When do you think you will buy a 100% pure electric vehicle?
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When I finally dump my Tundra a Rivian R1T is pretty high up on the list. I was wondering how much better the mi/kWh was vs the Lightning that I spent time with. My rough math says that if I charged them at home the Rivian would be a touch under $70 a month cheaper to drive if you have an hour commute one way to work. That adds up.
They bought them. While trade-in value definitely holds up, when we were driving those things incredible amounts of miles to job sites mostly in Iowa but also in neighboring states, it's hard to imagine total cost of ownership not sucking vs. something perfectly suitable to haul people on the interstates and highways.
If I got those numbers, it would be the equivalent of me getting about 100-120 mpg. As is, it's more like 45-60.
I leased my Model 3. Would have considered buying but we got phased out of the federal tax credit for purchase. However, Tesla was able to apply that to a lease so ended up with a monthly payment of less than 400 per month (we did 10,000 miles x 3 years because we don’t drive that much).
Having 2+ years of ownership experience now and really enjoying it we’d probably purchase our next one.
In short, I suppose it depends on how much you plan to drive and how long you plan to own. If you don’t drive a lot I personally appreciate the peace of mind with a lease. No surprise costs although the same is probably true with a new car warranty.
1.7 - 1.8 feels pretty good actually. I drive about 78 mph on the highway which doesn't help. In the cold winter like today, I'm looking at 1.2 - 1.4 without pre-conditioning. The Rivian as a whole is a smaller and more aerodynamic truck, so I'm not surprised.
Mine gets used as a pickup (for work) occasionally, but I am in the same boat, I really don't need one. Admittedly it gets used as a truck 'personally' much more often than for work; say 10:1 ratio.
But as @BCClone says, they hold their resale values better so that is why they keep buying them. (what I was told anyway)
If ours were getting used at home by people as trucks I'd probably think it made more sense. But they sat in the office parking lot at night, got drove around all over M-F with pristine, empty beds, and got traded in with pristine empty beds.
With the use, price differential, and fuel use from what they could've bought, it didn't matter if resale for the alternative was $0, it would've made more sense to buy something suitable to drive people around.
I think it's just a bunch of guys that work white collar jobs in ag and construction think you have to drive a pickup.
I have never charged more than 7 min at a super charger in the 4 years I have had this car. And the range is bigger than my bladder, so it does not impact me.
What kind of EV do you have? My Tesla 3 takes significantly longer than that to charge at a Supercharger. Probably 15 minutes for half the battery.
I would agree... They gotta look like they fit in when they show up at the jobsite...
Pretty interesting if you click on specific models
www.consumerreports.org
No one would have guessed 5 years ago that the Model Y would score an 81.
Higher than any vehicle from
Who Makes the Most Reliable New Cars? - Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports' latest car reliability survey ranks the brands, reveals how regions compare, and who makes the most reliable new cars.
No one would have guessed 5 years ago that the Model Y would score an 81.
Higher than any vehicle from
- Subaru
- BMW
- Nissan
- Acura
- Buick
- Kia
- Ford
- Hyundai
- Audi
- Mazda
- Volvo
- Volkswagen
- Chevrolet
- Cadillac
- Mercedes-Benz
- Lincoln
- Genesis
- Chrysler
- GMC
- Jeep
- Ram
- Rivian
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These are getting difficult to follow since Covid. Toyota’s having major issues with the tundra these days with the new engines.Pretty interesting if you click on specific models
Who Makes the Most Reliable New Cars? - Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports' latest car reliability survey ranks the brands, reveals how regions compare, and who makes the most reliable new cars.
No one would have guessed 5 years ago that the Model Y would score an 81.
Higher than any vehicle from
Also, if I read their methodology, sales don't have an impact. So even though Tesla probably sells 50x as many Model Y's, the CT counts the same.
- Subaru
- BMW
- Nissan
- Acura
- Buick
- Kia
- Ford
- Hyundai
- Audi
- Mazda
- Volvo
- Volkswagen
- Chevrolet
- Cadillac
- Mercedes-Benz
- Lincoln
- Genesis
- Chrysler
- GMC
- Jeep
- Ram
- Rivian
Any recommendations for a PHEV or EV (Under $60,000). PHEV seems perfect as my trips are either very long or under 20 miles.
I regularly have 2 kids in car seats, so nothing small.
I regularly have 2 kids in car seats, so nothing small.
You joke about that but my previous employer bought a F150 for our sales guy who worked up where they were doing the Fracking because the guys in charge of buying pumps wouldn't give him the time of day in a car like the rest of the sales guys got.
I'm just waiting for my Tundra to spin the front main. The non hybrids are all getting new engines up through mid 2024 build dates. Hybrids are getting long blocks, if you're still in warranty and if not sorry about your luck.
Have you looked at the Pacifica PHEV, if you're wanting minivan.
We have a 2021 ICE Pacifica and have really liked it.
Oh I am not joking. If you've worked in the trades (I have) while its silly it does have some twisted merit.
WTF???
With that broad brush, I hope no one relies on you for detail work of any kind.
