EV Cars/Trucks

[synthesis2]

Since I was banned from the Gas thread for simply saying I was glad I have a EV car now I thought I'd answer the question that was posed to me by another before I was banned.(still have zero idea why.

We have a Model 3 long range, it gets around 340 miles per charge and our all in was 50k for the car, $500 for the Wall Charger (you don't need but its cool looking)

Our previous car was a Porsche Cayenne, here is what we spent in the year we owned it. My wife is a rep and uses as her company car. ( she gets paid mileage) so we paid 40k for it. Was a year old when we got it. She drove it 50K in a year, we had to use premium unleaded gas and it got around 18 miles per gallon. We had to get it serviced 3 times with a average cost of $500-700 on each service. I don't know how much we paid in gas but lets assume we still had it today and Premium was going for 4.50 a gallon, it would be around 12-14k on gas a year, along with $1500-2000 in services so our all in each year was 13.5-16k per year in service and gas.

With our Tesla our electricity has seemed to go up $40-50 per month, so lets call it $600 plus tires rotated $100, windshield wiper fluid $5 so for the year its around $800 vs. 13.5-16k.

So the 10k cost difference was made up in less than a year and now we are saving 12k plus per year compared. Plus she loves the car much more than the Porsche.

I know compared with a ford focus the math may not ever make sense but for a nicer car its been awesome for us.

[Straight, No Chaser]

Saw this over the weekend. Due out in the 4th quarter. EV. 6 captains chairs or bench in the back. Dancing Bears optional. Previous model for comparison only.

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by Chief Pagan

Yeah, the Chinese are serious about EVs and driverless cars. They are taking their lumps, but I wouldn't write them off.

The problem with Chinese EVs is the same problem with everything made in China, the quality is crap.

[wutamess]

Originally Posted by DaFace

I mean, I love ours. If I didn't have to frequently drive 10 hours across I70 in Western KS, I'd own two.

I have mine for mostly local driving. I knew that going in with it. For long trips, I'd take one of our other SUVs or rent if I need to. My only knock on the EV is the price for repairs and usually Tesla is the only place that'd do the repairs.

Luckily my battery went out last month while it was still under warranty.
41k miles MXP100D

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by Straight, No Chaser

Saw this over the weekend. Due out in the 4th quarter. EV. 6 captains chairs or bench in the back. Dancing Bears optional. Previous model for comparison only.

That thing looks ridiculous, but it'd make for a hell of a mini camper.

[MagicHef]

Originally Posted by HemiEd

What I want to know is, will an all electric vehicle "peel out?" (50s term for smoking the tires or doing a burnout)

The grip in my AWD model 3 is absurd, I haven't been able to peel out. I stomp on the pedal from a stop and suddenly I'm doing 80, but it does it all silently. I haven't tried it on ice or gravel yet, though.

[MagicHef]

Originally Posted by Straight, No Chaser

Saw this over the weekend. Due out in the 4th quarter. EV. 6 captains chairs or bench in the back. Dancing Bears optional. Previous model for comparison only.

Pictures aren't showing for me, what model are you talking about?

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by MagicHef

The grip in my AWD model 3 is absurd, I haven't been able to peel out. I stomp on the pedal from a stop and suddenly I'm doing 80, but it does it all silently. I haven't tried it on ice or gravel yet, though.

Cool, thank you for the info. Does it mail you to the seat back?

[MagicHef]

Originally Posted by HemiEd

Cool, thank you for the info. Does it mail you to the seat back?

yes

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by MagicHef

Pictures aren't showing for me, what model are you talking about?

https://www.vw.com/en/models/id-buzz.html

[blake5676]

I'm wavering on the idea of getting an electric vehicle. I currently have a 2018 F150 and I'm ready for something new. Considering getting the F150 Lightning, but I'm nervous about regretting it. I don't often drive super long distances but the limitation of HAVING to find a charger is worrisome. We could always take my wife's vehicle on any trips that are more than a few hundred miles but it's still annoying to me that it's either take her car or find a charger and wait if we're going more than 250 miles.

On that note, anyone here have an F150 Lightning that can chime in? Between the fed tax rebate, the manufacturer discounts and a personal cash offer I'm sitting on, I can get one MSRP $79k for about $55k right now.

[MagicHef]

Originally Posted by DaFace

https://www.vw.com/en/models/id-buzz.html

Ah. I think I’ll be choosing between that or the EV9 in a few years.

[ToxSocks]

Those new Prius' are kinda slick, aint gonna lie.

Saw one the other day that someone dumped money into. It was lowered, wheels, nice wrap.....looked pretty damn good.

[MagicHef]

Originally Posted by blake5676

I'm wavering on the idea of getting an electric vehicle. I currently have a 2018 F150 and I'm ready for something new. Considering getting the F150 Lightning, but I'm nervous about regretting it. I don't often drive super long distances but the limitation of HAVING to find a charger is worrisome. We could always take my wife's vehicle on any trips that are more than a few hundred miles but it's still annoying to me that it's either take her car or find a charger and wait if we're going more than 250 miles.

On that note, anyone here have an F150 Lightning that can chime in? Between the fed tax rebate, the manufacturer discounts and a personal cash offer I'm sitting on, I can get one MSRP $79k for about $55k right now.

When was the last time you drove more than 250 miles in one shot? For me, it's been probably 3 years, so an EV works perfectly.

I'd say that you should go drive the lightning and see what you think.

[seamonster]

Originally Posted by MagicHef

When was the last time you drove more than 250 miles in one shot? For me, it's been probably 3 years, so an EV works perfectly.

I'd say that you should go drive the lightning and see what you think.

I drove five hundred miles with a rental car the other day. Do that with an EV rental car and you're cursing yourself to a white-knuckle ride in bumblecornfield**** Iowa. And I can see the same thing playing out with a personal car if that's your only ride (no more trips to the beach).

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by neech

And I remember just months ago a few people on here saying that EV’s were the best thing. They would never admit there was an issue with them.

Of course, these were from people who actually bought them, they would never admit if there was a mistake you know that.

It was such a mistake that I bought another one two months ago.

Big difference in wanting to rent an EV and owning one. When you are on vacation etc you don't have access to easy charging in your garage while you sleep really.