On the large SUV topic...God I wish we had more wagons to choose from. Example, our use case is 2 kids + dog + soccer coach dad so 2 rows plus a metric fuckload of random soccer crap (bag of balls, mini goals, training gear, etc). Wife has a Tesla Model 3, which we love, so wanted an EV for the family wagon as well.…

Why would you have to end your day after 250 miles on a road trip? Just find a DC fast charger, top off, grab some a bite to eat, and go another 250 miles. Rinse and repeat.

It’s really more an infrastructure problem than anything. Get more plugs to more places near where people camp (a la what Rivian Adventure Network is slowly trying to do), and 250 miles is fine.

I think it’s different strokes for different folks. The Rivian, F150 Lightning, and Cybertruck all cater to very different demographics. Obviously, Ram and Chevy still have more coming down the pipeline, but for example, Rivian would still be the only one that isn’t “full-size” size...and using me as an example, our…

Nobody seems to have mentioned that the average price on vehicles sold will continue to increase as they work through the last of the early adopters who got in on much lower purchase prices. New vehicles sold are $10-20k more expensive than the originals, so that cuts roughly half of that loss out. Another chunk, as…

Same. Throw in the fact that my oldest moved from preschool (<1 mi away) to kindergarten (7 miles away through a fuckload of bike-unfriendly streets, plus he has a bus to ride anyways), so even less incentive to get the bike out. Still use it sometimes to get the youngest from preschool, but we also have things like…

...and the naysayers said EVs wouldn’t be good for the economy...

Not a pod hotel, but both Marriott and Hilton recently announced plans to drop a truckload of L2 chargers at their hotel chains. This is the perfect application, and as an EV owner, I would certainly go out of my way (and pay slightly more) to find a charger-equipped hotel if traveling by car.

Let’s see, for the cost of a slightly longer travel time during the occasional road trip, you get:

Major/Obvious benefits
-Reduced fuel costs
-Reduced maintenance costs
-Nearly no need to think about “stopping to get gas” during the day-to-day, and assuming you charge at home, also comfort of a relatively fixed fuel cost.
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Someone in our family is flying at least once a month for work, plus we’re flying about once a quarter as a foursome of 2 kids 2 adults for leisure/family visits, so about 30 boarding passes across 16-20 trips annually. Realized the $5-600 annual lounge pass via credit card is actually pretty freaking good deal (except…

There’s a lot of ways to attack this...one way is to find a way to remove the misconception that a 300-400 mile range is absolutely necessary.

The average roundtrip work commute in the US is ~40-50 miles, and that includes rural commuters, so for many it’s probably much less. Even so, that means you could go nearly a…

Denver:

I actually live at the end of the north runway from the former airport. That turbulence is no joke...but it makes for some great kite flying :)

As someone with two small kids, the rear touchscreen is simply something just waiting to get jumped on by a youth size 12 Nike as they try to wrangle out of their car seat.

Same with Denver. It is pretty much always bumpy leaving or approaching DEN due to the turbulent air coming off of the Rocky Mountains. Just buckle in and keep that puke bag close if you have a sensitive stomach.

Close enough. I just meant the delta between the two isn’t significant. Obviously, the variance will vary from car to car since mph is a terrible metric for measuring flow rate of electricity.

We’re about the same camp...I meant more to always have it plugged when possible...doesn’t need to be 100% all the time (nor should it). Tesla gets charged to 50% (it’s not a daily driver, so meh). Rivian to 85% (it is the daily driver and also the weekend “let’s run to the mountains on a whim” driver).

In your scenario, the 14-50 is going to be the limiting factor, as it can only max sustained output of 40A, so realistically the difference isn’t quite as big...something like ~10-15 miles per hour depending on vehicle. Not insignificant, but when charging overnight (8-9hrs), either will likely get the job done just…

Have one in our Tesla and Rivian, each. Never used either, but it’s great peace-of-mind, for sure.

It’s generally accepted as a best practice with EVs to “ABC”...always be charging. Oftentimes for reasons like you mentioned (always have a full or near-full “tank” at any given time). Now, does anyone from the manufacturer/dealer teach this to new EV owners? Noooope.