r/electricvehicles

Since we're not allowed to do polls, I let's see those response. I am thinking the choices are:

Rivian R2- Rivian's mass market play, do or die for Rivian to either become the next big player in the direct to consumer, software defined market or crash and burn.

Nissan Leaf- Nissan's big play for the affordable EV market. 300 mile range, price right around $30k, is there a market for this?

Slate Truck- Completely different paradigm than anything currently on the market. $25k bare bones truck that calls back to 1990s Toyota Tacomas and Ford Rangers.

Subaru Trailseeker- the electric Subaru Outback that people have been asking for for years.

Toyota BZ- at last Toyota has a competitive, mass market EV product. Will Toyota loyalists notice?

BMW iX3/Volvo EX60/MB GLC troika- premium European options with high range, 800V battery architecture and fast charging.

I have an Ioniq 6 since December. It’s my first EV and the experience has been great.

We had a pretty severe heatwave last week and It got me thinking. Heat is usually the enemy of the batteries. I try to park the car in the shade/parking garage most of the time, but sometimes you just can’t. I’m lucky we have a free parking garage near our office so that’s not an issue, but if I travel somewhere, the car could be parked in the sun for a couple of days.

Does the car cool the battery automatically if it gets too hot on the parking lot? In general, what are your experiences?

Thanks.

I drive a ‘23 Chevy Bolt EUV. The university where I work has a 6-charger Tesla Destination that costs $0.08/kWh and a 2-charger ChargePoint station that is free. For 6 months, I was able to use the cheap Tesla chargers when the CPa were occupied (obviously they are hard to find open during the day), but suddenly in February the Teslas stopped appearing in the Tesla app. Today I was planning a trip and used PlugShare to find a Destination charger, but it also does not appear in the Tesla app. I have logged out/back in, deleted and reinstalled the app, made sure my car infotainment is up to date, all to no avail.

Have non-Teslas just been locked out?

I am an engineer working for Wuxi Lead, and yes, I was born in Wuxi, one of the most developed city in China(GDP per capita is over $30,000).

Wuxi Lead took Northvolt very seriously, as serious as big cusomters such as CATL. But Northvolt refused to pay for our technoloy supporting althogh they bought a lot from us. And Northvolt took every chance to ask for design drawings from us, they even tried to copy our products without our help, and failed.

Why not just pay more? We will solve every problem for Northvolt because of money.

I drove my 2022 EV6 AWD long range from Winnipeg to Lethbridge last Saturday and back again on Sunday (just over 1200 km each way). This was my first long road trip for which I had to rely completely on DC fast chargers.

Here's what I learned:

- plan to top up to 80% every 200 to 300 km. This is good timing for snacks and washroom breaks as well.

- prices and charging speeds really vary.

* Brandon MB - 140kw/h at 0.50/kw

* Whitewood SK - 88kw/h at 0.60/kw

* Regina SK (Tim Hortons) - 194kw/h at 0.39/kw

* Swift Current SK - 195kw/h at $17.00/hour (worked out to about 0.10/kw

* Medicine Hat AB - same as Whitewood SK

* Lethbridge AB - 88 kw/h at $30/hour

- Take speed and wind conditions into account. Travelling at 115km/h with a strong tailwind, my efficiency was about 17 kw/100km. Travelling at that speed against a strong headwind, it dropped to 23kw/100km. Coming back from Swift Current to Regina, I ran into strong headwinds and heavy rainstorms, and I arrived with only 6% (21 km) range.

“According to Q7 product manager Wolfgang Carl, the Q7 e-tron will likely come standard with a dual-motor setup and the option of three rows of seating.“

“Big changes are also afoot inside. The Q7 e-tron will have a completely different interior than the new gas-powered Q7 variant, with more subtle screen integration and plenty of buttons. Mohr said the company acknowledges that buyers are seeking a return to the golden era of Audi interiors, so it's likely that even the brand-new gas Q7 will be updated in time to match the EV.”

“It's a different story for the A4 e-tron, which is set to be available in both Sportback (a sedan with a big hatchback) and Avant station wagon guises — though the latter likely won't come to the U.S. The A4 is expected to be offered with single- and dual-motor configurations, and there should be a choice of battery sizes. Beyond that, Audi will likely offer a hotter S4 E-tron model. There could even be an electric RS 4 too.”

