Battery shortage plus loving the Macan is why we're waiting for the Porsche EV.
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We were in Edmonton so I took the opportunity to visit the Microsoft Store, check out the Go and finally purchased it. I knew there was a ...
I must say... I got to see the Tesla Model X up close... And I fell in love.
ReplyDeleteI thought the Model X was a bit too gimmicky with the doors. Cool and all, but can you imagine trying to work those things to get in the back after a foot of snow landed on the roof? No thanks!
ReplyDeleteI don't believe a pure electric is going to be anywhere in my near future. The charging infrastructure just isn't there yet. Imagine trying to get from Thunder Bay to Winnipeg right now. There's only a handful of hotels with one, maybe two chargers in the parking lot, and they're NOT the fast charge/supercharge variety. So figure on a good 8 hour layover every 4ish hours of driving.
EVs are still effectively city cars. Perfect for people who live in them, and never travel far from home. Right now, there are very few EVs that could get me to even the nearest city, TBay or Winnipeg. And that's one way, without city driving to do things. We need charge stations at almost every gas station to really make them viable as sole vehicles.
Right now, I'm still very much eyeing the hybrids, like the Kia Niro. Or some of the PHEVs. A friend has the Outlander PHEV, and they love it. Day-to-day, zero gas for zipping to work and around town - but no issues with long drives, because it just flips over to gas. I think that's the sweet spot, for now. I'd love to see that change in the next 3-5 years though.
The guy I met said he drove from Minneapolis to Bayfield (about 5.. 6 hours) and had charge to spare
ReplyDeleteBut winter with heat... Or summer with AC.. I bet that'd lessen
I figure 3-5 years to my next vehicle.
ReplyDeleteI'm hopeful on 3-5 too ... but my truck's started acting up in the mornings. Really hoping it's not a fuel pump. Pump isn't pricey, but the labour to drop the gas tank (plus another $120-130 to refill it after) to change one sure is. Putting motors inside gas tanks was an idiotic feat of engineering. The other option is to pull the bed off the truck, which isn't any easier ... starting to think I should have skipped the transmission rebuild and stuck to my early plan of buying something new this month. It's always something, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteWe ended up buying a truck for Fred (2nd vehicle). It's practical for his metal detecting hobby, especially since he goes with friends sometimes. Now is a good time because of deals. We got the employee pricing which "saved" us ~$15K. (I say "saved" because we had to spend a shit load of cash to save it) It frees me up to by something totally electric before infrastructure is in place.
ReplyDeleteThe UK govt has just reduced the electric car grant you get when buying a new vehicle, which is just crazy. Electric cars are a much more attractive proposition as a used buy - they seem to lose so much value the second they're driven out of the showroom. However, despite us being a 'tiny' island, the charging infrastructure still isn't great or that reliable.
ReplyDeleteRob K There isn't a grant for electric cars in Alberta but there is a grant for solar panels and all homes have bidirectional meters. On the info page it says we can use solar to charge e-cars so there is that. Also, there are charging stations in unexpected places already. To me it's the speed. If I were a farmer along the highway I would set up a solar/wind facility wth batteries, WiFi and a nice-ish eatery much like a truck stop.
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