the only EV on the list required 3 batteries and 13 motors replaced while a majority of them are on the original IC engine and transmission. and this might even be under reported as diesel adds yet even another layer.
When do you think you will buy a 100% pure electric vehicle?
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I had a 96’ Camry that has 275k miles.
It had two tranny replacements and was an absolute pile of garbage at the end.
And now we’re needing all EVs to hit 1 million miles with no work done to be considered.
Comical.
Comical.
And friend of mine is on 270k mi on his ram 1500 with only a water pump and other minor maintenance so far. And overloads it pulling trailers still.
Congrats to him. I couldn’t imagine pushing a car to a million. That said I don’t drive that much.
Are the big truck guys here to tell us how small their dicks are?
We have put over 300,000 on 3 Honda's and my current CRV has 294,000 on it. Service them and don't drive like Mario Andretti.
It depends what you set your maximum at. I set mine to 80% . If I'm on a road trip that requires a lot of charging, I may bump that up to 90%, Unless it's free charging at the hotel, I usually just add 5 minutes onto what Tesla recommends. For example, a few weeks ago we were coming back from KC and it had us stop for 12 minutes in southern Iowa, just enough to get us home at 11%, where we can charge a lot cheaper. I don't like to go below 15%, so I stayed a couple of minutes longer. In reality, the covience store we stopped at was interesting so we basically spent no time waiting.
The lightning fast charges up to 80% and then slowed down drastically. At a 350 kw electrify America charger, that means a charge rate of around 165-195 kwh for the first ten minutes, 150 kwh for a few minutes, 125 kwh to 80%, then 50+ kwh after that.
Another thing I'm not really seeing discussed is what people get for mileage in their vehicles. Over the last year, I averaged 1.7 mi/kwh. Most of my t miles are highway driving. If I lived in a suburb or city, that would jump to probably 2.5 or higher. I read a lot of people talk about Tesla's getting 3-4+ regularly. These values will greatly impact your cost and the amount of time spent driving on a longer trip.
Another thing I'm not really seeing discussed is what people get for mileage in their vehicles. Over the last year, I averaged 1.7 mi/kwh. Most of my t miles are highway driving. If I lived in a suburb or city, that would jump to probably 2.5 or higher. I read a lot of people talk about Tesla's getting 3-4+ regularly. These values will greatly impact your cost and the amount of time spent driving on a longer trip.
Actually, we reduced. I will admit, however, my reasons were not all as noble as portrayed. My wife has EMR Syndrome. Consequently, we only have circuits on that we need and we have a kill switch for the refrigerator. We carry hand held lights to circumvent the darkness. Of course we have our HVAC on, but it's rarely used because I have an outside word burning furnace which heats up the home perfectly. Yes, the hydronic pumps are on 24/7, but that's it. And finally, my detached office here in the middle of the woods, far from the house, has electricity on because I'm the money maker; she's the money drainer
. All that said, believe it or not, we manage quite well, considering what she has to go through.
If they leased them, pickup leases can be cheaper since the resale value holds so well. Car values drop pretty fast, especially if a new body style comes out in that time.
I bought a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV 4WT this summer with 60 miles on it. Was sold as used because it was purchased from the dealer at auction because they couldn't get rid of it. Huge discount off new. Also, the 2024 4WT has the 450 mile battery pack and 350 KW charging capability. I love it. Have to settle to life without heated seats/steering, but first world problems, amirite?
