Tell me about your Electric car or hybrid car

[Anonymous]

I've been driving my Bolt for about 5 years now and I absolutely love the car. I charge it at home at night and have had no issues with it at all. In the summer I can charge maybe 1-2 times a week in the winter it's maybe 2-3.

My spouse has the Rav4 Prime and the 45 miles is enough for his.daily commute such that he rarely uses gas mode.

[Anonymous]

Planned to swap my Audi Q5 for a Q6 E-tron last Aug, but drove away in an A6 E-tron Sportback. First EV for me. Fold down the seats, feels as large as a Q5. Zero-60 in 4.3 seconds = plenty FAST for me. Adaptive air suspension, tons of safety and driver assist features (ex: slows at stop signs, can park itself, on and on). But: too many screens, too much piano black. Audi has gotten the message and intends to simplify cockpits in 2027.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Planned to swap my Audi Q5 for a Q6 E-tron last Aug, but drove away in an A6 E-tron Sportback. First EV for me. Fold down the seats, feels as large as a Q5. Zero-60 in 4.3 seconds = plenty FAST for me. Adaptive air suspension, tons of safety and driver assist features (ex: slows at stop signs, can park itself, on and on). But: too many screens, too much piano black. Audi has gotten the message and intends to simplify cockpits in 2027.

Forgot to add: claims 370mi range; I don't think I get that in stop-and-go driving.

[Anonymous]

Tesla Y. Have had it for 2 years. The self driving has improved incredibly to the point where I no longer "drive" the car. It parks in my favorite spot at the gym, etc. It is getting constant updates so the FSD is really good (just got another update last night). I like that it kept me from hitting a dog on the road. I like that I no longer have to merge onto the beltway or anywhere because it does that. I like that I can use the app to get it heated up in cold weather. It is comfortable. We have taken it across the US and had no problems finding chargers (there are more every day). I like that I have not been to a gas station in 2 years. We have solar panels so not really "paying" for electricity, but I can see how that might be a thing for people on the grid.

I will never go back to an ICE car. I will also always pay for self driving.

[Anonymous]

I would opt for hybrid. I hate being solo or having DD drive long distances at night and have to find a charging station.

[Anonymous]

Ford C-Max plug in hybrid. Love it. Only need gas for road trips. The electric-only range covers nearly all of my daily driving. Best of both worlds unless/until electric charging on the road becomes less unpredictable and less expensive. (Home charging in VA is like 12.5cents/kwh but on the road chargers can easily cost 50 cents/kwh.)

[Anonymous]

They’re terrible. Traded mine back in to the dealer about a week after I bought it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have a Rivian R1S (the SUV). We've had it for a little over two years and absolutely love it. I get stopped all the time in parking lots and even at red lights with people asking me about it. It's fully electric, it's big (slightly smaller than a Suburban), it drives like a dream, they do updates and will make changes when you suggest them, they come to you to service it, and it charges at our home at night when energy prices are much lower for far, far less than we'd pay in gas.

The EV charging network has exploded in recent years and we take it all over the place and I've only had one issue with a charging station (EV GO) that I couldn't get to work (I needed to update our credit card and the app wouldn't let me). Otherwise we have never had a problem finding somewhere to charge it and the price for doing so at a charging station is approximately the same as a tank full of gas for our non-EV SUV.

Honestly I can't think of anything I don't like about it. It's technically my husband's car but it's the one we use 99% of the time (we both work from home so there is no commute). I have a gas SUV but we have an R2S reserved and we're debating whether we want two of them or want to keep one gas, one EV. Not sure yet but I absolutely love driving the Rivian and would be happy to have a second one.

As for what we paid for it, it was around $75K when we got it and then the price shot up. We have the quad motor with some other features that I don't think are still available so it's the top of the line version.

Thanks for this review PP. I have an R2 reserved as well because I don't want such a large vehicle as the current models. We've owned Teslas (X, 3, Y) for over ten years and love them. We currently have a Y and 3 that are over six years old and we'd like to replace them, but will not buy new Teslas even though we really like them. Looking forward to the R2 and hope it comes out soon!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would opt for hybrid. I hate being solo or having DD drive long distances at night and have to find a charging station.

