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Gimme an eTransit. Going to put solar panels on it. Get 5 miles of charge every week. Also, has anyone seen a Rivian in the wild yet?
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DoomTrainPhD posted:
Did you get the green interior? I love that one.
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Hawkperson posted:same, this is a totes appropriate thread for it and I enjoy reading about it. also, more discussion of car colors is welcome imo. Did I mention my Leaf is sparkly blue? a no joke important part of my pre-purchase considerations. Why would Rivian talk go somewhere else? Is there a secret diesel generator in the corpse tunnel?! Also, how sparkly we talking? Like, carnival-ride-big-huge-metal-flake sparkly?
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Gorgeous Porsche.Hawkperson posted:nah more like this: That is still drat sparkly! Very nice. Fame Douglas posted:Most ice cars have fake engine noise as well, it's not some new thing Mazda invented. And among EVs, it's pretty widespread, too. The BMW Z4 had a plastic tube that piped engine noise towards the driver. I think that was the first I read about something like that?
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atomicpile posted:It’s a cheap around town vehicle that I got really really cheap. Cheap being the key word here because it takes a lot to even get me to consider an off warranty German car. I have a 60 mile round trip commute. No charger at work. Does that sound like too much for an old i3?
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Ok Comboomer posted:Yeah, but it’s not MX-5 enjoyable. It’s not even Fiesta ST enjoyable Is there any EV that's small and enjoyable like that?
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Pretty much any *checks notes* Stellantis product is off the table, due to horrible reliability, and the inability of fiatsler mechanics to fix said problems. It hurts to say that, since my family loved Chryslers. Wayne Knight posted:Have you heard the good news about the Chevrolet Spark EV? I had not! That sounds cheap and good. Ok Comboomer posted:I didn’t know that acknowledging that FCA/Stellantis/Chrysler/FIAT has a decades-long history of selling lovely, low-quality cars with poor reliability and durability was a thread sin I am very tempted by the i3, because I love the Giga World's goofy late-80's conference room interior.
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Gorgeous. No really, I love it.
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eTransit now? How about now? Now? I just really, really want to make a solar-powered
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Tom Guycot posted:Yeah the rear does not have much height for cargo. Plenty of headroom in the back seats, but it rakes down pretty sharply after that, and with the rear seats reclined all the way you REALLY lose cargo space. Dragging this back to ask about the green interior. I can't find that option on Kia's site. Special edition?
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Charles posted:That would be the first edition (limited run) Curses, it's lovely. Not enough color in car interiors these days.
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Stultus Maximus posted:Buddy, my preferred vehicle class is "coupé, preferably with frameless windows." Let me tell you about being in the minority and probably never finding/affording a preferred vehicle... Here's an EV coupe with frameless windows: https://www.miniusa.com/model/special-editions/electric-collection.html (also lol at remembering twenty years ago when mini had one of the best websites of any auto manufacturer. Also a fun small car.)
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priznat posted:Just reading about the BMW iX, the car won’t let you open the hood if you’re not a service technician, lol. There are workarounds online, and the badge flips open to fill the washer fluid. Just slap this on the entire hood: 
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GATOS Y VATOS posted:The charging thing I'm speaking of is this: https://www.chevrolet.com/electric/living-electric/home-charging-installation - did you have problems with it? If you're okay with used, or can get a warrenty, you might want to look for a BMW i3 without the range extender, or a Mercedes B-Class electric. Despite the brands, they're both seemingly reasonably priced on the aftermarket, and fairly practical. Also the i3 Giga-World package gives it a neat interior. Chaos options are the Fiat 500e, and the Mini Cooper SE. bird with big dick posted:9000 pounds, 0-60 in 3 seconds, and the visibility of a WWII pillbox. What could go wrong. No one seems to be mentioning the relatively tiny back seat. Awful interior! A Hummer tradition!
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THE BIG DOG DADDY posted:In my humble opinion, the best model of the vehicle is the one that I own(ed) and all others are inferior Can you stick teeth around the nose? Boom - shark mouth.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:GG this thread went from amusing dunking on some dumbassery to two of the more depressing pages of realtalk posts real quick. Welcome to CSPAM! ... I am being informed this is the EV thread, and not CSPAM. So how about that Hummer EV? Which of you is going to buy one?
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Just realized my commute is now costing $12 a day, and I'm eyeing the new Leaves (Leafs?) on the local Nissan dealers lot. Going to assume they're marked up well over MSRP? Local Volvo dealer has C and X 40 Recharges, but those are both out of the price range.
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The rest of the world gets another charming small ev: https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/gwm-ora/126kw-first-edition-48kwh-5dr-auto/first-drive
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This is a long shot, but anyone heard experiences with refurbished Nissans? This company does battery replacements on Leaves (Leafs?): https://evridesllc.com/ If the Federal rebate still applies to 2022 models, it seems more cost effective to try and find a new Leaf for around MSRP?
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Tiny Timbs posted:lol Toyota "The Silent Majority wants Hydrogen. They're just out of frame, demanding hydrogen, and an end to EVs."
