It depends on where you are going..

Oct 5, 2022
10:21:49am

TheLost

I drove from SLC to St. George last weekend.. charging added maybe 15 minutes to the trip.

I can't think of the last time we drove to St. George in an ICE car that we didn't stop for at least 15 minutes to get snacks or stretch our legs.

Report problem with this ad

TheLost

Bio page: TheLost
Joined: Jun 30, 2017
Last login: Jun 16, 2024
Total posts: 19,309 (286 FO)

Report problem with this ad

Messages

Author

Time

The real issue with EV's... Its not a hardware problem, its a software issue.

TheLost

10/5/22 10:05am

Real issue with me is range. They simple arent practical.

Backcountry

10/5/22 10:08am

How so? please explain..

TheLost

10/5/22 10:09am

The range. Its not good enough. Battery die, car stop rolling

Backcountry

10/5/22 10:10am

So you drive over 300 miles in a day? Or can't stop to charge for 5-10 minutes?

TheLost

10/5/22 10:10am

Correct. Frequently. The most common "long drive" I make, and I make it a lot,

Backcountry

10/5/22 10:15am

IMO, it's more about range being comparable (or better) than ICE vehicles so

m0resn0w

10/5/22 10:15am

My wife and I share one car, I work from home.

rad dawg

10/5/22 10:17am

RE: My wife and I share one car, I work from home.

TheLost

10/5/22 10:23am

$80k at least for that car. And not sure what this image is supposed to show?

rad dawg

10/5/22 11:35am

5 -10 minutes? You serious? And what about locations?

LifeLongLakerFan

10/5/22 10:17am

It depends on where you are going..

TheLost

10/5/22 10:21am

Towing range is about 90 miles at the moment. And when not towing, I live in

diluigifan

10/5/22 10:24am

RE: How so? please explain..

SierraCoug

10/5/22 10:14am

Um. We have a '21 Ford Mach-E. It has received OTA updates since day one.

benMN

10/5/22 10:10am

*Mustang Mach-E. Please show some respect for history.

Mzansi

10/5/22 10:13am

Haha. #CharacterLimits.

benMN

10/5/22 10:26am

I missed that.. looks like the first updates started in 2021.

TheLost

10/5/22 10:15am

Sorry, but I need to safely park my vehicle in the garage.

Les IsMore

10/5/22 10:13am

Rivian offers OTA updates - FYI. As Backcountry said, range is the real issue.

m0resn0w

10/5/22 10:13am

RE: Rivian offers OTA updates - FYI. As Backcountry said, range is the real issue.

TheLost

10/5/22 10:17am

Current manufacturers are claiming (and I'm not 100% sold) that they're making

m0resn0w

10/5/22 10:20am

And when you say 500 mile per range...that needs to be 500 miles on the highway, not local driving. I would never

specsauce

10/5/22 11:39am

New auto mechanic

PJMort

10/5/22 10:18am

More truth to this than we'd maybe like to admit. And not just EVs...

m0resn0w

10/5/22 10:20am

That Hummer reset is completely stupid.

Ragnar Danneskjold

10/5/22 10:29am

As a runner, I think that cars need to make noise to be safer in residential str

ovalY

10/5/22 10:36am

As of 2018 EV's have to make a noise going slower than 30mph.

TheLost

10/5/22 10:40am

Also, batteries degrade over time, big hardware issue there

semicool

10/5/22 10:38am

This is one of those 'yes, thats true'.. but also 'not really an issue'.

TheLost

10/5/22 10:45am

I'm sorry, but some of the batteries have lost more than 20% capacity, ~50%

semicool

10/5/22 11:19am

RE: I'm sorry, but some of the batteries have lost more than 20% capacity, ~50%

TheLost

10/5/22 11:35am

Ridiculous, asinine, a Tesla battery full replacement is $20-35 THOUSAND dollars

semicool

10/5/22 12:15pm

RE: Ridiculous, asinine, a Tesla battery full replacement is $20-35 THOUSAND dollars

TheLost

10/5/22 2:50pm

RE: Ridiculous, asinine, a Tesla battery full replacement is $20-35 THOUSAND

m0resn0w

10/5/22 2:52pm

The only place Ive heard these types of stats on Tesla battery degradation is CB

boorad

10/5/22 12:27pm

Cool, I've heard it from Tesla owners

semicool

10/5/22 1:54pm

I've never heard that before. I know it was a concern when the Model S was

boorad

10/5/22 2:14pm

We have a Prius Prime Plus. It gas and electric. I can get to work and back on

VDUB_COUG

10/5/22 10:50am

If I could get my hands on a PHEV Rav4 without waiting forever and getting bent

Posting on CougarBoard