Would you buy a 2019 Ultimate (without a battery warmer/heater) or a 2020 Ultimate (with a battery warmer/heater), if you lived in a cold climate?
We live in central Maine where the average low in January is 7F (-13.8C); and the low low's can dip below 0F (-17.8C) sometimes as far as -15F (-26.1C)
Back in late October/early November we decided that the wife's next car would be a Kona electric. At that time we thought that the 2020s would start to really appear in December (that didn't really happen). So, we decided to wait.
My wife loved the Blue exterior with the Pebble blue interior; her preference goes to the Blue or Red exterior or the Pebble Blue interior; she places a bigger value on exterior color than interior color.
Fast forward to now and she is still driving her 12 year old Subaru and has announced she will not put one more cent into the car (it needs about 600 dollars in work ... at minimum).
Obviously something has to be compromised so we could:
A) dump some money into the old car and keep waiting for the perfect new car;
B) get a red or blue with the black interior 2019 with the current 0% financing; or
C) get a 2020 with Grey exterior and Pebble Blue interior with ~2% financing.
(Note: buying from an out of state dealer, beyond what a local dealer can swap with, really isn't an option since Maine kicks in $2k if you buy from an instate dealer and COVID has squashed travel).
So back to my original question; given our climate is getting the 2020 worth it, or should we just get the 2019 in a color my wife likes and be done with it?
One final item, if it helps, her commute is 56 miles (round trip). The car will be kept in an unconditioned garage and connect to a juicebox 40 amp (already installed, I ordered a 32A and it was not until it was installed that I realized it was a 40A) and at work it will be left for 8-9 hours (occasionally up to 12) in an open parking lot; there *may* be an opportunity at times to connect to a 120v outlet by the groundskeeping building (but another EV already does that now). Once a week she has a 115 mile round trip to make and every ~3 months there is a 320 miles (usually overnight) trip. Our second car (mine) is a manual which she is not comfortable driving in cities or in inclimate weather, so swapping cars based on conditions is not an option (when we replace my car I also hope to convert to EV).
Sorry for the long post; if I have left out any valuable information or you have any other insights please ask/let me know.
We live in central Maine where the average low in January is 7F (-13.8C); and the low low's can dip below 0F (-17.8C) sometimes as far as -15F (-26.1C)
Back in late October/early November we decided that the wife's next car would be a Kona electric. At that time we thought that the 2020s would start to really appear in December (that didn't really happen). So, we decided to wait.
My wife loved the Blue exterior with the Pebble blue interior; her preference goes to the Blue or Red exterior or the Pebble Blue interior; she places a bigger value on exterior color than interior color.
Fast forward to now and she is still driving her 12 year old Subaru and has announced she will not put one more cent into the car (it needs about 600 dollars in work ... at minimum).
Obviously something has to be compromised so we could:
A) dump some money into the old car and keep waiting for the perfect new car;
B) get a red or blue with the black interior 2019 with the current 0% financing; or
C) get a 2020 with Grey exterior and Pebble Blue interior with ~2% financing.
(Note: buying from an out of state dealer, beyond what a local dealer can swap with, really isn't an option since Maine kicks in $2k if you buy from an instate dealer and COVID has squashed travel).
So back to my original question; given our climate is getting the 2020 worth it, or should we just get the 2019 in a color my wife likes and be done with it?
One final item, if it helps, her commute is 56 miles (round trip). The car will be kept in an unconditioned garage and connect to a juicebox 40 amp (already installed, I ordered a 32A and it was not until it was installed that I realized it was a 40A) and at work it will be left for 8-9 hours (occasionally up to 12) in an open parking lot; there *may* be an opportunity at times to connect to a 120v outlet by the groundskeeping building (but another EV already does that now). Once a week she has a 115 mile round trip to make and every ~3 months there is a 320 miles (usually overnight) trip. Our second car (mine) is a manual which she is not comfortable driving in cities or in inclimate weather, so swapping cars based on conditions is not an option (when we replace my car I also hope to convert to EV).
Sorry for the long post; if I have left out any valuable information or you have any other insights please ask/let me know.