Not sure where your road trips take you, but just in the last six months, the charging situation between D.C. and New York has improved significantly — bunch of new options off the highway plus, more usefully, the NJ turnpike and Delaware rest stops now all have chargers. So you don’t have to get off the road and you don’t really have to think about where to charge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would appreciate any insights on your electric car or a hybrid car.
What is it? How long have you had it? What do you like about it? What don't you like about it? And how much did you purchase it for.

Toyota Siena hybrid. Like the reliability and comfort, hate the massive size (we park on the street). Bought it for $60k-ish? Minivans are expensive, go figure.

Had a Rav4 hybrid for 7 years before that. Loved literally everything about it, but needed extra room when we graduated to 3 adults + 2 carseats. Would honestly happily switch back once the kids are able to buckle in without all the gear.

We don't have a garage or dedicated place to plug in, so while we considered fully electric, it would have been fairly complicated, whereas hybrid means we just get gas every other month or so at Costco when we're already there to shop.

[Anonymous]

We have a KIA Sorento hybrid (regular, not plug in) and it's been great. Amazing gas mileage for such a big, heavy car and small enough that it fits in my tiny garage. The hybrids are made in Korean factories and have the best reviews of all three of their models. We LOVE it - nice to have a tiny third row for carpooling, too.

[Anonymous]

I love my Ford Mach E (EV). I have the lowest end model with 2WD, solid roof, regular battery. Got it used for a great deal along with the used EV tax credit. Solid, comfortable, great handling, quiet, good sound system, 360 camera.

I don’t drive more than 40 miles a day so I just plug into a normal outlet each night. The average driver really doesn’t need level two charging. 90% are probably fine with level 1.

[Anonymous]

I have a Rav 4 Prime (plug in) and it is probably the best option for a hybrid. A bit over 40 miles electric range and then 40+ mpg as a hybrid. It also has 300hp (gas+electric) so if you want to drive fast it is a bit of a sleeper, 0-60 ~5.5 seconds. That said, it still doesn’t offer the effortless power and smoothness of a real electric. It general tech and integration is mediocre at best. It feels like a blackberry compared to an Iphone. If you haven’t driven a Tesla it will feel fine/normal to you.

I previously had a Tesla model 3 I had to sell for an international move. That car was just outstanding and is obviously the Iphone in the comparison. The newer ones they are selling now are obviously even better. Nothing compares to the near silence, smoothness and power of electric. The tech integration, app, connectivity are far beyond anything else available in the US. (Toyota’s app is a joke.)

[Anonymous]

We just bought a 2025 Ioniq. I love this car. We had a level 2 charger installed at home; our electricity is cheap and I charge it to 80% every 5 days or so. We anlso have an Camry that will eventually go to one of our kids. Our next /thirdncar will either be a fully electric that has a 500 mile range (these are coming soon) or maybe a plug in hybrid depending….I almost got the plug in hybrid but driving all electric is so nice. We have taken it in short road trips, enough charging areas around but we haven’t needed them.!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have a Rivian R1S (the SUV). We've had it for a little over two years and absolutely love it. I get stopped all the time in parking lots and even at red lights with people asking me about it. It's fully electric, it's big (slightly smaller than a Suburban), it drives like a dream, they do updates and will make changes when you suggest them, they come to you to service it, and it charges at our home at night when energy prices are much lower for far, far less than we'd pay in gas.

The EV charging network has exploded in recent years and we take it all over the place and I've only had one issue with a charging station (EV GO) that I couldn't get to work (I needed to update our credit card and the app wouldn't let me). Otherwise we have never had a problem finding somewhere to charge it and the price for doing so at a charging station is approximately the same as a tank full of gas for our non-EV SUV.

Honestly I can't think of anything I don't like about it. It's technically my husband's car but it's the one we use 99% of the time (we both work from home so there is no commute). I have a gas SUV but we have an R2S reserved and we're debating whether we want two of them or want to keep one gas, one EV. Not sure yet but I absolutely love driving the Rivian and would be happy to have a second one.

As for what we paid for it, it was around $75K when we got it and then the price shot up. We have the quad motor with some other features that I don't think are still available so it's the top of the line version.

I could have written this! We have the R1S also and I ADORE it! I’ve never been a car person but I sure am now! The only difference between me and this poster is that I commute - I have 60k miles on it in 2 years (and we take it on vacation and our kids play travel sports) - but all to say that we have had no issues whatsoever. The couple of times it’s needed servicing, Rivian has come to our house and we’ve never had a problem finding a charger. We love it!

We’re also on the waitlist for the next/smaller iteration.