“Audi's chief technical officer, Rouven Mohr states that the electric Q7 e-tron will land in late 2027 or early 2028, while the A4 E-tron will get another six to 12 months of development time before it's introduced.”

Looks like a semi competitor to redwood materials.

Competition in this space is good, I wonder if they do personal orders?

Hi,

I'm wondering if anyone manages with only a Level 1 charger at home? I don't drive a lot, maybe 10km on weekdays and 45 km on weekends. Currently, I have a plug in hybrid that I plug in everynight, and have no issues doing the same with a full EV. I do have access to a level 2 nearby.

Is this setup feasible? Does anyone do it?

TIA

After years of telling myself I'd wait for the technology to mature, I finally made the jump last month and picked up a used EV. Wanted to share some honest first impressions because the conversation around EVs tends to skip over the everyday stuff that actually matters.

The thing nobody warned me about was how much my driving habits would change. Not in a stressful range anxiety way, but genuinely positive changes. I plan routes slightly differently now, I actually pay attention to energy usage, and I wake up every morning to a full charge because I plug in overnight at home. That last part alone completely changed my relationship with the car.

Public charging did catch me off guard, though. Not because it was terrible, but because it was more inconsistent than I expected. Some stations were fast and easy, others were a real pain. I get why rental car experiences turn people off if that's their first exposure to EVs.

For anyone on the fence: home charging really is the game changer people say it is. If you can do it, the math and the convenience make the switch feel obvious in hindsight.

I’ve been an EV owner since 2014, when range was under 100 miles and chargers were few and far between. Back then finding a charger for a road trip was the tough part, but most were free or very cheap.

Since then obviously range has gone way up and our current EV has a 300 miles or so range so we’ve not charged outside the home for a long time.
This week we needed to take 2 cars on a trip ( we normally use our hybrid minivan for road trips..) and holy crap. Most chargers are 40 to 60c a kWh, even level 2c and the odd one is cheap but rarely so unless you want to charge at 2am.
I guess I’ve lived under a rock for the past decade because it really shocked me. We charge at home off peak for about 4c a kWh, but at public fast charger costs an EV is as expensive to fuel as a gas car…

Or am I nuts?

(*(more details in the comments) UPDATE
No queue when I pulled in, the person was the only one waiting when I came out, maybe 5-10mins after the other person pulled in. Mind you they were charging for 30 mins and had about 86-89%.
With queues I don’t charge to 100% that I understand we all have some where to go, I also can only use certain charge stations since my company pays for it, there is more details in the comments.
I got my answer thank you to everyone who gave me some good answers on how to charge and save my battery’s life and thanks to the other pressing me about charging and having to wait 5-10 mins for me to charge yall are the issue because not everyone has a charger at home, or has the option to use any charger station. I ain’t ever trying to be rude or make anyone wait if I make anymore wait it’s 5-10 mins to at least get 10-15% charge to get to the next charge point station.
My company pays for charge point station other stations I have to pay out of pocket. Please go through the comments. I hope everyone has a better day today don’t let anyone upset you, honestly not even worth the energy… no pun intended 🔋)

I’m genuinely curious as to why, people get so pressed when you let your car charge to 100%.
Mind you I’ve had my EV for 3 months and all I’ve ever run in to when I fast charge is rude people. Which is odd especially when I’m in an area that has plenty of chargers.

I’m currently on a road trip and when pulling in to the ChargePoint I was at 15%. So I decided to go to the bathroom and eat, I then come out to my car at 99%. I’m say took me 40 mins. Also mind you I have to go 200 miles to my next charge.
I wanted to make sure I was good. So I’m walk to the car, this person decided to tell me how stupid I am because i let the car charge to long and it’s pointless to charge to 100, then yanked the charge from my hand. Like damn, why it got to be like that.

I just want to know if I’m missing something? I drive longer distances and need to at least have 90% due to the limited amount of chargers we have in our area, plus I have to get places fast so need fast chargers.

When I bought the car I wasn’t really told much. Just don’t get why people get upset. I’ve waiting for a charger and never said anything. Just kinda made me feel like I’m doing something wrong.