No, what he described is the current performance of some ICE vehicles. And expectations are different from actual use cases and needs.

Definitely takes some getting used to, but it’s quite nice once you do. It’s like a speed controller for a model train set. You have to recalibrate your brain since the pedal basically works very differently.

You see, I find myself in a similar situation. Until I can buy an ICE for $1, 000 new that has a 1,000 mile range and at least 100mpg efficiency and can fuel in less than 10 seconds, it just doesn’t work for me.

Factoring extraordinary circumstances that you will rarely, if ever, encounter into your purchase decisions for everyday items is maybe not the best idea.

The nissan leaf has had a $7k price cut since launch and also 30 miles more range, 2x faster ac charger, chademo charger adapter, and a better heat pump to replace the inefficient resistance heater

“As I got comfortable one-pedaling it the drive started feeling like a yoga flow. Up, down, up again. It made city traffic feel like taking deep breaths. That gridlock lap around San Francisco in the Bolt was honestly one of the most relaxing driving experiences I can remember.”

I test drove one of these as I had been thinking about a car I could leave at the house while traveling and not have to worry about the battery being dead (because it wasn’t on a tender) or issues with the seals drying up because it wasn’t driven. It wasn’t bad overall, but I had a few niggling complaints.

That’s why I drive a Peterbilt with extra fuel tanks. Never know when I might need to drive a semi trailer 1,000 miles.

Where I live, every large mall, “city center” and new parking garage has at least a half dozen charging stations. Very logical as these are the most likely places the car will be parked for 30 minutes or more. Some older parking garages are being retrofitted. The slot locations are always free parking.

We picked up an off-lease 2013 Fiat 500e with 24K miles on it for $7,300 out the door and it’s changed a lot for us. We get about 90 miles of range and my wife can commute from Newport Beach to and from downtown Los Angeles in the HOV/toll roads…toll-free. We’re saving about $8 per day in fuel cost and $4-$20 in…

I disagree. The point of a subcompact is to easily drive and park in dense urban environments, and make commuting as fuss-free as possible. As with anything, the combination of certain features and options push up costs, because said features/options are either a technological advance or an outright luxury.

Worth noting that GM is talking about 90 miles in half an hour on a CCS DC fast charger.

I don’t think Mirage 12K buyers are looking at these.

He does mention the Model 3: they’re about the same price exception the Model 3 is a year and a half away. Why would Andrew talk anything more about a car nobody’s driven yet? He’s drawing on cars he’s driven before, so the Soul EV and the Model S.

To be clear: the price of the AeroVironment charger is about $700 ($699), not $7,000. The decimal error has been corrected!

That “one-pedal” driving experience is a lot cooler than people who haven’t experienced it will ever understand. I spent several years driving hybrid, diesel-electric transit buses. The giant 40-foot (and 60-foot articulated) ones, and they drove the same way. The regenerative braking was VERY aggressive, and you…

I don’t think that range is really required. All that is required is a realization by the buying public that they rarely, if ever, exceed the range offered by current electric cars in a single drive, and that the savings in gas and maintenance over a ICE engine allows them to occasionally rent a car for long…

I haven’t owned a fucking car EVER that could do 500 miles per tank. And I’ve had 2 VW diesels. Please put that fucking garbage point to bed please.