As an experienced EV owner now...

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What would you have liked to know 'then' when you were first considering buying an EV? What gift of knowledge would you like to gift to your younger self?

This could be a good collection of ideas and learnings for folks new to the EV market and help them through some of those initial hesitations.
 
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What would you have liked to know 'then' when you were first considering buying an EV? What gift of knowledge would you like to gift to your younger self?

This could be a good collection of ideas and learnings for folks new to the EV market and help them through some of those initial hesitations.
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The amount of $ saved over the last 13 years by not having to purchase gasoline is incredible (add to that the lack of oil changes, ICE maintenance etc), the ease and convenience of charging particularly at my home location, the quiet yet powerful ability to pull ahead of most ICE at a whim.
When I first jumped into that 85 mile Leaf back in 2012, I had a clue, but no actual idea what I was in for.:)
 
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Range advertised by a manufacturer has nothing to do with real life. The rule of thumb still exists that you should not go below 20% and over 80% charge. That means that a ~230 mile “range” car like. My q4 is really ~150 miles. But with that said my daily driving rarely is over 150 miles and as long as I plug it in over night I always have 150 miles of range for the day which comes in handy in case there are emergencies.
 
I think that a lot of people talks about the range of the EV, and after owning a Kona for 6 years, I think that the better stat to know is the charging speed. So often, we sit at a charging station for 40+ minutes to charge on a long drive, when a vehicle with faster charging capabilities could cut that down to a manageable 15 minutes or less. I think that is more important than the range once you get over 200 miles per charge.
 
I couldn’t agree more about charging speed. Once they get things to the point where you can get a charge in the same time frame as filling up with gas, adoption will grow exponentially. But they also need to have ubiquitous, reliable chargers as well.
 
It depends on the charging infrastructure where you live. Here on the Big Island, Hawaii, there are no chargers faster than 50kW. Until that changes (and it will, but not for a while) faster charging speeds don't exist, no matter what the car can theoretically accept.
 
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