Fed Up w/Tesla--What are Other Good EV's to Consider?

[Anonymous]

I thought it was sort of funny that a friend recently justified paying close to $70K for her new Tesla by saying that she's already saving money at the pump. That is true, but it's not like she got some great deal - she could have bought a hybrid for $40K and done much better off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought it was sort of funny that a friend recently justified paying close to $70K for her new Tesla by saying that she's already saving money at the pump. That is true, but it's not like she got some great deal - she could have bought a hybrid for $40K and done much better off.

Honestly my plug-in hybrid serves me just fine. Never seen the need for the eye watering acceleration on a tesla. We go through fuel only on roadtrips. In-town driving is all covered by the plug-in.

I guess different strokes for different folks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought it was sort of funny that a friend recently justified paying close to $70K for her new Tesla by saying that she's already saving money at the pump. That is true, but it's not like she got some great deal - she could have bought a hybrid for $40K and done much better off.

Honestly my plug-in hybrid serves me just fine. Never seen the need for the eye watering acceleration on a tesla. We go through fuel only on roadtrips. In-town driving is all covered by the plug-in.

I guess different strokes for different folks

True about the amazing acceleration. No way I’m going to use that locally, and 1-2 extra seconds is fine for the highway.

[Anonymous]

The infrastructure bill passed last fall contains $7.5 billion (yes, that’s billion) to help states build out the charging infrastructure. States are now in the proposal stage, so we won’t see this happen for a few more years. The good news is that many states are coordinating so that, for example, you won’t see chargers within 30 feet of each side of the state border, but instead you’ll see them spread 30-50 miles apart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The infrastructure bill passed last fall contains $7.5 billion (yes, that’s billion) to help states build out the charging infrastructure. States are now in the proposal stage, so we won’t see this happen for a few more years. The good news is that many states are coordinating so that, for example, you won’t see chargers within 30 feet of each side of the state border, but instead you’ll see them spread 30-50 miles apart.

I don't think the electricity grids are ready for this. Think about the brown outs in TX and CA. What happens if there are power outs due to storms?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The infrastructure bill passed last fall contains $7.5 billion (yes, that’s billion) to help states build out the charging infrastructure. States are now in the proposal stage, so we won’t see this happen for a few more years. The good news is that many states are coordinating so that, for example, you won’t see chargers within 30 feet of each side of the state border, but instead you’ll see them spread 30-50 miles apart.

I don't think the electricity grids are ready for this. Think about the brown outs in TX and CA. What happens if there are power outs due to storms?

Maybe. But also, Texas and California need to get their acts together about electricity.

[Anonymous]

I saw a Lucid in Bethesda the other day - it was beautiful!

But that pricetag....

[Anonymous]

We just ordered a BMW iX M60. It’s currently in quality check in Germany — we can’t wait for it to get here!

https://www.bmwusa.com/vehicles/all-electric/ix/sports-activity-vehicle/bmw-m.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lucid Motors. https://www.lucidmotors.com/

https://www.caranddriver.com/lucid-motors/air

+1 Excited to get ours! Hoping for q4.

[Anonymous]

Elon Musk is my hero. I bought solar panels through Tesla and watching the SpaceX booster rockets land brought tears to my eyes. However, I am *NOT* buying any of the Tesla cars in their current state. I'm looking for more of a traditional feeling car/suv that happens to be electric. Something like the Audi Q4 Etron is very attractive to me but the US order book is not open yet and European customers are reporting VERY long wait times.

[Anonymous]

Nobody has mentioned the VW eGolf yet… we love ours. Got it a few years ago- in stock at the dealer for 24K, $7500 tax rebate still available.

It’s great! Looks just like a regular Golf but it’s electric. Fast acceleration, fun to drive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nobody has mentioned the VW eGolf yet… we love ours. Got it a few years ago- in stock at the dealer for 24K, $7500 tax rebate still available.

It’s great! Looks just like a regular Golf but it’s electric. Fast acceleration, fun to drive.

Wasn’t it discontinued?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nobody has mentioned the VW eGolf yet… we love ours. Got it a few years ago- in stock at the dealer for 24K, $7500 tax rebate still available.

It’s great! Looks just like a regular Golf but it’s electric. Fast acceleration, fun to drive.

Wasn’t it discontinued?

Lol, just looked it up and it was discontinued! Replaced by the ID.4. Glad to hear folks love the ID.4!

DH is waiting for the ID.Buzz electric VW bus. It will be out of our price range though!

https://www.caranddriver.com/volkswagen/id-buzz-microbus

[Anonymous]

We're on the waiting list for an Ioniq 5. I have a Santa Fe that I adore, and love the fast charge capability of the Ioniq. Fingers crossed it comes soon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nobody has mentioned the VW eGolf yet… we love ours. Got it a few years ago- in stock at the dealer for 24K, $7500 tax rebate still available.

It’s great! Looks just like a regular Golf but it’s electric. Fast acceleration, fun to drive.

Can't get 'em anymore, though -- a used 2019 one costs more than a new Bolt. There are no new ones available, since 2019 was the last year they sold them here, and so the tax credit is irrelevant, too. I'd love to get one, would be the perfect second car to replace an old ICE one we have.