2 Months Left - Pitch My Wife to Buy

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lexkinter

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there are 2 months left for the $7500 and my wife is negative saying "I hear the chargers are always broken" and "I want to take a trip across the US and [basically] don't want to be inconvenienced". How do i pitch her to buy one (full EV)? We haven't travelled the US, but will likely retire in next year or so and want to. Help!

Thanks for any and all thoughts.
 
I published a recent weekend trip report;
  • 2,245 miles
  • $181 EV charging, 21 sessions
  • Left Thur 1 AM and more Sunday 10 AM
How far are you away from Huntsville AL? I need to practice my new passport.

Bob Wilson
 
You might consider buying an end-of-lease if you can get the used EV credit, $3750 (US). There will still be manufacturers warranty on a maintained, one owner EV.

Bob Wilson
 
If travelling is your goal, maybe an RV is the correct purchase instead?
My wife and I are planning a 2027 cross-country trip as she gets her 15 year tenure, 1 month sabbatical - and i work from home/wherever, so i can work while she drives. We are gearing up to do about 2-3 hours of driving a day, checking out some sites, and then crashing at a harvest host or similar place (it's free with membership) https://www.harvesthosts.com/ but you must be self-contained in a real RV and get there by late afternoon in most cases. Once a week, make a real stop at a campground to dump/re-fill take a real shower/etc.

We have a class C as we are a family of 4 - but if it's just 2 of you, look into getting a class B like a sprinter van conversion. Decent mileage in the diesels.

That said, it's good for that trip and not much more. If you're also looking for a daily after the trip, then the EV is the obvious better choice over an RV.

A lot of the old school thoughts about how the network isn't ready yet, everything is broken, etc is just old hearsay. You may need to do just a bit more planning and use more modern apps that have charge points -- and be ok with the process. It's not a 5 min full up on the interstate. It's plan your lunch at a charge point and spend an hour there while the car is plugged in, etc.
 
As a trip car, pretty hard to beat the Hyundai Ioniq 6. I have taken several long trips with it, and it worked great. Latest was just over a month ago to the Yukon.
https://www.insideevsforum.com/comm.../longest-trip-with-your-ev.20426/#post-220171
For trips you want a very fast charging car with decent range.
https://www.edmunds.com/car-news/electric-car-charging.html
As you can see the Ioniq 6 ranks #1.
You can charge at both CCS fast chargers and the Tesla NACS ones so no issues with finding chargers.
It is also a very nice quiet, powerful car to drive, which is also important. But be sure to get the top trim so you have all the features.
 
R P said:
But be sure to get the top trim so you have all the features.
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Especially the cool rear wing and the dual motors churning out 641 horsepower so you can get to 60 mph in under 3.2 seconds. Oh wait, the 6N isn't coming to dealers until next year.

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Well, the currently available Ioniq 6 Limited's posh interior with ventilated leather front seats will make it easier to live with its paltry 320 horsepower and having to wait an interminable 4.5 seconds to get to 60 mph.

I really appreciate that Hyundai hasn't forgotten the car even though America has.
 
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For me the added cost of the 6N would not be worth it. Sure it would be nice to have even more power. But when would you use it? I drive my I6 in ECO, and it still has more than sufficient power to make quick passes on a busy 2 lane hwy. The only time I use Sport mode is to demonstrate to a friend the full power. ECO makes for very smooth transitions between power and regen.
 
I was thinking about a trip to Canada but news reports of forrest fire smoke put me off. Next Spring will be close enough. Meanwhile, I still need to test my recent driving model and figured I can drive ~200 miles between three SuperCharger stations along I-65.

In about 3.5 hours over two nights, I can also benchmark with the enter and leave Interstate-to-SuperCharger overhead. Make time lapse videos and record the EV charging costs:
  • 60-65 mph
  • 75-80 mph
Nothing like testing a model experimentally.

Bob Wilson
 
Depends where you go, Canada is a big country. This year, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and parts of Alberta had lots of smoke. Here in BC, mostly clear. Drove up to the Yukon just over a month ago, all clear. Best time to avoid smoke is June and early July. Forest fires usually don't get bad until later in summer when it is really dry. You can use the fire sites to see where and how big the fires are before you go, to avoid the smoke.

But there are always fires, every year, that is normal. Just have to know where and when and how to avoid the smoke. BC interior is often bad, but not this year.
 
lexkinter said:
there are 2 months left for the $7500 and my wife is negative saying "I hear the chargers are always broken" and "I want to take a trip across the US and [basically] don't want to be inconvenienced". How do i pitch her to buy one (full EV)? We haven't travelled the US, but will likely retire in next year or so and want to. Help!

Thanks for any and all thoughts.
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Well, there is no way around the fact that traveling long distances in an EV does make your stops to refuel more frequent, and longer. I do consider it an inconvenience. Some EVs are less of an inconvenience than others. If you get one with longer range and fast charging like the Hyundai/Kias, it's less of an inconvenience. In those cars, driving for 3 hours and stopping for 15-20 minutes would be the pattern. If you make your eating/bathroom stops longer at 20-25 minutes, and keep your in between stops to 10-15 minutes, it's not too bad. It does take a change in mindset though. The other thing to think about is how often do you do these long trips? If it's once per year, maybe it's worth it? Maybe you could rent a vehicle that would be better for the road trip than the gas vehicle that you would buy?
 
Mark W said:
more frequent, and longer
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It turns out the fastest way is "more frequent" but limited to 10 minutes or just enough charge to reach the next SuperCharger with 40 miles reserve. This keeps my Model 3 in the fastest charge rate and typically makes segments 1 to 1.5 hours long. Since Full Self Driving handles the car, I just enjoy to ride and only have to handle driving through the parking lots. "Self parking" handles the charging spots.

Bob Wilson
 
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