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Yeah i checked the charging networks before i got one. In Aus its fairly good and only getting better. Charging from 0-80% in 18mins in pretty good as well.Pro is definitely not having to top up with fuel and the insane prices for it. Plugging in at home overnight is just so convenient and easy - super cheap also.
Con in NZ is that there are still plenty of places across the country where minimal charging stations are available. We'll do a couple of domestic trips a year, and while nothing is impossible, it does usually require some pre-planning about when and where we should stop and charge - or whether the accommodation we've booked will have an accessible power point to charge over night. Not a massive deal, but can have some influence over where we might go, because we're more likely to choose convenience when it comes to a trip.
Will depend on the EV you get, I suppose - but I think it feels great to drive them
Yeah i checked the charging networks before i got one. In Aus its fairly good and only getting better. Charging from 0-80% in 18mins in pretty good as well.
Yeah i plan on just doing the trickle charge (i think it takes around 40 hrs to fully charge from 0-100%).
Assume you have Tesla? I tested a few different brands and models before settling on EV6 GT. The performance on that is insane. The range on that is pretty low compared to other EVs though. Will neither confirm or deny it was the drift mode that got me.
yeah theres quite a few choices now, and more entering the market. Tesla holding its value pretty well compared to the other EVs.Yep, Tesla Model 3. Amazing to drive and I'm not left wanting for anything. Range was important to us because we do trips down to Napier from Auckland at least once a year to see family and we ideally wanted to only charge once each way - so we stop in Taupo and charge for about 15 minutes and then hit the road again.
We bought in mid-2021, and even since then there are a lot more EV's out there that should suit most people. I think we realistically only had 4 or 5 options at the time and the rest weren't even close to the Model 3.
Was tempted by the Hyundai Ionic 5 before the 80s retro stylings, but that was a stretch too far for my wife.
Toyota say they are near to mass producing solid state batteries. If that is true then having a car that can go 1200km on one charge will be great. Problem would be it would likely cost even more than existing EV's.yeah theres quite a few choices now, and more entering the market. Tesla holding its value pretty well compared to the other EVs.
Interesting to note that Toyota saying they are moving from producing 40k EVs a year to 3.5m a year. Also expecting range to be around 1500km per full charge by around 2026-2028. Big change from its prior statements in how they werent going into EVs.
How do you find the polestar 2? I didn't test drive it but had a look inside. Interior cabin felt a lil claustrophobic I felt.I have a Polestar 2 and a MG - both EVs.
Internal combustion engines are so last century.
They do. Thats the whole concept of regenerative braking that EVs used. The thing is that it cannot capture 100% of that energy, as regen loses say 10-20% of the energy in capturing process, and another 10-20% of the energy when converting it into acceleration.Why don't the 4 revolving wheels generate electricity?
If you know how hydroelectric power works (I think I do) instead of water, you use the tires. I just don't know if you can generate enough electricity this way to run the car indefinitely.