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priznat posted:Vinfast is weird, they seem to be trying to go the kia/hyundai route but skipping over the cheap entry car phase or even the excellent value phase and trying to go straight for upscale phase with what sounds like a terrible product. They should have started with some bottom end budget models to compete with the Leaf/Bolt first! First read about them last month, and the questions just keep piling up. Also Vinfast sounds like a sketchy diet supplement. Should have workshopped the name in the US a bit.
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Aino Minako posted:Kia EV6 GT seems pretty awesome: The GT sounds like tons of fun. Really hope the neon green accents are optional.
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priznat posted:Hell no they should be mandatory Kia agrees. They do look nice against black tho. 
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priznat posted:I unironically love this weird little orb. By most accounts, the GV60 is the worst value, and possibly the weakest all together of the eGMP vehicles. But here I am, considering a drive up to Seattle so that I may touch orb.
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Squibbles posted:Some Canadian company taking a stab at an EV. And of course going for our national pride by naming it after the Avro Arrow? So it will be an advanced design that gets scrapped and the company destroyed for mysterious reasons?
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I am excited by the prospect of used EV prices tanking, but I know in my heart that dealers will never lower their markup.
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mobby_6kl posted:Johnny's got the Ioniq 6. Looks pretty good imo. I'm an easy mark for for the swoopy CLS-like styling, but if it's more expensive than the Ioniq 5, I'm going with the 5.
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knox_harrington posted:Like 0.001% of car owners know what their trap speed is. Thirst trap speed.
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TwoDice posted:oops I bought an ix Congratulations! And I can't help myself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGqdE1NdMTg&t=24s Failson fucked around with this message at 21:18 on Jan 24, 2023 |
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TopGear compared the id.3, MG4-ev, and Electric Renault Megane. They liked the Renault best on all fronts. Might bode well for the Nissan Ariya, though I'm not sure if how much the two share (wild guess: the Nissan is a rebadge). https://www.topgear.com/car-news/big-reads/big-electric-car-test-renault-megane-e-tech-vs-volkswagen-id3-vs-mg4-ev cruft posted:THREAD TOPIC CHANGE 
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My Dad is getting interested in the Jeep plug in hybrids. I'm trying to encourage caution, because "Jeep" and "Trouble-Free" aren't words that go together. Is that still the case with Stellantis ownership?Mahatma-Squid posted:I made the mistake of going to their actual website, the loving thing will only be able to be registered as a UTV/OHV, it's literally a $136,000 toy designed to be flat towed behind whatever rig you're driving. It also includes an emergency backup charger that uses the propane tanks supposedly, which sure is a solution I guess. Was not expecting the Residential Home-Flipper equivalent of an Aliexpress golfcart, but there it is.
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Portland Auto Show! Kinda wasn't worth going! No dealers brought any Genesis, so I was denied Orb Touching. Also missing: Cadillac, Lexus. General impressions: Every door sill feels huge now, and I have a hard time getting my tiny, stumpy legs over them. Surprisingly nice: Chevy Bolt EUV. Favorite all around: Hyundai Ioniq 5. Comfortable, love the style. One had a matte metallic gray paintjob that looked snazzy. "Are you kidding me witht this price?" award: Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe. Over 70K, and even with an upgraded interior, it felt cheap inside. The Leaf and Arya both seem like good cars. The Toyota Crown seemed bizzare, and I like it. Mustang Mach-E felt tiny inside. Tesla Model 3 had a great seat, but I hated the interior. There was a BMW iX in black, and it looked sinister.
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Loucks posted:That link led to a description of the Packard Astral and now I'm devastated at what might have been: Oh my goodness, it's literally a Jetsons' car. The rabbit hole continues with the Simca Fulgur. For something from my own youth, I'm still disappointed cars don't look like the Pontiac Banshee 1988. The future sucks.
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cruft posted:I can't find an AI thread on self-driving. I have opinions based on my personal experience but I know it'll drag this thread into another three-page slapfest. This C-SPAM thread is for you: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3862673
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"Gee, I wonder why there are so many used i3's around?" *reads how they eat their unique, $250-each tires like candy.* "Oh, that's why."
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Is there anything wrong with the Cadillac CT6 plug-in-hybrid? Apart from it being a rare GM product? My commute is long enough that I'd be using the gas engine regularly.
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cruft posted:I don't think anyone here has any experience with it. You are now required to buy one and report back. darnon posted:Cadillac: "We keep trying to sell $70k+ PHEV sedans and no one is buying for some reason!" Jimong5 posted:I think the only thing wrong with it was the 76k MSRP Thanks all. They're starting to show up around 30K with fairly low miles, some cheaper than Volts, which I don't get. ELR prices are heading up too. Why am I stuck on GM, you ask? Because it would fulfill my Dad's dream of having a big huge Cadillac in the family. priznat posted:Kinda disappointed the electric GV70 is ORB-less I don't know how the GV60 even happened, but I'm glad it did.
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