I was with my niece and her MIL in the Boston, MA Seaport district yesterday afternoon and we took an Uber back. The guy showed up with an immaculate EV6. As an owner of a MYLR, I was interested in his take on his car, which he has only had a few months. He uses the car 5 or 6 days a week, with some days lasting as long as 12 hours.
Comparing notes:
Because of tax credits in the US & Massachusetts, I paid almost $8K less than he paid. I am unsure of the different trim levels for the EV6; the seats were quite comfortable and the only thing I noticed missing was a glass roof. The car seems to be significantly smaller than the MYLR on the inside, the ride appeared to be much less smooth. The driver has 2 screens and a lot more buttons; the layout seems similar to most of the new cars on the road, closer to the design of a smaller SUV car of the past decade. It is a very nice vehicle the 3 of us agree is more comfortable and stylish than most cars available today.
He hasn’t had any issues with his car. We compared ranges with our cars and these sound similar. He has greater range anxiety than I do, and we discovered that this was likely due to my access to the ease of the Tesla network as well as his lack of charging options in his area. Notable: he said that he can charge his car for free as an Uber driver, but has to drive for about 10 minutes to get there. He lives in an apartment and has no way to charge at home.
The driver and I agreed: for us, there is no going back to ICE cars. MIL, a retired engineer from Toyota, was noticeably quiet about this.
You misunderstood or l miscommunicated. I am the OP with the YLR, driving since February and no range anxiety any longer. Having access to Tesla charging and being able to charge at home has erased my concerns.
Our driver, the guy with the EV6 for only a few months, talked about his range anxiety.
The reasons we didn’t get the EV6 or Ionic 5 and went with our Y: tax credits and charging network. Buying last February was a different place than buying today.