When do you think you will buy a 100% pure electric vehicle?
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Any sign of an EREV Sienna? My wife's 2016 Sienna has about 130k miles on it, and I'm trying to hold out until someone (anyone) releases an EREV minivan. That to me is the sweet spot for trucks and vans.
I have 48 solar panels with a lot of surplus electricity. That coupled with the 0% financing I got last year made the choice to get my lightning much easier.
Even without the solar, I calculate my cost per mile at roughly equivalent to 45 mpg with $3.30 gas if charging at home. If I go to an EA stop, even with the membership, that drops to about 9 mpg.
Told my wife I was going out to work on the new truck….yeahh this thing is ******* awesome
That’s cool even with the biggest consumer EV and a low gas cost state some people can still get significant fuel savings.
Youtube? Some other streaming service. If there is one thing that I am frustrated with the Lightning about, it's that I can't use android auto to screencast while charging.
I can't use Android Auto on my 2006 Tundra either...might be time to consider an upgrade.
Have change my vote. Was not looking for a hybrid, but to good of a deal to pass up. Bought a 2022 Pacifica Hybrid for the wife. It only had 12,000 miles on it, owned by a 92 year old that had to go into the nursing home. Only paid $28,000 for a $54,000 vehicle. It costs 4 to 5 cents for electricity and 9 to 10 cents for gas per mile. We can make two trips two town on 1 charge and it gets 30 mpg on gas. My Durango cost 14 to 15 cents for gas per mile and gets 20 to 22 mpg.
I really like the looks of the GMC EV truck but for that money I'd rather buy a really nice Rivian R1T.
Its not the stopping that is the problem, its the amount of time it takes to refuel the EV, for a regular gas vehicle we are talking less than 5 minutes, until we can fully charge an EV in 10 to 15 minutes, its never going to be a huge seller and always be the work or second vehicle for many.
Not trying to be an ace, but you really think it's going to happen? I have a hydrogen station about 1 mile away too, but I have an electric fuel station in my own house.
Sure, Tesla is working on it's own versions as well.
Toyota is also working on fuel cell generators as well. Amazing how many homes an 8 x 10 foot generator can can power.
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If everybody’s second car is going to be an EV they’d be huge sellers.
I never said it would be everyone second vehicle, what I am saying is that until they solve the problem of how long it takes to get a full charge, these vehicles are going to be purchased for very specific applications like a work vehicle that you to only to work or around town.
Recharging time is the problem, get that number down to 10 to 15 minutes, and more people will purchase them, until that happens, they won't.
I don't quite see the practical outrage there unless you are a person who puts gas into a car every single day. It's an overblown talking point.
You don't put gas into a car every day. You can/do put charge into an EV every day.
