went up to 85
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Apr 19, 2021 17:17
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:that was the law not related to performance I should have added an exclamation point, it's not your fault. I don't even own an EV.
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Apr 19, 2021 17:34
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borkencode posted:First teasers from VW for the ID.5, looks a lot like the ID.4 https://www.volkswagen.de/de/elektrofahrzeuge/elektrofahrzeugkonzepte/id-5.html So loving boring.
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Apr 29, 2021 13:29
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Qwijib0 posted:I would murder someone for an EV version of my legacy wagon. I would also let you murder someone for one, I don't actually even care what wagon you have. We're waiting for whatever the Space Vizzion becomes, and then someone usually tells me it's not likely to come to America, and then I plug my ears. I had hopes for Volvo since they at least sell their wagons here, but based on the image they put out, it doesn't look like a wagon is in their immediate future.  I think where I am today is if there isn't good news about the Space Vizzion or something else, I'll just get a V60 PHEV. 22 electric miles will cover my commute, at least.
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May 12, 2021 11:52
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I would pay a lot to pretend I could actually afford a Cross Turismo for a few days.
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Jul 19, 2021 15:40
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:unless you're not in NA i have bad news about the Space Vizzion Has this been announced somewhere?
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Sep 9, 2021 15:49
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No disagreement from me, just wondering if there was something to put me out of my misery or whether I'd keep deluding myself for now.
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Sep 9, 2021 16:04
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It's a strange world where someone wants buying milk to be more like buying a car than buying a car to be more like buying milk.
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Is the current tax credit income capped? I think that's an unfortunate part of the new legislation. Not that anyone needs to watch out for rich people, but 300k family income isn't that wild in these coastal areas where we could really make substantial inroads toward EV adoption, and I suspect that in practice the cap will put a bunch of people into ICE cars that might otherwise buy EVs. That's particularly so when you look at the price of a lot of these EVs, which surely are being sold disproportionately to rich people.
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