Favorite part of my RAM. 12 inch screen but still real buttons.I love this. I've never liked the full touchscreen thing.
Favorite part of my RAM. 12 inch screen but still real buttons.I love this. I've never liked the full touchscreen thing.
What's your daily commute like? Have you done any long trips?I’ve owned an electric car almost two months now. We have spent a total of $42 on driving it. It is significantly cheaper than gas. Granted I haven’t used a commercial charger a single time, but still, it is very economical.
I have yet to hear of an EV that doesn't take a hit in cold or hot conditions. The former you probably remember from your radio days, the latter occurs on my wife's car because of the cooling that has to happen for the batteries.What's your daily commute like? Have you done any long trips?
I'm all for EV's in the city and commuting. A friend bought a Mach-E in the fall, it's a beautiful car and great for his 50 mile commute. He keeps it in a heated garage but he's noticed a pretty good loss in range in our cold climate. He had to do an unexpected 700 mile trip for a family emergency. He tried to plan out charging and either nothing was available or it was level 2. His 1 1/2 day trip was going to turn into 3 days.
I'm seriously interested in the new RamCharger hybrid to replace my current RAM. But I don't want to be a guinea pig on the new models.
What's your daily commute like? Have you done any long trips?
I'm all for EV's in the city and commuting. A friend bought a Mach-E in the fall, it's a beautiful car and great for his 50 mile commute. He keeps it in a heated garage but he's noticed a pretty good loss in range in our cold climate. He had to do an unexpected 700 mile trip for a family emergency. He tried to plan out charging and either nothing was available or it was level 2. His 1 1/2 day trip was going to turn into 3 days.
I'm seriously interested in the new RamCharger hybrid to replace my current RAM. But I don't want to be a guinea pig on the new models.
In a way the poster didn't intend, this video continues to sum up the EV "dilemma" for me:
Can you imagine stopping every 100 miles or so to charge, let alone taking nearly a week to drive from Detroit to LA (or even 3 days from Detroit to Denver)?! Granted, the guy is kind of an idiot in the way he oddly finds this all somehow acceptable, but this is a hard no for me.
If you view cars simply as a tool/utilitarian,
as many do, and live in a mostly urban area, they can make sense with some exceptions (ex. if you live in a large, cold weather city with no private/offstreet parking they aren't for you). Resale value remains dismal. They still don't make a compelling argument to me.
In a way the poster didn't intend, this video continues to sum up the EV "dilemma" for me:
Can you imagine stopping every 100 miles or so to charge, let alone taking nearly a week to drive from Detroit to LA (or even 3 days from Detroit to Denver)?! Granted, the guy is kind of an idiot in the way he oddly finds this all somehow acceptable, but this is a hard no for me.
If you view cars simply as a tool/utilitarian,
as many do, and live in a mostly urban area, they can make sense with some exceptions (ex. if you live in a large, cold weather city with no private/offstreet parking they aren't for you). Resale value remains dismal. They still don't make a compelling argument to me.
I have yet to hear of an EV that doesn't take a hit in cold or hot conditions. The former you probably remember from your radio days, the latter occurs on my wife's car because of the cooling that has to happen for the batteries.
In the cold it's a similar situation in the cold, it's the complete temperature control for the batteries. It will heat the batteries to keep them from freezing, resulting in a greater loss if you leave them outside.I have yet to hear of an EV that doesn't take a hit in cold or hot conditions. The former you probably remember from your radio days, the latter occurs on my wife's car because of the cooling that has to happen for the batteries.
We say this, yet I wonder how much taxing of the grid you guys are doing. California's brown outs are happening at a greater rate than before partially because the state has not reinvested in Nuclear as it has turned off power plants. The only efficient way in my mind to go all electric, which the thought of doesn't work for me because well I like to go into the woods and hunt. Is the need for significantly more power generation and you do that really one way.I’ve owned an electric car almost two months now. We have spent a total of $42 on driving it. It is significantly cheaper than gas. Granted I haven’t used a commercial charger a single time, but still, it is very economical.
No worries. I didn't watch the whole thing either nor would I ask anyone else to do so.Also, I am not gonna watch the video, but the new Taycan specifically has the best battery of any car. It will charge from 10-80 in 20 mins and get you well over 200 miles at 75mph. It is an engineering masterpiece.
I miss my Power Wagon. Agree the 12” screen and buttons were phenomenal.Favorite part of my RAM. 12 inch screen but still real buttons.
There's talk of finally putting a diesel in the Power Wagon after the success in the 2500 Rebel. I may have to wait to upgrade.I miss my Power Wagon. Agree the 12” screen and buttons were phenomenal.
See, that was still too much touchscreen for me and opted for the standard 8.4in screen. This was the perfect mix of touch vs tactile controls.I miss my Power Wagon. Agree the 12” screen and buttons were phenomenal.
We say this, yet I wonder how much taxing of the grid you guys are doing. California's brown outs are happening at a greater rate than before partially because the state has not reinvested in Nuclear as it has turned off power plants. The only efficient way in my mind to go all electric, which the thought of doesn't work for me because well I like to go into the woods and hunt. Is the need for significantly more power generation and you do that really one way.
I was thinking that at first but the cab is so big. Once you use Android Auto, map on the top and audio track on the bottom. I don't know if I can go back. We're about to get the wife a new Grand Cherokee L Overland with a 10.1 inch screen. It seems big but there's still a lot of real buttons. Not sure if we'll get the passenger screen.See, that was still too much touchscreen for me and opted for the standard 8.4in screen. This was the perfect mix of touch vs tactile controls.
Curiosity question for the EV crowd, what kind of tire wear do you get?