I put 1,700 miles on her. I live on an island ( r/Whidbey ), The car was great, and I enjoyed driving it. I particularly liked having a regen paddle mounted behind the steering wheel; it acted as a brake and worked really well. I tried the “one pedal” option, and it wasn’t really something I liked, but worked well enough. I mostly use cruise control to drive, and the cruise system worked excellently - a few clicks to adjust to speed limit changes, and the car followed the settings quickly and efficiently.

The one problem was infrastructure. House current charging gave 3 miles per hour of charge - which is silly. Mid-level charging was better, at 20+ miles per hour, but there are only two stations to charge on the island, one 25 miles away, and on 35 miles away. There simply weren’t enough options to rely on the 250 mile range and 40 mile overnight recharge to get through the week.

If I had a mid-level charger at home, I think it would be ok for commuting - but I would still need a gasoline car for trips. I had thought about driving the car to Idaho, and I probably would have been fine on the Interstates, but northern Idaho would be a problem. Also, I like to just drive, without stopping every couple hundred miles to charge for an hour - and if there wasn’t a high-power DC station, then it might mean an overnight stay every 200 miles.

When (if) fast DC charging becomes even 1/2 or 1/4 as available as gas stations, I can see EV’s replacing fuel vehicles, but not until then.

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    11 months ago

    DC Fast charging is about 1/4 as available as gas on most interstate routes, but ONLY IF you have a Tesla.