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When do you think you will buy a 100% pure electric vehicle?

When will you buy a 100% pure electric vehicle?

  • Already Own One

    Votes: 71 8.0%

  • In the next year

    Votes: 7 0.8%

  • Between 1-5 years

    Votes: 163 18.5%

  • 6-10 years

    Votes: 189 21.4%

  • 10+ years or never

    Votes: 452 51.2%
  • Total voters
    882
dmclone said:
I hate to assume fuel savings, because everyone pays a different rate, but it usually does line up that if your electricity rates are high, so are your fuel prices. Here in the Des Moines metro, we're lucky to have have both be really cheap. The other nice thing is that my electric rates have been stable for years, where gas prices are all over the map.

On a side note, I just started doing the nightime charging for 6 cents per kWH. My 46 mile round trip to work, costs me 70 cents yesterday.
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46 miles would cost me nearly $8 with todays gas prices. Hell even with a hybrid you're looking at $4. If/when I'm forced back into the office it will probably push my timeline up for buying a new car which will no doubt be electric, just no need to with how much less I drive than 6 years ago and a 10 year old car that's in great shape.
 
dmclone said:
Toyota has been promising solid state battery fairy tale for over 15 years. It's always two years away. I think they were promoting solid state even before they were telling us that hydrogen was the future.
2010
Toyota publicly announces it is researching solid-state EV batteries and begins collaborative research with Panasonic.


The First Promise
2017
Toyota extends its battery partnership with Panasonic and makes its first major commercial prediction, stating it aims to have solid-state batteries in production cars by the early 2020s (specifically targeting 2022).


The EV Reset
2023–Present
Toyota pivots the technology back toward fully electric vehicles. After striking a partnership with petroleum company Idemitsu to mass-produce solid electrolytes, Toyota sets a new target for commercialization in 2027 to 2028. The company projects these future batteries could eventually yield over 600 miles of range and fast-charge from 10% to 80% in 10 minutes or less.

It's always just around the corner for Toyota. I've had a great history with Japanese cars, but they are way behind when it comes to BEV's.
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Alot of it is on the Japanese government over the companies. They bet on hydrogen over BEV, built out infrastructure for it and here we are.
 
dmclone said:
Toyota has been promising solid state battery fairy tale for over 15 years. It's always two years away. I think they were promoting solid state even before they were telling us that hydrogen was the future.
2010
Toyota publicly announces it is researching solid-state EV batteries and begins collaborative research with Panasonic.


The First Promise
2017
Toyota extends its battery partnership with Panasonic and makes its first major commercial prediction, stating it aims to have solid-state batteries in production cars by the early 2020s (specifically targeting 2022).


The EV Reset
2023–Present
Toyota pivots the technology back toward fully electric vehicles. After striking a partnership with petroleum company Idemitsu to mass-produce solid electrolytes, Toyota sets a new target for commercialization in 2027 to 2028. The company projects these future batteries could eventually yield over 600 miles of range and fast-charge from 10% to 80% in 10 minutes or less.

It's always just around the corner for Toyota. I've had a great history with Japanese cars, but they are way behind when it comes to BEV's.
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RagingCloner said:
i have 3 kids coming with 8, 6, and 3.

They are fine with stopping because we can watch tv on my truck screen while we charge lol

my concern is making a 5 hour trip take almost 8
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Via the youtube app or something else? Fellow lightning owner and I've been very disappointed at what I am able to put on the screen when charging.
 
BigTurk said:
Yeah, when we go to Dubuque we take that route but family lives west of Dubuque so there would be some back tracking. I need to play with the routing a bit more.
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There is a decent CCS charger at Victory Ford just outside of Dyersville. I used it recently with my ER lightnight. I got up to around 117 Kw at peak.
 
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bstegs said:
2024 Lightning Lariat (Extended Range). Sadly no PPOB though. I have the youtube app, but I really want to be able to cast to that screen.
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Are you not able too? my 2025 XLT allows me to. the app was on the truck when i bought it
 
BryceC said:
We’ve owned two Toyotas and they just keep running. I mean their ability to just keep going every time I turn the key is unbelievable to me. I’m just super impressed and loyal to them.
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Hope they get their tundra problems figured out.
 
dmclone said:
Toyota has been promising solid state battery fairy tale for over 15 years. It's always two years away. I think they were promoting solid state even before they were telling us that hydrogen was the future.
2010
Toyota publicly announces it is researching solid-state EV batteries and begins collaborative research with Panasonic.


The First Promise
2017
Toyota extends its battery partnership with Panasonic and makes its first major commercial prediction, stating it aims to have solid-state batteries in production cars by the early 2020s (specifically targeting 2022).


The EV Reset
2023–Present
Toyota pivots the technology back toward fully electric vehicles. After striking a partnership with petroleum company Idemitsu to mass-produce solid electrolytes, Toyota sets a new target for commercialization in 2027 to 2028. The company projects these future batteries could eventually yield over 600 miles of range and fast-charge from 10% to 80% in 10 minutes or less.

It's always just around the corner for Toyota. I've had a great history with Japanese cars, but they are way behind when it comes to BEV's.
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The physics problems seem to have been solved now, though. The 5% liquid hybrid variants are out now and Nissan/Honda are going that route as well with pilots.
 
RagingCloner said:
Okay, need some opinions from folks here. leaving for the lake of the ozarks saturday, debating on whether to take my wifes Traverse of my Ford lightning. Based on my math, it would be similar to pay to charge vs paying for gas. we live just north of ames, and my Lightning is standard range. is my math way off?
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No, your math is not way off.
 
BigTurk said:
When fully charged, windows up, and no climate controls on I can get about 220 miles on a full charge. But once I pull out of the garage and the real world hits not so much. I left Dyersville for Ankeny recently with 100 percent charge and drove West on Hwy 20 and the range indicator was under 200 miles. It is just under 200 miles from Dyersville to Ankeny. I did stop at the Pilot Flying J just north of the I-35/Hwy 20 intersection to pump in a little juice. I wish I wouldn't have to do that.

In case you are wondering there isn't much on that stretch of Hwy 20 for charging. Waterloo has a Tesla Superchager, my car is not compatible, and a Honda Dealership in the middle of the city has a fast charger. I think I need to get the Tesla adapter for my Subaru but my Subaru dealer wants $700 for that.
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FYI Bill Colwell Ford in Hudson has a bunch of chargers. In my opinion if you're cruising along HWY20 and need a stop it's a lot more convenient than anything in Waterloo or CF.
 
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RagingCloner said:
Okay, need some opinions from folks here. leaving for the lake of the ozarks saturday, debating on whether to take my wifes Traverse of my Ford lightning. Based on my math, it would be similar to pay to charge vs paying for gas. we live just north of ames, and my Lightning is standard range. is my math way off?
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If you have to rely on public charging then the cost per mile is a wash between an EV and gas. At least that was the case 12 months ago.... Not sure how that maths out with fuel costs right now.
 
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mramseyISU said:
FYI Bill Colwell Ford in Hudson has a bunch of chargers. In my opinion if you're cruising along HWY20 and need a stop it's a lot more convenient than anything in Waterloo or CF.
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Great to know because those chargers aren't appearing on any of my apps!
 
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