I think 300ish miles in the battery pack AND 800V architecture addresses 99% of people’s needs, road trips included. The real hassle of owning an EV isn’t stopping every 3-4 hours—most people in an ICE will do that anyway. The hassle is sitting for 40+ minutes at a charging station waiting to top up, as you must do if…

I bought an AWD Kia EV9 for 55k before TTL last week. That’s not exactly cheap, but it beats the pants off of other 3-row electrics by about $25k.

Is this a viable replacement for our aging Honda Odyssey? Specifically, I’ve got four kids so I would always be using the third row when the whole family travels together. All kids in elementary at present, but will hopefully have the next car through my kids’ high school years (i.e., can I put two…

Mine was a speedrun of good choices and luck.