I was with my niece and her MIL in the Boston, MA Seaport district yesterday afternoon and we took an Uber back. The guy showed up with an immaculate EV6. As an owner of a MYLR, I was interested in his take on his car, which he has only had a few months. He uses the car 5 or 6 days a week, with some days lasting as long as 12 hours.

Comparing notes:
Because of tax credits in the US & Massachusetts, I paid almost $8K less than he paid. I am unsure of the different trim levels for the EV6; the seats were quite comfortable and the only thing I noticed missing was a glass roof. The car seems to be significantly smaller than the MYLR on the inside, the ride appeared to be much less smooth. The driver has 2 screens and a lot more buttons; the layout seems similar to most of the new cars on the road, closer to the design of a smaller SUV car of the past decade. It is a very nice vehicle the 3 of us agree is more comfortable and stylish than most cars available today.

He hasn’t had any issues with his car. We compared ranges with our cars and these sound similar. He has greater range anxiety than I do, and we discovered that this was likely due to my access to the ease of the Tesla network as well as his lack of charging options in his area. Notable: he said that he can charge his car for free as an Uber driver, but has to drive for about 10 minutes to get there. He lives in an apartment and has no way to charge at home.
The driver and I agreed: for us, there is no going back to ICE cars. MIL, a retired engineer from Toyota, was noticeably quiet about this.

  • austai@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Which is quieter? I haven’t driven the model Y but the model 3 I drove had a lot of wind and road noise. It’s been a few years though, so maybe the model 3 refresh is much improved.

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      1 year ago

      It was just an Uber trip that was mostly on Boston roads, with a short distance on interstate 93 for a few exits. I didn’t notice any wind noise in the EV6. This wasn’t a very long trip.

      My Model YLR was new February 23 and has 19" wheels with what I guess is the improved suspension. It has a very comfortable ride, and almost no wind noise at highway speeds.

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      1 year ago

      Newer model Ys are much quieter than older ones, they did a lot to improve interior noise. The model 3 refresh is supposed to have similar changes to make it quieter as well, that’s not in the US yet though, it’s expected in 2024.

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      1 year ago

      Both 2023 Ys I’ve driven are much quieter than any model 3 I’ve been in.