I’m not entirely against EVs but they’re simply not ready for me yet. I think an actual usuable 300 mile range would be enough for me which we’re probably approaching quite soon. The biggest problem though is the cost and complete lack of nice estate car EVs. £10k is usually my budget for a new car and I very rarely pay that.
The price is definitely the bigger issue for EVs, but even then they definitely need to either roughly double range or halve charging time from 20% to 80%. Right now, they don’t quite cover enough of users needs, especially at the price. I need a vehicle that covers 90-95% of my use cases, and EVs are sitting closer to 80%.
Your EV charges at home while you are sleeping. I spend less time “refueling” my EV than I spent putting gas in my hybrid, even including the occasional fast charging stops.
I like the ioniq 5 n and it would be my choice if I were given an EV as a daily driver, but the range is too low at around 220 miles. I would be able to survive on that will minimal issue, but I take 3+ hour one way trips fairly regularly for events or to see friends. If that was closer to 300 mil range, I think I’d be fine with it as a lot of super charger will get to 80% charge in about 15 min. My average fill up on a road trip is probably 10 min, so I could live.
The biggest factor is msrp on the ioniq 5 n is like $65k, so not happening.
I’m not entirely against EVs but they’re simply not ready for me yet. I think an actual usuable 300 mile range would be enough for me which we’re probably approaching quite soon. The biggest problem though is the cost and complete lack of nice estate car EVs. £10k is usually my budget for a new car and I very rarely pay that.
How often are you driving 300+ miles?
Most weekends.
A 300 mile range means you spend over 4 hours driving your car in one day.
The price is definitely the bigger issue for EVs, but even then they definitely need to either roughly double range or halve charging time from 20% to 80%. Right now, they don’t quite cover enough of users needs, especially at the price. I need a vehicle that covers 90-95% of my use cases, and EVs are sitting closer to 80%.
Your EV charges at home while you are sleeping. I spend less time “refueling” my EV than I spent putting gas in my hybrid, even including the occasional fast charging stops.
A couple of minutes every few weeks is a lot more convenient than having to plan in 30 minute charging breaks into the longer journeys.
I like the ioniq 5 n and it would be my choice if I were given an EV as a daily driver, but the range is too low at around 220 miles. I would be able to survive on that will minimal issue, but I take 3+ hour one way trips fairly regularly for events or to see friends. If that was closer to 300 mil range, I think I’d be fine with it as a lot of super charger will get to 80% charge in about 15 min. My average fill up on a road trip is probably 10 min, so I could live.
The biggest factor is msrp on the ioniq 5 n is like $65k, so not happening.