As someone else said perfect use case for an EV. The AC demand in the summer will have negligible impact. Typical big consumers are speed and heat. I think if the deal was right you could easily be happy with the Standard range battery but when I bought my first MME living in Charlotte under...
I am not sure what benefit the Charge Assist tool provides compared to the Navigation system. Maybe it shows a little more detail about the location (number of chargers and potentially speed) but you can filter in the Nav system the speed so I really don't see the benefit.
I absolutely hate people who ride around with hitches installed in their vehicle as a precaution to damage to their vehicle. In an accident it likely would do little to protect their vehicle but definitely inflicts major damage on the following car. Also, detrimental to shins when walking...
Yes - I made a trip to South Florida last week and found the range of prices pretty wild. In SC & FL most chargers (EA / EVGo / FPL) charge by the kWh while in Georgia they cost on the minute. Then you can find a variety of prices within just a few miles of each other. Take for example...
I would think that in an EV world we will not see the complete revamp of models like we have historically experienced but rather an evolution fixing what needs fixing and a longer period before major cosmetic refreshes occur. Think about the Tesla Model S and even the Model 3 for that matter...
TLDR - The GT will be faster than most cars you have ever driven. Is the 5 second limit painful. Possibly but I find that even when I get some jailbars the car still outperforms many other cars that I would drive. It likely will not be a car that you take to the dragstrip and do back to back...
One point that many are missing in the argument for / against DCFC pricing compared to Gas is the tradeoff in vehicle features. I love driving the MME on the highway versus other vehicles that we own due to Bluecruise and other safety features. My wife drove from our home in NC the day after a...
Ok - I will throw my two cents in on this discussion.
1) As many have said the sales growth rate has gone down and this is to be expected as the absolute sales number grows.
2) The USA legacy automakers have a difficult path to getting their costs down to offer a vehicle that returns a similar...
I think that will buff out!
On a serious note, good to see the integrity of the cabin structure with that hard a hit. A Land Rover probably weighs in the 5500-6000 lb range and at 45 mph that would be a very hard hit to both vehicles. How was the other driver?
There is a Shell Recharge unit (pretty new < 1 year) in Fountain Inn that I have found to be good (better than the EA at Woodruff). Other than that I-85 is pretty weak. I live in Brevard, work in Charlotte and go to Columbia frequently so I have experienced your pain.
I presume you were charging in South Carolina and the infrastructure really is bad here. There are some good pockets but in general all of the EA sites here are really bad. I have found the Circle K in Rock Hill good and the Shell Recharge lots (mainly in the upstate). They tend to hit the...
The two that someone on the Forum who had done extensive testing was to consider the Hankook Ion Evo and the Nokian Tire One for a quieter option. They come in a 245/45/20 for the GT and GTPE.
I would agree with everyone's comments on the concern with cold weather. I wanted to address the environmentally friendly aspect of the discussion. It is an unknown whether the LFP batteries will be environmentally friendly as the NCM batteries due to the lower value having an economic problem...