Once or twice a week. Tried with the eTron and its silly, it adds 1 hour or more for waiting for a station and actually charging.
Wow, that's a lot of long trips. Time for a Lucid!
I think the original ICE 500 has been plagued with transmission and engine issues.
went to the showroom 2 weeks ago. Beautiful interior, exterior not my taste.
I’ve driven 380 km (236 miles) a day for about 2 to 4 days a week for almost 2 years with an EV. Never had an issue and it didn’t cost me any additional time.
Which EV? Did you have to charge it? If so, how? What temperatures were you driving in?
The C8 is tempting because it looks so cool (to me) and because I had a very small role in its development - I worked on its Central Gateway Module. But, I'm very committed to a fossil fuel free lifestyle, so I'd have to resist.
Kia e-Niro. In the summer it could do it without charging. In the winter, not quite. I always had a long stop with (slow) charging possibly. And even in the rare occasions that that was not possible, a 15 min DC charge was enough to get me home. At home 32A overnight gives me enough for the next day.
As long as weight, size and range aren't big concerns, lead-acid is a time honored solution. Replacements are cheap and widely available.
"while the 64 kWh version offers 455 km (283 mi) of WLTP range” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kia_Niro)
Ferrari F355 spider
Me too, I only keep a car less than 6 years if I don’t like it, and that has only happened once in almost 50 years, and that was backache inducing seats and stuffy climate control in an otherwise good car!
the eTron (now known as the Q8 eTron has a range of 210 maximum. It shows 1% battery when you hit 200 miles and it starts to shutoff systems. Waiting (actually extended the lease) on the new version which reportedly gets 300 miles. Its a fantastic car and its great especially for my wife and daughter as they dont have to stop at gas stations, zero downtime for oil changes etc.
Very cool. Like the 355. I used to race 911, RSR and GT3Rs (997 and 991) and now R8LMS GT3. When I spent some time in the UK (West Sussex) transportation was provided by a Tuscan S and a VRod. R8Plus, 911 SC R, TTRS and a vintage 69 911S are the daily drivers when not in the eTron.
I do dislike the exterior, but my mom loves it. She's getting the i4 too. They'll take the Lexus hybrid when they go long distances, which shouldn't be for many more years anyway.
I think the C8 looks better from afar but not as good close up or sitting in one. It really is a large car. I'm of the opinion that a sports car should be no more than 70" wide and 170" long, and preferably smaller. But that engine. If I still went to the track, I think that'd be the perfect home to track and back again vehicle. Too bad the 993 911 has such sky-high pricing. They're even better for the road.
As long as you don't mind lots of explosive hydrogen gas and poor performance. Actually, there were some EV drag cars that used (and maybe still use) lead acid. They could poor out immense amounts of power in brief runs.
The body cladding and ride height increase are all about the crossover advantages, though. What is a Golf Alltrack? Is it a hot hatch? A crossover? An SUV? The lines and definitions are blurry. These days, I call it an SUV when it's body on frame. Otherwise I call it a crossover or, in the case of something like the Telluride, a minivan without sliding doors.The body cladding is optional. I didn’t need it.
It has 20mm more ride height (~3/4”) than the saloon. It is nothing like a crossover, maybe American terminology is different from English here - it often is. The extra bump travel gives a better ride on the terrible roads around here which is why I chose it over the Sports Turismo.
The “Cross” in the name is for cross country not crossoverit is a big car though, its worst feature, and the same weight as a RangeRover but probably near half the drag. Most EVs are heavy because of the battery, the Taycan CT4S is a bit lighter than the BMW i4 M50 I also considered.
Here in England the X3 is sold as a SUV as is the Polestar which is far too high to be considered a saloon. Your opinions are pretty weird from an English perspective but the car market and conditions are very different to here as well.
A slightly off-topic UK-Centric whinge follows, so ignore if you want
Ah!
Ian, an old colleague of mine, did a lovely job of the i-Pace styling but it is still considered a crossover rather than a car here, and the Ioniq 5 and Mach-E too.
