I haven't posted here in quite some time since I got my I-Pace. You might recall when you were mocking the I-Pace for its own issues, I told you, "And you don't think the MachE will have its own problems when it arrives?".
This is not to rub salt in anyone's wounds, but only the naive would...
Howâd that work out with Teslas? Many celebs were seen with their MSs, but I wouldnât say that resulted in BEVs catching on fire (wow, one of my all time worst puns ;)).
When you plan long trips, you must have alternative charging stops in addition to the planned ones. Starting off with the assumption that every planned charging stop will find fully operational chargers, may burn you badly one day.
Although improving, EAâs reputation for reliability is not...
Despite being assembled in Mexico, Iâm sure there are a lot more American parts in the ME than in the 100% Chinese, Polestar 2. So letâs put things in perspective.
Meh? Meh? Have you seen whatâs going on in the entire world? Meh? Thatâs not Polandâs fault. Good grief, thatâs a special form of denial.
The fact is the car is assembled with 100% Chinese labor and virtually all Chinese parts.
For me it was overpriced by $59,990 because it is made from 100% Chinese parts and labor. Nothing against the Chinese people, but everything against the Chinese Communist Govt that has inflicted death & chaos on the entire world.
Yes, in some cases like a cellphone, you have no choice but to...
And you really believe you wonât have a page much like this, right here, with a car Ford has never attempted before? If so, Iâve gotten a spanking new bridge I can sell ya! ?
But much has to do with suspension tuning. My I-Pace doesn't ride like that at all despite you sitting on top of the batteries too as is the case with virtually all BEVs. It's softer than what seems to be described in these P2 reviews.
Remember free chargers are almost always L2 chargers. So you'll get 20-25 miles/hr. If you don't spend a lot of time in stores, you really aren't going to get much from these.
Fast chargers are very nice, but only if they work. ;) Also remember that high speed chargers will generally taper their speed off quite quickly as the car tries to protect its battery.
Complaints about maintenance of EA chargers have been rampant from inception. I'm not sure how much, if any...
Two thoughts come to mind:
* First, if you go with a Model Y, donât buy the car from the location that gave you the car for the test drive. The deplorable state of that car may well be indicative of the quality of work that service center performs. Itâs also a bad omen that if they care so...
I know as is true with virtually any car company, JLR has bought back some 'lemons'. I've never heard of anyone having repurchased a 'lemon' that was sold as new by JLR. There were also many buybacks on Teslas and there was often much fighting back & forth until most of these cases were settled...
I don't think the shorter range is a particularly valid point anymore. Since a few updates, the I-Pace range is quite competitive. Like Al, I've gotten close to 260 on a full charge. In the hotter weather, as is true with all BEVs, the range is less as the AC compressor spends more time working...
Remember this is a concept car and we have no idea what will make it into production. Often details in concept cars bear little resemblance to the production vehicle.
With that said, thatâs a beautifully simplistic interior that puts many EVs to shame..